Contents

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

3-20

 

3.5.1

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

3-21

 

3.5.2

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

3-23

 

3.5.3

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

3-24

 

3.5.4

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

3-26

 

3.5.5

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

3-27

 

3.5.6

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

3-28

 

3.5.7

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

3-30

 

3.5.8

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

3-31

3.6

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

3-32

3.7

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

3-37

3.8

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

3-39

 

3.8.1

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

3-39

 

3.8.2.

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

3-39

 

3.8.3.

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

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

3-45

 

3.10.3

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

3-46

 

3.10.4

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

3-47

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

 

4.3.1

AI Suite II.....................................................................................

4-3

 

4.3.2

ASUS TUF Thermal Radar..........................................................

4-4

 

4.3.3

TurboV EVO................................................................................

4-9

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