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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
3.4 Main menu
TheMainmenuscreenappearswhenyouentertheAdvancedModeoftheBIOSSetup
program.TheMainmenuprovidesyouanoverviewofthebasicsysteminformation,and
allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
IfyouhaveforgottenyourBIOSpassword,erasetheCMOSRealTimeClock(RTC)
RAMtocleartheBIOSpassword.Seesection1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches
forinformationonhowtoerasetheRTCRAMviatheClearCMOSbutton.
The Administrator or User Password items on the screen show the default [Not
Installed]. After you set a password, these items show [Installed].
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
TheExtremeTweakermenuitemsallowyoutocongureoverclocking-relateditems.
BecautiouswhenchangingthesettingsoftheExtremeTweakermenuitems.Incorrect
eldvaluescancausethesystemtomalfunction
ThecongurationoptionsforthissectionvarydependingontheCPUandDIMMmodelyou
installed on the motherboard.
Ai Overclock Tuner
AllowsyoutoselecttheCPUoverclockingoptionstoachievethedesiredCPUinternal
frequency.Congurationoptions:
[Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system.
[Manual] Allowsyoutoindividuallysetoverclockingparameters.
[X.M.P.] IfyouinstallmemorymodulessupportingtheeXtremeMemoryProle
(X.M.P.)Technology,choosethisitemtosettheprolessupportedbyyour
memory modules for optimizing the system performance.
The[X.M.P.]congurationoptionappearsonlywhenyouinstallmemorymodules
supportingtheeXtremeMemoryProle(X.M.P.)Technology.