Intel BLKDX58SO2 manual Legacy I/O, Expandability, Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration

Desktop Board Features

For information on configuring your system for RAID using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology see Chapter 4.

The board also provides two 3.0 Gb/s external SATA (eSATA) channels via back panel connectors.

Legacy I/O

Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 includes an I/O controller that provides the following legacy I/O features:

•Consumer Infrared (CIR) support

•Low pin count (LPC) interface

•Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake up event interface

•PCI power management support

Expandability

Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 provides the following expansion capability:

•Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports

•Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 ports

•One PCI bus connector

BIOS

The BIOS provides the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS Setup program, and the PCI/PCI Express and IDE auto-configuration utilities. The BIOS is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Flash device.

The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions on page 65 in Chapter 3.

Serial ATA and IDE Auto Configuration

If you install a Serial ATA or IDE device (such as a hard drive) in your computer, the auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the device for your computer. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after installing a Serial ATA or IDE device. You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program.

PCI and PCI Express* Auto Configuration

If you install a PCI/PCI Express add-in card in your computer, the PCI/PCI Express auto-configuration utility in the BIOS automatically detects and configures the resources (IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O space) for that add-in card. You do not need to run the BIOS Setup program after you install a PCI/PCI Express add-in card.

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