iv
Contents
2.3.10
Rear panel connection
..................................................
2-40
2.3.11
Audio I/O connections
...................................................
2-41
2.4
Starting up for the first time
......................................................
2-44
2.5
Turning off the computer
...........................................................
2-45
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
..........................................................................
3-8
3.5
Advanced menu
.........................................................................
3-15
3.5.1
Trusted Computing
........................................................
3-15
3.5.2
CPU Configuration
........................................................
3-16
3.5.3
PCH Configuration
........................................................
3-18
3.5.4
SATA Configuration
.......................................................
3-18
3.5.5
USB Configuration
........................................................
3-20
3.5.6
Onboard Devices Configuration
....................................
3-21
3.5.7
APM
..............................................................................
3-23
3.6
Monitor menu
.............................................................................
3-25
3.7
Boot menu
..................................................................................
3-28
3.8
Tool menu
...................................................................................
3-29
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash Utility
...................................................
3-29
3.8.2
ASUS O.C. Profile
.........................................................
3-30
3.8.3
ASUS Drive Xpert
.........................................................
3-31
3.9
Exit menu
....................................................................................
3-32
3.10
Updating BIOS
............................................................................
3-33
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility
......................................................
3-34
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash Utility
...................................................
3-37
3.10.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
....................................
3-38
3.10.4
ASUS BIOS Updater
.....................................................
3-39