IBM 600 Systems That Support, Bios must provide the following header, Stored Top Header Image

Models: 600

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Header

Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems

that

support

SMAPI

 

BIOS must provide the following header

image in the F000 segment system ROM area at the 16-byte

 

boundary. The

client

needs

to search and find this SMAPI

BIOS

header image

to

get

the

entry point for

the

service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offset

 

Length

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hex)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

00

 

 

4 bytes

'$SMB

'

(ASCII)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version

(Major)

 

 

 

 

04

 

 

Byte

 

 

01h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version

(Minor)

 

 

 

 

05

 

 

Byte

 

 

00h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

 

 

 

 

 

06

 

 

Byte

 

 

20h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checksum

 

 

 

 

 

 

07

 

 

Byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

Word

 

 

 

08

 

 

Word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

1

 

 

 

 

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Word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real mode 16-bit offset

to0C

entry

Word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real mode 16-bit code

segment0E

 

Word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

2

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-bit protected mode offset12

to

Word

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

entry

point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-bit protected mode code14

 

 

Double

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

segment

base address

 

 

 

 

 

words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32-bit protected mode offset18

to

Double

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

entry

point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32-bit protected mode code1C

 

 

Double

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

segment

base address

 

 

 

 

 

words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

ASCII Code'$SMB

'

is

stored

at

the top

of

the

header

 

 

 

image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version

(Major

or

Minor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates

the

SMAPI

BIOS

 

version.

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

 

The

length

of

the

header

image.

 

 

 

 

 

Checksum

 

 

Checksum

byte

area. The

client

verifies

that this

 

 

 

header

image

is

valid by using this checksum; the client

 

 

 

should

check

all

 

header

image

bytes,

and

the

result will

 

 

 

be

zero

bytes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM 600 Systems That Support, Bios must provide the following header, Header image Get Entry point for Service, Version

600 specifications

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