SE440BX Motherboard Product Guide
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IDE Auto Configuration

If you install an IDE device (e.g., a hard drive) in your computer, the IDE 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 an IDE device.

ISA Plug and Play Capability

The motherboard provides auto configuration of Plug and Play ISA cards and resource
management for legacy (non-Plug and Play) ISA cards when used with the ISA Configuration
Utility (ICU) or a Plug and Play compatible operating system like Windows 95. To obtain the
ICU, contact your computer supplier.

Security Passwords

The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be accessed
and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the
Setup program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions:
• The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the Setup options in
the Setup program. This is supervisor mode.
• The user password gives restricted access to view and change Setup options in the Setup
program. This is user mode.
• If only the supervisor password is set, pressing the <Enter> key at the password prompt of the
Setup program gives the user restricted access to Setup.
• If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, you must enter either the supervisor
password or the user password to access Setup.
• Setting a user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password prompt is
displayed before the computer is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the computer
boots without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, you can enter either password
to boot the computer.
Expansion Slots
The motherboard has five expansion slots for installing add-in boards, like network cards, that
expand the capabilities of your computer. The expansion slots are as follows:
• One ISA slot
• Three PCI slots
• One shared PCI/ISA slot