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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 ..........................................................................................3-15
3.5.1 CPU Conguration.......................................................................3-16
3.5.2 PCH Conguration.......................................................................3-18
3.5.3 SATA Conguration .....................................................................3-20
3.5.4 System Agent Conguration ........................................................3-21
3.5.5 USB Conguration .......................................................................3-22
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Conguration ..................................................3-23
3.5.7 APM .............................................................................................3-25
3.5.8 Network Stack .............................................................................3-26
3.6 Monitor menu ..............................................................................................3-27
3.7 Boot menu ...................................................................................................3-30
3.8 Tools menu ..................................................................................................3-32
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ...............................................................3-32
3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole .......................................................................3-32
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information ...............................................................3-33
3.9 Exit menu ....................................................................................................3-34
3.10 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................3-35
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility .....................................................................3-35
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................3-38
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................................3-39
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ...................................................................3-40
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 FAN Xpert+ ..................................................................................4-13
4.3.6 Probe II ........................................................................................4-14
4.3.7 Sensor Recorder .........................................................................4-15