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BIOS Recovery

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Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Technical Product Specification 3.7 BIOS Recovery It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 28 lists the drives and media types that can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need to be made bootable. Table 28. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery Media Type Can be used for BIOS recovery? CD-ROM drive connected to the Parallel ATA interface Yes CD-ROM drive connected to the Serial ATA interface Yes USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example) Yes USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette) No USB hard disk drive No For information about BIOS recovery Refer to http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop 60

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Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF2 Technical Product Specification
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3.7
BIOS Recovery
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged.
Table 28 lists the drives and media types that
can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need
to be made bootable.
Table 28.
Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
CD-ROM drive connected to the Parallel ATA interface
Yes
CD-ROM drive connected to the Serial ATA interface
Yes
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)
Yes
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)
No
USB hard disk drive
No
For information about
Refer to
BIOS recovery