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Contents
3.2 Jumpers ..................................................................................... 3-5
3.3 Connectors .............................................................................. 3-10
3.3.1 Rear panel connectors ..............................................3-10
3.3.2 Internal connectors ...................................................3-11
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................. 4-2
4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk .................................. 4-2
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility............................................................. 4-3
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility..................................... 4-6
4.1.4 ASUS Update utility ..................................................... 4-8
4.2 BIOS setup program ................................................................. 4-11
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..................................................... 4-12
4.2.2 Menu bar ................................................................... 4-12
4.2.3 Navigation keys ......................................................... 4-12
4.2.4 Menu items ................................................................4-13
4.2.5 Sub-menu items ........................................................4-13
4.2.6 Conguration elds ................................................... 4-13
4.2.7 Pop-up window .......................................................... 4-13
4.2.8 Scroll bar ...................................................................4-13
4.2.9 General help .............................................................. 4-13
4.3 Main menu ................................................................................ 4-14
4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .............................................4-14
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] .................................4-14
4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Enabled] .................................... 4-14
4.3.4 Primary, Third, Fourth IDE Master/Slave ................... 4-15
4.3.5 IDE Conguration ...................................................... 4-16
4.3.6 System Information ...................................................4-18
4.4 Advanced menu .......................................................................4-19
4.4.1 USB Conguration ..................................................... 4-19
4.4.2 MPS Conguration ..................................................... 4-20
4.4.3 Remote Access Conguration ................................... 4-21
4.4.4 Trusted Computing ...................................................4-22
4.4.5 CPU Conguration .....................................................4-23
4.4.6 Chipset ...................................................................... 4-24