Asus M2NBP-VM CSM User Manual page 4

Contents
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
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 .................................................................. 2-10
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 .................................................................................. 2-14
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
2.3.8
2.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-19
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
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ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-2
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-4
ASUS EZ Flash utility ...................................................... 2-5
Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 2-6
Saving the current BIOS file ............................................ 2-8
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 2-9
BIOS menu screen .........................................................2-11
Menu bar ........................................................................2-11
Legend bar .................................................................... 2-12
Menu items ................................................................... 2-12
Sub-menu items ............................................................ 2-12
Configuration fields ....................................................... 2-12
Pop-up window ............................................................. 2-13
General help ................................................................. 2-13
System Time ................................................................. 2-14
System Date ................................................................. 2-14
Legacy Diskette A ......................................................... 2-14
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ................... 2-15
SATA 1/2/3/4 ................................................................. 2-17
HDD SMART Monitoring ............................................... 2-18
Installed Memory ........................................................... 2-18
Usable Memory ............................................................. 2-18
CPU Configuration ........................................................ 2-19
Chipset .......................................................................... 2-20
PCIPnP ......................................................................... 2-21
Onboard Devices Configuration .................................... 2-22
USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-25