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MAC Address—The individual address of the device as stored in the EEPROM
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I/O—The I/O address for PCI access determined by the software. On cards without an I/O
address, all zeros are displayed
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Memory—The memory map PCI access address determined by the software
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Slot—The slot number reported by the BIOS. The number displayed is the BIOS version of the PCI
slot number. Therefore, actual positions of adapters within slots may not be displayed as expected.
Slots are not always enumerated in an obvious manner, and the diagnostics will only report what is
indicated by the BIOS.
Boot agent glossary
This glossary defines terms, abbreviations, and acronyms that apply directly to the Intel® Boot Agent.
Term / Abbreviation
/ Acronym
Definition
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AOL
Alert on LAN
API
Application Program Interface. The specific method prescribed by an OS or an
application program by which a programmer writing an application program can
make requests of the operating system or the application.
BAID
BIOS Aware IPL Device. The BIOS contains all code required to IPL from the device.
BAR
Base Address Register
BBS
BIOS Boot Specification
BC
BaseCode. The PXE BaseCode, included as a core protocol in EFI, is comprised of a
simple network stack (UDP/IP) and a few common network protocols (DHCP,
Bootserver Discovery, TFTP) that are useful for remote booting machines.
BCV
Boot Connection Vector. A field in the Plug and Play (PnP) header for a device with
an associated option ROM.
BEV
Boot Entry Vector. A field in the Plug and Play (PnP) Header of a device with an
associated option ROM. PXE is implemented as a BEV option ROM.
BINL
Binary Image Negotiation Layer
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System. The program a personal computer's microprocessor uses
to get the computer system started after you turn it on. It also manages data flow
between the computer's OS and attached devices.
BIS
Boot Integrity Services
BOOTP
Bootstrap Protocol. A legacy remote booting protocol developed originally for use
with UNIX. Used as Linux's server side PXE host software. Runs a Daemon once
installed.
DDIM
Device Driver Initialization Model
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An industry standard internet protocol defined
by the IETF. DHCP was defined to dynamically provide communications-related
configuration values such as network addresses to network client computers at boot
time. DHCP is specified by IETF RFCs 1534, 2131, and 2132.
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ESD Electro-Static
Discharge
Flash
A high-density, truly non-volatile, high-performance, read-write memory solution, also
characterized by low power consumption, extreme ruggedness, and high reliability.
