2.5 Turning off the computer.........................................................................2-18

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

3.3

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

3-6

3.4

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

3-7

3.5

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

3-9

3.6

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

3-25

 

3.6.1

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

3-25

 

3.6.2

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

3-28

 

3.6.3

SATA Configuration....................................................................

3-29

 

3.6.4

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

3-31

 

3.6.5

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

3-33

 

3.6.6

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

3-34

 

3.6.7

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

3-35

 

3.6.8

APM...........................................................................................

3-37

 

3.6.9

Network Stack............................................................................

3-38

3.7

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

3-39

3.8

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

3-42

3.9

Tools menu................................................................................................

3-48

 

3.9.1

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

3-48

 

3.9.2

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

3-48

 

3.9.3

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

3-49

3.10

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

3-50

3.11

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

3-51

 

3.11.1

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

3-52

 

3.11.2

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

3-53

 

3.11.3

ASUS BIOS Updater..................................................................

3-54

Chapter 4:

Software support

 

4.1

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

4-1

4.2

Support DVD information...........................................................................

4-1

 

4.2.1

Running the support DVD............................................................

4-1

 

4.2.2

Obtaining the software manuals..................................................

4-2

4.3

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

4-3

 

4.3.1

AI Suite 3.....................................................................................

4-3

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