Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - Page 4

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Contents
2.3.11 Rear panel connection .............................................................. 2-39
2.3.12 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................
2-41
2.3.13 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................
2-43
2.4 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................
2-44
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-44
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 .......................................................................................
3-17
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-18
3.5.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-20
3.5.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-20
3.5.4 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-22
3.5.5 Onboard Devices Conguraton .................................................
3-23
3.5.6 APM ..........................................................................................
3-25
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-26
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-30
3.8 Tool menu .................................................................................................
3-32
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-32
3.8.2 ASUS DRAM SPD Information .................................................
3-33
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-34
3.8.4 ASUS Drive Xpert .....................................................................
3-35
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-36
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-37
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility
................................................................... 3-37
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................
3-40
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
................................................. 3-41
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-42
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