Asus PCH-DL - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................... 4-1
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS ........................................................... 4-2
4.2 BIOS Setup program ..................................................................... 4-3
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-4
4.2.2 Menu bar .......................................................................... 4-4
4.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 4-5
4.2.4 General help .................................................................... 4-5
4.2.5 Sub-menu ........................................................................ 4-5
4.2.6 Scroll bar .......................................................................... 4-5
4.2.7 Pop-up window ................................................................ 4-5
4.3 Main menu ..................................................................................... 4-6
4.3.1
Primary IDE Master ......................................................... 4-7
4.3.2 Primary IDE Slave ......................................................... 4-10
4.3.3 Secondary IDE Master ................................................... 4-10
4.3.4 Secondary IDE Slave ..................................................... 4-10
4.3.5 Third IDE Master ............................................................ 4-11
4.3.6 Fourth IDE Master ......................................................... 4-11
4.4 Advanced menu ........................................................................... 4-12
4.4.1
Advanced BIOS Features .............................................. 4-12
4.4.2 CPU Configuration ......................................................... 4-13
4.4.3 Memory Configuration ................................................... 4-14
4.4.4 Chipset ........................................................................... 4-15
4.4.5 Onboard Device ............................................................. 4-18
4.4.6 Speech Configuration .................................................... 4-22
4.4.7 PCIPnP .......................................................................... 4-23
4.4.8 USB Configuration ......................................................... 4-25
4.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 4-26
4.5.1
APM Configuration ......................................................... 4-27
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor .......................................................... 4-30
4.6 Boot menu ................................................................................... 4-32
4.6.1
Boot Device Priority ....................................................... 4-32
4.6.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority .................................................. 4-33
4.6.3 Removable Device Priority ............................................ 4-33
4.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration ........................................... 4-34
4.6.5 Security .......................................................................... 4-35
4.7 Exit menu ..................................................................................... 4-37
Appendix: Reference information
A.1 PCH-DL block diagram ................................................................. A-1