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Chapter 5. System software
Chapter 5. System software
This section briefly describes some of the system software included with the computer.
BIOS
The computer uses the IBM basic input/output system (BIOS), which is stored in flash electrically erasable
programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). Some features of the BIOS are:
PCI support according to PCI BIOS Specification 2.2
Microsoft's PCI IRQ Routing Table
Plug and Play support according to Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a
Advanced Power Management (APM) support according to APM BIOS Interface Specification 1.2
Wake on LAN support
Wake on Ring support
Remote Program Load (RPL) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Startable CD-ROM support
Flash-over-LAN support
Alternate Startup Sequence
IBM Look and Feel – Screen arrangements, etc.
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interfaces)
IDE Logical Block Addressing (LBA support)
LSA 2.0 support
Bootable CD ROM support
LS120 support
DM BIOS 2.1 (DMI 2.0 compliant)
PC98 compliant
Plug and Play
Support for Plug and Play conforms to the following:
Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1a and 1.0
Plug and Play BIOS Extension Design Guide 1.0
Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Errata, and Clarifications 1.0
Guide to Integrating the Plug and Play BIOS Extensions with system BIOS 1.2
Plug and Play Kit for DOS and Windows
POST
IBM power-on self-test (POST) code is used. Also, initialization code is included for the on-board system
devices and controllers.
POST error codes include text messages for determining the cause of an error. For more information, see
Appendix D, “Error codes” on page 41.
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