iv
Table of contents
Chapter
3: Starting up
3.1
Installing an operating system
..............................................
3-2
3.2
Powering up
..........................................................................
3-2
3.3
Support CD information
........................................................
3-2
3.3.1
Running the support CD
..........................................
3-3
3.3.2
Utilities menu
..........................................................
3-4
3.3.3
Make disk
................................................................
3-5
3.3.4
ASUS contact information
......................................
3-5
3.4
Software information
............................................................
3-6
Chapter
4: Motherboard Info
4.1
Introduction
..........................................................................
4-2
4.2
Motherboard layout
..............................................................
4-2
4.3
Jumpers
................................................................................
4-3
4.4
Connectors
...........................................................................
4-5
Chapter
5: BIOS Information
5.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
........................................
5-2
5.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
..............................
5-2
5.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
............................................
5-3
5.1.3
AwardBIOS Flash utility
...........................................
5-4
5.1.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
................................
5-6
5.1.5
ASUS Update utility
................................................
5-8
5.2
BIOS setup program
............................................................
5-11
5.2.1
BIOS menu screen
.................................................
5-11
5.2.2
Menu bar
...............................................................
5-11
5.2.3
Legend bar
............................................................
5-12
5.2.4
Menu items
...........................................................
5-12
5.2.5
Sub-menu items
....................................................
5-12
5.2.6
Configuration fields
...............................................
5-12
5.2.7
Pop-up window
......................................................
5-13
5.2.8
General help
..........................................................
5-13