Asus M2N8-VMX Computer Hardware User Manual


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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk .............................. 2-2
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility ............................................... 2-3
2.1.3 AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 2-4
2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-8
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 Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-12
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 ......................................................2-13
2.2.8 Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-13
2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-13
2.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 2-14
2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-14
2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-14
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ............................................... 2-14
2.3.4 IDE Conguration ..................................................2-15
2.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave ......................................2-15
2.3.6 SATA1, SATA2 ..................................................... 2-17
2.3.7 System Information............................................... 2-18
2.4 Advanced menu ..................................................................2-19
2.4.1 Jumperfree Conguration .....................................2-19
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ................................................ 2-20
2.4.3 Chipset .................................................................. 2-21
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Conguration ............................. 2-25
2.4.5 PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-26
2.4.6 USB Conguration ................................................. 2-27
2.5 Power menu ........................................................................2-28
2.5.1 Suspend Mode ....................................................... 2-28
2.5.2 ACPI Support ........................................................ 2-28
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