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Table of contents
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 3-2
3.2 Powering up ..................................................................................
3-2
3.3 Support CD information ..............................................................
3-2
3.3.1 Running the support CD .................................................
3-3
3.3.2 Utilities menu ..................................................................
3-4
3.3.3 Make disk menu ..............................................................
3-5
3.3.4 ASUS contact information ...............................................
3-5
3.4 Software information ...................................................................
3-6
ASUS PC Probe II .......................................................................... 3-6
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout ......................................................................
4-2
4.3 Jumpers ........................................................................................
4-3
4.4 Connectors ...................................................................................
4-5
Chapter 5: BIOS Information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
5-2
5.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
5-5
5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash utility .....................................................
5-6
5.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
5-8
5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ....................................
5-10
5.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................
5-12
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ........................................................
5-13
5.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................
5-13
5.2.3 Navigation keys .............................................................
5-13
5.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
5-14
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................
5-14
5.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
5-14
5.2.7 Pop-up window .............................................................
5-14
5.2.8 Scroll bar .......................................................................
5-14
5.2.9 General help .................................................................
5-14
