Bios Identification String - Intel SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification
ID Feature Name
Support for security
Support for Boot
Windows BIOS update utility
Server Management
Power control in any state (OS up, down, hung)
Sensor monitoring and fault alerting while OS present
Fault alerting via local or via LAN while OS present
Remote BIOS / Firmware upgrade
IPMI / DMI / CIM compliant
Integration with ISM software
OS support
Security features to protect unwanted tampering of the
server
3.1.2

BIOS Identification String

The BIOS Identification string is used to uniquely identify the revision of the BIOS being used on
the system. The string is formatted as follows:
BoardId.OEMID.BuildType.Major.Minor.BuildID.BuildDateTime.Mod
Dxx = Development
Xxx = Power On
Axx = Alpha BIOS
Bxx = Beta BIOS
RCxx= Release Candidate
P = Production
xx = 2 digit number N/A for Production
Three characters:
N character ID: 86A = Intel DPG
AN430TX, etc. 86B = Intel EPG
10A = Some OEM, etc.
Revision 1.3
Comments
PS/2 KB & MS lock
Floppy write protection
Video blanking
Front panel lock
Password protection
quiet boot during POST
quick boot during POST
console-free boot
boot menu
Required ISM.
Requires ISM.
Requires ISM.
BIOS support not available.
(a) IPMI 1.5/2.0 and CIM.
(b) Full IPMI 2.0 for server module
(Sahalee)
(c) Subset of IPMI 1.5 for onboard NS
PC87431 mBMC
Microsoft* Windows* 2003, 2000,
Linux, Novell*
ISM provides chassis intrusion and
HW and SW change reporting.
Build Date and time in
MMDDYYYYHHMM format
two digits:
two digits:
Four digits:
Increment
on each build
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BIOS Architecture
One digit:
non-zero if any Separately
Updateable
Module has been updated
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