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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), is a de facto standard defining a firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of the BIOS are to initialize and test the system hardware components, and to load a bootloader or an operating system from a mass memory device. The BIOS additionally provides an abstraction layer for the hardware, i.e. a consistent way for application programs and operating systems to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output devices.
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Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) standard defines firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of BIOS is to initialize and test system hardware components, and load a bootloader or operating system from mass memory. BIOS also provides an abstraction layer for hardware, a consistent way for application programs and operating systems to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output devices.
BIOS technology is in transitional process toward the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) since 2010. UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI images provide legacy support for BIOS services.
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fitlet BIOS code is stored on a non-volatile Serial NOR Flash memory device located onboard and accessed by platform SoC during power up phase. BIOS is provided by American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), while Compulab modifies the firmware code in order to support fitlet specific hardware and system architecture features.
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* BIOS code is stored in non-volatile SNOR flash memory onboard and accessed by a platform during power up phase.
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* BIOS technology is in transitional process toward the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) since 2010. UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI images provide legacy support for BIOS services.
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* BIOS vendor is American Megatrends Inc. (AMI).
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* BIOS can be accessed by pressing ''Del'' during power up phase.
  
 
== BIOS Menu ==
 
== BIOS Menu ==

Revision as of 11:05, 13 May 2015

Overview

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) standard defines firmware interface. The fundamental purposes of BIOS is to initialize and test system hardware components, and load a bootloader or operating system from mass memory. BIOS also provides an abstraction layer for hardware, a consistent way for application programs and operating systems to interact with the keyboard, display, and other input/output devices.

  • BIOS code is stored in non-volatile SNOR flash memory onboard and accessed by a platform during power up phase.
  • BIOS technology is in transitional process toward the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) since 2010. UEFI is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. UEFI images provide legacy support for BIOS services.
  • BIOS vendor is American Megatrends Inc. (AMI).
  • BIOS can be accessed by pressing Del during power up phase.

BIOS Menu