Before You Begin - Intel 440BX Manual

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Before You Begin

Before you set up and configure your evaluation board, you may want to gather some additional
hardware and software.
VGA Monitor
Power Supply
Keyboard
Mouse
Additional Drives
Video Adapter
Network Adapter
Other Devices
and Adapters
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You can use any standard VGA or multi-resolution monitor. The setup
instructions in this chapter assume that you are using a standard VGA
monitor.
You must use an ATX-type PC power supply.
You need a keyboard with a PS/2-style connector or adapter.
Optional. You can use a mouse with a PS/2-style connector or adapter.
You can connect up to four IDE drives and two floppy drives to the
evaluation board. Two devices (master and slave) can be attached to each
IDE connector. You must provide the cables for these drives.
You may have all these storage devices attached to the evaluation board at
the same time.
You can use the video adapter supplied with your kit, or you can use any
other adapter. The evaluation board supports AGP, PCI and ISA video
cards. You will have to install the correct drivers for video adapters other
than the one provided.
An Intel Pro 100+ Adapter network adapter is supplied with your kit.
Drivers for this adapter are also provided.
The evaluation board supports all standard PCI and ISA compatible
network cards. You will have to install the correct drivers to use adapters
not included in your kit.
The evaluation board behaves much like a standard desktop computer
motherboard. Most PC compatible peripherals can be attached and
configured to work with the evaluation board. For example, you may
want to install a sound card or AGP graphics card.
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