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Contents
Chapter 3: 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 My Favorites ............................................................................................... 3-6
3.4 Main menu .................................................................................................. 3-7
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-9
3.6 Advanced menu ....................................................................................... 3-24
3.6.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-25
3.6.2 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 3-28
3.6.3 SATA Conguration ................................................................... 3-29
3.6.4 System Agent Conguration...................................................... 3-31
3.6.5 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-33
3.6.6 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-34
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-35
3.6.8 APM .......................................................................................... 3-37
3.6.9 Network Stack ........................................................................... 3-38
3.7 Monitor menu ........................................................................................... 3-39
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................ 3-42
3.9 Tools menu ............................................................................................... 3-48
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................ 3-48
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Prole ..................................................................... 3-48
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-49
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-50
3.11 Updating BIOS .......................................................................................... 3-51
3.11.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-51
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ...................................................................... 3-52
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 .......................................................... 3-53
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ................................................................. 3-54
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
4.3 Software information ................................................................................. 4-3
4.3.1 AI Suite 3.....................................................................................4-3
4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM ..................................................................................4-5