Contents

 

2.3.10

Rear panel connection...................................................

2-42

 

2.3.11

Audio I/O connections...................................................

2-43

2.4

Starting up for the first time......................................................

2-46

2.5

Turning off the computer...........................................................

2-47

Chapter 3:BIOS setup

 

3.1

Knowing BIOS...............................................................................

3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program.....................................................................

3-1

 

3.2.1

EZ Mode..........................................................................

3-2

 

3.2.2

Advanced Mode...............................................................

3-3

3.3

Main menu.....................................................................................

3-5

3.4

Ai Tweaker menu..........................................................................

3-8

3.5

Advanced menu..........................................................................

3-13

 

3.5.1

Trusted Computing........................................................

3-13

 

3.5.2

CPU Configuration.........................................................

3-14

 

3.5.3

System Agent Configuration..........................................

3-16

 

3.5.4

PCH Configuration.........................................................

3-17

 

3.5.5

SATA Configuration........................................................

3-17

 

3.5.6

USB Configuration.........................................................

3-19

 

3.5.7

Onboard Devices Configuration....................................

3-20

 

3.5.8

APM...............................................................................

3-22

3.6

Monitor menu..............................................................................

3-24

3.7

Boot menu...................................................................................

3-27

3.8

Tool menu....................................................................................

3-28

 

3.8.1

ASUS EZ Flash Utility....................................................

3-28

 

3.8.2

ASUS O.C. Profile.........................................................

3-29

 

3.8.3

Asus SPD Information...................................................

3-30

3.9

Exit menu.....................................................................................

3-31

3.10

Updating BIOS............................................................................

3-32

 

3.10.1

ASUS Update utility.......................................................

3-33

 

3.10.2

ASUS EZ Flash Utility....................................................

3-36

 

3.10.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.....................................

3-37

 

3.10.4

ASUS BIOS Updater.....................................................

3-38

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