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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
2-2
2.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
2-3
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
2-6
2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
2-8
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-9
2.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................
2-12
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................
2-13
2.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................
2-13
2.2.3 Navigation keys .............................................................
2-14
2.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
2-14
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................
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2.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
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2.2.7 General help .................................................................
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2.2.8 Pop-up window .............................................................
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2.3 Main menu ..................................................................................
2-16
2.3.1 System Time .................................................................
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2.3.2 System Date .................................................................
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2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .........................................................
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2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave .............................................
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2.3.5 SATA 1-6 .......................................................................
2-18
2.3.6 SATA Conguration .......................................................
2-19
2.3.7 System Information .......................................................
2-20
2.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
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2.4.1 JumperFree Conguration ............................................
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2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-23
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-24
2.4.4 Onboard Device Conguration ......................................
2-26
2.4.5 PCIPnP .........................................................................
2-27
2.4.6 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-28
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................
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2.5.1 Suspend Mode ..............................................................
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2.5.2 ACPI Support ................................................................
2-29
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support .......................................................
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