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Table of contents
Managing.and.updating.your.BIOS............................................. 4-2
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 4-5
ASUS CrashFree BIOS .................................................. 4-6
BIOS.setup.program..................................................................... 4-7
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-8
Menu bar ......................................................................... 4-8
Navigation keys ............................................................... 4-8
Menu items ..................................................................... 4-9
Sub-menu items .............................................................. 4-9
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Pop-up window ............................................................... 4-9
Scroll bar ......................................................................... 4-9
General help ................................................................... 4-9
Main.menu................................................................................... 4-10
System Time ................................................................. 4-10
System Date ................................................................ 4-10
Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~4 .............................4-11
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System Information ....................................................... 4-13
Advanced.menu.......................................................................... 4-14
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Chipset .......................................................................... 4-16
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PCI PnP ........................................................................ 4-21
Power.menu................................................................................. 4-22
Suspend Mode [Auto] ................................................... 4-22
ACPI 2.0 Support ......................................................... 4-22
ACPI APIC Support ...................................................... 4-22
........................................................ 4-23
Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-24