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3  Overview of BIOS Features 
3.1  Introduction 
The board uses an Intel BIOS that is stored in a 32 Mbit (8,192 KB) Serial Peripheral 
Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) device which can be updated using a set of 
utilities.  The SPI Flash contains the BIOS Setup program, POST, LAN EEPROM 
information, Plug and Play support, and other firmware. 
The BIOS displays a message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a revision 
code.  The initial production BIOSs are identified as BEH6110H.86A. 
The 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.  The menu bar is shown below. 
 
Maintenance  Main  Configuration  Performance  Security  Power  Boot  Exit 
 
NOTE 
The maintenance menu is displayed only when the board is in configure mode. 
Section 2.3 on page 52 shows how to put the board in configure mode.