Asus Motherboard M2S-X - 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 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................... 2-3
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ..................... 2-4
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash 2 to update the BIOS ............. 2-5
2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 3 ........... 2-6
2.2 BIOS Setup program ............................................................. 2-9
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-10
2.2.2 Menu bar ............................................................... 2-10
2.2.3 Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-10
2.2.4 Menu items ........................................................... 2-11
2.2.5 Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-11
2.2.6 Configuration fields ............................................... 2-11
2.2.7 Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-11
2.2.8 Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-11
2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-11
2.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 2-12
2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-12
2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-12
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ............................................... 2-12
2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............. 2-13
2.3.5 SATA1 and SATA2 ................................................ 2-14
2.3.6 IDE Configuration .................................................. 2-16
2.3.7 System Information............................................... 2-17
2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-17
2.4.1 USB Configuration ................................................. 2-18
2.4.2 JumperFree Configuration ..................................... 2-19
2.4.3 CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-20
2.4.4 Chipset .................................................................. 2-20
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration ............................. 2-26
2.4.6 PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-27