Asus M2V-MX SE - 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 ASUS EZ Flash utility ...................................................... 2-3
2.1.3 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 2-4
2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 2-6
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-8
2.2 BIOS setup program................................................................... 2-11
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 2-12
2.2.2 Menu bar ....................................................................... 2-12
2.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................. 2-12
2.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 2-13
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 2-13
2.2.6 Configuration fields ....................................................... 2-13
2.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 2-13
2.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 2-13
2.2.9 General help ................................................................. 2-13
2.3 Main menu................................................................................... 2-14
2.3.1
System Time ................................................................. 2-14
2.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 2-14
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 2-14
2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .................. 2-15
2.3.5 SATA1 and SATA2 ........................................................ 2-17
2.3.6 IDE Configuration .......................................................... 2-18
2.3.7 System Information ....................................................... 2-19
2.4 Advanced menu.......................................................................... 2-20
2.4.1
USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-20
2.4.2 CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-22
2.4.3 Chipset .......................................................................... 2-23
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration .................................... 2-28
2.4.5 PCI PnP ........................................................................ 2-29
2.5 Power menu................................................................................. 2-30
2.5.1
Suspend Mode .............................................................. 2-30
2.5.2 ACPI Version Support ................................................... 2-30
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 2-30