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2.3.2

Audio I/O connections ...............................................................2-16

2.4

Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-18

2.5

Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-19

Chapter 3:

BIOS setup

3.1

Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1

3.2

BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2
3.2.1

EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3

3.2.2

Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-4

3.3

My Favorites ...............................................................................................3-6

3.4

Main menu ..................................................................................................3-7

3.5

Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-9

3.6

Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-25
3.6.1

CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-26

3.6.2

PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-29

3.6.3

SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-31

3.6.4

System Agent Configuration......................................................3-32

3.6.5

Intel (R) Thunderbolt .................................................................3-34

3.6.6

USB Configuration ....................................................................3-36

3.6.7

Platform Misc Configuration ......................................................3-37

3.6.8

Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-38

3.6.9

APM ..........................................................................................3-40

3.6.10

Network Stack ...........................................................................3-41

3.7

Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-42

3.8

Boot menu ................................................................................................3-45

3.9

Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-51
3.9.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-51

3.9.2

ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-51

3.9.3

ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-52

3.10

Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-53

3.11

Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-54
3.11.1

EZ Update .................................................................................3-54

3.11.2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................3-55

3.11.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ..........................................................3-56

3.11.4

ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-57

Chapter 4:

Software support

4.1

Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1

4.2

Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-1