Instruction Manual

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Contents
1.11 Software support ........................................................................ 1-28
1.11.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-28
1.11.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-28
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
2-1
2.1.2 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-2
2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
2-3
2.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
2-4
2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
2-5
2.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
2-6
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
2-7
2.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
2-7
2.2.3 Navigation keys ...............................................................
2-8
2.2.4 Menu items .....................................................................
2-8
2.2.5 Submenu items ...............................................................
2-8
2.2.6 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-8
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-8
2.2.8 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-8
2.2.9 General help ...................................................................
2-9
2.3 Main menu ....................................................................................
2-9
2.3.1 System Time ...................................................................
2-9
2.3.2 System Date ...................................................................
2-9
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ...........................................................
2-9
2.3.4
SATA 1-6 ..........................................................................................2-10
2.3.5 Storage Conguration ...................................................
2-10
2.3.6 System Information ........................................................
2-11
2.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................
2-11
2.5 Advanced menu .........................................................................
2-16
2.5.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-16
2.5.2 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-17
2.5.3 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
2-17
2.5.4 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-18
2.5.5 PCI PnP ........................................................................
2-18