Asus P4-P5G41 - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of contents
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-2
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 4-2
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 4-3
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-6
4.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 4-8
4.1.5 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-9
4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 4-12
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 4-13
4.2.2 Menu bar ....................................................................... 4-13
4.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................. 4-13
4.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 4-14
4.2.5 Submenu items ............................................................. 4-14
4.2.6 Configuration fields ....................................................... 4-14
4.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 4-14
4.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 4-14
4.2.9 General help ................................................................. 4-14
4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-15
4.3.1
System Time ................................................................. 4-15
4.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 4-15
4.3.3 SATA 1/2 ....................................................................... 4-16
4.3.4 Storage Configuration ................................................... 4-17
4.3.5 System Information ....................................................... 4-18
4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-19
4.4.1
CPU Configuration ........................................................ 4-19
4.4.2 Chipset .......................................................................... 4-21
4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration .................................... 4-23
4.4.4 USB Configuration ........................................................ 4-24
4.4.5 PCI PnP ........................................................................ 4-25
4.4.6 Real-Time Disk Encryption Technology ........................ 4-25
4.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 4-26
4.5.1
Suspend Mode .............................................................. 4-26
4.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support .......................................................... 4-26
4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 4-26
4.5.4 APM Configuration ........................................................ 4-27
4.5.5 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-28