computing, the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) specification defines data structures (and access methods) that can be used to read management information...
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computing, BIOS (/ˈbaɪɒs, -oʊs/, BY-oss, -ohss; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is a type of...
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System Management Mode was used for implementing power management and hardware control features like Advanced Power Management (APM). However, BIOS manufacturers...
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the BIOS and the operating system. Power management happens in two ways; through the above-mentioned function calls from the APM driver to the BIOS requesting...
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ACPI (redirect from Operating System-directed configuration and Power Management)
the operating system, as opposed to the previous BIOS-centric system that relied on platform-specific firmware to determine power management and configuration...
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UEFI (redirect from UEFI System Management Mode)
it can provide backwards compatibility with the BIOS using CSM booting. Unlike its predecessor, BIOS, which is a de facto standard originally created...
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an operating system—especially game software). BIOS runs in the real address mode (Real Mode) of the x86 CPU, so programs that call BIOS either must also...
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needed]. DMI exposes system data (including the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) data) to management software, but the two specifications function independently...
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Profiles SMASH - Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) – Standardized Host Management Information SPDM -...
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system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. IPMI defines a set of interfaces used by system administrators for out-of-band management...
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NetBIOS (/ˈnɛtbaɪɒs/) is an acronym for Network Basic Input/Output System. It provides services related to the session layer of the OSI model allowing...
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compatibility, it supports standard BIOS features and calling interfaces that are implemented by a typical proprietary x86 BIOS. SeaBIOS can either run on bare hardware...
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failure SMA—SubMiniature version A SMB—Server Message Block SMBIOS—System Management BIOS SMIL—Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language S/MIME—Secure/Multipurpose...
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of the operating system. Remote management can be used to adjust BIOS settings that may not be accessible after the operating system has already booted...
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txt. VESA Super VGA BIOS Extension 1.0 (Standard # VS891001) 1 October 1989 VESA BIOS Extension 1.2 VESA BIOS Extension 2.0 VESA BIOS Extension 3.0 Dr....
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provide an option in the BIOS menu to switch off AMT, though OEMs implement BIOS features differently, and therefore the BIOS is not a reliable method...
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term BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) refers to firmware that initialises computer hardware and has provisions to load an operating system. The BIOS also...
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Prior to AMT version 11, CSME was called Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel MEBx). Management Engine (ME) – mainstream chipsets Server Platform...
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Fuel-management systems are used to maintain, control and monitor fuel consumption and stock in any type of industry that uses transport, including rail...
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Windows Boot Manager (section Operating system loading)
exe or winresume.exe on BIOS systems, and winload.efi and winresume.efi on UEFI systems. On system with BIOS firmware, the BIOS invokes MBR boot code from...
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Phoenix Technologies (redirect from Phoenix BIOS)
needed a legal, fully-compatible BIOS. To develop a legal BIOS, Phoenix used a clean room design. Engineers read the BIOS source listings in the IBM PC Technical...
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American Megatrends (redirect from AMI BIOS)
Taiwan-based ODMs, AMI continued to develop BIOS firmware for major motherboard manufacturers. The company produced BIOS software for motherboards (1986), server...
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Real-time clock alarm (category BIOS)
certain day. It can sometimes be found in the 'Power Management' section of a motherboard's BIOS/UEFI setup. Wake On LAN, Wake on ring, and IPMI functions...
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measurement of the BIOS Trusted Computing Base (TCB). The BIOS measures additional components into PCRs as follows: PCR0 – CRTM, BIOS code, and Host Platform...
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Upper memory area (redirect from UMB (memory management))
the uppermost 384 KB of the 8088 CPU's 1024 KB address space for BIOS ROM, Video BIOS, Option ROMs, video RAM, RAM on peripherals, memory-mapped I/O, and...
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device Option ROMs, including Video BIOS. The 64 KiB region between 0xE0000 to 0xEFFFF was reserved for BIOS as lower BIOS area. The 64 KiB region between...
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suit. This is usually managed by the operating system's power management software or through the BIOS, thus different settings can be configured for laptop...
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Insyde Software (redirect from Insyde BIOS)
UEFI BIOS firmware that supports Intel and AMD. PC manufacturers buy the BIOS source code and modify the source code to meet their specific BIOS needs...
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