Intel NetStructure® MPCBL0010 Single Board Computer
October 2006 Technical Product Specification
Order Number: 304120 59
BIOS Features—MPCBL0010 SBC
• 5th Boot Device: IBA1 - Intel® Boot Agent (IBA) 0308
• 6th Boot Device: IBA2 - Intel® Boot Agent (IBA) 0311
• 7th Boot Device: IBA2 - Intel® Boot Agent (IBA) 0310
Note: Additional boot devices may appear in the above list if there are other bootable devices
connected to the board (for example, USB devices or AdvancedMC devices).

6.7.1 CD-ROM and Network Boot

Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance with the “El Torito” bootable CD-ROM
format specification. Under the Boot menu in the BIOS setup program, USB CD-ROM is
listed as a boot device (removable media). Boot devices are defined in priority order.
Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system attempts to
boot from the next defined drive.
The network can be selected as a boot device. This Intel® Boot Agent (IBA) selection
allows booting from the onboard LANs if connected to a network.

6.7.2 Booting without Attached Devices

For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing
the POST, the operating system loader is invoked even if a video adapter (via
AdvancedMC), keyboard, or mouse are not present:
6.8 Fast Booting Systems

6.8.1 Quick Boot

Use of the following BIOS setup program settings reduces the POST execution time.
In the Boot Menu:
• Disable Option - ROM(s) if customer configuration does not use IBA(PXE) boot
• Enable Quick Boot - bypasses memory count and the search for a removable drive
Note: Quick Boot is enabled by default. The boot time may be so fast that some drives might
not be initialized at all. If this occurs, it is possible to introduce a programmable delay
ranging from 0 to 35 seconds using the BIOS setup program, IDE Configuration
Submenu, Advanced Menu, IDE Detect Time Out feature.
6.9 BIOS Security Features
The BIOS includes security features that restrict access to the BIOS Setup program and
booting the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the
BIOS setup program and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions:
• The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all the setup
options in the BIOS setup program. This is the supervisor mode.
• The user password gives restricted access to view and change setup options in the
BIOS setup program. This is the user mode.
• If only the supervisor password is set, pressing the Enter key at the password
prompt of the BIOS setup program allows the user restricted access to setup.