iv
Safeguards
Contents
2.1.4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
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2-5
2.1.5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2
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2-6
2.2
BIOS Setup program
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2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen
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2-9
2.2.2
Menu bar
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2-9
2.2.3
Navigation keys
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2-9
2.2.4
Menu items
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2-10
2.2.5
Sub-menu items
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2-10
2.2.6
Configuration fields
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2-10
2.2.7
Pop-up window
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2-10
2.2.8
Scroll bar
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2-10
2.2.9
General help
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2-10
2.3
Main menu
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2-11
2.3.1
System Time
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2-11
2.3.2
System Date
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2-11
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A
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2-11
2.3.4
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
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2-12
2.3.6
System Information
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2-13
2.4
Advanced menu
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2-14
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration
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2-14
2.4.2
CPU Configuration
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2-15
2.4.3
Chipset
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2-15
2.4.4
Onboard Devices Configuration
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2-17
2.4.5
PCI PnP
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2-19
2.5
Power menu
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2-21
2.5.1
Suspend Mode
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2-21
2.5.2
Repost Video on S3 Resume
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2-21
2.5.3
ACPI 2.0 Support
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2-21
2.5.4
ACPI APIC Support
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2-21
2.5.6
APM Configuration
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2-22
2.5.7
Hardware Monitor
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2-23
2.6
Boot menu
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2-24
2.6.1
Boot Device Priority
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2-24
2.6.2
Boot Settings Configuration
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2-24
2.6.3
Security
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2-26
2.7
Exit menu
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2-28
Chapter
3: Software support
3.1
Install an operating system
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3-2
3.2
Support CD information
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3-2