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Contents
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-48
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 .......................................................................................3-15
3.5.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................3-16
3.5.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................3-18
3.5.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................3-19
3.5.4 System Agent Conguration......................................................3-20
3.5.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................3-22
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................3-23
3.5.7 APM ..........................................................................................3-26
3.5.8 Network stack............................................................................3-27
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-28
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-31
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-33
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-33
3.8.2. ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................3-33
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-35
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-36
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-36
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-39
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................3-40
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-41
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 TurboV EVO ................................................................................4-4
4.3.3 DIGI+ Power Control ...................................................................4-8
4.3.4 EPU ...........................................................................................4-12
4.3.5 Probe II......................................................................................4-13