Asus P4PE2-X User Manual
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Safeguards
Contents
2.1.4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-5
2.1.5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6
2.2
BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-8
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen ................................................ 2-9
2.2.2
Menu bar ................................................................ 2-9
2.2.3
Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-9
2.2.4
Menu items .......................................................... 2-10
2.2.5
Sub-menu items ................................................... 2-10
2.2.6
Configuration fields .............................................. 2-10
2.2.7
Pop-up window .................................................... 2-10
2.2.8
Scroll bar .............................................................. 2-10
2.2.9
General help ........................................................ 2-10
2.3
Main menu ......................................................................... 2-11
2.3.1
System Time ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.2
System Date ......................................................... 2-11
2.3.3
Legacy Diskette A ................................................. 2-11
2.3.4
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .......... 2-12
2.3.6
System Information .............................................. 2-13
2.4
Advanced menu ............................................................... 2-14
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration ................................... 2-14
2.4.2
CPU Configuration ............................................... 2-15
2.4.3
Chipset ................................................................. 2-15
2.4.4
Onboard Devices Configuration ........................... 2-17
2.4.5
PCI PnP ............................................................... 2-19
2.5
Power menu ..................................................................... 2-21
2.5.1
Suspend Mode ..................................................... 2-21
2.5.2
Repost Video on S3 Resume ............................... 2-21
2.5.3
ACPI 2.0 Support ................................................. 2-21
2.5.4
ACPI APIC Support .............................................. 2-21
2.5.6
APM Configuration ............................................... 2-22
2.5.7
Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-23
2.6
Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-24
2.6.1
Boot Device Priority ............................................. 2-24
2.6.2
Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 2-24
2.6.3
Security ................................................................ 2-26
2.7
Exit menu ......................................................................... 2-28
Chapter 3: Software support
3.1
Install an operating system ................................................. 3-2
3.2
Support CD information ...................................................... 3-2