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Table of contents
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2
3.2 Powering up .......................................................................... 3-2
3.3 Support CD information ........................................................ 3-2
3.3.1 Running the support CD .......................................... 3-3
3.3.2 Utilities menu .......................................................... 3-4
3.3.3 Make disk ................................................................ 3-5
3.3.4 ASUS contact information ...................................... 3-5
3.4 Software information ............................................................ 3-6
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
4.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout .............................................................. 4-2
4.3 Jumpers ................................................................................ 4-3
4.4 Connectors ........................................................................... 4-5
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 5-2
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility ............................................... 5-3
5.1.3 Award BIOS Flash Uuility ......................................... 5-3
5.1.4 Saving the current BIOS file .................................... 5-5
5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 5-6
5.2 BIOS setup program .............................................................. 5-7
5.3 BIOS menu screen ................................................................. 5-8
5.4 Standard BIOS features ...................................................... 5-10
5.5 Advanced BIOS features ..................................................... 5-14
5.6 Integrated peripherals ......................................................... 5-16
5.7 Power management setup .................................................. 5-20
5.8 PC health status ................................................................. 5-22
5.9 Other items ......................................................................... 5-23
