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Flash Image Tool
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Flash Image Tool
This is a general overview to the Flash Image Tool (FITC) Please refer to the
documentation that comes with the flash tools executables for the correct feature set
for the version of the flash tool being used.
The purpose of the Flash Image Tool is to simplify the creation and configuration of the
Flash image for the Broadwell PCH-LP family platforms. The Flash Image Tool makes a
flash image by creating a descriptor and combining the following image files:
• BIOS
• Intel Integrated Gigabit LAN
• Intel
®
ME FW
• Platform Data Region
The user is able to manipulate the image layout through a graphical user interface
(GUI) and change the various chipset parameters to match the target hardware.
Different configurations can be saved to a file so image layouts do not need to be
recreated each time.
The user does not need to interact with the GUI each time they need to create an
image. The tool supports a set of command line parameters that can be used to build
an image from the command prompt or from a makefile. A previously stored
configuration can be used to define the image layout, making interacting with the GUI
unnecessary.
The Flash Image Tool does not program the flash. The Flash Image tool only generates
a binary image file. This image must be burned onto the flash by other means.
7.1
Flash Image Details
A flash image is composed of five regions. The locations of these regions are referred to
in terms of where it can be found within the total memory of the flash.
Figure 7-1. Firmware Image Components
Descriptor
PDR
GbE
ME
BIOS
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