Intel BLKD201GLY2A Product Specification - Page 67

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Overview of BIOS Features 3.6.1 Language Support The BIOS Setup program and help messages are supported in US English. Additional languages are available in the Intel® Integrator Toolkit utility. Check the Intel website for details. 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen During POST, an Intel® splash screen is displayed by default. This splash screen can be augmented with a custom splash screen. The Intel Integrator Toolkit that is available from Intel can be used to create a custom splash screen. NOTE If you add a custom splash screen, it will share space with the Intel branded logo. For information about Intel® Integrator Toolkit Refer to http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/itk/ 3.7 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a hard drive, CD-ROM, or the network. The default setting is for the hard drive to be the first boot device, the ATAPI CD-ROM second, and the network third. The fourth device is disabled. 3.7.1 CD-ROM Boot Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format specification. Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, ATAPI CDROM is listed as a boot device. Boot devices are defined in priority order. Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system will attempt to boot from the next defined drive. 3.7.2 Network Boot The network can be selected as a boot device. This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN. To use this key during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program's Security menu must be set to Full. 3.7.3 Booting Without Attached Devices For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing the POST, the operating system loader is invoked even if the following devices are not present: • Video adapter • Keyboard • Mouse 67

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Overview of BIOS Features
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3.6.1
Language Support
The BIOS Setup program and help messages are supported in US English.
Additional
languages are available in the Intel
®
Integrator Toolkit utility.
Check the Intel website
for details.
3.6.2
Custom Splash Screen
During POST, an Intel
®
splash screen is displayed by default.
This splash screen can
be augmented with a custom splash screen. The Intel Integrator Toolkit that is
available from Intel can be used to create a custom splash screen.
±
NOTE
If you add a custom splash screen, it will share space with the Intel branded logo.
For information about
Refer to
Intel
®
Integrator Toolkit
3.7
Boot Options
In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a hard drive, CD-ROM,
or the network.
The default setting is for the hard drive to be the first boot device, the
ATAPI CD-ROM second, and the network third.
The fourth device is disabled.
3.7.1
CD-ROM Boot
Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM
format specification.
Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, ATAPI CD-
ROM is listed as a boot device. Boot devices are defined in priority order.
Accordingly,
if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system will attempt to boot
from the next defined drive.
3.7.2
Network Boot
The network can be selected as a boot device.
This selection allows booting from the
onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.
Pressing the <F12> key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN.
To
use this key during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program's Security
menu must be set to Full.
3.7.3
Booting Without Attached Devices
For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing
the POST, the operating system loader is invoked even if the following devices are not
present:
Video adapter
Keyboard
Mouse