ASUS pundit-s Manuel D’Utilisation

5.4

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 5-6

5.5

System memory ............................................................................. 5-7

5.6

Expansion slots ............................................................................. 5-7
5.6.1

Configuring an expansion card ...................................... 5-7

5.6.2

Standard Interrupt Assignments ..................................... 5-8

5.7

Jumpers ......................................................................................... 5-9

5.8

Connectors .................................................................................. 5-12

6.1

Managing and updating the BIOS ................................................. 6-2
6.1.1

Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS .................... 6-2

6.1.2

Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ............................... 6-4

6.1.3

CrashFree BIOS feature ................................................ 6-8

6.2

BIOS Setup program ..................................................................... 6-9
6.2.1

BIOS menu bar ............................................................ 6-10

6.2.2

Legend bar ................................................................... 6-10

6.3

Main Menu ................................................................................... 6-12
6.3.1

Primary and Secondary Master/Slave ......................... 6-14

6.3.2

Keyboard Features ...................................................... 6-18

6.4

Advanced Menu ........................................................................... 6-19
6.4.1

Chip Configuration ....................................................... 6-21

6.4.2

I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 6-24

6.4.3

PCI Configuration ......................................................... 6-25
6.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control .......................... 6-26
6.4.3.2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion ........................... 6-27

6.5

Power Menu ................................................................................ 6-28
6.5.1

Power Up Control ......................................................... 6-30

6.5.2

Hardware Monitor ........................................................ 6-32

6.6

Boot Menu ................................................................................... 6-34

6.7

Exit Menu ..................................................................................... 6-36

7.1

Install an operating system ............................................................ 7-2

7.2

Support CD information ................................................................. 7-2
7.2.1

Running the support CD ................................................ 7-2

7.2.2

Installation menus .......................................................... 7-3

7.2.3

Software and drivers description .................................... 7-3

7.3

Software information ...................................................................... 7-5
7.3.1

ASUS Update ................................................................. 7-5

7.3.2

ASUS PC Probe ............................................................. 7-6