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Chapter
45
Software/Firmware Description
Introduction
The
CPM
has
the
following
software
and
firmware
associated
with
it:
•
The
system
BIOS
•
The
IPMI
firmware
•
Software/firmware
update
support
software
•
Operating
system
support
software
The
following
sections
provide
more
information.
System BIOS
T
he
system
BIOS
is
designed
on
a
base
source
code
licensed
from
American
MegaTrends
Inc.
(AMIBIOS)
and
is
adapted
to
meet
the
requirements
of
the
ATCA
‐
46xx
CPM.
The
system
BIOS
is
an
implementation
of
the
Unified
Extensible
Firmware
Interface
(UEFI)
specification
2.1
as
published
by
the
UEFI
forum
(
www.uefi.com
).
System BIOS features
The
CPM
system
BIOS
has
the
following
features:
•
CPM
boot
time
in
less
than
30
seconds
excluding
extended
memory
and
option
ROM
initialization
requirements
•
Source
code
based
on
UEFI
specification
•
Support
for
the
processor
and
PCH
features
of
the
CPM
as
well
as
all
major
board
features
•
User
configurable
through
the
BIOS
Setup
utility
BIOS setup menus
The
system
BIOS
contains
a
setup
utility
for
modifying
the
system
configuration.
The
system
configuration
information
is
maintained
in
the
redundant
boot
flash
devices
and
is
used
by
the
system
BIOS
to
initialize
the
hardware.
Access
to
the
setup
menus
is
available
for
only
a
short
time
during
the
boot
process.
Pressing
F2
during
boot
enables
access
to
the
setup
utility.
The
Delete
key
is
an
alternative
that
works
in
some
situations
when
F2
does
not.
The
BIOS
setup
menus
include
standard
menus
and
additional
custom
menus
from
Radisys.
A
legend
on
the
right
side
of
each
menu
provides
navigation
and
selection
information.
Table 10
gives
a
general
overview
of
the
BIOS
setup
menu
hierarchy.
