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Serial ATA Support, Expandability, Legacy I/O, BIOS, Serial ATA Auto Configuration - bios update

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Intel Desktop Board DH57JG Product Guide Serial ATA Support The board provides four internal SATA connectors and one back panel eSATA connector which support one storage device per connector. Expandability Intel Desktop Board DH57JG provides one PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector for system expansion. Legacy I/O The board's Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features: • One serial port header • Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems • Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller. BIOS The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device. The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on page 59. Serial ATA Auto Configuration If you install a SATA device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the autoconfiguration 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 SATA device. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program. PCI*/PCI Express Auto Configuration If you install a PCI Express add-in card in your computer, the PCI Express autoconfiguration 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 Express add-in card. 20

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Intel Desktop Board DH57JG Product Guide
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Serial ATA Support
The board provides four internal SATA connectors and one back panel eSATA
connector which support one storage device per connector.
Expandability
Intel Desktop Board DH57JG provides one PCI Express 2.0 x16 connector for system
expansion.
Legacy I/O
The board’s Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features:
•
One serial port header
•
Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional
bus systems
•
Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller.
BIOS
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the
PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities.
The BIOS is stored in the Serial
Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device.
The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on
page 59.
Serial ATA Auto Configuration
If you install a SATA 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
SATA device.
You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual
configuration in the BIOS Setup program.
PCI*/PCI Express Auto Configuration
If you install a PCI Express add-in card in your computer, the 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 Express add-in card.