Intel Desktop Board DQ77MK Technical Product Specification
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2.2
Connectors and Headers
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47
2.2.1
Back Panel Connectors
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48
2.2.2
Component-side Connectors and Headers
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49
2.3
Jumper Block
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61
2.4
Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel
®
MEBX)
Reset Header
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62
2.5
Mechanical Considerations
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63
2.5.1
Form Factor
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63
2.6
Electrical Considerations
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64
2.6.1
Power Supply Considerations
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64
2.6.2
Power Supervisor
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65
2.6.3
Fan Header Current Capability
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65
2.6.4
Add-in Board Considerations
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65
2.7
Thermal Considerations
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65
2.8
Reliability
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68
2.9
Environmental
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68
3
Overview of BIOS Features
3.1
Introduction
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69
3.2
BIOS Flash Memory Organization
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70
3.3
Resource Configuration
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70
3.3.1
PCI Express Autoconfiguration
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70
3.4
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
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71
3.5
Legacy USB Support
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71
3.6
BIOS Updates
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72
3.6.1
Language Support
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3.6.2
Custom Splash Screen
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73
3.7
BIOS Recovery
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73
3.8
Boot Options
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74
3.8.1
Optical Drive Boot
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74
3.8.2
Network Boot
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74
3.8.3
Booting Without Attached Devices
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74
3.8.4
Changing the Default Boot Device During POST
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74
3.9
Adjusting Boot Speed
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75
3.9.1
Peripheral Selection and Configuration
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75
3.9.2
BIOS Boot Optimizations
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75
3.10
BIOS Security Features
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76
3.11
BIOS Performance Features
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77
4
Error Messages and Beep Codes
4.1
Speaker
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79
4.2
BIOS Beep Codes
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79
4.3
Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes
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80
4.4
BIOS Error Messages
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80
4.5
Port 80h Power On Self Test (POST) Codes
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81