Asus P8C WS, User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-1
3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-2
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-3
3.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-5
3.3.1 System Language ......................................................................3-5
3.3.2 System Date ...............................................................................3-5
3.3.3 System Time ..............................................................................3-5
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-8
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-14
3.5.1 Trusted Computing ....................................................................3-14
3.5.2 CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-15
3.5.3 PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-17
3.5.4 SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-18
3.5.5 System Agent Configuration ......................................................3-20
3.5.6 USB Configuration ....................................................................3-21
3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-22
3.5.8 APM ..........................................................................................3-24
3.5.9 Network Stack ...........................................................................3-25
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-26
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-29
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-31
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-31
3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-31
3.8.3 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-32
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-33
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-34
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-34
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-37
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................3-38
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-39
Chapter 4: Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD ...........................................................4-1
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals..................................................4-2
4.3 Installing AI Suite II ....................................................................................4-3