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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 2-2
2.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash utility .............................................. 2-3
2.1.3
AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 2-4
2.1.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6
2.1.5
ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-8
BIOS setup program ........................................................... 2-11
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-12
2.2.2
Menu bar ............................................................... 2-12
2.2.3
Navigation keys .................................................... 2-12
2.2.4
Menu items ........................................................... 2-13
2.2.5
Sub-menu items ................................................... 2-13
2.2.6
Configuration fields .............................................. 2-13
2.2.7
Pop-up window ..................................................... 2-13
2.2.8
Scroll bar .............................................................. 2-13
2.2.9
General help .......................................................... 2-13
Main menu .......................................................................... 2-14
2.3.1
System Time ......................................................... 2-14
2.3.2
System Date ......................................................... 2-14
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-14
2.3.4
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave;
First and Second SATA ......................................... 2-15
2.3.5
IDE Configuration .................................................. 2-16
2.3.6
System Information .............................................. 2-17
Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-18
2.4.1
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Configuration ......................... 2-18
2.4.2
JumperFree Configuration .................................... 2-19
2.4.3
CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-20
2.4.4
Chipset ................................................................. 2-20
2.4.5
Onboard Devices Configuration ............................ 2-27
2.4.6
PCI PnP ................................................................. 2-28
2.4.7
USB Configuration ................................................. 2-29