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Contents
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
BIOS setup
BIOS setup
BIOS setup
BIOS setup
BIOS setup
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
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2-2
2.1.2
AFUDOS utility
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2-3
2.1.3
ASUS EZ Flash utility
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2-5
2.1.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
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2-7
2.1.5
ASUS Update utility
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2-9
2.2
BIOS setup program
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2-12
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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2-13
2.2.2
Menu bar
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2-13
2.2.3
Navigation keys
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2-13
2.2.4
Menu items
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2-14
2.2.5
Sub-menu items
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2-14
2.2.6
Configuration fields
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2-14
2.2.7
Pop-up window
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2-14
2.2.8
Scroll bar
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2-14
2.2.9
General help
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2-14
2.3
Main menu
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2-15
2.3.1
System Time
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2-15
2.3.2
System Date
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2-15
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A
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2-15
2.3.4
Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
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2-16
2.3.5
IDE Configuration
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2-17
2.3.6
System Information
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2-18
2.4
Advanced menu
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2-19
2.4.1
USB Configuration
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2-19
2.4.2
CPU Configuration
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2-20
2.4.3
Chipset
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2-22
2.4.4
Onboard Devices Configuration
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2-24
2.4.5
PCI PnP
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2-25