Intel DQ57TM User Manual

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Intel Desktop Board DQ57TM provides the following expansion capability:  
•  One PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface 
•  Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 interfaces 
•  One PCI bus interface 

The board’s Legacy I/O Controller provides the following legacy features: 
•  One serial port header  
•  Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional 

bus systems 

•  Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface 
•  PCI Conventional bus power management support 
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the Legacy I/O controller. 

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

The BIOS can be updated by following the instructions in Chapter 3 starting on 
page 69. 

If you install a SATA device (such as a hard disk 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 
SATA device.  You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual 
configuration in the BIOS Setup program. 

If you install a PCI or 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 or PCI Express add-in card.