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Contents
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 .......................................................................................
3-20
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-21
3.5.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-23
3.5.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-24
3.5.4 System Agent Conguration
...................................................... 3-26
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-27
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-28
3.5.7 APM ..........................................................................................
3-30
3.5.8 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-31
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-32
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-37
3.8 Tool menu .................................................................................................
3-39
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-39
3.8.2. ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-39
3.8.3. ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-40
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-41
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-42
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility
................................................................... 3-42
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
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 TUF Thermal Radar .........................................................
4-4
4.3.3 TurboV EVO ................................................................................
4-9