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Contents
1.13 Software support ........................................................................ 1-28
1.13.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-28
1.13.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-28
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 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-9
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-9
2.2.8 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-9
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 1, SATA 2, SATA 3, E-SATA .................................
2-10
2.3.4 SATA Conguration ........................................................
2-11
2.3.5 System Information ........................................................
2-11
2.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................
2-12
2.4.1 CPU Level UP [Auto]
..................................................... 2-12
2.4.2 CPU OverClocking [Auto] .............................................
2-13
2.4.3 CPU Ratio [Auto] ...........................................................
2-13
2.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] ...............................................
2-13
2.4.5 CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] ............................................
2-14
2.4.6 HT Link Speed [Auto] ....................................................
2-14
2.4.7 GPU Booster [Enabled] .................................................
2-14
2.4.8 OC Tuner Utility .............................................................
2-14
2.4.9 DRAM Timing Conguration .........................................
2-14