Intel Desktop Board DQ45CB Technical Product Specification
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3.7
BIOS Recovery
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt a BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Table 33 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 bootable.
Table 33. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery
Media Type
Can be used for BIOS recovery?
CD-ROM drive connected to the Parallel ATA interface
Yes
CD-ROM drive connected to the Serial ATA 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://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/
sb/CS-023360.htm
