Contents

Chapter

2: BIOS information

 

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

2-2

 

2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk

2-2

 

2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS

2-3

 

2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS

2-3

 

2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS

2-5

 

2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2

2-6

 

2.1.6

ASUS Update

2-8

2.2

BIOS Setup program

2-10

 

2.2.2

Menu bar

2-11

 

2.2.3

Navigation keys

2-11

 

2.2.1

BIOS menu screen

2-11

 

2.2.4

Menu items

2-12

 

2.2.5

Sub-menu items

2-12

 

2.2.6

Configuration fields

2-12

 

2.2.7

Pop-up window

2-12

 

2.2.8

Scroll bar

2-12

 

2.2.9

General help

2-12

2.3

Main menu

2-13

 

2.3.1

System Time

2-13

 

2.3.2

System Date

2-13

 

2.3.3

Legacy Diskette A

2-13

 

2.3.4

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave

2-14

 

2.3.5

System Information

2-15

2.4

Advanced menu

2-16

 

2.4.1

CPU Configuration

2-16

 

2.4.2

Chipset

2-21

 

2.4.3

Onboard Devices Configuration

2-25

 

2.4.4

PCIPnP

2-27

2.5

Power menu

2-28

 

2.5.1

ACPI Aware O/S

2-28

 

2.5.2

Suspend Mode

2-28

 

2.5.3 Repost Video S3 Resume

2-28

 

2.5.4

ACPI 2.0 Support

2-28

 

2.5.5

ACPI APIC Support

2-28

 

2.5.6

APM Configuration

2-29

 

2.5.7

Hardware Monitor

2-31

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