Asus M5A97 R2.0 M5A97 R2.0 User's Manual - Page 4

BIOS setup, Software support

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2.3.1 Rear I/O connection 2-13 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections 2-15 2.4 Starting up for the first time 2-17 2.5 Turning off the computer 2-17 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 Main menu 3-6 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu 3-8 3.5 Advanced menu 3-14 3.5.1 CPU Configuration 3-14 3.5.2 North Bridge 3-15 3.5.3 South Bridge 3-16 3.5.4 SATA Configuration 3-16 3.5.5 USB Configuration 3-17 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function 3-18 3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration 3-18 3.5.8 APM 3-19 3.5.9 Network Stack 3-20 3.6 Monitor menu 3-21 3.7 Boot menu 3-24 3.8 Tools menu 3-26 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-26 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-26 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-26 3.9 Exit menu 3-27 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-28 3.10.1 ASUS Update 3-28 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-31 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-33 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 iv

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2.3.1
Rear I/O connection
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2-13
2.3.2
Audio I/O connections
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2-15
2.4
Starting up for the first time
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2-17
2.5
Turning off the computer
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2-17
BIOS setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS
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3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
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3-2
3.2.1
EZ Mode
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3-3
3.2.2
Advanced Mode
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3-4
3.3
Main menu
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3-6
3.4
Ai Tweaker menu
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3-8
3.5
Advanced menu
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3-14
3.5.1
CPU Configuration
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3-14
3.5.2
North Bridge
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3-15
3.5.3
South Bridge
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3-16
3.5.4
SATA Configuration
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3-16
3.5.5
USB Configuration
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3-17
3.5.6
CPU Core On/Off Function
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3-18
3.5.7
Onboard Devices Configuration
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3-18
3.5.8
APM
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3-19
3.5.9
Network Stack
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3-20
3.6
Monitor menu
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3-21
3.7
Boot menu
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3-24
3.8
Tools menu
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3-26
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
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3-26
3.8.2
ASUS SPD Information
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3-26
3.8.3
ASUS O.C. Profile
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3-26
3.9
Exit menu
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3-27
3.10
Updating BIOS
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3-28
3.10.1
ASUS Update
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3-28
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2
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3-31
3.10.3
ASUS BIOS Updater
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3-33
Software support
4.1
Installing an operating system
.................................................................
4-1
4.2
Support DVD information
..........................................................................
4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD
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4-1
4.2.2
Obtaining the software manuals
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4-2