Chapter 1. System Overview
Software Features
This section describes the system software, device drivers, and operating system support provided with
IntelliStation M Pro computers.
System Software
System software refers to the following:
Basic input/output system (BIOS)
Plug and Play
Power-on self-test (POST)
Configuration/Setup Utility program
Advanced Power Management (APM)
Flash update utility program
Diagnostic programs
BIOS
IntelliStation M Pro computers have an IBM BIOS. Support is provided for the following features:
PCI bus, according to the PCI BIOS Specification (Version 2.1)
Plug and Play, according to the ISA Plug and Play BIOS Specification (Version 1.2)
Advanced Power Management, according to the APM BIOS Interface Specification (Version 1.2)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS mode
Desktop Management BIOS, according to DMI Specification 2.0a
IDE LBA to allow access to hard disks with a capacity greater than 527 MB
Intel 82440LX core chipset
Intel Ethernet BIOS
Crystal audio setup BIOS
National System Management BIOS
Initialization of National Semiconductor N87307 I/O chip, with Plug and Play support
Bootable CD-ROM
DBCS code (for Japanese systems only)
Wake on LAN
RPL (Remote Program Load) and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
Flash over LAN
Alternate boot sequence
Enable/disable of system board Ethernet controller
Enable/disable of system board SCSI controller
Plug and Play
IntelliStation M Pro computers conform to the following:
ISA Plug and Play BIOS Specification (Version 1.2)
ISA Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Errata and Clarifications (Version 1.0), as released by Microsoft
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