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Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
3.1
Motherboard layout
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3-2
3.2
Onboard buttons and switches
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3-4
3.3
Jumpers
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3-7
3.4
Onboard LEDs
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3-10
3.5
Internal connectors
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3-13
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1
Knowing BIOS
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4-2
4.2
BIOS setup program
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4-3
4.2.1
EZ Mode
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4-4
4.2.2
Advanced Mode
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4-5
4.2.3
EZ Tuning Wizard
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4-8
4.3
My Favorites
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4-11
4.4
Main menu
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4-13
4.5
Advanced menu
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4-13
4.5.1
CPU Configuration
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4-13
4.5.2
Platform Misc Configuration
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4-14
4.5.3
System Agent (SA) Configuration
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4-14
4.5.4
PCH Configuration
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4-14
4.5.5
PCH Storage Configuration
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4-14
4.5.6
Serial Port Console Redirection
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4-15
4.5.7
CPU Storage Configuration
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4-15
4.5.8
Onboard Devices Configuration
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4-15
4.5.9
APM Configuration
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4-16
4.5.10
Network Stack Configuration
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4-16
4.5.11
HDD/SSD SMART Information
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4-16
4.5.12
USB Configuration
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4-16
4.5.13
Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
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4-16
4.5.14
PCH-FW Configuration
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4-16
4.6
Boot menu
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4-17
4.7
Tool menu
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4-19
4.7.1
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
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4-19
4.7.2
Secure Erase
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4-19
4.7.3
ASUS Overclocking Profile
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4-21
4.7.4
ASUS SPD Information
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4-21
4.7.5
IPMI HWM
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4-21
4.7.6
Graphics Card Information
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4-21