Table of contents

Chapter 3: Starti ng 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 Radio Player...................................................

3-7

 

3.4.2

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

3-9

3.5

Audio DJ .............................................................................

3-11

 

3.5.1 Playing an audio CD/DVD......................................

3-11

 

3.5.2 Tuning into an FM radio station ............................

3-11

 

3.5.3

Presetting a station ..............................................

3-12

 

3.5.4

Adjusting the volume............................................

3-12

Chapter 4: Motherboard I nfo

4.1

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

4-2

4.2

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

4-2

4.3

Jumpers ................................................................................

4-3

4.4

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

4-5

Chapter 5: BI OS I nformati on

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

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