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1.12.1 Hardware Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 28
1.12.2 Fan Monitoring ........................................................................................................................ 28
1.12.3 Thermal Solution ................................................................................................................... 29
1.13 Power Management ................................................................................................................................ 30
1.13.1 ACPI ............................................................................................................................................. 30
1.13.2 Hardware Support ................................................................................................................. 32
1.13.3 HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) ................................................................ 34
1.14 Intel Platform Security Technologies .............................................................................................. 36
1.14.1 Intel® Virtualization Technology ...................................................................................... 36
1.14.2 Intel® Platform Trust Technology ................................................................................... 36
2 Technical Reference ............................................................................................... 37
2.1 Memory Resources .................................................................................................................................. 37
2.1.1 Addressable Memory ........................................................................................................... 37
2.2 Connectors and Headers....................................................................................................................... 37
2.2.1 Front Panel Connectors ...................................................................................................... 38
2.2.2 Back Panel Connectors ....................................................................................................... 38
2.2.3 Headers and Connectors (Top) ........................................................................................ 39
2.2.4 Connectors and Headers (Bottom) ................................................................................. 40
2.3 BIOS Security Jumper ............................................................................................................................ 50
2.4 Mechanical Considerations .................................................................................................................. 52
2.4.1 Form Factor .............................................................................................................................. 52
2.5 Electrical Considerations ...................................................................................................................... 53
2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations .......................................................................................... 53
2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability ......................................................................................... 53
2.6 Thermal Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 53
2.7 Reliability ..................................................................................................................................................... 56
2.8 Environmental ........................................................................................................................................... 56
3 Overview of BIOS Features ................................................................................... 57
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 57
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization ..................................................................................................... 57
3.3 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) .............................................................................................. 57
3.4 Legacy USB Support ............................................................................................................................... 58
3.5 BIOS Updates ............................................................................................................................................. 58
3.5.1 Language Support ................................................................................................................. 59
3.6 BIOS Recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 59
3.7 Boot Options .............................................................................................................................................. 59
3.7.1 Network Boot........................................................................................................................... 60
3.7.2 Booting Without Attached Devices ................................................................................ 60
3.7.3 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST ...................................................... 60
3.7.4 Power Button Menu .............................................................................................................. 61
3.8 Hard Disk Drive Password Security Feature .................................................................................. 62
3.9 BIOS Security Features .......................................................................................................................... 63