Asus V-Series P5P43, User Manual

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Contents
2.7.2 Installing a floppy disk drive .......................................... 2-23
2.7.3 Installing a hard disk drive ............................................ 2-2 4
2.8 Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover ........... 2-25
Chapter 3 Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 3-2
3.2 Powering up .................................................................................. 3-2
3.3 Support DVD information ............................................................ 3-2
3.3.1 Running the support DVD ............................................... 3-3
3.3.2 Utilities menu .................................................................. 3- 4
3.3.3 Manual menu .................................................................. 3-7
3.3.4 Make Disk menu ............................................................. 3- 8
3.3.5 ASUS Contact information .............................................. 3-9
3.3.5 Other information .......................................................... 3-10
3.4 Software information ................................................................. 3-12
ASUS PC Probe II ........................................................................ 3-12
Chapter 4 Motherboard introductiomn
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 4-2
4.3 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-3
4.3 Connectors ................................................................................... 4-4
Chapter 5 BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 5- 2
5.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 5-5
5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 5-6
5.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5- 7
5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5- 9
5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 5-10
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .........................................................5-11
5.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................5-11
5.2.3 Navigation keys ..............................................................5-11
5.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 5-1 2
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 5-1 2
5.2.6 Configuration fields ....................................................... 5-1 2