Asus M2A-VM Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-2
2.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
2-5
2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
2-6
2.1.4 Updating the BIOS ..........................................................
2-7
2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS le ............................................
2-9
2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ....................................
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2.2 BIOS setup program
.................................................................. 2-11
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................
2-12
2.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................
2-12
2.2.3 Legend bar ....................................................................
2-13
2.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
2-13
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................
2-13
2.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
2-13
2.2.7 Pop-up window .............................................................
2-14
2.2.8 General help .................................................................
2-14
2.3 Main menu
.................................................................................. 2-15
2.3.1 System Time .................................................................
2-15
2.3.2 System Date .................................................................
2-15
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .........................................................
2-15
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave .............................................
2-16
2.3.5 SATA 1-4 .......................................................................
2-18
2.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring ...............................................
2-19
2.3.7 Installed Memory ...........................................................
2-19
2.3.8 Usable Memory .............................................................
2-19
2.4 Advanced menu
......................................................................... 2-20
2.4.1 JumperFree Conguration ............................................
2-20
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-21
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-22
2.4.3 PCIPnP .........................................................................
2-24
2.4.4 Onboard Device Conguration ......................................
2-25
2.4.5 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-27