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Additional BIOS Features
The conga-TC87 uses a congatec/AMI AptioEFI that is stored in an onboard Flash Rom chip and can be updated using the congatec System
Utility (version 1.5.0 and later), which is available in a DOS based command line, Win32 command line, Win32 GUI, and Linux version.
The BIOS displays a message during POST and on the main setup screen identifying the BIOS project name and a revision code. The initial
production BIOS is identified as BV87R1xx or BU87R1xx where:
• BV87 is the BIOS for modules with premium chipset
• BU87 is the BIOS for modules with mainstream chipset
• R is the identifier for a BIOS ROM file, 1 is the so called feature number and xx is the major and minor revision number.
The BV87 BIOS binary size is 16MB. The BU87 BIOS binary size is 8MB.
12.1
Supported Flash Devices
The conga-TC87 supports the following flash devices:
• Spansion S25FL064K0SMFI01 (8MB)
• Winbond W25Q128FVSIG (16MB)
• Winbond W25Q64CVSSIG (8MB)
The flash devices listed above can be used on the carrier board for external BIOS support. For more information about external BIOS support,
refer to the Application Note AN7_External_BIOS_Update.pdf on the congatec website at http://www.congatec.com.
12.2
Updating the BIOS
BIOS updates are often used by OEMs to correct platform issues discovered after the board has been shipped or when new features are added
to the BIOS.
For more information about "Updating the BIOS" refer to the user's guide for the congatec System Utility, which is called CGUTLm1x.pdf and
can be found on the congatec AG website at www.congatec.com.
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