iv
2.3
Motherboard rear and audio connections
.............................................
2-12
2.3.1
Rear I/O connection
..................................................................
2-12
2.3.2
Audio I/O connections
...............................................................
2-14
2.4
Starting up for the first time
....................................................................
2-16
2.5
Turning off the computer
........................................................................
2-16
Chapter 3:
BIOS setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS
............................................................................................
3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program
..................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1
EZ Mode
......................................................................................
3-3
3.2.2
Advanced Mode
..........................................................................
3-4
3.2.3
Q-Fan Control
.............................................................................
3-7
3.2.4
EZ Tuning Wizard
.......................................................................
3-9
3.3
My Favorites
.............................................................................................
3-10
3.4
Main menu
................................................................................................
3-12
3.5
Ai Tweaker menu
......................................................................................
3-14
3.6
Advanced menu
.......................................................................................
3-30
3.6.1
CPU Configuration
....................................................................
3-31
3.6.2
PCH Configuration
....................................................................
3-34
3.6.3
PCH Storage Configuration
.......................................................
3-35
3.6.4
System Agent Configuration
.....................................................
3-37
3.6.5
USB Configuration
....................................................................
3-38
3.6.6
Platform Misc Configuration
......................................................
3-39
3.6.7
Onboard Devices Configuration
................................................
3-41
3.6.8
APM Configuration
....................................................................
3-43
3.6.9
Network Stack Configuration
.....................................................
3-44
3.6.10
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
...........................................
3-45
3.7
Monitor menu
...........................................................................................
3-46
3.8
Boot menu
................................................................................................
3-51
3.9
Tool menu
.................................................................................................
3-57
3.9.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
............................................................
3-57
3.9.2
ASUS O.C. Profile
.....................................................................
3-58
3.9.3
ASUS DRAM SPD Information
.................................................
3-59