D820LP SPECIFICATION UPDATE

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SPECIFICATION CHANGES

The Specification Changes listed in this section apply to the

D820LP Motherboard Technical Product

Specification (Order Number A15751). All Specification Changes will be incorporated into a future version of

that specification.

1.

ADDITION OF NEW FEATURE, FAST BOOTING SYSTEMS WITH

Section 3.8, Overview of BIOS Features will be added. All subsequent sections will be renumbered

accordingly:

3.8

Fast Booting Systems with Intel Rapid BIOS Boot

There are three factors that affect system boot speed:

• Selecting and configuring peripherals properly

• Selecting a compatible operating system

The BIOS is not configured by default to boot at the fastest possible speed. Empirical

described above, can complete POST (Power On Self Test) in six seconds or less and

boot to an active Microsoft Windows* Millennium (Me) operating system in

21 seconds.

In addition to the appliance-like speed that benefits end users, fast booting systems can

also increase an OEM’s manufacturing line throughput.

3.8.1

Peripheral Selection and Configuration

The following techniques will help improve system boot speed:

• Choose a hard drive with parameters, such as a “power-up to data ready” of less

than eight seconds which will minimize hard drive startup delays. The Western

Digital Caviar AA or BA series are examples of drives that meet this parameter.

• Select a CD-ROM drive with a fast initialization rate; variations can influence

POST times.

• Eliminate unnecessary features such as video-company-logo displaying, screen

repaints, or mode changes. These all add time in the boot process. The Plug and

Play communication between the video BIOS and the monitor shows time

variances.

• Try different monitors. Some monitors initialize more quickly, thereby enabling

the system to boot more quickly.