User's Manual

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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv
About this guide ......................................................................................................... iv
Package contents ....................................................................................................... vi
A58M-A/USB3 specications summary ................................................................... vi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................................
1-2
1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) ............................................................
1-4
1.4 System memory ............................................................................................
1-7
1.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................................
1-9
1.6 Jumpers
....................................................................................................... 1-11
1.7 Connectors ..................................................................................................
1-13
1.8 Software support ........................................................................................
1-20
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................................. 2-1
2.2 BIOS setup program .....................................................................................
2-6
2.3 My Favorites
................................................................................................ 2-10
2.4 Main menu ...................................................................................................
2-11
2.5 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................
2-13
2.6 Advanced menu ..........................................................................................
2-16
2.7 Monitor menu ..............................................................................................
2-22
2.8 Boot menu ...................................................................................................
2-25
2.9 Tools menu ..................................................................................................
2-31
2.10 Exit menu ....................................................................................................
2-32
Appendices
Notices ..................................................................................................................... A-1
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-3