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Safeguards
Contents
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-5
2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6
2.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-8
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................ 2-9
2.2.2 Menu bar ................................................................ 2-9
2.2.3 Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-9
2.2.4 Menu items .......................................................... 2-10
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ................................................... 2-10
2.2.6 Configuration fields .............................................. 2-10
2.2.7 Pop-up window .................................................... 2-10
2.2.8 Scroll bar .............................................................. 2-10
2.2.9 General help ........................................................ 2-10
2.3 Main menu......................................................................... 2-11
2.3.1 System Time .........................................................2-11
2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .................................................2-11
2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .......... 2-12
2.3.6 System Information .............................................. 2-13
2.4 Advanced menu ............................................................... 2-14
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration ................................... 2-14
2.4.2 CPU Configuration ............................................... 2-15
2.4.3 Chipset ................................................................. 2-15
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration ........................... 2-17
2.4.5 PCI PnP ............................................................... 2-19
2.5 Power menu ..................................................................... 2-21
2.5.1 Suspend Mode ..................................................... 2-21
2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume............................... 2-21
2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support ................................................. 2-21
2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support .............................................. 2-21
2.5.6 APM Configuration ............................................... 2-22
2.5.7 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-23
2.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-24
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............................................. 2-24
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 2-24
2.6.3 Security ................................................................ 2-26
2.7 Exit menu ......................................................................... 2-28
Chapter 3: Software support
3.1 Install an operating system................................................. 3-2
3.2 Support CD information ...................................................... 3-2