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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk .............................. 2-2
2.1.2 Updating the BIOS ................................................... 2-3
2.1.3 Saving the current BIOS le .................................... 2-5
2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6
2.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash utility ............................................... 2-8
2.1.6 ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-9
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 and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............. 2-17
2.3.5 First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master ............ 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 Conguration ..................................... 2-21
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ................................................. 2-26
2.4.3 Chipset .................................................................. 2-28
2.4.4 PCIPnP ................................................................... 2-30
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Conguration ............................. 2-30
2.4.6 USB Conguration ................................................. 2-34
2.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 2-35
2.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type ............................................. 2-35
2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support .............................................. 2-35