Asus P8C WS User Manual
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Contents
Chapter 3:
BIOS setup
3.1
Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2
BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-1
3.2.1
EZ Mode......................................................................................3-2
3.2.2
Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-3
3.3
Main menu ..................................................................................................3-5
3.3.1
System Language ......................................................................3-5
3.3.2
System Date ...............................................................................3-5
3.3.3
System Time ..............................................................................3-5
3.4
Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-8
3.5
Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-14
3.5.1
Trusted Computing ....................................................................3-14
3.5.2
CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-15
3.5.3
PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-17
3.5.4
SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-18
3.5.5
System Agent Configuration......................................................3-20
3.5.6
USB Configuration ....................................................................3-21
3.5.7
Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-22
3.5.8
APM ..........................................................................................3-24
3.5.9
Network Stack ...........................................................................3-25
3.6
Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-26
3.7
Boot menu ................................................................................................3-29
3.8
Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-31
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-31
3.8.2
ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-31
3.8.3
ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-32
3.9
Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-33
3.10
Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-34
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-34
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-37
3.10.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................3-38
3.10.4
ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-39
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1
Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1
4.2
Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD ...........................................................4-1
4.2.2
Obtaining the software manuals..................................................4-2
4.3
Installing AI Suite II ....................................................................................4-3