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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ............................................................
2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ................................................
2-3
2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .......................................................
2-4
2.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
2-7
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
2-8
2.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
2-8
2.2.3 Navigation keys ...............................................................
2-8
2.2.4 Menu items .....................................................................
2-9
2.2.5 Submenu items ...............................................................
2-9
2.2.6 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-9
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-9
2.2.8 Scroll bar .........................................................................
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2.2.9 General help ...................................................................
2-9
2.3 Main menu ..................................................................................
2-10
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .................................................
2-10
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .......................................
2-10
2.3.3 SATA 6G_1~6 ...............................................................
2-10
2.3.4 SATA Conguration ........................................................
2-11
2.3.5 System Information .......................................................
2-12
2.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
2-13
2.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-13
2.4.2 Chipset ..........................................................................
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2.4.3 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
2-14
2.4.4 PCIPnP .........................................................................
2-15
2.4.5 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-15
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................
2-16
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] ...................................................
2-16
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled] ..........................................
2-16
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] .......................................
2-17
2.5.4 APM Conguration ........................................................
2-17
2.5.5 HW Monitor Conguration .............................................
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