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Contents
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 ............................................................................................3-21
3.5.8 Network Stack .............................................................................3-22
3.6 Monitor menu .............................................................................................3-23
3.7 Boot menu ..................................................................................................3-26
3.8 Tools menu .................................................................................................3-28
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ..............................................................3-28
3.8.2. ASUS O.C. Prole .......................................................................3-28
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information ...............................................................3-29
3.9 Exit menu ....................................................................................................3-30
3.10 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................3-31
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility ....................................................................3-31
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................3-34
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ..................................................3-35
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ...................................................................3-36
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
4.3 Software information ...................................................................................4-3
4.3.1 AI Suite II ......................................................................................4-3
4.3.2 Auto Tuning ...................................................................................4-4
4.3.3 DIGI+ VRM ....................................................................................4-5
4.3.4 TurboV EVO ..................................................................................4-6
4.3.5 EPU ...............................................................................................4-8