BIOS BIOS UPDATE UTILITY
2-16
Microcode updates.
ME Firmware.
BIOS Setting Utility
Use AMISCE to import/export BIOS setting in Linux:
1. Export BIOS setting and generate script file:
/o /s NVRAM.txt
2. Import BIOS setting with script file:
/i /s NVRAM.txt
BIOS Revision
The BIOS revision is used to identify the BIOS image and BIOS phase.
Table 10: Terminology
Term Description
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. ACPI is an open industry specification pro-
posed by Intel, Microsoft and Toshiba. ACPI enables and supports reliable power man-
agement through improved hardware and OS coordination.
AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface, a SATA controller standard.
ANSI American National Standards Institute.
API
Application Programming Interface. A software abstraction provided by the BIOS to
applications and/or the OS.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. An 8-level code (7 bits plus parity
check) widely used in data processing and data communications systems.
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment, a disk interface standard.
BAR
Base Address Register. Device configuration registers that define the start address, length
and type of memory space required by a device.
BIOS Basic Input/Output System – Firmware interface to the system hardware.
BIST Built-in Self Test.
BMC Baseboard Management Controller.
BSP
Boot strap processor. The processor selected at boot time to be the primary processor in
a multi-processor system.
CATERR Catastrophic Error Signal.
CE Correctable Error (memory ECC error).
CMOS Complementary Metal-oxide-semiconductor.
COM1 Communication Port 1, serial port 1.
DCA Direct Cache Access.
DDR4 Double Data Rate 4 is a high bandwidth memory technology.
DIMM
Dual In-line Memory Module, a plug-in memory module with signal and power pins on
both sides of the internal printed circuit board (front and back).
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