Asus M2A-VM - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS............................................. 2-2
2.1.1
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-2
2.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-5
2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-6
2.1.4 Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 2-7
2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file ............................................ 2-9
2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility .................................... 2-10
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 Legend bar .................................................................... 2-13
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 ............................................................. 2-14
2.2.8 General help ................................................................. 2-14
2.3 Main menu................................................................................... 2-15
2.3.1
System Time ................................................................. 2-15
2.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 2-15
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 2-15
2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave ............................................. 2-16
2.3.5 SATA 1-4 ....................................................................... 2-18
2.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring ............................................... 2-19
2.3.7 Installed Memory ........................................................... 2-19
2.3.8 Usable Memory ............................................................. 2-19
2.4 Advanced menu.......................................................................... 2-20
2.4.1
JumperFree Configuration ............................................ 2-20
2.4.2 CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-21
2.4.3 Chipset .......................................................................... 2-22
2.4.3 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 2-23
2.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration ...................................... 2-24
2.4.5
USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-26