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Contents
3.3.2 Drivers menu ................................................................... 3-4
3.3.3 Utilities menu ..................................................................
3-5
3.3.4 ASUS contact information ...............................................
3-6
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 setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
5-2
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
5-3
5.1.3 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
5-4
5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
5-6
5.1.5 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
5-8
5.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................
5-11
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................
5-12
5.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................
5-12
5.2.3 Navigation keys .............................................................
5-12
5.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
5-13
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................
5-13
5.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
5-13
5.2.7 Pop-up window .............................................................
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5.2.8 Scroll bar .......................................................................
5-13
5.2.9 General help .................................................................
5-13
5.3 Main menu ..................................................................................
5-14
5.3.1 System Time ................................................................
5-14
5.3.2 System Date .................................................................
5-14
5.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~3 ............................
5-15
5.3.4 IDE Conguration ..........................................................
5-16
5.3.5 System Information .......................................................
5-17
5.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
5-18
5.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................
5-19
5.4.2 Chipset ..........................................................................
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