iv
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 Main menu ..................................................................................................
3-6
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................
3-8
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-16
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-17
3.5.2 North Bridge Conguration
........................................................3-18
3.5.3 South Bridge Conguration .......................................................
3-20
3.5.4 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-20
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-22
3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function .......................................................
3-23
3.5.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-24
3.5.8 APM ..........................................................................................
3-26
3.5.9 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-27
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-28
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-31
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-33
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-33
3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-33
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-34
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-35
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-36
3.10.1 ASUS Update ............................................................................
3-36
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-39
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-41
Chapter 4: Software support 4-1
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................
4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD ...........................................................
4-1
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
..................................................4-2
4.3 Software information .................................................................................
4-3
4.3.1 AI Suite II
.....................................................................................4-3
4.3.2 DIGI+ Power Control ...................................................................
4-4
4.3.3 TurboV EVO ................................................................................
4-8