Asus P5N73-AM User Manual page 4

Contents
1.10.2
Chapter 2:
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 2-12
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
2.2.8
2.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 2-16
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
2.3.8
2.3.9
2.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-21
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6
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Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-27
BIOS setup
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-2
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-5
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-6
Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 2-7
Saving the current BIOS file ............................................ 2-9
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility .................................... 2-10
BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 2-13
Menu bar ....................................................................... 2-13
Legend bar .................................................................... 2-14
Menu items ................................................................... 2-14
Sub-menu items ............................................................ 2-14
Configuration fields ....................................................... 2-14
Pop-up window ............................................................. 2-15
General help ................................................................. 2-15
System Time ................................................................. 2-16
System Date ................................................................. 2-16
Language ...................................................................... 2-16
Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 2-16
Primary IDE Master/Slave ............................................. 2-17
SATA 1~4 ...................................................................... 2-19
HDD SMART Monitoring ............................................... 2-20
Installed Memory ........................................................... 2-20
Usable Memory ............................................................. 2-20
JumperFree ................................................................... 2-21
CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-24
Chipset .......................................................................... 2-25
PCIPnP ......................................................................... 2-25
Onboard Device Configuration ...................................... 2-26
USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-28