Custom Splash Screen; Bios Recovery; Acceptable Drives/Media Types For Bios Recovery - Intel DX79TO Specification

3.6.2

Custom Splash Screen

During POST, an Intel
be augmented with a custom splash screen. The Intel Integrator's 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
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Intel Integrator Toolkit
®
Additional Intel software tools
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 34 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 34. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
Optical drive connected to the SATA interface
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example)
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette)
USB hard disk drive
For information about
BIOS recovery
®
splash screen is displayed by default. This splash screen can
Refer to
http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/itk/
http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/software.htm
Refer to
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb
/cs-023360.htm
Overview of BIOS Features
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
Yes
Yes
No
No
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