Asus M2N-X PLUS 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 .................................................................. 2-11
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
2.2.8
2.2.9
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
2.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 2-19
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6
2.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 2-29
2.5.1
2.5.2
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Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-2
ASUS EZ Flash utility ...................................................... 2-3
AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 2-4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 2-6
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-8
BIOS menu screen ........................................................ 2-12
Menu bar ....................................................................... 2-12
Navigation keys ............................................................. 2-12
Menu items ................................................................... 2-13
Sub-menu items ............................................................ 2-13
Configuration fields ....................................................... 2-13
Pop-up window ............................................................. 2-13
Scroll bar ....................................................................... 2-13
General help ................................................................. 2-13
System Time ................................................................. 2-14
System Date ................................................................. 2-14
Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 2-14
IDE Configuration .......................................................... 2-15
Primary IDE Master/Slave ............................................. 2-15
SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4 .............................. 2-17
System Information ....................................................... 2-18
Jumperfree Configuration ............................................. 2-19
CPU Configuration ....................................................... 2-21
Chipset .......................................................................... 2-22
Onboard Devices Configuration .................................... 2-26
PCI PnP ........................................................................ 2-27
USB Configuration ........................................................ 2-28
Suspend Mode .............................................................. 2-29
ACPI Version Features ................................................. 2-29