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Contents
Chapter 2: 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
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
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2-
4
2.1.3
AFUDOS utility
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2-
5
2.1.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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2-
7
2.1.5
ASUS Update utility
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2-
9
2.2
BIOS setup program
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2-12
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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2-1
3
2.2.2
Menu bar
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2-1
3
2.2.3
Navigation keys
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2-1
4
2.2.4
Menu items
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2-1
4
2.2.5
Sub-menu items
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2-1
4
2.2.6
Configuration fields
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2-1
4
2.2.7
Pop-up window
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2-1
4
2.2.8
Scroll bar
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2-1
4
2.2.9
General help
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2-1
4
2.3
Main menu
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2-15
2.3.1
System Time
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2-1
5
2.3.2
System Date
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2-1
5
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A
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2-1
5
2.3.4
IDE Configuration
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2-1
6
2.3.5
Primary IDE Master/Slave
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2-1
7
2.3.6
SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4
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2-1
9
2.3.7
System Information
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2-20
2.4
Advanced menu
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2-21
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration
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2-2
1
2.4.2
CPU Configuration
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2-2
4
2.4.3
Chipset
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2-2
5
2.4.4
Onboard Devices Configuration
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2-2
9
2.4.5
PCI PnP
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2-30
2.4.6
USB Configuration
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2-3
1
2.5
Power menu
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2-33
2.5.1
Suspend Mode
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2-3
3
2.5.2
ACPI
Version Features
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2-3
3