System Bios; Bios Identification String; Logo / Diagnostic Window - Intel S3000PT - Server Board Motherboard Specification

Intel® Server Board S3000PT
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System BIOS

4.1

BIOS Identification String

The BIOS Identification string is used to uniquely identify the revision of the BIOS being used
on the server. The string is formatted as follows:
BoardFamilyID.OEMID.MajorRev.MinorRev.BuildID.B uildDateTime
Where:
BoardFamilyID = String name for this board family.
OEMID = Three-character OEM ID. "86B" is used for Intel EPSD.
MajorRev = Two decimal digits
MinorRev = Two decimal digits
BuildID = Four decimal digits
BuildDateTime = Build date and t ime 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
4.2

Logo / Diagnostic Window

The Logo / Diagnostic window may be i n one of two forms. In Quiet B oot mode, a logo splash
screen is displayed. In Verbose mode, a system summary and diagnostic screen is displayed.
The default is to display the logo in Quiet Boot mode. If no logo is present in the flash ROM, or
if Quiet Boot mode is disabled in the system configuration, the summary and diagnostic screen
is displayed.
The diagnostic screen consists of the following information :
BIOS ID.
Total memory detected (t otal size of all installed DIMMs)
Processor information (Intel branded string, speed, and number of physical processors
identified)
Types of keyboards detected , if plugged in
Types of mouse devices detected , if plugged in
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