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BIOS
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a card firmware, which provides an interface between
the operating system (OS) and the hardware of the card. It is used for hardware initialization
and configuration.
Before loading of the OS, the BIOS performs basic hardware tests and prepares the card for
initial boot-up procedure.
The BIOS is based on the Insyde UEFI BIOS, which in turn is based on the Intel BIOS for
Grangeville platform with multiple Artesyn extensions and enhancements.
The following are the main features of BIOS:
Initialization of the CPU, build-in CPU and memory
Initialization of the PCI devices
Setup utility for configuration data
BMC support over IPMI
Serial console redirection to a local port and Serial over LAN (SOL)
Boot of Operation System
The BIOS complies with the following specifications:
UEFI Specification 2.4
Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.0a
PCI BIOS Specification 2.1
SMBIOS Specification 2.8
BIOS Boot Specification 1.01
PXE 2.1
Multiprocessor Specification 1.4
ACPI 5.1
The BIOS setup is needed to configure the card hardware. This configuration is necessary for
operating the card and the connected peripherals. The configuration data is stored in the same
flash device from which the BIOS image boots.
Summary of Contents for SharpSwitch PCIE-9205
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