HP D330 HP Business Desktop BIOS - Page 19

HP BIOS Compatibility Technology/ Standard Web Site Standard's value to the product Desktop Management Interface (DMI) This specification defines how computers present management information so that management applications can obtain detailed configuration input without resorting to errorprone probing methods. HP is a founding member of DMTF (see http://www.dmtf.org/home/ for more information) and co-author the original DMI Specification, which is now known as System Management BIOS Reference Specification (see http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios/ for more information) or SMBIOS. Current member of the DMTF Steering and Technical Committees (see http://www.dmtf.org/about/list/ for more information) Drive Self Test (DST) ftp://ftp.compaq.com /pub/products/deskt ops/whitepapers/DPS WhitePaper_092299. doc HP developed the DST in collaboration with several leading hard drive manufacturers and it was standardized the industry standards body ANSI. The Drive Self Test was integrated as part of the ANSI ATA/ATAPI-5 specification (see http://www.t13.org/ for more information). HP enhanced the DST to give a user access to this self-test in F10 Computer Setup. This enhancement of the DST is called Drive Protection System (DPS). El Torito CD-ROM Boot Specification http://www.phoenix. com/resources/specscdrom.pdf Standardizes information needed to make a CDROM bootable. Enhanced Disk Drive Specification http://www.phoenix. com/resources/specsedd30.pdf Contributed to enhancements included in version 3.0 of the specification, which provided compatibility between fixed and removable media. Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) http://developer.intel .com/design/pro/dat ashts/ Specification utilized to provide multiprocessor and computer configuration information. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) http://www.pcisig.co m/specifications Defines methods for configuring PCI devices whether embedded or installed in expansion slots. The BIOS also supports the latest PCI Express technology, which is available on selected models. HP has been PCI SIG steering committee directors (see http://www.pcisig.com/membership/about_us /board_of_directors/ for more information) since the committee's inception, and has coauthored many versions of the specification. 19