Intel SE7525GP2 Product Specification - Page 68
BIOS Identification String
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System BIOS Intel® Server Boards SE7320SP2 and SE7525GP2 4. System BIOS This section describes the functionality and features supported of the system Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), which is based on an AMI 8.0 core architecture. The BIOS is implemented as firmware that resides in Flash ROM. It provides hardware-specific initialization algorithms and standard PC-compatible basic input/output (I/O) services, and standard Intel® Server Board features. The Flash ROM also contains firmware for embedded PCI devices. The BIOS is comprised of the following components: IA-32 core BIOS. This component contains most of the standard services and components found in an IA-32 system, such as the PCI Resource manager, ACPI support, POST, and RUNTIME functionality. The "EFI" is the extensible firmware interface. This is an abstraction layer between the operating system and system hardware. Server BIOS extensions: Support for Baseboard Management controller (BMC) and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). Processor Microcode Updates: The BIOS also includes latest processor microcode updates. 4.1 BIOS Identification String The BIOS Identification string is used to uniquely identify the revision of the BIOS being used on the system. The string is formatted as follows: BoardId.OEMID.BuildType.Major.Minor.BuildID.BuildDateTime.Mod Dxx = Development Xxx = Power On Axx = Alpha BIOS Bxx = Beta BIOS two digits: RCxx= Release Candidate P = Production xx = 2 digit number N/A for Production Build Date and time in MMDDYYYYHHMM format One digit: non-zero if any Separately Updateable Module has been updated N character ID: AN430TX, etc. two digits: Three characters: 86A = Intel DPG 86B = Intel EPG 10A = Some OEM, etc. Four digits: Increment on each build 56 Revision 4.0