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Contents
1.11 Software support ........................................................................ 1-31
Chapter 2: BIOS information
Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 2-4
BIOS setup program .................................................................... 2-5
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 2-6
Menu bar ......................................................................... 2-6
Navigation keys ............................................................... 2-6
Menu items ..................................................................... 2-7
Submenu items ............................................................... 2-7
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Pop-up window ............................................................... 2-7
Scroll bar ......................................................................... 2-7
General help ................................................................... 2-7
Main menu .................................................................................... 2-8
System Time ................................................................... 2-8
System Date ................................................................... 2-8
Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4 ......................... 2-8
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System Information ......................................................... 2-9
Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-10
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Chipset .......................................................................... 2-13
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PCI PnP ........................................................................ 2-15
Power menu ................................................................................ 2-16
Suspend Mode .............................................................. 2-16
ACPI 2.0 Support .......................................................... 2-16