Asus a7v600x A7V600-X User's manual - Page 4

Software support - how to update bios

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Safeguards Contents 2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS 2-4 2.1.3 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar 2-9 2.2.2 Legend bar 2-10 2.3 Main Menu 2-11 2.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave 2-13 2.3.2 Keyboard Features 2-15 2.4 Advanced Menu 2-16 2.4.1 Chip Configuration 2-18 2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 2-20 2.4.3 PCI Configuration 2-22 2.5 Power Menu 2-23 2.5.1 Power Up Control 2-25 2.5.2 Hardware Monitor 2-26 2.6 Boot Menu 2-27 2.7 Exit Menu 2-29 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Install an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-3 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information 3-4 3.3 ASUS Instant Music Lite 3-5 3.4 RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0 + 1 Configurations 3-7 3.4.1 Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 3-8 3.4.2 Enter VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility 3-9 3.4.3 Create Array 3-10 3.4.4 Delete Array 3-13 3.4.5 Select Boot Array 3-13 3.4.6 Serial Number View 3-14 iv

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iv
Safeguards
Contents
2.1.2
Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
.......................
2-4
2.1.3
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2
.......
2-7
2.2
BIOS Setup program
..........................................................
2-9
2.2.1
BIOS menu bar
......................................................
2-9
2.2.2
Legend bar
...........................................................
2-10
2.3
Main Menu
.........................................................................
2-11
2.3.1
Primary and Secondary Master/Slave
.................
2-13
2.3.2
Keyboard Features
..............................................
2-15
2.4
Advanced Menu
...............................................................
2-16
2.4.1
Chip Configuration
...............................................
2-18
2.4.2
I/O Device Configuration
......................................
2-20
2.4.3
PCI Configuration
................................................
2-22
2.5
Power Menu
.....................................................................
2-23
2.5.1
Power Up Control
................................................
2-25
2.5.2
Hardware Monitor
................................................
2-26
2.6
Boot Menu
........................................................................
2-27
2.7
Exit Menu
.........................................................................
2-29
Chapter
3:
Software support
3.1
Install an operating system
.................................................
3-2
3.2
Support CD information
......................................................
3-2
3.2.1
Running the support CD
........................................
3-2
3.2.2
Drivers menu
.........................................................
3-3
3.2.3
Utilities menu
.........................................................
3-3
3.2.4
ASUS Contact Information
.....................................
3-4
3.3
ASUS Instant Music Lite
.....................................................
3-5
3.4
RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0 + 1 Configurations
....................
3-7
3.4.1
Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
.................
3-8
3.4.2
Enter VIA
®
Tech RAID BIOS Utility
........................
3-9
3.4.3
Create Array
.........................................................
3-10
3.4.4
Delete Array
.........................................................
3-13
3.4.5
Select Boot Array
.................................................
3-13
3.4.6
Serial Number View
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3-14