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Expandability, BIOS, Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration, PCI* and PCI Express* Auto Configuration - bios update

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Desktop Board Features Expandability For system expansion, the Desktop Board provides the following expansion slots: • One PCI Express x1 connector • One PCI Express x16 connector • Two PCI bus connectors BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash component. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 61 in Chapter 3. Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the device for your computer. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a Serial ATA or IDE device. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program. PCI* and PCI Express* Auto Configuration If you install a PCI/PCI Express add-in card in your computer, the PCI/PCI Express auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the resources (IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O space) for that add-in card. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after you install a PCI/PCI Express add-in card. 19

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Desktop Board Features
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Expandability
For system expansion, the Desktop Board provides the following expansion slots:
•
One PCI Express x1 connector
•
One PCI Express x16 connector
•
Two PCI bus connectors
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, the
PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities, and the video BIOS.
The BIOS is
stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash component.
The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 61 in Chapter 3.
Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration
If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the
auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the device
for your computer.
You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a
Serial ATA or IDE device.
You can override the auto-configuration options by
specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program.
PCI* and PCI Express
*
Auto Configuration
If you install a PCI/PCI Express add-in card in your computer, the PCI/PCI Express
auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the
resources (IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O space) for that add-in card.
You do not need
to run the BIOS Setup program after you install a PCI/PCI Express add-in card.