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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 ....................................................................................... 3-14
3.5.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-15
3.5.2 North Bridge Conguration........................................................ 3-16
3.5.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................3-17
3.5.4 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-19
3.5.5 CPU Core On/Off Fuction ......................................................... 3-20
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-21
3.5.7 APM .......................................................................................... 3-23
3.6 Monitor menu ........................................................................................... 3-24
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................ 3-27
3.8 Tools menu ............................................................................................... 3-28
3.9 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-30
3.10 Updating BIOS .......................................................................................... 3-31
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-31
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ............................................................. 3-34
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater ................................................................. 3-36
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 II.....................................................................................4-3
4.3.2 ASUS Thermal Radar ................................................................. 4-8
4.3.3 Tool............................................................................................ 4-12
4.3.4 Monitor ...................................................................................... 4-21
4.3.5 Update.......................................................................................4-22
4.3.6 System Information ................................................................... 4-27
4.3.7 Audio congurations..................................................................4-28
4.4 RAID congurations ................................................................................ 4-29
4.4.1 RAID denitions ........................................................................ 4-29