Post Activity Window; Bios Boot Popup Menu - Intel SE7520JR2 Technical Manual

Intel® Server Board SE7520JR2
The Static Information Display area presents the following information:
• Copyright message
• BIOS ID
• Current processor configuration
• Installed physical memory size
4.3.1.2.2 Quiet Boot / OEM Splash Screen
The BIOS implements Quiet Boot, providing minimal startup display during BIOS POST.
System start-up must only draw the end user's attention in the event of errors or when there is a
need for user action. By default, the system must be configured so that the local screen does
not display memory counts, device status, etc. It must present a "clean" BIOS start-up. The
only screen display allowed is the OEM splash screen and copyright notices.
The Quiet Boot process is controlled by a Setup Quiet-Boot option. If this option is set, the
BIOS displays an activity indicator at the top of the screen and a logo splash screen in the
middle section of the screen on the local console. The activity indicator measures POST
progress and continues until the operating system gains control of the system. The splash
screen covers up any diagnostic messages in the middle section of the screen. While the logo
is being displayed on the local console, diagnostic messages are being displayed on the remote
text consoles.
Quiet Boot may be disabled by disabling the Setup Quiet-Boot option or by the user pressing
the <Esc> key while in Quiet Boot mode. If Quiet Boot is disabled, the BIOS displays diagnostic
messages in place of the activity indicator and the splash screen.
With the use of an Intel supplied utility, the BIOS allows OEMs to override the standard Intel
logo with one of their own design
4.3.1.3

POST Activity Window

The bottom portion of the screen is reserved for the POST Activity window. On a graphics
console, the window is 640x48. On a text console, the window is 80x2.
The POST Activity window is used to display prompts for hot keys, as well as provide
information on system status.
4.3.2

BIOS Boot Popup Menu

The BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) provides for a Boot Menu Popup invoked by pressing the
<ESC> key during POST. The BBS Popup menu displays all available boot devices. The list
order in the popup menu is not the same as the boot order in BIOS setup; it simply lists all the
bootable devices from which the system can be booted.
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