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Identifies this BIOS as being an Intel Server BIOS

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Hardware Installations and Upgrades 2. Platform ID Option Values: < Platform ID> Help Text: Comments: Information only. Displays the Platform ID (Board ID) for the board on which the BIOS is executing POST. The Platform ID is limited to 8 characters, because it is also used in the ACPI Tables which have that limitation. In some cases, this means that the Platform ID is abbreviated from the marketing designation. Back to [Main Screen] 3. BIOS Version Option Values: Help Text: Comments: Information only. The BIOS version displayed uniquely identifies the BIOS that is currently installed and operational on the board. The version information displayed is taken from the BIOS ID String, with the timestamp segment dropped off. The segments displayed are: Platform: 86B: xx: yy: zzzz: Identifies that this is the correct platform BIOS Identifies this BIOS as being an Intel Server BIOS Major Revision level of the BIOS Release Revision level for this BIOS Release Number for this BIOS Back to [Main Screen] 4. Build Date Option Values: Help Text: Comments: Information only. The time and date displayed are taken from the timestamp segment of the BIOS ID String. Back to [Main Screen] 5. Total Memory Option Values: Help Text: Comments: Information only. Displays the total physical memory installed in the system, in MB or GB. The term physical memory indicates the total memory discovered in the form of installed DDR3 DIMMs. Back to [Main Screen] Intel® Server Board S2600CP Intel® Server System P4000CP Family Service Guide (Preliminary) 79

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Hardware Installations
and Upgrades
Intel
®
Server Board S2600CP Intel
®
Server System P4000CP Family Service Guide (Preliminary)
79
2.
Platform ID
Option Values:
< Platform ID>
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only
.
Displays the Platform ID (Board ID) for the board on
which the BIOS is executing POST.
The Platform ID is limited to 8 characters, because it is also used in the ACPI Tables which have
that limitation. In some cases, this means that the Platform ID is abbreviated from the marketing
designation.
Back to [
Main Screen
]
3.
BIOS Version
Option Values:
<Current BIOS version ID>
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only
.
The BIOS version displayed uniquely identifies the
BIOS that is currently installed and operational on the board. The version information displayed
is taken from the BIOS ID String, with the timestamp segment dropped off. The segments
displayed are:
Platform:
Identifies that this is the correct platform BIOS
86B:
Identifies this BIOS as being an Intel Server BIOS
xx:
Major Revision level of the BIOS
yy:
Release Revision level for this BIOS
zzzz:
Release Number for this BIOS
Back to [
Main Screen
]
4.
Build Date
Option Values:
<Date and time when the currently installed BIOS was created (built)>
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only
.
The time and date displayed are taken from the
timestamp segment of the BIOS ID String.
Back to [
Main Screen
]
5.
Total Memory
Option Values:
<Amount of memory installed in the system>
Help Text:
<None>
Comments:
Information only
.
Displays the total physical memory installed in the
system, in MB or GB. The term physical memory indicates the total memory discovered in the
form of installed DDR3 DIMMs.
Back to [
Main Screen
]