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Table of contents
3.3
Software information
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3-6
3.3.1
SoundMAX
®
4 XL software
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3-6
3.3.2
ASUS PC Probe II
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3-11
3.3.3
Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology
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3-18
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Chapter
4:
Motherboard Info
Motherboard Info
Motherboard Info
Motherboard Info
Motherboard Info
4.1
Motherboard overview
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4-2
4.2
Jumper
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4-3
4.3
Connectors
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4-4
4.3.1
Rear panel connectors
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4-4
4.3.2
Internal connectors
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4-4
Chapter
5:
Chapter
5:
Chapter
5:
Chapter
5:
Chapter
5:
BIOS Information
BIOS Information
BIOS Information
BIOS Information
BIOS Information
5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
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5-2
5.1.1
ASUS EZ Flash utility
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5-2
5.1.2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility
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5-4
5.1.3
ASUS Update utility
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5-5
5.2
BIOS setup program
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5-8
5.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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5-9
5.2.2
Menu bar
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5-9
5.2.3
Navigation keys
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5-9
5.2.4
Menu items
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5-10
5.2.5
Sub-menu items
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5-10
5.2.6
Configuration fields
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5-10
5.2.7
Pop-up window
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5-10
5.2.8
Scroll bar
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5-10
5.2.9
General help
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5-10
5.3
Main menu
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5-11
5.3.1
System Time
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5-11
5.3.2
System Date
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5-11
5.3.3
Primary IDE Master/Slave
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5-11
5.3.4
System Information
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5-13
5.4
Advanced menu
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5-14
5.4.1
CPU Configuration
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5-14
5.4.2
Chipset
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5-17