SMBIOS
System Management BIOS 2.5, previously known as DMI BIOS, for system management information
Memory Change Alert
Alerts management console if memory is removed or changed
Thermal Alert
Monitors the temperature state within the chassis. Three modes:
NORMAL - normal temperature ranges
ALERTED - excessive temperatures are detected. Raises a flag so action can be taken to avoid
shutdown or provide for a smoother system shutdown
SHUTDOWN - excessive temperatures are encountered. Automatically shuts down the computer
without warning before hardware component damage occurs
Remote ROM Flash
Provides secure, fail-safe ROM image management from a central network console
ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power
Management Interface)
Allows the system to enter and resume from low power modes (sleep states)
Controls system power consumption, making it possible to place individual cards and peripherals
in a low-power or powered-off state without affecting other elements of the system
Supports ACPI 2.0 for full compatibility with 64-bit operating systems
Ownership Tag
A user-defined string stored in non-volatile memory that is displayed in the BIOS splash screen
Remote Wakeup/Remote
Shutdown
System administrators can power on, restart, and power off a client computer from a remote
location.
Enables cost-effective power consumption when the administrator needs to distribute software,
perform security management, or update the ROM.
ASF 2.0 Compliant
Allows workstation status to be monitored on a remote console.
Instantly Available PC
(Suspend to RAM - ACPI
sleep state S3)
Allows for very low power consumption with quick resume time
Remote System Installation
via F12 (PXE 2.1) (Remote
Boot from Server)
Allows a new or existing system to boot over the network and download software, including the
operating system
ROM revision levels
Identifies system ROM revision levels and reports in Computer Setup Utility (F10).
System board revision level
Allows management SW to read revision level of the system board
Revision level is digitally encoded into the HW and cannot be modified
Start-up Diagnostics
(Power-on Self-Test)
Yes
Industry Standard
Specification Support
Industry Standard
Revision Supported by the BIOS
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface, Version 2.0
ASF
Alert Standard Format Specification, Version 2.0
CD Boot
"El Torrito" Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification Version 1.0
EDD
Enhanced Disk Drive Specification Version 1.1
BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Specification Version 3.0
EHCI
Enhanced Host Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus, Revision 1.0
PCI
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3
PCI Power Management Specification, Revision 1.1
PCI Firmware Specification, Revision 3.0, Draft .7
PCI Express
PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1
PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 2.0
PMM
POST Memory Manager Specification, Version 1.01
QuickSpecs
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System Technical Specifications
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