User Guide

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Contents
2.13 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-23
2.14 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-23
Chapter 3: Motherboard Information
3.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................3-2
3.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................3-4
3.3 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................................ 3-8
3.4 Internal connectors ..................................................................................3-11
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 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 4-8
4.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................4-8
4.2.9 Scroll bar ..................................................................................... 4-8
4.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................4-9
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ..................................................... 4-9
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ............................................................... 4-9
4.4 Advanced menu .......................................................................................4-10
4.4.1 Trusted Computing.................................................................... 4-10
4.4.2 Runtime Error Logging Settings ................................................ 4-10
4.4.3 Chipset Conguration................................................................4-11
4.4.4 Platform Conguration .............................................................. 4-21
4.4.5 CPU Conguration ................................................................... 4-29
4.4.6 SATA Conguration ................................................................. 4-32
4.4.7 Network Stack Conguration .................................................... 4-35
4.4.8 CSM Conguration ................................................................... 4-36
4.4.9 NVMe controller and Drive information .................................... 4-37
4.4.10 iSCSI Conguration ..................................................................4-37