ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Manual De Usuario

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Contents

PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-20

PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-20

PCI Express x16 slots ................................................... 2-20

Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-21

Audio card installation .............................................................. 2-22

Connectors ................................................................................. 2-23
2.8.1

Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-23

Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-26

Chapter 3:

Powering up

Starting up for the first time ........................................................ 3-1

Turning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2
3.2.1

Using the OS shut down function .................................... 3-2

Using the dual function power switch .............................. 3-2

Chapter 4:

Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1
4.1.1

ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-1

Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 4-4

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 4-5

Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 4-6

Saving the current BIOS file ............................................ 4-8

BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-9
4.2.1

BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 4-10

Menu bar ....................................................................... 4-10

Legend bar .....................................................................4-11

Menu items ....................................................................4-11

Sub-menu items .............................................................4-11

Configuration fields ........................................................4-11

Pop-up window ............................................................. 4-12

General help ................................................................. 4-12

Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13
4.3.1

System Time ................................................................. 4-13

System Date ................................................................. 4-13

Language ...................................................................... 4-13