Asus Rampage IV GENE - Chapter 3: BIOS setup; 3.1 Knowing BIOS; 3.2 BIOS setup program; 3.2.1 Advanced Mode

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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 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................
3-2
3.2.2 EZ Mode
...................................................................................... 3-4
3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................
3-5
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................
3-19
3.4.1 System Language [English] ......................................................
3-19
3.4.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ...................................................
3-19
3.4.3 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
.............................................................. 3-19
3.4.4 Security .....................................................................................
3-20
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-22
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-23
3.5.2 System Agent Conguration
...................................................... 3-25
3.5.3 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-25
3.5.4 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-26
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-27
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguraton .................................................
3-28
3.5.7 APM ..........................................................................................
3-30
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-31
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-34
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-36
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-36
3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-37
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-38
3.8.4 GO Button File ..........................................................................
3-39
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-40
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-41
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility
................................................................... 3-41
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-45
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
................................................. 3-46
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-47
3.10.5 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................
3-50
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................
4-1
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................
4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD ...........................................................
4-1
Chapter 4: Software support
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals.................................................. 4-2
4.3 Software information .................................................................................
4-3