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Asus P4C800-E User Manual

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Safeguards

Contents

2.7

Jumpers ............................................................................ 2-19

2.8

Connectors ....................................................................... 2-21

Chapter 3: Powering up

3.1

Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1

3.2

Vocal POST Messages ...................................................... 3-2

3.3

Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 4-1

4.1.2

Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...................... 4-1

4.1.3

Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 4-3

4.1.4

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

4.2

BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-6
4.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................ 4-7

4.2.2

Menu bar ................................................................ 4-7

4.2.3

Navigation keys ..................................................... 4-7

4.2.4

Menu items ............................................................ 4-8

4.2.5

Sub-menu items ..................................................... 4-8

4.2.6

Configuration fields ................................................ 4-8

4.2.7

Pop-up window ...................................................... 4-8

4.2.8

Scroll bar ................................................................ 4-8

4.2.9

General help .......................................................... 4-8

4.3

Main menu .......................................................................... 4-9
4.3.1

System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] ....................................... 4-9

4.3.2

System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ............................... 4-9

4.3.3

Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] ......................... 4-9

4.3.4

Language [English] ................................................ 4-9

4.3.5

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .......... 4-10

4.3.6

IDE Configuration .................................................4-11

4.3.7

System Information .............................................. 4-13

4.4

Advanced menu ............................................................... 4-14
4.4.1

JumperFree Configuration ................................... 4-14

4.4.2

CPU Configuration ............................................... 4-17

4.4.3

Chipset ................................................................. 4-18

4.4.4

Onboard Devices Configuration ........................... 4-20

4.4.5

PCI PnP ............................................................... 4-22

4.4.6

USB Configuration ............................................... 4-23

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