Cmos Ram Management; System Management Bios(Sm Bios) Version 2.3 (Dmi 2.0) - Toshiba Satellite 1700 Series Maintenance Manual

1 Hardware Overview
1.25.3

CMOS RAM Management

The BIOS will automatically update certain information in CMOS on each boot. This
information includes:
DRAM size and configuration
Hard disk configuration
Always report the existence of one FDD.
If the CMOS RAM fails checksum or a power lost on CMOS battery is detected
during boot, an appropriate error message is displayed:
Establishing default CMOS configuration
Run SETUP to change configuration
The system BIOS must automatically load default values defined in the setup menu
during POST when encountering these problems. The user must not be required to
take any action to continue the rest of POST (or entering SETUP).
1.25.4

System Management BIOS(SM BIOS) version 2.3 (DMI 2.0)

Limited DMI 2.0 BIOS information is provided:
BIOS version number is type 0 data item.
Type 1:
(a) System serial number – 64 alphanumeric characters with 12-character bundle
number
(b) System manufacturer name – 'TOSHIBA'
(c) System product name – 32 alphanumeric characters
(d) System version – 32 alphanumeric characters
Type 2:
(a) Motherboard Product name – '888F2'
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