Asus P4S8X-MX User Manual

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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

ASUS EZ Flash utility .............................................. 2-3

2.1.3

AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 2-4

2.1.4

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6

2.1.5

ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-8

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

Navigation keys .................................................... 2-12

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 ..................................................... 2-13

2.2.8

Scroll bar .............................................................. 2-13

2.2.9

General help .......................................................... 2-13

2.3

Main menu .......................................................................... 2-14
2.3.1

System Time ......................................................... 2-14

2.3.2

System Date ......................................................... 2-14

2.3.3

Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-14

2.3.4

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............. 2-15

2.3.5

OnChip SATA Controller ....................................... 2-16

2.3.6

System Information .............................................. 2-16

2.4

Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-17
2.4.1

JumperFree Configuration .................................... 2-18

2.4.2

CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-20

2.4.3

Chipset ................................................................. 2-21

2.4.4

Onboard Devices Configuration ............................ 2-23

2.4.5

PCI PnP ................................................................. 2-24

2.4.6

USB Configuration ................................................. 2-27