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1.12.2 Fan Monitoring ........................................................................................................................ 19
1.12.3 Thermal Solution ................................................................................................................... 19
1.13 Power Management ................................................................................................................................ 20
1.13.1 ACPI ............................................................................................................................................. 20
1.13.2 Hardware Support ................................................................................................................. 23
1.13.3 Microsoft Modern Standby Support .............................................................................. 26
1.14 Intel Platform Security Technologies .............................................................................................. 26
1.14.1 Intel® Virtualization Technology ...................................................................................... 26
1.14.2 Intel® Platform Trust Technology ................................................................................... 27
2 Technical Reference ............................................................................................... 28
2.1 Memory Resources .................................................................................................................................. 28
2.1.1 Addressable Memory ........................................................................................................... 28
2.2 Connectors and Headers....................................................................................................................... 28
2.2.1 Front Panel Connectors ...................................................................................................... 29
2.2.2 Back Panel Connectors ....................................................................................................... 29
2.2.3 Headers and Connectors (Top) ........................................................................................ 30
2.2.4 Connectors and Headers (Bottom) ................................................................................. 31
2.3 BIOS Security Jumper ............................................................................................................................ 41
2.4 Mechanical Considerations .................................................................................................................. 43
2.4.1 Form Factor .............................................................................................................................. 43
2.4.2 Weights & Dimensions......................................................................................................... 44
2.5 Electrical Considerations ...................................................................................................................... 44
2.5.1 Power Supply Considerations .......................................................................................... 44
2.5.2 Fan Header Current Capability ......................................................................................... 44
2.6 Thermal Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 45
2.7 Reliability ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
2.8 Environmental ........................................................................................................................................... 50
3 Overview of BIOS Features ................................................................................... 51
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 51
3.2 BIOS Flash Memory Organization ..................................................................................................... 51
3.3 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) .............................................................................................. 51
3.4 Legacy USB Support ............................................................................................................................... 51
3.5 BIOS Updates ............................................................................................................................................. 52
3.5.1 Language Support ................................................................................................................. 52
3.6 BIOS Recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 53
3.7 Boot Options .............................................................................................................................................. 54
3.7.1 Network Boot........................................................................................................................... 54
3.7.2 Booting Without Attached Devices (Headless).......................................................... 54
3.7.3 Changing the Default Boot Device during POST ...................................................... 54
3.7.4 Power Button Menu .............................................................................................................. 55
3.8 Hard Disk Drive Password Security Feature .................................................................................. 56
3.9 BIOS Security Features .......................................................................................................................... 57