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18. BIOS Update Support ......................................................................................................... 208
18.1 BIOS Update and Recovery ............................................................................................................................... 208
18.1.1 Performing BIOS Recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 208
18.2 OEM Binary ........................................................................................................................................................ 208
18.2.1 OEM Splash Logo ........................................................................................................................................................ 208
19. Operating System Boot, Sleep, and Wake ......................................................................... 209
19.1 Boot Device Selection ........................................................................................................................................ 209
19.1.1 Server Management Boot Device Control .................................................................................................................... 209
19.1.2 USB Boot Device Reordering ....................................................................................................................................... 209
19.1.3 Boot Order Table .......................................................................................................................................................... 210
19.2 Operating System Support ................................................................................................................................. 214
19.2.1 Microsoft Windows* Compatibility ................................................................................................................................ 214
19.2.2 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) .................................................................................................. 214
19.2.3 Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) ........................................................................................................... 216
19.2.4 EFI Optimized Boot ...................................................................................................................................................... 217
19.2.5 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology .................................................................................................................................... 218
19.3 Front Control Panel Support ............................................................................................................................... 218
19.3.1 Power Button ................................................................................................................................................................ 218
19.3.2 Reset Button ................................................................................................................................................................ 218
19.3.3 NMI Button ................................................................................................................................................................... 218
19.4 Sleep and Wake Support ................................................................................................................................... 218
19.4.1 System Sleep States .................................................................................................................................................... 218
19.4.2 Wake Events / SCI Sources ......................................................................................................................................... 219
19.5 Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Handling............................................................................................................. 219
20. BIOS Role in Server Management ..................................................................................... 220
20.1 IPMI .................................................................................................................................................................... 220
20.2 Console Redirection ........................................................................................................................................... 220
20.2.1 Serial Configuration Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 220
20.2.2 Keystroke Mappings ..................................................................................................................................................... 220
20.2.3 Limitations .................................................................................................................................................................... 221
20.2.4 Interface to Server Management .................................................................................................................................. 221
20.3 IPMI Serial Interface ........................................................................................................................................... 221
20.3.1 Channel Access Modes ................................................................................................................................................ 221
20.3.2 Interaction with BIOS Console Redirection .................................................................................................................. 221
20.3.3 Multi-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor-based Server SOL, EMP and Console Redirection Use Case Model ................. 222
20.4 Wired For Management (WFM) .......................................................................................................................... 222
20.4.1 Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) BIOS Support ................................................................................................. 222
20.5 System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) .............................................................................................................. 223
20.5.1 Access Methods ........................................................................................................................................................... 223
20.5.2 SMBIOS Structures Supported..................................................................................................................................... 223
20.6 Security ............................................................................................................................................................... 231
20.6.1 BIOS Setup Password Protection ................................................................................................................................. 231
20.6.2 Password Clear Jumper ............................................................................................................................................... 231
20.6.3 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security ..................................................................................................................... 231
21. BIOS Error Handling ........................................................................................................... 233
21.1 Fault Resilient Booting ....................................................................................................................................... 233
21.1.1 BSP POST Failure (FRB-2) .......................................................................................................................................... 233
21.1.2 Operating System Load Failure (OS Boot Timer) ......................................................................................................... 233
21.1.3 Operating System Watchdog Failure ............................................................................................................................ 234
21.1.4 Boot Event .................................................................................................................................................................... 234
21.2 Error Handling and Logging ............................................................................................................................... 234
21.2.1 Error Sources and Types ............................................................................................................................................. 234
21.2.2 NMI on Fatal Errors ...................................................................................................................................................... 235
21.2.3 Error Logging via SMI Handler ..................................................................................................................................... 235