Contents

 

2.3.10

Expension Card installation.......................................................

2-38

 

2.3.11

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

2-39

 

2.3.12

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

2-41

 

2.3.13

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

2-43

2.4

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

2-44

2.5

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

2-44

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

3-17

 

3.5.1

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

3-18

 

3.5.2

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

3-20

 

3.5.3

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

3-20

 

3.5.4

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

3-22

 

3.5.5

Onboard Devices Configuraton.................................................

3-23

 

3.5.6

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

3-25

3.6

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

3-26

3.7

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

3-30

3.8

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

3-32

 

3.8.1

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

3-32

 

3.8.2

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

3-33

 

3.8.3

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

3-34

 

3.8.4

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

3-35

3.9

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

3-36

3.10

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

3-37

 

3.10.1

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

3-37

 

3.10.2

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

3-40

 

3.10.3

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

3-41

 

3.10.4

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

3-42

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

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