Asus M5A97 R2.0 - Page 4

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2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-13
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................
2-15
2.4 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................
2-17
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-17
BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode
...................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................
3-4
3.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................
3-6
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................
3-8
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-14
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-14
3.5.2 North Bridge ..............................................................................
3-15
3.5.3 South Bridge .............................................................................
3-16
3.5.4 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-16
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-17
3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function .......................................................
3-18
3.5.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-18
3.5.8 APM ..........................................................................................
3-19
3.5.9 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-20
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-21
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-24
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-26
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-26
3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-26
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-26
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-27
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-28
3.10.1 ASUS Update ............................................................................
3-28
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-31
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-33
Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system ................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................
4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD ...........................................................
4-1
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
.................................................. 4-2