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Contents
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ..............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................................3-1
3.2.1 EZ Mode .......................................................................................3-2
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ............................................................................3-3
3.3 Main menu .................................................................................................... 3-5
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu .......................................................................................... 3-7
3.5 Advanced menu ......................................................................................... 3-13
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3.5.7 APM ............................................................................................ 3-22
3.5.8 Network Stack .............................................................................3-23
3.6 Monitor menu ............................................................................................. 3-24
3.7 Boot menu .................................................................................................. 3-27
3.8 Tools menu ................................................................................................. 3-29
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ..............................................................3-29
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3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information ...............................................................3-30
3.9 Exit menu ....................................................................................................3-31
3.10 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................3-32
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility ....................................................................3-32
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................3-35
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ..................................................3-36
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ...................................................................3-37
Chapter 4: 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
4.2.3 Intel
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SBA support ......................................................................... 4-3
4.3 Software information ...................................................................................4-4
4.3.1 AI Suite II ......................................................................................4-4
4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM .................................................................................... 4-5
4.3.3 TurboV EVO ..................................................................................4-6