Asus M2N4-SLI - Page 4

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Contents
2.6 Jumpers .............................................................................. 2-19
2.7 Connectors .........................................................................
2-22
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors ..........................................
2-22
2.7.2 Internal connectors ...............................................
2-24
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1 Starting up for the rst time ................................................ 3-1
3.2 Powering off the computer ...................................................
3-2
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function ...........................
3-2
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .....................
3-2
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 4-1
4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ..............................
4-1
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS ...................................................
4-2
4.1.3 Saving the current BIOS le ....................................
4-4
4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ................................
4-5
4.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ............................................
4-7
4.1.6 ASUS Update utility ................................................
4-8
4.2 BIOS setup program ............................................................
4-11
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen .................................................
4-12
4.2.2 Menu bar ...............................................................
4-12
4.2.3 Legend bar ............................................................
4-13
4.2.4 Menu items ...........................................................
4-13
4.2.5 Sub-menu items ....................................................
4-13
4.2.6 Conguration elds ...............................................
4-13
4.2.7 Pop-up window ......................................................
4-14
4.2.8 General help ..........................................................
4-14
4.3 Main menu ...........................................................................
4-15
4.3.1 System Time ........................................................
4-15
4.3.2 System Date ........................................................
4-15
4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ...............................................
4-15
4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .............
4-16
4.3.6 SATA 1, 2, 3, 4 .....................................................
4-18
4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring .........................................
4-19