Hp Bios - HP XM600 - Kayak - 128 MB RAM Technical Reference Manual

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HP BIOS

This chapter summarizes the Setup program and BIOS of the HP Kayak
XM600 Series 2 PC Workstation. The POST routines are described in the
next chapter.
The BIOS is based on the core Phoenix BIOS, which includes 4 M/bits of
flash memory, support for PCI 2.2 Specification, suspend to RAM, and RIMM
or DIMM memory modules.
The BIOS includes a Boot ROM for the 3COM 3C905C and HP LAN cards.
The System ROM contains the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, and the
BIOS: the System BIOS, video BIOS, and low option ROM. This chapter,
together with the subsequent chapter, gives an overview of the following
aspects:
Menu-driven Setup with context-sensitive help, described next in this
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chapter.
The address space, with details of the interrupts used, described at the
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end of this chapter.
The Power-On Self-Test or POST, which is the sequence of tests the
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computer performs to ensure that the system is functioning correctly,
described in the next chapter.
The system BIOS is identified by the version number IC.YM, where:
IC is a two-letter code indicating that it is for the Kayak XM600.
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Y is a one-digit code indicating the HP entity.
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M is the major BIOS version.
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An example of a released version would look similar to the following the
example: IC.11.08.
The procedure for updating the System ROM firmware is described on
page 109.
The BIOS for the HP Kayak XM600 Series 2 is backward compatible with the
BIOS for the HP Kayak XM600 (no Series). Older BIOS versions should not
be used on the HP Kayak XM600 Series 2.
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