2.2

BIOS update utility....................................................................................

2-14

 

2.2.1

USB BIOS Flashback................................................................

2-14

2.3

Motherboard rear and audio connections..............................................

2-15

 

2.3.1

Rear I/O connection...................................................................

2-15

 

2.3.2

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

2-17

2.4

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

2-19

2.5

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

2-20

Chapter 3:BIOS setup

3-1

3.1

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

3-1

3.2

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

3-2

 

3.2.1

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

3-3

 

3.2.2

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

3-4

3.3

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

3-6

3.4

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

3-8

3.5

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

3-20

 

3.5.1

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

3-21

 

3.5.2

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

3-23

 

3.5.3

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

3-24

 

3.5.4

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

3-25

 

3.5.5

Intel® Thunderbolt......................................................................

3-27

 

3.5.6

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

3-28

 

3.5.7

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

3-29

 

3.5.8

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

3-31

 

3.5.9

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

3-32

3.6

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

3-33

3.7

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

3-36

3.8

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

3-38

 

3.8.1

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

3-38

 

3.8.2

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

3-38

 

3.8.3

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

3-39

3.9

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

3-40

3.10

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

3-41

 

3.10.1

ASUS Update............................................................................

3-41

 

3.10.2

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

3-44

 

3.10.3

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

3-45

 

3.10.4

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

3-46

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