Intel S2600KPFR Product Specifications page 41

Technical Product Specification
Where:
BoardFamilyID = String name to identify board family.
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"SE5C610" is used to identify BIOS builds for Intel
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based on the Intel
chipset family.
OEMID = Three-character OEM BIOS Identifier, to identify the board BIOS "owner".
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"86B" is used for Intel Commercial BIOS Releases.
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MajorVer = Major Version, two decimal digits 01-99 which are changed only to identify
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major hardware or functionality changes that affect BIOS compatibility between
boards.
"01" is the starting BIOS Major Version for all platforms.
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MinorVer = Minor Version, two decimal digits 00-99 which are changed to identify less
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significant hardware or functionality changes which do not necessarily cause
incompatibilities but do display differences in behavior or in support of specific
functions for the board.
RelNum = Release Number, four decimal digits which are changed to identify distinct
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BIOS Releases. BIOS Releases are collections of fixes and/or changes in functionality,
built together into a BIOS Update to be applied to a Server Board. However, there are
"Full Releases" which may introduce many new fixes/functions, and there are "Point
Releases" which may be built to address very specific fixes to a Full Release.
The Release Numbers for Full Releases increase by 1 for each release. For Point
Releases, the first digit of the Full Release number on which the Point Release is based
is increased by 1. That digit is always 0 (zero) for a Full Release.
BuildDateTime = Build timestamp – date and time in MMDDYYYYHHMM format:
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MM = Two-digit month.
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DD = Two-digit day of month.
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YYYY = Four-digit year.
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HH = Two-digit hour using 24-hour clock.
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MM = Two-digit minute.
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An example of a valid BIOS ID String is as follows:
The BIOS ID string is displayed on the POST diagnostic screen for BIOS Major Version 01,
Minor Version 01, Full Release 0003 that is generated on August 13, 2011 at 8:56 AM.
The BIOS version in the <F2> BIOS Setup Utility Main Screen is displayed without the
time/date timestamp, which is displayed separately as "Build Date":
Revision 1.37
® Xeon ® Processor E5-2600 product families and the Intel
SE5C610.86B.01.01.0003.081320110856
SE5C610.86B.01.01.0003
Product Features Overview
® S2600 series Server Boards,
® C610
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