Bios; Serial Ata And Ide Auto Configuration; Pci And Pci Express* Auto Configuration; Security Passwords - Intel WX58BP - Workstation Board Motherboard Product Manual

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Intel Workstation Board WX58BP Product Guide

BIOS

The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), BIOS Setup program, and PCI/PCI
Express* and IDE auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial
Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device.
You can update the BIOS by following the instructions on page 58 in Chapter 3.

Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration

If you install a Serial ATA or IDE 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
Serial ATA or IDE device. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying
manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program.

PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration

If you install a PCI/PCI Express* add-in card in your computer, the PCI/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/PCI Express* add-in card.

Security Passwords

The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can
be accessed and who can boot the computer. You can set a supervisor password and a
user password for the BIOS Setup and for booting the computer, with the following
restrictions:
 The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all Setup
options. If only the supervisor password is set, pressing <Enter> at the password
prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup.
 If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, you must enter either the
supervisor password or the user password to access Setup. Setup options are then
available for viewing and changing depending on whether the supervisor or user
password was entered.
 Setting a user password restricts who can boot the computer. Before the computer
boots, the password prompt displays. If only the supervisor password is set, the
computer boots without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, you can
enter either password to boot the computer.
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For instructions on resetting the password, refer to "Clearing Passwords" on page 52.
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