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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
EZ Mode
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3-3
3.2.2
Advanced Mode
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3-4
3.2.3
EZ Tuning Wizard
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3-7
3.3
My Favorites
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3-9
3.4
Main menu
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3-11
3.5
Advanced menu
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3-11
3.5.1
CPU Configuration
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3-11
3.5.2
Platform Misc Configuration
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3-12
3.5.3
System Agent (SA) Configuration
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3-12
3.5.4
PCH Configuration
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3-12
3.5.5
PCH Storage Configuration
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3-12
3.5.6
Serial Port Console Redirection
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3-13
3.5.7
CPU Storage Configuration
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3-13
3.5.8
Onboard Devices Configuration
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3-13
3.5.9
APM Configuration
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3-14
3.5.10
Network Stack Configuration
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3-14
3.5.11
HDD/SSD SMART Information
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3-14
3.5.12
USB Configuration
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3-14
3.5.13
Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
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3-14
3.5.14
PCH-FW Configuration
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3-14
3.6
Boot menu
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3-15
3.7
Tool menu
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3-17
3.7.1
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
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3-17
3.7.2
Secure Erase
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3-17
3.7.3
ASUS Overclocking Profile
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3-19
3.7.4
ASUS SPD Information
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3-19
3.7.5
IPMI HWM
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3-19
3.7.6
Graphics Card Information
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3-19
3.8
Exit menu
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3-20
3.9
Server Mgmt menu
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3-20
3.10
Updating BIOS
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3-21
3.10.1
EZ Update
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3-21
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash 3
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3-22
3.10.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
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3-24
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