Asus M5A97 User Manual - Page 4

BIOS setup, Software support - evo

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Contents Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-1 3.2.1 EZ Mode 3-2 3.2.2 Advanced Mode 3-3 3.3 Main menu 3-5 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu 3-7 3.5 Advanced menu 3-14 3.5.1 CPU Configuration 3-14 3.5.2 North Bridge Configuration 3-15 3.5.3 SATA Configuration 3-16 3.5.4 USB Configuration 3-17 3.5.5 CPU Core On/Off Function 3-18 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration 3-19 3.5.7 APM 3-20 3.6 Monitor menu 3-21 3.7 Boot menu 3-24 3.8 Tools menu 3-26 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-26 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-26 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-26 3.9 Exit menu 3-27 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-28 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-28 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-31 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-32 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 TurboV EVO 4-4 4.3.3 EPU 4-8 4.3.4 FAN Xpert 4-9 4.3.5 Probe II 4-10 4.3.6 Ai Charger 4-11 4.3.7 Audio configurations 4-12 iv

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Contents
Chapter 3:
BIOS setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS
............................................................................................
3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
..................................................................................
3-1
3.2.1
EZ Mode
......................................................................................
3-2
3.2.2
Advanced Mode
..........................................................................
3-3
3.3
Main menu
..................................................................................................
3-5
3.4
Ai Tweaker menu
........................................................................................
3-7
3.5
Advanced menu
.......................................................................................
3-14
3.5.1
CPU Configuration
....................................................................
3-14
3.5.2
North Bridge Configuration
........................................................
3-15
3.5.3
SATA Configuration
...................................................................
3-16
3.5.4
USB Configuration
....................................................................
3-17
3.5.5
CPU Core On/Off Function
.......................................................
3-18
3.5.6
Onboard Devices Configuration
................................................
3-19
3.5.7
APM
..........................................................................................
3-20
3.6
Monitor menu
...........................................................................................
3-21
3.7
Boot menu
................................................................................................
3-24
3.8
Tools menu
...............................................................................................
3-26
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2
......................................................................
3-26
3.8.2
ASUS SPD Information
.............................................................
3-26
3.8.3
ASUS O.C. Profile
.....................................................................
3-26
3.9
Exit menu
..................................................................................................
3-27
3.10
Updating BIOS
..........................................................................................
3-28
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility
...................................................................
3-28
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
.............................................................
3-31
3.10.3
ASUS BIOS Updater
.................................................................
3-32
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1
Installing an operating system
.................................................................
4-1
4.2
Support DVD information
..........................................................................
4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD
...........................................................
4-1
4.2.2
Obtaining the software manuals
..................................................
4-2
4.3
Software information
.................................................................................
4-3
4.3.1
AI Suite II
.....................................................................................
4-3
4.3.2
TurboV EVO
................................................................................
4-4
4.3.3
EPU
.............................................................................................
4-8
4.3.4
FAN Xpert
....................................................................................
4-9
4.3.5
Probe II
......................................................................................
4-10
4.3.6
Ai Charger+
...............................................................................
4-11
4.3.7
Audio configurations
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4-12