Contents

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..........................................................................................

3-7

3.5

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

3-13

 

3.5.1

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

3-14

 

3.5.2

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

3-16

 

3.5.3

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

3-17

 

3.5.4

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

3-18

 

3.5.5

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

3-19

 

3.5.6

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

3-20

 

3.5.7

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

3-21

 

3.5.8

Network Stack.............................................................................

3-22

3.6

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

3-23

3.7

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

3-26

3.8

Tools menu..................................................................................................

3-28

 

3.8.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility...............................................................

3-28

 

3.8.2.

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

3-28

 

3.8.3

ASUS SPD Information...............................................................

3-29

3.9

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

3-30

3.10

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

3-31

 

3.10.1

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

3-31

 

3.10.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility...............................................................

3-34

 

3.10.3

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

3-35

 

3.10.4

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

3-36

Chapter 4:Software support

 

4.1

Installing an operating system....................................................................

4-1

4.2

Support DVD information............................................................................

4-1

 

4.2.1

Running the support DVD..............................................................

4-1

 

4.2.2

Obtaining the software manuals....................................................

4-2

4.3

Software information....................................................................................

4-3

 

4.3.1

AI Suite II.......................................................................................

4-3

 

4.3.2

Auto Tuning...................................................................................

4-4

 

4.3.3

DIGI+ VRM....................................................................................

4-5

 

4.3.4

TurboV EVO..................................................................................

4-6

 

4.3.5

EPU...............................................................................................

4-8

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