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System software, BIOS, Plug and Play, POST

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Chapter 5. System software Chapter 5. System software This section briefly describes some of the system software included with the computer. BIOS The computer uses the IBM basic input/output system (BIOS), which is stored in flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). Some features of the BIOS are: PCI support in accordance with PCI BIOS Specification 2.2 Microsoft PCI IRQ Routing Table Plug and Play support in accordance with Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a Advanced Power Management (APM) support according to APM BIOS Interface Specification 1.2 Wake on LAN support Wake on Ring support Alert on LAN support Remote program load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Startable CD-ROM support Flash-over-LAN support Alternate startup sequence IBM look and feel, such as screen arrangements ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interfaces) 1.0b IDE logical block addressing (LBA) support LSA 2.0 support LS120 support DM BIOS 2.1 (DMI 2.0 compliant) PC99 compliance Plug and Play Support for Plug and Play conforms to the following: Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a and 1.0 Plug and Play BIOS Extension Design Guide 1.0 Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Errata, and Clarifications 1.0 Guide to Integrating the Plug and Play BIOS Extensions with system BIOS 1.2 Plug and Play Kit for DOS and Windows POST IBM power-on self-test (POST) code is used. Also, initialization code is included for the on-board system devices and controllers. POST error codes include text messages for determining the cause of an error. For more information, see Appendix D, "Error codes" on page 41. © Copyright IBM Corp. September 1999 21

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Chapter 5.
System software
Chapter 5. System software
This section briefly describes some of the system software included with the computer.
BIOS
The computer uses the IBM basic input/output system (BIOS), which is stored in flash electrically erasable
programmable read-only memory (EEPROM).
Some features of the BIOS are:
±
PCI support in accordance with PCI BIOS Specification 2.2
±
Microsoft PCI IRQ Routing Table
±
Plug and Play support in accordance with Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a
±
Advanced Power Management (APM) support according to APM BIOS Interface Specification 1.2
±
Wake on LAN support
±
Wake on Ring support
±
Alert on LAN support
±
Remote program load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
±
Startable CD-ROM support
±
Flash-over-LAN support
±
Alternate startup sequence
±
IBM look and feel, such as screen arrangements
±
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interfaces) 1.0b
±
IDE logical block addressing (LBA) support
±
LSA 2.0 support
±
LS120 support
±
DM BIOS 2.1 (DMI 2.0 compliant)
±
PC99 compliance
Plug and Play
Support for Plug and Play conforms to the following:
±
Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a and 1.0
±
Plug and Play BIOS Extension Design Guide 1.0
±
Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Errata, and Clarifications 1.0
±
Guide to Integrating the Plug and Play BIOS Extensions with system BIOS 1.2
±
Plug and Play Kit for DOS and Windows
POST
IBM power-on self-test (POST) code is used.
Also, initialization code is included for the on-board system
devices and controllers.
POST error codes include text messages for determining the cause of an error.
For more information, see
Appendix
D, “Error codes” on page
41.
Copyright IBM Corp. September 1999
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