Asus A8S-X 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
2.2 BIOS Setup program ............................................................. 2-8
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 ........................................................................... 2-11
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.7
2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-14
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6
2.4.7
iv
Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 2-2
Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................... 2-3
Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ..................... 2-4
Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ................ 2-5
Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........... 2-6
BIOS menu screen ................................................... 2-9
Menu bar ................................................................. 2-9
Navigation keys ....................................................... 2-9
Menu items ........................................................... 2-10
Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-10
Configuration fields ............................................... 2-10
Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-10
Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-10
System Time ......................................................... 2-11
System Date ......................................................... 2-11
Legacy Diskette A ............................................... 2-11
Language .............................................................. 2-11
Primary, Secondary,Third and
Fourth IDE Master/Slave ....................................... 2-12
Onboard PCI S-ATA Controller .............................. 2-13
System Information .............................................. 2-13
JumperFree Configuration ..................................... 2-14
USB Configuration ................................................. 2-15
CPU Configuration ................................................. 2-16
Chipset .................................................................. 2-17
Onboard Devices Configuration ............................. 2-20
PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-21
AMD Cool ʻN Quiet Configuration .......................... 2-22