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2.6 Onboard switch ........................................................................................2-24
2.7 Jumpers ....................................................................................................2-25
2.8 Connectors ...............................................................................................2-27
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors ..............................................................2-27
2.8.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................2-28
2.8.3 Internal connectors....................................................................2-31
2.8.4. ASUS Q-Connector (system panel) ..........................................2-40
2.9 Onboard LEDs ..........................................................................................2-41
2.10 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................2-42
2.11 Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-42
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2.1 ASUS Update utility.....................................................................3-1
3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................3-5
3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................3-6
3.3 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-6
Entering BIOS Setup at startup ....................................................................3-6
Entering BIOS Setup after POST .................................................................3-6
3.3.1 BIOS menu screen ......................................................................3-7
3.3.2 Menu bar .....................................................................................3-7
3.3.3 Navigation keys ...........................................................................3-8
3.3.4 Menu items..................................................................................3-8
3.3.5 Submenu items ...........................................................................3-8
3.3.6 Conguration elds .....................................................................3-8
3.3.7 Pop-up window............................................................................3-8
3.3.8 Scroll bar .....................................................................................3-8
3.3.9 General help................................................................................3-8
3.4 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-9
3.4.1 SATA 1-6 .....................................................................................3-9
3.4.2 Storage Conguration ...............................................................3-11
3.4.3 AHCI Conguration ...................................................................3-11
3.4.4 System Information ...................................................................3-12
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-13
3.5.1 OC Tuner Utility .........................................................................3-13
3.5.2 OC Tuner limit Value ................................................................3-13
3.5.3 Ai Overclock Tuner ...................................................................3-14
3.5.4 CPU Ratio Setting ....................................................................3-14