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Contents
1.12 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-21
1.12.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................
1-21
1.12.2 Internal connectors .......................................................
1-23
1.13 Software support ........................................................................
1-31
1.13.1 Installing an operating system ......................................
1-31
1.13.2 Support DVD information ..............................................
1-31
1.14 NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology support ........................................... 1-32
1.14.1 NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology ............................................ 1-32
1.14.2 NVIDIA
®
Hybrid SLI™ technology ................................ 1-36
Chapter 2
2.1 Knowing BIOS .............................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Updating BIOS ..............................................................................
2-1
2.2.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
2-2
2.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
2-3
2.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
2-4
2.3 BIOS setup program ....................................................................
2-5
2.3.1 BIOS menu screen ..........................................................
2-6
2.3.2 Menu bar .........................................................................
2-6
2.3.3 Navigation keys ...............................................................
2-7
2.3.4 Menu items .....................................................................
2-7
2.3.5 Submenu items ...............................................................
2-7
2.3.6 Conguration elds .........................................................
2-7
2.3.7 General help ...................................................................
2-7
2.3.8 Pop-up window ...............................................................
2-7
2.3.9 Scroll bar .........................................................................
2-7
2.4 Main menu ....................................................................................
2-8
2.4.1 System Time ...................................................................
2-8
2.4.2 System Date ...................................................................
2-8
2.4.3 Language ........................................................................
2-8
2.4.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave ...............................................
2-8
2.4.5 SATA 1–4 ........................................................................
2-9
2.4.6 Storage Conguration ...................................................
2-10
2.4.7 System Information .......................................................
2-10
2.5 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................
2-11
2.5.1 Ai Overclock Tuner .........................................................
2-11
2.5.2 CPU Ratio ......................................................................
2-11