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BIOS Information

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Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-5 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-10 2.2.9 General help 2-10 2.3 Main menu 2-11 2.3.1 System Time 2-11 2.3.2 System Date 2-11 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 2-11 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .......... 2-12 2.3.5 System Information 2-13 2.4 Advanced menu 2-14 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 2-14 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-16 2.4.4 Chipset 2-17 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-21 2.4.6 PCI PnP 2-22 2.5 Power menu 2-24 2.5.1 ACPI Suspend Mode 2-24 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume 2-24 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support 2-24 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support 2-24 2.5.5 APM Configuration 2-25 2.5.6 Hardware Monitor 2-26 2.6 Boot menu 2-27 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-27 iv

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Safeguards
Contents
Chapter
2: BIOS Information
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
....................................
2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
.............................
2-2
2.1.2
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
......................
2-3
2.1.3
Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC
.................
2-4
2.1.4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
............
2-5
2.1.5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2
.......
2-6
2.2
BIOS Setup program
..........................................................
2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen
................................................
2-9
2.2.2
Menu bar
................................................................
2-9
2.2.3
Navigation keys
.....................................................
2-9
2.2.4
Menu items
..........................................................
2-10
2.2.5
Sub-menu items
...................................................
2-10
2.2.6
Configuration fields
..............................................
2-10
2.2.7
Pop-up window
....................................................
2-10
2.2.8
Scroll bar
..............................................................
2-10
2.2.9
General help
........................................................
2-10
2.3
Main menu
.........................................................................
2-11
2.3.1
System Time
.........................................................
2-11
2.3.2
System Date
.........................................................
2-11
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A
.................................................
2-11
2.3.4
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
..........
2-12
2.3.5
System Information
..............................................
2-13
2.4
Advanced menu
...............................................................
2-14
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration
...................................
2-14
2.4.3
CPU Configuration
...............................................
2-16
2.4.4
Chipset
.................................................................
2-17
2.4.5
Onboard Devices Configuration
...........................
2-21
2.4.6
PCI PnP
...............................................................
2-22
2.5
Power menu
.....................................................................
2-24
2.5.1
ACPI Suspend Mode
...........................................
2-24
2.5.2
Repost Video on S3 Resume
...............................
2-24
2.5.3
ACPI 2.0 Support
.................................................
2-24
2.5.4
ACPI APIC Support
..............................................
2-24
2.5.5
APM Configuration
...............................................
2-25
2.5.6
Hardware Monitor
................................................
2-26
2.6
Boot menu
........................................................................
2-27
2.6.1
Boot Device Priority
.............................................
2-27