Desktop Board Features 
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SATA Support 
The board provides four SATA 3.0 Gb/s channels, through the PCH, which support one 
device per channel. 
Expandability 
Intel Desktop Board DH61CR provides the following expansion capability:  
•  One PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface 
•  Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 interfaces 
•  One Conventional PCI bus interface 
Legacy I/O  
The board’s Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features: 
•  PS/2 back panel connector for mouse/keyboard support 
•  One serial port header  
•  One parallel port connector on the back panel 
•  Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for Conventional PCI 
bus systems 
•  Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface 
•  Conventional PCI bus power management support 
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller. 
BIOS 
The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the 
PCI/PCI Express and SATA auto-configuration utilities.  The BIOS is stored in the Serial 
Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash memory device. 
The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on 
page 59.