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2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-12
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection ..................................................................
2-12
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ...............................................................
2-14
2.4 Starting up for the rst time ....................................................................
2-16
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................
2-17
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode
......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................
3-4
3.3 My Favorites ...............................................................................................
3-6
3.4 Main menu ..................................................................................................
3-7
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................
3-9
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................
3-25
3.6.1 CPU Conguration ....................................................................
3-26
3.6.2 PCH Conguration ....................................................................
3-28
3.6.3 SATA Conguration ...................................................................
3-30
3.6.4 System Agent Conguration
......................................................3-31
3.6.5 USB Conguration ....................................................................
3-33
3.6.6 Platform Misc Conguration ......................................................
3-34
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................
3-35
3.6.8 APM ..........................................................................................
3-37
3.6.9 Network Stack ...........................................................................
3-38
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................
3-39
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................
3-43
3.9 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-49
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................
3-49
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-49
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................
3-50
3.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-51
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................
3-52
3.11.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-53
3.11.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................
3-54
3.11.3 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................
3-55
Chapter 4: Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................
4-1