User's Manual

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Fast Boot
Fast Boot allows you to shorten the system bootup time in as fast as two* seconds for a
smoother Windows
®
8 experience.
Before installing or upgrading your system’s operating system into Windows
®
8, ensure
that your motherboard’s BIOS and packaged software are updated to their latest versions.
Check the latest BIOS and software versions at www.asus.com.
You can congure the Fast Boot feature from the Boot menu in BIOS setup or ASUS Boot
Setting.
• Download ASUS Boot Setting from the ASUS Support site at http://support.asus.com
and install in your system.
• *Bootup time may vary on selected models.
• Fast Boot is also supported for systems running on Windows
®
XP, Windows
®
Vista, or
Windows
®
7.
• Refer to sections ASUS Boot Setting and Windows
®
8 BIOS Boot Settings for more
information in using Fast Boot.
ASUS Boot Setting
ASUS Boot Setting utility allows you to quickly enter the BIOS setup with a click of the
DirectBIOS button. It also allows you to select the system bootup process using Normal Boot
or Fast Boot.
To fully support ASUS Boot Setting on your motherboard, download the latest BIOS from
ASUS Support site at http://www.asus.com and update the BIOS in your system.
Click to enter
BIOS Setup
directly.
Click to show
Advanced Setup
settings
Click to enable or
disable Fast Boot
Click to select the
bootup setting