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Contents
1.12 Software support ........................................................................ 1-27
1.12.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-27
1.12.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-27
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ............................................................
2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS ...................................................
2-3
2.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
2-4
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
2-5
2.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
2-5
2.2.3 Navigation keys ...............................................................
2-5
2.2.4 Menu items .....................................................................
2-6
2.2.5 Submenu items ...............................................................
2-6
2.2.6 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-6
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-6
2.2.8 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-6
2.2.9 General help ...................................................................
2-6
2.3 Main menu ....................................................................................
2-7
2.3.1 System Time ...................................................................
2-7
2.3.2 System Date ...................................................................
2-7
2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1~6 .............................
2-7
2.3.4 SATA Conguration .........................................................
2-8
2.3.5 System Information .........................................................
2-9
2.4 Advanced menu ...........................................................................
2-9
2.4.1 JumperFree Conguration ..............................................
2-9
2.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
2-12
2.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
2-13
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
2-14
2.4.5 PCIPnP .........................................................................
2-15
2.4.6 USB Conguration ........................................................
2-15
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................
2-16
2.5.1 Suspend Mode ..............................................................
2-16
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support ..........................................................
2-16
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support .......................................................
2-16