Asus Motherboard P5Q-VM - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
1.10 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-30
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 1-30
1.10.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-34
1.11 Starting up for the first time ...................................................... 1-43
1.12 Turning off the computer ........................................................... 1-44
1.12.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................. 1-44
1.12.2 Using the dual function power switch ............................ 1-44
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 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 2-7
2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 2-9
2.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 2-10
2.2.1
BIOS menu screen .........................................................2-11
2.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................2-11
2.2.3 Navigation keys ..............................................................2-11
2.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 2-12
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 2-12
2.2.6 Configuration fields ....................................................... 2-12
2.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 2-12
2.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 2-12
2.2.9 General help ................................................................. 2-12
2.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 2-13
2.3.1
System Time ................................................................. 2-13
2.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 2-13
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 2-13
2.3.4 SATA 1–6 ...................................................................... 2-14
2.3.5 Storage Configuration ................................................... 2-15
2.3.6 AHCI Configuration ....................................................... 2-16
2.3.7 System Information ....................................................... 2-17
2.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................ 2-18
2.4.1
Configure System performance Settings ...................... 2-18
2.5 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-25