Asus M3A78-CM User Manual
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Contents
1.11 Software support ........................................................................ 1-27
Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-1
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-3
AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 2-4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 2-5
BIOS setup program .................................................................... 2-6
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 2-7
Menu bar ......................................................................... 2-7
Navigation keys ............................................................... 2-8
Menu items ..................................................................... 2-8
Submenu items ............................................................... 2-8
Configuration fields ......................................................... 2-8
General help ................................................................... 2-8
Pop-up window ............................................................... 2-8
Scroll bar ......................................................................... 2-8
System Time .................................................................. 2-9
System Date .................................................................. 2-9
Legacy Diskette A ........................................................... 2-9
Primary IDE Master/Slave and SATA 1~6 ....................... 2-9
SATA Configuration ....................................................... 2-10
System Information ........................................................2-11
Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-11
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration .............................................2-11
CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-12
Chipset .......................................................................... 2-13
Onboard Devices Configuration .................................... 2-15
PCI PnP ........................................................................ 2-15
USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-16
Power menu ................................................................................ 2-17