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Powering up, BIOS setup, Software support

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Safeguards Contents 2.6.3 PCI slots 2-13 2.6.4 AGP slot 2-13 2.7 Switches and jumpers 2-14 2.8 Connectors 2-17 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-1 3.2 Vocal POST Messages 3-2 3.3 Powering off the computer 3-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4-1 4.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS 4-3 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-7 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar 4-8 4.2.2 Legend bar 4-8 4.3 Main Menu 4-10 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave 4-12 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 4-16 4.4 Advanced Menu 4-17 4.4.1 Chip Configuration 4-20 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 4-23 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 4-25 4.5 Power Menu 4-29 4.5.1 Power Up Control 4-29 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 4-31 4.6 Boot Menu 4-33 4.7 Exit Menu 4-35 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Install an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 iv

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iv
Safeguards
Contents
2.6.3
PCI slots
..............................................................
2-13
2.6.4
AGP slot
...............................................................
2-13
2.7
Switches and jumpers
......................................................
2-14
2.8
Connectors
.......................................................................
2-17
Chapter
3:
Powering up
3.1
Starting up for the first time
................................................
3-1
3.2
Vocal POST Messages
......................................................
3-2
3.3
Powering off the computer
.................................................
3-4
Chapter
4:
BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
....................................
4-1
4.1.1
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
............
4-1
4.1.2
Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
.......................
4-3
4.2
BIOS Setup program
..........................................................
4-7
4.2.1
BIOS menu bar
......................................................
4-8
4.2.2
Legend bar
.............................................................
4-8
4.3
Main Menu
........................................................................
4-10
4.3.1
Primary and Secondary Master/Slave
.................
4-12
4.3.2
Keyboard Features
..............................................
4-16
4.4
Advanced Menu
...............................................................
4-17
4.4.1
Chip Configuration
...............................................
4-20
4.4.2
I/O Device Configuration
......................................
4-23
4.4.3
PCI Configuration
................................................
4-25
4.5
Power Menu
.....................................................................
4-29
4.5.1
Power Up Control
................................................
4-29
4.5.2
Hardware Monitor
................................................
4-31
4.6
Boot Menu
........................................................................
4-33
4.7
Exit Menu
.........................................................................
4-35
Chapter
5:
Software support
5.1
Install an operating system
.................................................
5-1
5.2
Support CD information
......................................................
5-1