Asus P4-P5G41 User Manual - Page 4

BIOS setup - windows 7

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Table of contents Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-2 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-2 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility 4-3 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-6 4.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4-8 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility 4-9 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-12 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-13 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-13 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4-13 4.2.4 Menu items 4-14 4.2.5 Submenu items 4-14 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4-14 4.2.7 Pop-up window 4-14 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4-14 4.2.9 General help 4-14 4.3 Main menu 4-15 4.3.1 System Time 4-15 4.3.2 System Date 4-15 4.3.3 SATA 1/2 4-16 4.3.4 Storage Configuration 4-17 4.3.5 System Information 4-18 4.4 Advanced menu 4-19 4.4.1 CPU Configuration 4-19 4.4.2 Chipset 4-21 4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 4-23 4.4.4 USB Configuration 4-24 4.4.5 PCI PnP 4-25 4.4.6 Real-Time Disk Encryption Technology 4-25 4.5 Power menu 4-26 4.5.1 Suspend Mode 4-26 4.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support 4-26 4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support 4-26 4.5.4 APM Configuration 4-27 4.5.5 Hardware Monitor 4-28 iv

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Table of contents
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
............................................
4-2
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
.......................................
4-2
4.1.2
AFUDOS utility
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4-3
4.1.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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4-
6
4.1.4
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
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4-
8
4.1.5
ASUS Update utility
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4-9
4.2
BIOS setup program
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4-12
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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4-13
4.2.2
Menu bar
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4-13
4.2.3
Navigation keys
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4-13
4.2.4
Menu items
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4-1
4
4.2.5
Submenu items
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4-1
4
4.2.6
Configuration fields
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4-1
4
4.2.7
Pop-up window
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4-1
4
4.2.8
Scroll bar
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4-1
4
4.2.9
General help
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4-1
4
4.3
Main menu
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4-15
4.3.1
System Time
.................................................................
4-1
5
4.3.2
System Date
.................................................................
4-1
5
4.3.3
SATA 1/2
.......................................................................
4-1
6
4.3.4
Storage Configuration
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4-1
7
4.3.5
System Information
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4-1
8
4.4
Advanced menu
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4-19
4.4.1
CPU Configuration
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4-19
4.4.2
Chipset
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4-2
1
4.4.3
Onboard Devices Configuration
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4-23
4.4.4
USB Configuration
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4-2
4
4.4.5
PCI PnP
........................................................................
4-2
5
4.4.6
Real-Time Disk Encryption Technology
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4-2
5
4.5
Power menu
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4-26
4.5.1
Suspend Mode
..............................................................
4-2
6
4.5.2
ACPI 2.0 Support
..........................................................
4-2
6
4.5.3
ACPI APIC Support
.......................................................
4-2
6
4.5.4
APM Configuration
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4-2
7
4.5.5
Hardware Monitor
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4-2
8