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Safeguards
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
AwardBIOS Flash Utility
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2-3
2.1.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility
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2-4
2.1.4
ASUS EZ Flash utility
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2-4
2.1.5
ASUS Update utility
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2-5
2.2
BIOS beep codes
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2-7
2.3
BIOS setup program
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2-7
2.3.1
BIOS menu bar
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2-8
2.3.2
Legend bar
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2-8
2.4
Main menu
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2-10
2.5
Advanced menu
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2-15
2.5.1
CPU Configuration
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2-15
2.5.2
Memory Configuration
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2-16
2.5.3
Chipset
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2-17
2.5.4
PCIPnP
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2-19
2.5.5
Onboard Devices Configuration
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2-20
2.5.6
USB Configuration
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2-22
2.6
Power menu
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2-23
2.6.1
APM Configuration
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2-24
2.6.2
Hardware Monitor
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2-26
2.7
Boot menu
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2-27
2.7.1
Boot Device Priority
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2-27
2.7.2
Removable Drives
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2-28
2.7.3
Hard Disk Drives
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2-28
2.7.4
CDROM Drives
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2-29
2.7.5
Boot Settings Configuration
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2-29
2.7.6
Security
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2-30
2.8
Exit menu
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2-32
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 3:
Software support
Software support
Software support
Software support
Software support
3.1
Installing an operating system
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3-2
3.2
Support CD information
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3-2
3.2.1
Running the support CD
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3-2
3.2.2
Drivers menu
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3-3
3.2.3
Utilities menu
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3-3
3.2.4
Contacts menu
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3-4