Software specification
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Software specification
Operating system support
The ISIS is compatible with the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows XP, XP Embedded, and Vista.
Linux.
Eurotech provides Windows XP Embedded and Linux development kits which can be
booted from an on-board PATA Flash device.
Drivers
All system components have drivers available for Windows XP, Vista and Linux.
As explained in the
section, page
, the PC/104 drivers require
modification to accommodate the I/O base address offset of 0x3000.
BIOS
The ISIS incorporates a custom system BIOS developed by Eurotech which is based on
the InsydeH2O core from Insyde Softwa.
The BIOS provides the standard functions as well as the following features:
Full legacy IO support.
ACPI and APM support.
SMBIOS.
Boot support for IDE, NAND Flash, and USB.
PCIe/PCI bridge support.
PCI/ISA bridge configuration.
The BIOS also provides operating system support for, Windows XP Embedded, Vista and
Linux. Utilities to update the BIOS are provided.