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Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification 2 Technical Reference 2.1 Memory Resources 43 2.1.1 Addressable Memory 43 2.1.2 Memory Map 45 2.2 Connectors and Headers 45 2.2.1 Back Panel Connectors 46 2.2.2 Component-side Connectors and Headers 48 2.3 Jumper Block 58 2.4 Mechanical Considerations 60 2.4.1 Form Factor 60 2.5 Electrical Considerations 61 2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations 61 2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability 62 2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations 62 2.6 Thermal Considerations 63 2.7 Reliability 65 2.8 Environmental 65 3 Overview of BIOS Features 3.1 Introduction 67 3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization 68 3.3 Resource Configuration 68 3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration 68 3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS 69 3.5 Legacy USB Support 69 3.6 BIOS Updates 70 3.6.1 Language Support 70 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 71 3.7 BIOS Recovery 71 3.8 Boot Options 72 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot 72 3.8.2 Network Boot 72 3.8.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 72 3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 72 3.9 Adjusting Boot Speed 73 3.9.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 73 3.9.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations 73 3.10 BIOS Security Features 74 3.11 BIOS Performance Features 75 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 Speaker 77 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes 77 4.3 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 78 4.4 BIOS Error Messages 78 4.5 Port 80h POST Codes 79 viii

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Intel Desktop Board DX79SI Technical Product Specification
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2
Technical Reference
2.1
Memory Resources
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43
2.1.1
Addressable Memory
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43
2.1.2
Memory Map
.........................................................................
45
2.2
Connectors and Headers
....................................................................
45
2.2.1
Back Panel Connectors
...........................................................
46
2.2.2
Component-side Connectors and Headers
.................................
48
2.3
Jumper Block
...................................................................................
58
2.4
Mechanical Considerations
.................................................................
60
2.4.1
Form Factor
..........................................................................
60
2.5
Electrical Considerations
....................................................................
61
2.5.1
Power Supply Considerations
..................................................
61
2.5.2
Fan Header Current Capability
................................................
62
2.5.3
Add-in Board Considerations
...................................................
62
2.6
Thermal Considerations
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63
2.7
Reliability
........................................................................................
65
2.8
Environmental
..................................................................................
65
3
Overview of BIOS Features
3.1
Introduction
.....................................................................................
67
3.2
BIOS Flash Memory Organization
........................................................
68
3.3
Resource Configuration
.....................................................................
68
3.3.1
PCI Autoconfiguration
............................................................
68
3.4
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
.................................................
69
3.5
Legacy USB Support
.........................................................................
69
3.6
BIOS Updates
..................................................................................
70
3.6.1
Language Support
.................................................................
70
3.6.2
Custom Splash Screen
...........................................................
71
3.7
BIOS Recovery
.................................................................................
71
3.8
Boot Options
....................................................................................
72
3.8.1
Optical Drive Boot
.................................................................
72
3.8.2
Network Boot
........................................................................
72
3.8.3
Booting Without Attached Devices
...........................................
72
3.8.4
Changing the Default Boot Device During POST
.........................
72
3.9
Adjusting Boot Speed
........................................................................
73
3.9.1
Peripheral Selection and Configuration
.....................................
73
3.9.2
BIOS Boot Optimizations
........................................................
73
3.10
BIOS Security Features
.....................................................................
74
3.11
BIOS Performance Features
...............................................................
75
4
Error Messages and Beep Codes
4.1
Speaker
..........................................................................................
77
4.2
BIOS Beep Codes
.............................................................................
77
4.3
Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
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78
4.4
BIOS Error Messages
........................................................................
78
4.5
Port 80h POST Codes
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79