Contents

 

2.3.12

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

2-43

 

2.3.13

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

2-45

2.4

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

2-47

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

 

3.3.1

System Language [English].........................................................

3-5

 

3.3.2

System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx].....................................................

3-5

 

3.3.3

System Time [xx:xx:xx]................................................................

3-5

3.4

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

3-8

3.5

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

3-19

 

3.5.1

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

3-20

 

3.5.2

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

3-22

 

3.5.3

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

3-24

 

3.5.4

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

3-25

 

3.5.5

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

3-26

 

3.5.6

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

3-27

 

3.5.7

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

3-29

 

3.5.8

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

3-30

3.6

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

3-31

3.7

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

3-34

3.8

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

3-36

 

3.8.1

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

3-36

 

3.8.2.

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

3-36

 

3.8.3.

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

3-37

 

3.8.4.

ASUS Drive Xpert......................................................................

3-38

3.9

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

3-39

3.10

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

3-40

 

3.10.1

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

3-40

 

3.10.2

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

3-43

 

3.10.3

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

3-44

 

3.10.4

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

3-45

Chapter 4:Software support

 

4.1

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

4-1

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