Contents

3.3.2

Drivers menu...................................................................

3-4

3.3.3

Utilities menu...................................................................

3-5

3.3.4

ASUS contact information...............................................

3-6

Chapter 4:

Motherboard info

 

4.1

Introduction...................................................................................

4-2

4.2

Motherboard layout......................................................................

4-2

4.3

Jumpers

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

4-3

4.4

Connectors....................................................................................

4-5

Chapter 5:

BIOS setup

 

5.1

Managing and updating your BIOS.............................................

5-2

 

5.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk.......................................

5-2

 

5.1.2

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

5-3

 

5.1.3

AFUDOS utility................................................................

5-4

 

5.1.4

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

5-6

 

5.1.5

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

5-8

5.2

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

5-11

 

5.2.1

BIOS menu screen........................................................

5-12

 

5.2.2

Menu bar.......................................................................

5-12

 

5.2.3

Navigation keys.............................................................

5-12

 

5.2.4

Menu items....................................................................

5-13

 

5.2.5

Sub-menu items............................................................

5-13

 

5.2.6

Configuration fields........................................................

5-13

 

5.2.7

Pop-up window..............................................................

5-13

 

5.2.8

Scroll bar.......................................................................

5-13

 

5.2.9

General help..................................................................

5-13

5.3

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

5-14

 

5.3.1

System Time .................................................................

5-14

 

5.3.2

System Date..................................................................

5-14

 

5.3.3

Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~3............................

5-15

 

5.3.4

IDE Configuration..........................................................

5-16

 

5.3.5

System Information........................................................

5-17

5.4

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

5-18

 

5.4.1

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

5-19

 

5.4.2

Chipset..........................................................................

5-21

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