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Asus P4U800-X User Manual

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Safeguards

Contents

Chapter 2: BIOS Information

2.1

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

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

2.1.2

Updating the BIOS with EZ Flash feature .............. 2-3

2.1.3

Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS .......... 2-4

2.1.4

ASUS Update ........................................................ 2-5

2.2

BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-7
2.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................ 2-8

2.2.2

Menu bar ................................................................ 2-8

2.2.3

Legend bar ............................................................. 2-9

2.2.4

General help .......................................................... 2-9

2.2.5

Sub-menu .............................................................. 2-9

2.2.6

Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-9

2.3

Main menu ........................................................................ 2-10

Primary and Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 2-12

2.4

Advanced menu ............................................................... 2-15
2.4.1

Frequency/Voltage Control .................................. 2-16

2.4.2

Chip Configuration ............................................... 2-17

2.4.3

I/O Device Configuration ...................................... 2-19

2.4.4

PCI Configuration ................................................ 2-20

2.5

Power menu ..................................................................... 2-22
2.5.1

Power Up Control ................................................ 2-23

2.5.2

Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-25

2.6

Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-26

2.7

Exit menu ......................................................................... 2-28

Chapter 3: Software support

3.1

Install an operating system ................................................. 3-2

3.2

Support CD information ...................................................... 3-2
3.2.1

Running the support CD ........................................ 3-2

3.2.2

Drivers menu ......................................................... 3-3

3.2.3

Utilities menu ......................................................... 3-3

3.2.4

ASUS Contact Information ..................................... 3-4