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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-4
3.2.3 QFan Control...............................................................................3-7
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard .......................................................................3-9
3.3 My Favorites .............................................................................................3-11
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................3-13
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-15
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-30
3.6.1 CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-31
3.6.2 PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-34
3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration .......................................................3-35
3.6.4 System Agent Configuration .....................................................3-36
3.6.5 USB Configuration ....................................................................3-38
3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration ......................................................3-39
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-40
3.6.8 APM Configuration ....................................................................3-41
3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration .....................................................3-42
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-43
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-46
3.9 Tool menu .................................................................................................3-52
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-52
3.9.2 ASUS Overclocking Profile .......................................................3-52
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-53
3.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-54
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-55
3.11.1 EZ Update .................................................................................3-55
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................3-56
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................3-57
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-58
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 guides.....................................................4-2
4.3 Software information .................................................................................4-3