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Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2
3.2 Powering up ..........................................................................
3-2
3.3 Support CD information ........................................................
3-2
3.3.1 Running the support CD ..........................................
3-3
3.3.2 Drivers menu ...........................................................
3-4
3.3.3 Utilities menu ..........................................................
3-5
3.3.4 Make Disk menu ......................................................
3-6
3.3.5 ASUS contact information ......................................
3-7
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
4.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout ..............................................................
4-2
4.3 Jumpers ................................................................................
4-3
4.4 Connectors ...........................................................................
4-5
Chapter 5: BIOS Information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................
5-2
5.1.2 ASUS Update utility ................................................
5-3
5.2 BIOS setup program ..............................................................
5-6
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...................................................
5-7
5.2.2 Menu bar .................................................................
5-7
5.2.3 Navigation keys .......................................................
5-7
5.2.4 Menu items .............................................................
5-8
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ......................................................
5-8
5.2.6 Conguration elds .................................................
5-8
5.2.7 Pop-up window ........................................................
5-8
5.2.8 Scroll bar .................................................................
5-8
5.2.9 General help ............................................................
5-8
5.3 Main menu .............................................................................
5-9
5.3.1 System Time ..........................................................
5-9
5.3.2 System Date ..........................................................
5-9
5.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave ......................................
5-10
5.3.4 Serial-ATA 1, Serial-ATA 2, Serial-ATA 3 .............
5-11
5.3.5 IDE Conguration ..................................................
5-13