Contents

2.5 Turning off the computer.........................................................................2-54

Chapter 3:BIOS setup

 

3.1

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

3-1

3.2

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

3-1

 

3.2.1

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

3-2

 

3.2.2

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

3-4

3.3

Extreme Tweaker menu..............................................................................

3-5

3.4

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

3-18

 

3.4.1

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

3-18

 

3.4.2

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

3-18

 

3.4.3

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

3-18

 

3.4.4

Security......................................................................................

3-19

3.5

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

3-21

 

3.5.1

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

3-22

 

3.5.2

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

3-24

 

3.5.3

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

3-24

 

3.5.4

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

3-25

 

3.5.5

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

3-26

 

3.5.6

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

3-27

 

3.5.7

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

3-29

3.6

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

3-30

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 SPD Information..............................................................

3-37

 

3.8.3

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

3-38

 

3.8.4

BIOS FlashBack........................................................................

3-39

 

3.8.5

GO Button File...........................................................................

3-40

3.9

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

3-41

3.10

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

3-42

 

3.10.1

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

3-42

 

3.10.2

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

3-46

 

3.10.3

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

3-47

 

3.10.4

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

3-48

 

3.10.5

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

3-51

Chapter 4:Software support

 

4.1

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

4-1

4.2

Support DVD information...........................................................................

4-1

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