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Chapter 3:
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
3.2.3
QFan Control
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3-7
3.2.4
EZ Tuning Wizard
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3-9
3.3
My Favorites
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3-12
3.4
Main menu
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3-14
3.5
Extreme Tweaker menu
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3-16
3.6
Advanced menu
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3-18
3.6.1
CPU Configuration
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3-19
3.6.2
PCH Configuration
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3-20
3.6.3
PCH Storage Configuration
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3-20
3.6.4
System Agent (SA) Configuration
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3-21
3.6.5
USB Configuration
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3-22
3.6.6
Platform Misc Configuration
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3-22
3.6.7
Onboard Devices Configuration
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3-23
3.6.8
APM Configuration
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3-24
3.6.9
Network Stack Configuration
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3-24
3.6.10
ROG Effects
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3-25
3.6.11
HDD/SDD SMART Information
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3-25
3.7
Monitor menu
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3-25
3.8
Boot menu
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3-26
3.9
Tool menu
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3-28
3.9.1
GPU Post
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3-28
3.9.2
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
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3-28
3.9.3
Secure Erase
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3-29
3.9.4
ASUS Overclocking Profile
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3-30
3.9.5
ASUS SPD Information
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3-31
3.10
Exit menu
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3-31
3.11
Updating BIOS
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3-32
3.11.1
EZ Update
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3-32
3.11.2
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
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3-33
3.11.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
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3-35
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