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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 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-15
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-19
3.6.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-20
3.6.2 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 3-21
3.6.3 PCH Storage Conguration....................................................... 3-22
3.6.4 System Agent Conguration ..................................................... 3-24
3.6.5 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-24
3.6.6 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-25
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-25
3.6.8 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-28
3.6.9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 3-28
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Conguration .............................................. 3-29
3.6.11 NVMe Conguration .................................................................. 3-29
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-30
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-32
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-35
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................ 3-35
3.9.2 Secure Erase ............................................................................ 3-36
3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Prole ....................................................... 3-37
3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-38
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-39
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-40
3.11.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-40
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ...................................................................... 3-40
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 .......................................................... 3-43