Table of contents

Chapter 3:

Starting up

 

3.1

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

3-2

3.2

Powering up ..........................................................................

3-2

3.3

Support CD information ........................................................

3-2

 

3.3.1 Running the support CD .........................................

3-3

 

3.3.2

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

3-3

 

3.3.3

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

3-4

 

3.3.4

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

3-6

 

3.3.5

Other information ...................................................

3-6

3.4

Software information ...........................................................

3-7

 

3.4.1

ASUS Instant Music .................................................

3-7

 

3.4.2

ASUS Radio Player ..................................................

3-9

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 Information

 

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 utility ..............................................

5-3

5.1.3

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

5-4

5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 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

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