Asus M2A690G Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Table of contents
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2
3.2 Powering up ..........................................................................
3-2
3.3 Support CD information ........................................................
3-2
3.3.1 Running the support CD ..........................................
3-3
3.3.2 Utilities menu ..........................................................
3-4
3.3.3 Make disk ................................................................
3-5
3.3.4 ASUS contact information ......................................
3-5
3.4 Software information ............................................................
3-6
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
4.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout ..............................................................
4-2
4.3 Jumpers ................................................................................
4-3
4.4 Connectors ...........................................................................
4-5
Chapter 5: BIOS Information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ..............................
5-2
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ............................................
5-3
5.1.3 AwardBIOS Flash utility ...........................................
5-4
5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................
5-6
5.1.5 ASUS Update utility ................................................
5-8
5.2 BIOS setup program ............................................................
5-11
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .................................................
5-11
5.2.2 Menu bar ...............................................................
5-11
5.2.3 Legend bar ............................................................
5-12
5.2.4 Menu items ...........................................................
5-12
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ....................................................
5-12
5.2.6 Conguration elds ...............................................
5-12
5.2.7 Pop-up window ......................................................
5-13
5.2.8 General help ..........................................................
5-13