Asus M5A87 - Software and OS Support; BIOS Information; Managing and Updating BIOS; BIOS Setup Program Navigation

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Contents
1.11 Onboard switch .......................................................................... 1-27
1.12 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................
1-29
1.13 Software support ........................................................................
1-30
1.13.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-30
1.13.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-30
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update ..................................................................
2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ............................................................
2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ................................................
2-3
2.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
2-4
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
2-5
2.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
2-5
2.2.3 Navigation keys ...............................................................
2-5
2.2.4 Menu items .....................................................................
2-6
2.2.5 Submenu items ...............................................................
2-6
2.2.6 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-6
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-6
2.2.8 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-6
2.2.9 General help ...................................................................
2-6
2.3 Main menu ....................................................................................
2-7
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ...................................................
2-7
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .........................................
2-7
2.3.3 SATA6G_1/2/3/4/5/6 .......................................................
2-7
2.3.4 SATA Conguration .........................................................
2-8
2.3.5 System Information .........................................................
2-9
2.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................
2-10
2.4.1 CPU Level UP [Auto]
..................................................... 2-10
2.4.2 CPU OverClocking [Auto] ..............................................
2-11
2.4.3 CPU Ratio [Auto] ...........................................................
2-12
2.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] ...............................................
2-12
2.4.5 CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] ............................................
2-12
2.4.6 HT Link Speed [Auto] ....................................................
2-12
2.4.7 DRAM Timing Conguration .........................................
2-13