Bios Configuration Overview; System Information Structure; Implementation - Intel NetStructure ZT 5515 Product Specification

System BIOS
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4. Use the following syntax at a DOS prompt:
FLASH /b BIOS.XXX
where BIOS.XXX is the BIOS image for the ZT 5515.
See the Intel NetStructure Embedded BIOS Manual for more information on the flash utility. The
BIOS zip file should also contain a Readme file or installation file to help guide you through BIOS
installation.

BIOS Configuration Overview

This topic presents a brief introduction to the Intel
detailed information about the BIOS and other utilities, see the Intel NetStructure Embedded BIOS
(AMI Core) Software Manual.
The Intel NetStructure Embedded BIOS has many separately configurable features. These features
are selected by running the built-in Setup utility. The system configuration settings are saved in a
portion of the battery-backed RAM in the real-time clock device and are used by the BIOS to
initialize the system at boot-up or reset. The configuration is protected by a checksum word for
system integrity.
To access the Setup utility, press the F2 key during POST test and initialization at boot time. Setup
runs once the POST functions complete.
When Setup runs, an interactive configuration screen displays. Setup parameters are divided into
different categories. The available categories are listed in a menu across the top of the Setup screen.
The parameters within the highlighted (current) category are listed in the main (left) portion of the
Setup screen. Context-sensitive help is displayed in the right portion of the screen for each
parameter. A legend of keys is listed at the bottom of the Setup screen.
Use the left and right arrow keys to select a category from the menu. Use the up and down arrow
keys to select a parameter in the main portion of the screen. Use the + or – keys to change the value
of a parameter.
Items in the main portion of the screen that have a triangular mark to their left are submenus. To
display a submenu, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the submenu and then press the
Enter key.

System Information Structure

The System Information Structure (SIS) contains platform-specific information, primarily relating
to the type, location, and configuration of the BIOS and Flash memory. The table and its
information are available to both BIOS routines and user applications.

Implementation

The ZT 5515 uses a 16 Megabyte StrataFlash device with no BootBlock, organized into 1 MB
pages at FFF00000-FFFFFFFFh using Paging Mechanism 2. The structure was updated to version
1.02 in the latest release.
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