Intel BLKDP55WG - P55 LG1156 MAX-16 GB DDR3 ATX Motherboard Technical Product Specification page 6

Intel Desktop Board DP55WG Technical Product Specification
2 Technical Reference
2.1 Memory Resources .......................................................................... 37
2.1.1 Addressable Memory............................................................. 37
2.1.2 Memory Map........................................................................ 39
2.2 Connectors and Headers................................................................... 39
2.2.1 Back Panel Connectors .......................................................... 40
2.2.2 Component-side Connectors and Headers ................................ 41
2.3 Jumper Block .................................................................................. 51
2.4 Mechanical Considerations ................................................................ 53
2.4.1 Form Factor......................................................................... 53
2.5 Electrical Considerations ................................................................... 54
2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations ................................................. 54
2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability................................................ 55
2.5.3 Add-in Board Considerations .................................................. 55
2.6 Thermal Considerations .................................................................... 56
2.7 Reliability ....................................................................................... 58
2.8 Environmental ................................................................................ 58
3 Overview of BIOS Features
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................... 59
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization ....................................................... 60
3.3 Resource Configuration .................................................................... 60
3.3.1 PCI Autoconfiguration ........................................................... 60
3.4 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)................................................. 61
3.5 Legacy USB Support ........................................................................ 61
3.6 BIOS Updates ................................................................................. 62
3.6.1 Language Support ................................................................ 62
3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen .......................................................... 63
3.7 BIOS Recovery................................................................................ 63
3.8 Boot Options................................................................................... 64
3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot ................................................................ 64
3.8.2 Network Boot....................................................................... 64
3.8.3 Booting Without Attached Devices........................................... 64
3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST ........................ 64
3.9 Adjusting Boot Speed....................................................................... 65
3.9.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration..................................... 65
3.9.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations ....................................................... 65
3.10 BIOS Security Features .................................................................... 66
3.11 BIOS Performance Features .............................................................. 67
4 Error Messages and Beep Codes
4.1 Speaker ......................................................................................... 69
4.2 BIOS Beep Codes ............................................................................ 69
4.3 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes .................................................... 70
4.4 BIOS Error Messages ....................................................................... 70
4.5 Port 80h POST Codes ....................................................................... 71
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