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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy 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 Configuration fields ............................................... 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 Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave .........2-15
2.3.5 IDE Configuration ..................................................2-17
2.3.6 System Information .............................................. 2-18
2.4 Advanced menu ..................................................................2-19
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration ..................................... 2-19
2.4.2 USB Configuration ................................................. 2-21
2.4.3 CPU Configuration .................................................2-22
2.4.4 Chipset .................................................................. 2-23
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration .............................2-25
2.4.6 PCI PnP ..................................................................2-26
2.5 Power menu ........................................................................2-27
2.5.1 Suspend Mode ....................................................... 2-27
2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ................................2-27
2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support .................................................2-27