User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.6.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 3.6.8 ROG Effects
- 3.6.9 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.10 APM Configuration
- 3.6.11 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.6.12 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.6.13 USB Configuration
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Appendix
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Chapter 3
Boot Option Priorities
These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The
number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices
installed in the system.
• To access Windows
®
OS in Safe Mode, press <F8> after POST (Windows
®
8 not
supported).
• To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when the ASUS Logo
appears.
Boot Override
These items displays the available devices. The number of device items that appears on
the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start
booting from the selected device.
3.9 Tool menu
The Tool menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then
press <Enter> to display the submenu.
Setup Animator
This item allows you to enable or disable the Setup animator.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
This item allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 3. When you press <Enter>, a conrmation
message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press
<Enter> to conrm your choice.
For more details, refer to section 3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3.