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Contents
2.3.12
Audio I/O connections
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2-46
2.4
Starting up for the first time
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2-48
2.5
Turning off the computer
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2-48
Chapter 3:
BIOS setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS
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3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
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3-1
3.2.1
EZ Mode
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3-2
3.2.2
Advanced Mode
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3-3
3.3
Main menu
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3-5
3.4
Ai Tweaker menu
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3-7
3.4.1
DRAM Timing Control
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3-10
3.4.2
DIGI+ Power Control
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3-19
3.4.3
CPU Performance Settings
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3-22
3.5
Advanced menu
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3-26
3.5.1
CPU Configuration
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3-27
3.5.2
CPU Power Management Configuration
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3-28
3.5.3
PCH Configuration
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3-29
3.5.4
SATA Configuration
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3-29
3.5.5
USB Configuration
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3-32
3.5.6
Onboard Devices Configuraton
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3-33
3.5.7
APM
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3-35
3.6
Monitor menu
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3-36
3.7
Boot menu
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3-39
3.8
Tools menu
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3-41
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
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3-41
3.8.2
ASUS DRAM SPD Information
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3-42
3.8.3
ASUS O.C. Profile
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3-43
3.9
Exit menu
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3-44
3.10
Updating BIOS
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3-45
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility
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3-45
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
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3-48
3.10.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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3-49
3.10.4
ASUS BIOS Updater
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3-50
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1
Installing an operating system
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4-1
4.2
Support DVD information
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4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD
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4-1
4.2.2
Obtaining the software manuals
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4-2