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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-2
2.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
2-5
2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash utility ......................................................
2-6
2.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
2-7
2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ......................................
2-9
2.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................
2-11
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................
2-12
2.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................
2-12
2.2.3 Navigation keys .............................................................
2-12
2.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
2-13
2.2.5 Sub-
menu items ............................................................ 2-13
2.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
2-13
2.2.7 Pop-up window .............................................................
2-13
2.2.8 General help .................................................................
2-13
2.3 Main menu ..................................................................................
2-14
2.3.1 System Time .................................................................
2-14
2.3.2 System Date .................................................................
2-14
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .........................................................
2-14
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave .............................................
2-15
2.3.5 SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4 ..............................
2-16
2.3.6 IDE Conguration ..........................................................
2-17
2.3.7 System Information .......................................................
2-18
2.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
2-19
2.4.1 JumperFree Conguration ............................................
2-19
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-21
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-22
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
2-25
2.4.5 PCI PnP ........................................................................
2-26
2.4.6 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-27