User’s Manual

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Contents
1.11 Software support ........................................................................ 1-34
1.11.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-34
1.11.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-34
1.11.3 ASUS Home Theater Gate
............................................ 1-35
Chapter 2 BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
2-3
2.2 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
2-3
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
2-4
2.2.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
2-4
2.2.3 Navigation keys ...............................................................
2-5
2.2.4 Menu items .....................................................................
2-5
2.2.5 Submenu items ...............................................................
2-5
2.2.6 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-5
2.2.7 General help ...................................................................
2-5
2.2.8 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-5
2.2.9 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-5
2.3 Main menu ....................................................................................
2-6
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ...................................................
2-6
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .........................................
2-6
2.3.3 Language [English] .........................................................
2-6
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave ...............................................
2-6
2.3.5 SATA 1–5/ESATA ...........................................................
2-7
2.3.6 Storage Conguration .....................................................
2-8
2.3.7 System Information .........................................................
2-8
2.4 Ai Tweaker menu ..........................................................................
2-9
2.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] ...............................................
2-9
2.4.2 CPU Ratio [Auto] .............................................................
2-9
2.4.3 DRAM Frequency [Auto] .................................................
2-9
2.4.4 CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] ............................................
2-10
2.4.5 HT Link Frequency [Auto] .............................................
2-10
2.4.6 Memory Conguration ...................................................
2-10
2.4.7 DRAM Timing Conguration .........................................
2-10