Asus M5A97/SI - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-1
3.2.1
EZ Mode......................................................................................3-2
3.2.2 Advanced Mode ..........................................................................3-3
3.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-5
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-7
3.5 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-14
3.5.1
CPU Configuration ....................................................................3-14
3.5.2 North Bridge Configuration........................................................3-15
3.5.3 SATA Configuration ...................................................................3-16
3.5.4 USB Configuration ....................................................................3-17
3.5.5 CPU Core On/Off Function .......................................................3-18
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................3-19
3.5.7 APM ..........................................................................................3-20
3.6 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-21
3.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-24
3.8 Tools menu ...............................................................................................3-26
3.8.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................3-26
3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................3-26
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile .....................................................................3-26
3.9 Exit menu ..................................................................................................3-27
3.10 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-28
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility...................................................................3-28
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................3-31
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater .................................................................3-32
Chapter 4: Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1
4.2 Support DVD information ..........................................................................4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD ...........................................................4-1
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals..................................................4-2
4.3 Software information .................................................................................4-3
4.3.1
AI Suite II.....................................................................................4-3
4.3.2 TurboV EVO ................................................................................4-4
4.3.3 EPU .............................................................................................4-8
4.3.4 FAN Xpert....................................................................................4-9
4.3.5 Probe II......................................................................................4-10
4.3.6 Ai Charger+ ............................................................................... 4-11
4.3.7 Audio configurations..................................................................4-12