Asus M5A88-M - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2.8.3 Internal connectors....................................................................2-24
2.8.4. ASUS Q-Connector (system panel) ..........................................2-30
2.9 Onboard LEDs ..........................................................................................2-31
2.10 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-32
2.11 Turning off the computer .........................................................................2-32
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2.1
ASUS Update utility.....................................................................3-2
3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...............................................................3-4
3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility...................................................3-5
3.2.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ...................................................................3-6
3.3 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-9
3.3.1
BIOS menu screen ......................................................................3-9
3.3.2 Menu bar .....................................................................................3-9
3.3.3 Navigation keys .........................................................................3-10
3.3.4 Menu items................................................................................3-10
3.3.5 Submenu items .........................................................................3-10
3.3.6 Configuration fields ...................................................................3-10
3.3.7 Pop-up window..........................................................................3-10
3.3.8 Scroll bar ...................................................................................3-10
3.3.9 General help..............................................................................3-10
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................ 3-11
3.4.1
SATA6G_1~6 ............................................................................ 3-11
3.4.2 SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-13
3.4.3 System Information ...................................................................3-14
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ......................................................................................3-15
3.5.1
CPU Level UP [Auto] .................................................................3-15
3.5.2 CPU OverClocking [Auto]..........................................................3-16
3.5.3 CPU Ratio [Auto] .......................................................................3-17
3.5.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] ...........................................................3-17
3.5.5 CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] ........................................................3-17
3.5.6 HT Link Speed [Auto] ................................................................3-17
3.5.7 GPU Booster [Enabled] .............................................................3-17
3.5.8 OC Tuner Utility .........................................................................3-18
3.5.9 DRAM Timing Configuration......................................................3-18
3.5.10 DRAM Driving Configuration .....................................................3-19
3.5.11 CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset] ..............................................3-20
3.5.12 CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] ........................................................3-20