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3.4.2 Custom Splash Screen
During POST, an Intel
®
splash screen is displayed by default. This splash screen can
be augmented with a custom splash screen. The Intel Integrator’s Toolkit that is
available from Intel can be used to create a custom splash screen.
For information about
Refer to
Intel
®
Integrator Toolkit http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/itk/
Additional Intel
®
software tools http://developer.intel.com/products/motherboard/DQ67OW
/tools.htm
and
http://developer.intel.com/design/mo
therbd/software.htm
3.5 BIOS Recovery
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 35 lists the drives and media types that
can and cannot be used for BIOS recovery. The BIOS recovery media does not need
to be made bootabl
e however, it must contain the motherboard .bio file at the root
level.
Table 35. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type Can be used for BIOS recovery?
Optical drive connected to the SATA interface Yes
USB removable drive (a USB Flash Drive, for example) Yes
USB diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette) No
USB hard disk drive No
Legacy diskette drive (with a 1.44 MB diskette) connected to the
legacy diskette drive interface
No
For information about Refer to
BIOS recovery http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/
cs-023360.htm
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