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2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to launch special functions. Select an item then press to display the sub-menu. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Express Gate Enter OS Timer Reset User Data AI NET 2 [Enabled] [10 Seconds] [No] Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS. This utility doesn't support : 1.NTFS format 2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press , a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press to confirm your choice. Please see section 2.1.3 for details. This function only supports FAT 32/16 format. 2.7.2 Express Gate [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature. The ASUS Express Gate feature is a unique instant-on environment that provides quick access to the Internet browser and Skype. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds] Sets countdown duration that the system waits at the Express Gate's first screen before starting Windows or other installed OS. Choose [Prompt User] to stay at the first screen of Express Gate for user action. Configuration options: [Prompt User] [1 second] [3 seconds] [5 seconds] [10 seconds] [15 seconds] [20 seconds] [30 seconds] Reset User Data [No] Allows you to clear Express Gate's user data. Configuration options: [No] [Reset] When setting this item to [Reset], make sure to save the setting to the BIOS so that the user data will be cleared the next time you enter the Express Gate. User data includes the Express Gate's settings as well as any personal information stored by the web browser (bookmarks, cookies, browsing history, etc.). This is useful in the rare case where corrupt settings prevent the Express Gate environment from launching properly. The first time wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings. 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
ASUS EZ Flash 2
Express Gate
[Enabled]
Enter OS Timer
[10 Seconds]
Reset User Data
[No]
AI NET 2
Press ENTER to run
the utility to select
and update BIOS.
This utility doesn't
support :
1.NTFS format
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
2.7
Tools menu
The Tools menu items allow you to launch special functions. Select an item then press
<Enter> to display the sub-menu.
2.7.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2
Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press
<Enter>
, a confirmation message
appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between
[Yes
] or
[No]
, then press
<Enter>
to
confirm your choice. Please see section 2.1.3 for details.
This function only supports FAT 32/16 format.
2.7.2
Express Gate [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature. The ASUS Express Gate
feature is a unique instant-on environment that provides quick access to the Internet browser
and Skype. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds]
Sets countdown duration that the system waits at the Express Gate’s first screen before
starting Windows or other installed OS. Choose
[Prompt User]
to stay at the first screen of
Express Gate for user action.
Configuration options: [Prompt User] [1 second] [3 seconds] [5 seconds]
[10 seconds] [15 seconds] [20 seconds] [30 seconds]
Reset User Data [No]
Allows you to clear Express Gate’s user data.
Configuration options: [No] [Reset]
When setting this item to
[Reset]
, make sure to save the setting to the BIOS so that the
user data will be cleared the next time you enter the Express Gate. User data includes
the Express Gate’s settings as well as any personal information stored by the web
browser (bookmarks, cookies, browsing history, etc.). This is useful in the rare case
where corrupt settings prevent the Express Gate environment from launching properly.
The first time wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after
clearing its settings.