Intel X38ML Product Specification - Page 33
System BIOS
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Intel® Server Board X38ML System BIOS 4. System BIOS 4.1 BIOS Identification String The BIOS identification string uniquely identifies the revision of the BIOS. The string is formatted as follows: BoardFamilyID.OEMID.MajorRev.MinorRev.BuildID.BuildDateTime Where: BoardFamilyID = String name for this board family OEMID = Three-character OEM ID. "86B" is used for Intel® Server Boards MajorRev = Two decimal digits MinorRev = Two decimal digits BuildID = Four decimal digits BuildDateTime = Build date and time in MMDDYYYYHHMM format: - MM = Two-digit month - DD = Two-digit day of month - YYYY = Four-digit year - HH = Two-digit hour using 24-hour clock - M = Two-digit minute For example, BIOS Build 3, generated on Jan 21, 2006 at 11:59 AM has the following BIOS ID string displayed in the POST diagnostic screen: S3200X38.86B.01.00.0003.012120061159 The BIOS version in the Setup Utility is displayed as: S3200X38.86B.01.00.0003 The BIOS ID is identifies the BIOS image. It is not used to designate the board ID (S3200X38) or the BIOS phase (Alpha, Beta, and so on). Support for INT15H, Function DA8Ch (Get BIOSID) was removed. The BIOS ID is available in the SMBIOS type 0 structure and in BIOS Setup. The Board ID is available in the SMBIOS type 2 structure and in BIOS Setup. You can determine the phase of the BIOS by the release notes associated with the image. 4.2 Logo/Diagnostic Screen The Logo/Diagnostic Screen is in one of two forms given below: Revision 1.3 21 Intel order number E15331-006