System Bios; Bios Identification String - Intel S3200SHV - Entry Server Board Motherboard Specification

System BIOS

4. System BIOS
4.1

BIOS Identification String

The BIOS Identification string uniquely identifies the revision of the BIOS used on the server.
The string is formatted as follows:
BoardFamilyID.OEMID.MajorRev.MinorRev.BuildID.BuildDateTime
Where:
BoardFamilyID = String name for this board family
OEMID = Three-character OEM ID. "86B" is used for Intel server boards
MajorRev = Two decimal digits
MinorRev = Two decimal digits
BuildID = Four decimal digits
BuildDateTime = Build date and time in MMDDYYYYHHMM format:
MM = Two-digit month
DD = Two-digit day of month
YYYY = Four-digit year
HH = Two-digit hour using 24-hour clock
MM = Two-digit minute
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For example, Intel Server Board S3200SH BIOS Build 3, generated on Jan 21, 2006 at 11:59
AM displays the following BIOS ID string in the POST diagnostic screen:
S3200.86B.01.00.0003.012120061159
The BIOS version in the Setup Utility displays as:
S3200.86B.01.00.0003
The BIOS ID identifies the BIOS image. It is not used to designate either the board ID Snow Hill
or the BIOS phase (Alpha, Beta, and so forth). The board ID is available in the SMBIOS type 2
structure in which the phase of the BIOS can be determined by the release notes associated
with the image. The Board ID is also available via setup.
Support for INT15H, Function DA8Ch (Get BIOSID) was removed. The BIOS ID must be read
from the SMBIOS type 0 structure.
Revision 1.8
Intel Order Number: E14960-009
Intel® Server Boards S3200SH/S3210SH TPS
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