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2.6 Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-18
2.7 Connectors ....................................................................... 2-20
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors ......................................... 2-20
2.7.2 Internal connectors .............................................. 2-21
Chapter 3: Powering up
3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS beep codes ............................................................... 3-1
3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ .................................................... 3-2
3.3.1 Vocal POST messages .......................................... 3-2
3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor ............................................ 3-4
3.4 Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-7
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 4-1
4.1.2 Updating BIOS using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility .. 4-2
4.1.3 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 4-4
4.1.4 ASUS Update ........................................................ 4-6
4.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-8
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................ 4-9
4.2.2 Menu bar ................................................................ 4-9
4.2.3 Legend bar ........................................................... 4-10
4.2.4 General help ........................................................ 4-10
4.2.5 Sub-menu ............................................................ 4-10
4.2.6 Pop-up window .................................................... 4-10
4.3 Main menu .........................................................................4-11
4.4 Advanced menu ............................................................... 4-16
4.4.1 Frequency/Voltage Control .................................. 4-17
4.4.2 Chip Configuration ............................................... 4-18
4.4.3 I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 4-21
4.4.4 PCI Configuration ................................................ 4-23
4.4.5 Instant Music ........................................................ 4-25
4.5 Power menu ..................................................................... 4-26
4.5.1 Power Up Control ................................................ 4-27
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-28
4.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 4-29
4.7 Exit menu ......................................................................... 4-31