Asus P5N-MX - Motherboard - Micro ATX - Chapter 2: BIOS Setup

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Contents
1.10.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-28
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-2
2.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
2-5
2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
2-6
2.1.4 Updating the BIOS ..........................................................
2-7
2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS le ............................................
2-9
2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ....................................
2-10
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 Legend bar ....................................................................
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 Pop-up window .............................................................
2-15
2.2.8 General help .................................................................
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 1-4 .......................................................................
2-19
2.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring ..............................................
2-20
2.3.7 Installed Memory ..........................................................
2-20
2.3.8 Usable Memory ............................................................
2-20
2.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
2-21
2.4.1 JumperFree ...................................................................
2-21
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-24
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-24
2.4.4 PCIPnP .........................................................................
2-25
2.4.5 Onboard Device Conguration ......................................
2-26
2.4.6 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-28
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................
2-29