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3 Overview of BIOS Features
3.1 Introduction
The board uses Intel Visual BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI
Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. The SPI Flash contains the Visual BIOS
Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and
Play support.
The BIOS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision code. The
initial production BIOSs are identified as SYSKLi35.86A.
The Visual BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the
computer. The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On
Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins.
NOTE
The maintenance menu is displayed only when the board is in configure mode. Section 2.3 on
page 53 shows how to put the board in configure mode.