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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2
2.1.2
Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS ............. 2-3
2.1.3
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...................... 2-3
2.1.4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-5
2.1.5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6
2.1.6
ASUS Update ........................................................ 2-8
2.2
BIOS Setup program ........................................................ 2-10
2.2.2
Menu bar ............................................................... 2-11
2.2.3
Navigation keys .................................................... 2-11
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen ............................................... 2-11
2.2.4
Menu items .......................................................... 2-12
2.2.5
Sub-menu items ................................................... 2-12
2.2.6
Configuration fields .............................................. 2-12
2.2.7
Pop-up window .................................................... 2-12
2.2.8
Scroll bar .............................................................. 2-12
2.2.9
General help ........................................................ 2-12
2.3
Main menu ........................................................................ 2-13
2.3.1
System Time ........................................................ 2-13
2.3.2
System Date ........................................................ 2-13
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-13
2.3.4
Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave ................. 2-14
2.3.5
System Information .............................................. 2-15
2.4
Advanced menu ............................................................... 2-16
2.4.1
CPU Configuration ............................................... 2-16
2.4.2
Chipset ................................................................. 2-21
2.4.3
Onboard Devices Configuration ........................... 2-25
2.4.4
PCIPnP ................................................................ 2-27
2.5
Power menu ..................................................................... 2-28
2.5.1
ACPI Aware O/S .................................................. 2-28
2.5.2
Suspend Mode ..................................................... 2-28
2.5.3
Repost Video S3 Resume .................................... 2-28
2.5.4
ACPI 2.0 Support ................................................. 2-28
2.5.5
ACPI APIC Support .............................................. 2-28
2.5.6
APM Configuration ............................................... 2-29
2.5.7
Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-31
