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Contents
2.4 Starting up for the rst time ......................................................................2-40
2.5 Turning off the computer
...........................................................................2-40
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ..............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................................
3-1
3.2.1 EZ Mode .......................................................................................
3-2
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ............................................................................
3-3
3.3 Main menu ....................................................................................................
3-5
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ..........................................................................................
3-7
3.5 Advanced menu .........................................................................................
3-13
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ......................................................................
3-14
3.5.2 PCH Conguration ......................................................................
3-16
3.5.3 SATA Conguration .....................................................................
3-17
3.5.4 System Agent Conguration .......................................................
3-18
3.5.5 USB Conguration ......................................................................
3-19
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ..................................................
3-20
3.5.7 APM ............................................................................................
3-22
3.5.8 Network Stack .............................................................................
3-23
3.6 Monitor menu .............................................................................................
3-24
3.7 Boot menu ..................................................................................................
3-27
3.8 Tools menu .................................................................................................
3-29
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ..............................................................
3-29
3.8.2. ASUS O.C. Prole .......................................................................
3-29
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information ...............................................................
3-30
3.9 Exit menu ....................................................................................................
3-31
3.10 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................
3-32
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility ....................................................................
3-32
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................
3-35
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ..................................................
3-36
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ...................................................................
3-37
Chapter 4: Software support
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
4.2.3 Intel
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SBA support .........................................................................4-3