Asus K8V-MX - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS Information
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 copy the current BIOS ...............2-2
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ........................2-3
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS .............2-5
2.2 BIOS Setup program ...........................................................2-6
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..................................................2-7
2.2.2 Menu bar .................................................................2-7
2.2.3 Navigation keys .......................................................2-7
2.2.4 Menu items ..............................................................2-8
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ......................................................2-8
2.2.6 Configuration fields .................................................2-8
2.2.7 Pop-up window ........................................................2-8
2.2.8 Scroll bar .................................................................2-8
2.2.9 General help ............................................................2-8
2.3 Main menu ...........................................................................2-9
2.3.1 System Time ...........................................................2-9
2.3.2 System Date ...........................................................2-9
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ....................................................2-9
2.3.4 Diskette Write .........................................................2-9
2.3.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave ...................2-10
2.3.6 System Information ...............................................2-11
2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................2-12
2.4.1 CPU Configuration ................................................2-12
2.4.2 Chipset ..................................................................2-15
2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration ............................2-19
2.4.4 PCI PnP .................................................................2-21
2.4.5 System Frequency/Voltage Configuration .............2-22
2.5 Power menu .......................................................................2-23
2.5.1 Suspend Mode .....................................................2-23
2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ...............................2-23
2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support ..................................................2-23
2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support ...............................................2-23
2.5.5 APM Configuration ................................................2-24
2.5.6 Hardware Monitor ..................................................2-26
2.6 Boot menu .........................................................................2-27
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...............................................2-28
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ..................................2-29
2.6.3 Security .................................................................2-30
2.7 Exit menu ...........................................................................2-31