Asus A8N-E User Manual

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Contents

1.8.5

PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 1-20

1.8.6

PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 1-20

1.9

Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-21

1.10

Connectors ......................................................................... 1-22
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-22
1.10.2 Internal connectors ............................................... 1-24

Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2
2.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 2-2

2.1.2

Updating the BIOS .................................................. 2-3

2.1.3

Saving the current BIOS file .................................... 2-5

2.1.4

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6

2.1.5

ASUS EZ Flash utility .............................................. 2-8

2.1.6

ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-9

2.2

BIOS setup program ........................................................... 2-12

2.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-13

2.2.2

Menu bar ............................................................... 2-13

2.2.3

Legend bar ........................................................... 2-14

2.2.4

Menu items ........................................................... 2-14

2.2.5

Sub-menu items ................................................... 2-14

2.2.6

Configuration fields .............................................. 2-14

2.2.8

General help .......................................................... 2-15

2.2.7

Pop-up window ..................................................... 2-15

2.3

Main menu .......................................................................... 2-16
2.3.1

System Time ......................................................... 2-16

2.3.2

System Date ......................................................... 2-16

2.3.3

Language .............................................................. 2-16

2.3.4

Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-16

2.3.5

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............. 2-17

2.3.6

First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master ............ 2-19

2.3.7

HDD SMART Monitoring ........................................ 2-20

2.3.8

Installed Memory .................................................. 2-20

2.4

Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-21
2.4.1

CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-21