Asus M3A78-VM - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
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 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 2-3
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 2-6
2.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-8
2.1.5 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 Navigation keys ............................................................. 2-14
2.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 2-14
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 2-14
2.2.6 Configuration fields ....................................................... 2-14
2.2.7 General help ................................................................. 2-14
2.2.8 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 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 2-16
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave ............................................. 2-17
2.3.5 SATA 1-6 ....................................................................... 2-18
2.3.6 SATA Configuration ....................................................... 2-19
2.3.7 System Information ....................................................... 2-20
2.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-21
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration ............................................ 2-21
2.4.2 CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-23
2.4.3 Chipset .......................................................................... 2-24
2.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration ...................................... 2-27
2.4.5
PCIPnP ......................................................................... 2-28
2.4.6 USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-29
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 2-30
2.5.1
Suspend Mode .............................................................. 2-30
2.5.2 ACPI Support ................................................................ 2-30
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 2-30