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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
3.2.3 QFan Control...............................................................................3-7
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard .......................................................................3-9
3.3 My Favorites .............................................................................................3-12
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................3-14
3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu ...........................................................................3-16
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-18
3.6.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................3-19
3.6.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................3-20
3.6.3 PCH Storage Conguration.......................................................3-20
3.6.4 System Agent (SA) Conguration ............................................. 3-21
3.6.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................3-22
3.6.6 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-22
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-23
3.6.8 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-24
3.6.9 Network Stack Conguration.....................................................3-24
3.6.10 ROG Effects .............................................................................. 3-25
3.6.11 HDD/SDD SMART Information .................................................3-25
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-25
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-26
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-28
3.9.1 GPU Post ..................................................................................3-28
3.9.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................3-28
3.9.3 Secure Erase ............................................................................3-29
3.9.4 ASUS Overclocking Prole .......................................................3-30
3.9.5 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-31
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-31
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-32
3.11.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-32
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................3-33
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................3-35
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