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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 3-4
3.2.3 QFan Control...............................................................................3-7
3.3 My Favorites ...............................................................................................3-9
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................3-11
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-13
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-23
3.6.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-24
3.6.2 Platform Misc Conguration ...................................................... 3-26
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Conguration ............................................. 3-28
3.6.4 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 3-29
3.6.5 PCH Storage Conguration....................................................... 3-30
3.6.6 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-32
3.6.7 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 3-33
3.6.8 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-33
3.6.9 APM Conguration .................................................................... 3-36
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information ................................................. 3-37
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-38
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-42
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-47
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................ 3-47
3.9.2 ASUS Overclocking Prole ....................................................... 3-48
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-49
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-50
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-51
3.11.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-51
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ...................................................................... 3-52
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 .......................................................... 3-54
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