HP Comprehensive Guide to SMBIOS 2.3.1 and Printer System Information

System BIOS

8.5 SMBIOS

In support of the DMI specification, PnP functions 50h and 51h are used to retrieve the SMBIOS data. Function 50h retrieves the number of structures, size of the largest structure, and SMBIOS version. Function 51h retrieves a specific structure. This system supports SMBIOS version 2.5 and the structure types listed in the following table:

	Table 8-3
	SMBIOS Functions
Type	Data
0	BIOS Information
1	System Information
2	Base board information
3	System Enclosure or Chassis
4	Processor Information
7	Cache Information
8	Port Connector Information
9	System Slots
13	BIOS Language Information
15	System Event Log Information
16	Physical Memory Array
17	Memory Devices
19	Memory Array Mapped Addresses
20	Memory Device Mapped Addresses
24	Cooling Device Structure
27	Hardware Security Structure
31	Boot Integrity Service Entry Point
32	System Boot Information

✎System information on these systems is handled exclusively through the SMBIOS.

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