Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR TPS BIOS Initialization
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Table 37. PCI Onboard Device Option ROM List
Option ROM
Provider
Option ROM
Functionality
ATI RN50 Video (embedded video controller)
Intel SATA Advanced Host Controller Interface
LSI SATA Software RAID
LSI SAS Integrated RAID (IR) Mode
LSI SAS Software RAID
Intel PXE (Combined Option ROM for Intel
®
82563EB and Intel
®
82575EB support)
Intel iSCSI (Combined Option ROM for Intel 82563EB and Intel 82575EB support)
Note: The LSI* SAS IR and Software RAID mode Option ROM images are integrated directly on
the SAS riser board instead of the System BIOS image.
14.3.3.5 EFI PCI APIs
The BIOS provides standard PCI protocols as described in the Extensible Firmware Interface
Reference Specification, Version 1.1.
14.3.3.6 Legacy PCI APIs
In legacy mode, the system BIOS supports the Interrupt 1Ah, Function B1h functions as defined
in the PCI BIOS Specification, Revision 2.1, PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG). The system
BIOS supports the real mode interface.
14.3.3.7 Dual Video
The BIOS supports single and dual video modes. Dual video mode is disabled by default.
In single mode, the onboard video controller is disabled when an add-in video card is
detected.
In dual mode, the onboard video controller is enabled as the primary video device. The
external video card is allocated resources and is considered the secondary video device.
14.3.4 PCI Express* Hot-plug
The server features the following PCI Express* Hot-plug Capable (HPC) slots compliant with the
PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1:
Slot 1 (PCI Express* x8)
Slot 2 (PCI Express* x8)
A PCI adapter can be added, removed, or replaced in these slots without shutting down the
system. The BIOS provides ACPI hot-plug methods to support this functionality. The HPC
follows the PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1 requirements. When using an
operating system that has native support for PCI Express* hot plug, the operating system
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