Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

 

3.1

Knowing BIOS.............................................................................................

3-1

3.2

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

3-2

 

3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................

3-3

 

3.2.2

Advanced Mode...........................................................................

3-4

 

3.2.3

QFan Control...............................................................................

3-7

 

3.2.4

EZ Tuning Wizard........................................................................

3-9

3.3

My Favorites..............................................................................................

3-11

3.4

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

3-13

3.5

Ai Tweaker menu......................................................................................

3-15

3.6

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

3-32

 

3.6.1

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

3-33

 

3.6.2

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

3-35

 

3.6.3

PCH Storage Configuration.......................................................

3-36

 

3.6.4

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

3-38

 

3.6.5

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

3-40

 

3.6.6

Platform Misc Configuration.......................................................

3-42

 

3.6.7

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

3-43

 

3.6.8

APM Configuration.....................................................................

3-46

 

3.6.9

Network Stack Configuration.....................................................

3-47

 

3.6.10

Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2)

 

 

 

I218-LM 00:1E:99:00:00:37......................................................

3-48

 

3.6.11

Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network

 

 

 

Connection - 00:1E:99:00:00:38................................................

3-49

3.7

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

3-50

3.8

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

3-54

3.9

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

3-60

 

3.9.1

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

3-60

 

3.9.2

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

3-61

 

3.9.3

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

3-62

3.10

Exit menu...................................................................................................

3-63

3.11

Updating BIOS..........................................................................................

3-64

 

3.11.1

EZ Update..................................................................................

3-64

 

3.11.2

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

3-64

 

3.11.3

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

3-66

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