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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.8.4

ASUS Home Theater Gate

The ASUS Home Theater Gate, specially designed for the AT3IONT-I series, allows you

to easily and quickly launch media applications to enjoy your music and movies. With the

bundled remote controller, you can launch the ASUS Home Theater Gate and start media

applications with just one touch.

Launching Home Theater Gate

1.

Install Home Theater Gate from the motherboard support DVD.

2.

To launch Home Theater Gate ,click

Start > All Programs > ASUS > ASUS Home

Theater Gate > ASUS Home Theater Gate 1.xx.xx

. The Home Theater Gate main

window appears.

Home Theater Gate main window

The Internet Radio function is included in the bundled trial version software “mediaU Player

Mercury“. You may use the

Top 20

,

Station Overview

,

History

,

Recommendations

,

Station Search

, and

Recording Schedule

functions without registering the software and

within the evaluation period.

Click to minimize the Home Theater Gate window. Click the Home Theater

Gate icon in the Windows

®

notiﬁcation area to restore the window

Click to close the Home

Theater Gate window

Click to return to the previous page

Click to switch to the full

screen mode

View photos

Playback videos

Create your

music playlists

Conﬁgure the Media Path

Settings, Internet Radio

Settings, and Favorite Music

Playback Internet Radio

Click to return to the main window

Section	Page
Notices	5
Safety information	6
About this guide	6
AT3IONT-I Series specifications summary	8
Chapter 1: Product introduction	10
1.1 Before you proceed	10
1.2 Motherboard overview	11
1.2.1 Motherboard layout	11
1.2.2 Layout contents	11
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	12
1.4 System memory	12
1.4.1 Overview	12
1.4.2 Memory configurations	13
1.5 Expansion slot	16
1.5.1 Installing an expansion card	16
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	16
1.5.3 PCI Express x16 slot	16
1.6 Jumpers	17
1.7 Connectors	17
1.7.1 Rear panel connectors	17
1.7.2 Internal connectors	20
1.8 Software support	25
1.8.1 Installing an operating system	25
1.8.2 Support DVD information	25
1.8.3 ASUS VideoSecurity	26
1.8.4 ASUS Home Theater Gate	28
Chapter 2: BIOS information	31
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	31
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility	31
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	32
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS	33
2.2 BIOS setup program	34
2.3 Main menu	34
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	35
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	35
2.3.3 SATA 1~4	35
2.3.4 Storage Configuration	36
2.3.5 System Information	36
2.4 Advanced menu	36
2.4.1 CPU Configuration	37
2.4.2 JumperFree Configuration	37
2.4.3 Chipset	39
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	39
2.4.5 USB Configuration	40
2.4.6 PCI PnP	41
2.5 Power menu	41
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	41
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]	41
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	41
2.5.4 Control EuP [Disabled]	42
2.5.5 APM Configuration	42
2.5.6 Hardware Monitor	42
2.6 Boot menu	43
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	43
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	43
2.6.3 Security	44
2.7 Tools menu	45
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	45
2.7.2 Express Gate [Auto]	46
2.7.3 AI NET 2	46

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