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Contents
2.9 Motherboard rear and audio connection ...............................................2-35
2.9.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-35
2.9.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-37
2.10 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-39
2.11 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-39
Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
3.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................3-2
3.2 Onboard buttons and switches ................................................................3-4
3.3 Jumpers ......................................................................................................3-5
3.4 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................................... 3-10
3.5 Internal connectors ..................................................................................3-13
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................4-2
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 4-2
4.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility................................................................... 4-3
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility ....................................................................... 4-4
4.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................4-6
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 4-7
4.2.2 Menu bar ..................................................................................... 4-7
4.2.3 Menu items..................................................................................4-8
4.2.4 Submenu items ........................................................................... 4-8
4.2.5 Navigation keys ........................................................................... 4-8
4.2.6 General help................................................................................4-8
4.2.7 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 4-8
4.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................4-8
4.2.9 Scroll bar ..................................................................................... 4-8
4.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................4-9
4.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................4-9
4.5 Performance Tuning menu ......................................................................4-10
4.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................4-12
4.6.1 Trusted Computing....................................................................4-12
4.6.2 ACPI Settings ............................................................................ 4-12
4.6.3 SMART Self Test ...................................................................... 4-12
4.6.4 Super IO Conguration ............................................................. 4-13
4.6.5 Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................ 4-13
4.6.6 CPU Storage Conguration....................................................... 4-13