Software Key Features; Ami Bios - Intel Core 2 Duo Processor User Manual

Development Board Features
3.4

Software Key Features

The driver CD included in the kit contains all software drivers necessary for basic
system functionality under the following operating systems: Windows* XP/XP
Embedded, Windows Vista*, and Linux.
While every care was taken to ensure the latest versions of drivers were provided on
the enclosed CD at time of publication, newer revisions may be available. Updated
drivers for Intel components can be found at: http://downloadcenter.intel.com.
For all third-party components, please contact the appropriate vendor for updated
drivers.
Note: Software in the kit is provided free by the vendor and is only licensed for evaluation
purposes. Refer to the documentation in your evaluation kit for further details on any
terms and conditions that may be applicable to the granted licenses. Customers using
the tools that work with Microsoft* products must license those products. Any targets
created by those tools should also have appropriate licenses. Software included in the
kit is subject to change.
3.4.1

AMI BIOS

This development kit ships with AMI* BIOS pre-boot firmware from AMI*
pre-installed. AMI* BIOS provides an industry-standard BIOS on which to run most
standard operating systems, including Windows* XP/XP Embedded, Linux*, and
others.
The AMI* BIOS Application Kit (available through AMI*) includes complete source
code, a reference manual, and a Windows-based expert system, BIOStart*, to enable
easy and rapid configuration of customized firmware for your system.
The following features of AMI* BIOS are enabled in the development board:
DDR2 or DDR3 SDRAM detection, configuration, and initialization
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• Intel® GM45 Express Chipset configuration
POST codes displayed to port 80h
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PCI/PCI Express* device enumeration and configuration
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Integrated video configuration and initialization
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Super I/O configuration
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Active Management Technology
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• RAID 0/1 support
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