Asus A8N-E User Manual

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Contents

1.7

Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-18

1.8

Connectors ......................................................................... 1-20
1.8.1

Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-20

1.8.2

Internal connectors ............................................... 1-22

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

Updating the BIOS .................................................. 2-3

2.1.3

Saving the current BIOS file .................................... 2-5

2.1.4

ASUS EZ Flash utility .............................................. 2-6

2.2

BIOS setup program ............................................................. 2-7
2.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................... 2-8

2.2.2

Menu bar ................................................................. 2-8

2.2.3

Legend bar ............................................................. 2-9

2.2.4

Menu items ............................................................. 2-9

2.2.5

Sub-menu items ..................................................... 2-9

2.2.6

Configuration fields ................................................ 2-9

2.2.7

Pop-up window ..................................................... 2-10

2.2.8

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

Language .............................................................. 2-11

2.3.4

Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-11

2.3.5

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............. 2-12

2.3.6

First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master ............ 2-14

2.3.7

HDD SMART Monitoring ........................................ 2-15

2.3.8

Installed Memory .................................................. 2-15

2.4

Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-16
2.4.1

CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-16