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Contents
1.11 Software support ........................................................................ 1-26
1.11.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-26
1.11.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-26
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 General help ...................................................................
2-8
2.2.8 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-8
2.2.9 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-8
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 Primary IDE Master/Slave and SATA 1~6 .......................
2-9
2.3.5 SATA Conguration .......................................................
2-10
2.3.6 System Information ........................................................
2-11
2.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
2-11
2.4.1 JumperFree Conguration .............................................
2-11
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-13
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-13
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
2-14
2.4.5 PCI PnP ........................................................................
2-15
2.4.6 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-15
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................
2-16