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Asus P5N73-CM User Manual

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Contents

1.11. Software.support......................................................................... 1-29

1.11.1 Installing an operating system ...................................... 1-29
1.11.2 Support DVD information .............................................. 1-29

Chapter.2.BIOS.information

2.1.

Managing.and.updating.your.BIOS............................................. 2-1
2.1.1

ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-1

2.1.2

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

2.1.3

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-3

2.1.4

Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 2-4

2.1.5

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

2.1.6

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 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 IDE Master/Slave ..............................................2-11

2.3.5

SATA 1-4 ....................................................................... 2-12

2.3.6

HDD SMART Monitoring ............................................... 2-13

2.3.7

Installed Memory ........................................................... 2-13

2.3.8

Usable Memory ............................................................. 2-13

2.4.

Advanced.menu.......................................................................... 2-14
2.4.1

JumperFree ................................................................... 2-14

2.4.2

AI NET 2........................................................................ 2-15

2.4.3

CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-15

2.4.4

Chipset .......................................................................... 2-16