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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 ............... 2-2
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ........................ 2-3
2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ......... 2-5
2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS .............. 2-7
2.2 BIOS Setup program ........................................................... 2-8
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen .................................................. 2-9
2.2.2 Menu bar ................................................................. 2-9
2.2.3 Navigation keys ....................................................... 2-9
2.2.4 Menu items ............................................................ 2-10
2.2.5 Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-10
2.2.6 Configuration fields ................................................ 2-10
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-10
2.2.8 Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-10
2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-10
2.3 Main menu ......................................................................... 2-11
2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A/B .............................................. 2-11
2.3.4 Primary, Secondary, Third, Fourth IDE Master/Slave ... 2-12
2.3.5 IDE Configuration .................................................. 2-13
2.3.6 System Information ............................................... 2-14
2.4 Advanced menu ................................................................. 2-15
2.4.1 CPU Configuration ................................................ 2-15
2.4.2 Chipset .................................................................. 2-16
2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration ............................ 2-23
2.4.4 PCI PnP ................................................................. 2-24
2.5 Power menu ....................................................................... 2-25
2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support .................................................. 2-25
2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support ............................................... 2-25
2.5.3 APM Configuration ................................................ 2-26
2.5.4 Hardware Monitor .................................................. 2-28
2.6 Boot menu ......................................................................... 2-29
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............................................... 2-30
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ................................... 2-31
2.6.3 Security ................................................................. 2-32
2.7 Exit menu ........................................................................... 2-33