Asus P9X79, P9X79 LE Chapter 3:, BIOS setup, Chapter 4:, Software support

Contents

2.4	Starting up for the first time....................................................................	2-48
2.5	Turning off the computer.........................................................................	2-48

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
	3.4.1	DRAM Timing Control................................................................	3-10
	3.4.2	DIGI+ Power Control.....................................................	3-19
	3.4.3	CPU Performance Settings........................................................	3-22
3.5	Advanced menu........................................................................................		3-26
	3.5.1	CPU Configuration.....................................................................	3-27
	3.5.2	CPU Power Management Configuration....................................	3-28
	3.5.3	PCH Configuration.....................................................................	3-29
	3.5.4	SATA Configuration....................................................................	3-29
	3.5.5	USB Configuration.....................................................................	3-32
	3.5.6	Onboard Devices Configuraton.................................................	3-33
	3.5.7	APM...........................................................................................	3-35
3.6	Monitor menu............................................................................................		3-36
3.7	Boot menu.................................................................................................		3-39
3.8	Tools menu................................................................................................		3-41
	3.8.1	ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility.............................................................	3-41
	3.8.2	ASUS DRAM SPD Information..................................................	3-42
	3.8.3	ASUS O.C. Profile.....................................................................	3-43
3.9	Exit menu...................................................................................................		3-44
3.10	Updating BIOS..........................................................................................		3-45
	3.10.1	ASUS Update utility...................................................................	3-45
	3.10.2	ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility.............................................................	3-48
	3.10.3	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................	3-49
	3.10.4	ASUS BIOS Updater..................................................................	3-50

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

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