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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 ............................................................
2-14
2.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
2-14
2.2.7 General help .................................................................
2-14
2.2.8 Pop-up window .............................................................
2-15
2.3 Main menu ..................................................................................
2-16
2.3.1 System Time .................................................................
2-16
2.3.2 System Date .................................................................
2-16
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .........................................................
2-16
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave .............................................
2-17
2.3.5 SATA 1, 2, 3, and ESATA ..............................................
2-18
2.3.6 Storage Conguration ...................................................
2-19
2.3.7 System Information .......................................................
2-20
2.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
2-21
2.4.1 JumperFree Conguration ............................................
2-22
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-24
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-25
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
2-28
2.4.5 PCI PnP ........................................................................
2-28
2.4.6 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-30
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................
2-31
2.5.1 Suspend Mode ..............................................................
2-31
2.5.2 ACPI
2.0 Support ......................................................... 2-31
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support .......................................................
2-31