iv
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................2-15
2.4 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................
2-18
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-18
Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3-1
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
3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu .............................................................................
3-6
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................
3-16
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-18
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-19
3.5.2 North Bridge Conguration
........................................................3-20
3.5.3 South Bridge Conguration .......................................................
3-21
3.5.4 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-22
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-24
3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function .......................................................
3-25
3.5.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-25
3.5.8 APM ..........................................................................................
3-27
3.5.9 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-28
3.5.10 iROG Conguration ...................................................................
3-29
3.5.11 ROG Connect
............................................................................3-29
3.5.12 LED Control
...............................................................................3-30
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-31
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-35
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-37
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-37
3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-37
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-38
3.8.4 GO Button File ..........................................................................
3-39
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-40
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-41
3.10.1 ASUS Update ............................................................................
3-41
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-44
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................
3-45
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-46