Asus P9X79-E WS - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2.5 Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-52
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-3
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-3
3.2.1
EZ Mode......................................................................................3-4
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-5
3.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-7
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-9
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-24
3.5.1
CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-25
3.5.2 System Agent Configuration......................................................3-27
3.5.3 PCH Configuration ....................................................................3-28
3.5.4 SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-28
3.5.5 USB Configuration ....................................................................3-30
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuraton .................................................3-32
3.5.7 APM ..........................................................................................3-34
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-35
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-38
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-42
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................3-42
3.8.2 ASUS DRAM SPD Information .................................................3-42
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-43
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-44
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-45
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-45
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-48
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility.................................................3-49
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-50
Chapter 4: Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................4-3
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-3
4.2.1
Running the support DVD ...........................................................4-3
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals..................................................4-4
4.3 Software information .................................................................................4-5
4.3.1
ASUS AI Suite II ..........................................................................4-5
4.3.2 ASUS SSD Caching II .................................................................4-6
4.3.3 Ai Charger+ .................................................................................4-8