Asus K8V-VM - 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 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...............................2-5
2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS..............2-7
2.2 BIOS Setup program ...........................................................2-8
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ..................................................2-9
2.2.2 Menu bar .................................................................2-9
2.2.3 Navigation keys .......................................................2-9
2.2.4 Menu items ............................................................2-10
2.2.5 Sub-menu items ....................................................2-10
2.2.6 Configuration fields................................................2-10
2.2.7 Pop-up window ......................................................2-10
2.2.8 Scroll bar ...............................................................2-10
2.2.9 General help ..........................................................2-10
2.3 Main menu .........................................................................2-11
2.3.1 System Time .........................................................2-11
2.3.2 System Date .........................................................2-11
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A/B ..............................................2-11
2.3.4 Primary, Secondary, Third, Fourth IDE Master/Slave ...2-12
2.3.5 IDE Configuration ..................................................2-13
2.3.6 System Information ...............................................2-14
2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................2-15
2.4.1 CPU Configuration ................................................2-15
2.4.2 Chipset ..................................................................2-16
2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration ............................2-23
2.4.4 PCI PnP .................................................................2-24
2.5 Power menu .......................................................................2-25
2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support ..................................................2-25
2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support ...............................................2-25
2.5.3 APM Configuration ................................................2-26
2.5.4 Hardware Monitor ..................................................2-28
2.6 Boot menu .........................................................................2-29
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...............................................2-30
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration...................................2-31
2.6.3 Security .................................................................2-32
2.7 Exit menu ...........................................................................2-33