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Chapter 3:
BIOS Setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS
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3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
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3-2
3.2.1
Advanced Mode
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3-3
3.2.2
EZ Mode
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3-7
3.2.3
Q-Fan Control
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3-8
3.2.4
AI OC Guide
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3-10
3.2.5
EZ Tuning Wizard
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3-11
3.3
My Favorites
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3-13
3.4
Main menu
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3-15
3.5
Extreme Tweaker menu
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3-15
3.6
Advanced menu
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3-17
3.6.1
Platform Misc Configuration
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3-17
3.6.2
CPU Configuration
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3-17
3.6.3
System Agent (SA) Configuration
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3-18
3.6.4
PCH Configuration
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3-18
3.6.5
PCH Storage Configuration
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3-18
3.6.6
PCH-FW Configuration
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3-19
3.6.7
ROG Effects
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3-19
3.6.8
Onboard Devices Configuration
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3-19
3.6.9
APM Configuration
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3-20
3.6.10
PCI Subsystem Settings
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3-20
3.6.11
USB Configuration
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3-21
3.6.12
Network Stack Configuration
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3-21
3.6.13
NVMe Configuration
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3-21
3.6.14
HDD/SSD SMART Information
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3-21
3.7
Monitor menu
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3-22
3.8
Boot menu
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3-22
3.9
Tool menu
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3-24
3.9.1
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
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3-24
3.9.2
ASUS Secure Erase
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3-25
3.9.3
ASUS User Profile
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3-26
3.9.4
ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure
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3-26
3.9.5
ASUS SPD Information
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3-27
3.9.6
Graphics Card Information
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3-27
3.10
Exit menu
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3-27
3.11
Updating BIOS
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3-28
3.11.1
EZ Update
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3-28
3.11.2
ASUS EZ Flash 3
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3-29
3.11.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
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3-31