ASUS M2N 1394 User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1  Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2

2.1.1  Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 2-2
2.1.2  ASUS EZ Flash utility ............................................... 2-3
2.1.3  AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 2-4
2.1.4  ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6
2.1.5  ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-8

2.2  BIOS setup program ............................................................ 2-11

2.2.1  BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-12
2.2.2  Menu bar ............................................................... 2-12
2.2.3  Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-12
2.2.4  Menu items ........................................................... 2-13
2.2.5  Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-13
2.2.6  Configuration fields ............................................... 2-13
2.2.7  Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-13
2.2.8  Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-13
2.2.9  General help .......................................................... 2-13

2.3  Main menu ........................................................................... 2-14

2.3.1  System Time ......................................................... 2-14
2.3.2  System Date ......................................................... 2-14
2.3.3  Legacy Diskette A  ............................................... 2-14
2.3.4  IDE Configuration .................................................. 2-15
2.3.5  Primary IDE Master/Slave ...................................... 2-15
2.3.6  SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4 .................... 2-17
2.3.7  System Information............................................... 2-18

2.4  Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-19

2.4.1  CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-19
2.4.2  Chipset  ................................................................. 2-20
2.4.3  Onboard Devices Configuration ............................. 2-23
2.4.4  PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-24 
2.4.5  USB Configuration ................................................. 2-25 
2.4.6  Jumperfree Configuration ..................................... 2-26

2.5  Power menu ........................................................................ 2-28

2.5.1  Suspend Mode ....................................................... 2-28
2.5.2  Repost Video on S3 Resume ................................. 2-28
2.5.3  ACPI Support  ........................................................ 2-28