Contents

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

3-27

 

3.5.1

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

3-28

 

3.5.2

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

3-30

 

3.5.3

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

3-31

 

3.5.4

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

3-31

 

3.5.5

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

3-33

 

3.5.6

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

3-35

 

3.5.7

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

3-37

 

3.5.8

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

3-38

3.6

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

3-39

3.7

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

3-42

3.8

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

3-43

 

3.8.1

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

3-44

 

3.8.2

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

3-44

 

3.8.3

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

3-45

3.9

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

3-46

3.10

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

3-47

 

3.10.1

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

3-47

 

3.10.2

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

3-50

 

3.10.3

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

3-51

 

3.10.4

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

3-52

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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