Asus K8V-MX User Manual page 4

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 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-5
2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS ............................................. 2-6
2.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-7
2.2.3 Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-8
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................ 2-8
2.2.2 Menu bar ................................................................ 2-8
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 ...................................................... 2-9
2.2.8 Scroll bar ................................................................ 2-9
2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-9
2.3 Main menu ........................................................................ 2-10
2.3.1 System Time ........................................................ 2-10
2.3.2 System Date ........................................................ 2-10
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 2-10
2.3.4 Diskette Write ....................................................... 2-10
2.3.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave .................. 2-11
2.3.5 System Information .............................................. 2-12
2.4 Advanced menu ............................................................... 2-13
2.4.1 CPU Configuration ............................................... 2-13
2.4.2 Chipset ................................................................. 2-15
2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration ........................... 2-18
2.4.4 PCI PnP ............................................................... 2-20
2.5 Power menu ..................................................................... 2-22
2.5.1 Suspend Mode ..................................................... 2-22
2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ............................... 2-22
2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support ................................................. 2-22
2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support .............................................. 2-22
2.5.5 APM Configuration ............................................... 2-23
2.5.6 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-25
2.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-26
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............................................. 2-26
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 2-27
2.6.3 Security ................................................................ 2-28
2.7 Exit menu ......................................................................... 2-30
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