IBM 6268, 6288, 6278 manual System software, Bios, Play, Post

Chapter 5. System software

Chapter 5. System software

This section briefly describes some of the system software included with the compute

BIOS

The	computer uses the IBM basic input/output system (BIOS), which is stored in flash
programmable			read-only			memory	(EEPROM). Some		features	of	the BIOS are:
Ÿ	PCI support according to PCI BIOS Specification 2.2
Ÿ	Microsoft's			PCI	IRQ	Routing		Table
Ÿ	Plug	and	Play		support according to Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a
Ÿ	Advanced		Power		Management		(APM)	support	according	to	APM BIOS Interface Specification 1
Ÿ	Wake	on	LAN	support
Ÿ	Wake	on	Ring		support
Ÿ	Remote Program Load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Ÿ	Startable		CD-ROM support

ŸFlash-over-LAN support

Ÿ	Alternate Startup				Sequence
Ÿ	IBM	Look and Feel – Screen arrangements, etc.
Ÿ	ACPI	(Advanced Configuration and Power Interfaces)
Ÿ	IDE	Logical		Block	Addressing (LBA support)
Ÿ	LSA	2.0	support
Ÿ	Bootable		CD	ROM	support

ŸLS120 support

Ÿ DM BIOS 2.1 (DMI 2.0 compliant)

ŸPC98 compliant

Plug	and	Play
Support		for	Plug	and	Play	conforms		to	the following:
Ÿ	Plug	and	Play	BIOS Specification 1.1a and 1.0
Ÿ	Plug	and	Play	BIOS	Extension		Design		Guide 1.0
Ÿ	Plug	and	Play BIOS Specification, Errata, and Clarifications 1.0
Ÿ	Guide to		Integrating			the	Plug	and Play BIOS Extensions with system BIOS 1.2
Ÿ	Plug	and	Play	Kit	for	DOS and		Windows

POST

IBM power-on self-test (POST) code is used. Also, initialization code is included for th devices and controllers.

POST error codes include text messages for determining the cause of an error. For more Appendix D, “Error codes” on page 41.

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