Specifications

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Software/Firmware Description
Introduction
TheCPMhasthefollowingsoftwareandfirmwareassociatedwithit:
•ThesystemBIOS
•TheIPMIfirmware
•Software/firmwareupdatesupportsoftware
• Operatingsystemsupportsoftware
Thefollowingsectionsprovidemoreinformation.
System BIOS
ThesystemBIOSisdesignedonabasesourcecodelicensedfromAmericanMegaTrendsInc.
(AMIBIOS)andisadaptedtomeettherequirementsoftheATCA‐46xxCPM.ThesystemBIOS
isanimplementationoftheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)specification2.1as
publishedbytheUEFIforum(www.uefi.com).
System BIOS features
TheCPMsystemBIOShasthefollowingfeatures:
•CPMboottimeinlessthan30secondsexcludingextendedmemoryandoptionROM
initializationrequirements
•SourcecodebasedonUEFIspecification
• SupportfortheprocessorandPCHfeaturesoftheCPMaswellasallmajorboardfeatures
•UserconfigurablethroughtheBIOSSetup
utility
BIOS setup menus
ThesystemBIOScontainsasetuputility formodifyingthesystemconfiguration.Thesystem
configurationinformationismaintainedintheredundantbootflashdevicesandisusedby
thesystemBIOStoinitializethehardware.
Accesstothesetupmenusisavailableforonlyashorttimeduringthebootprocess.Pressing
F2duringbootenablesaccesstothesetuputility.TheDeletekeyisanalternativethatworks
insomesituationswhenF2doesnot.
TheBIOSsetupmenusincludestandardmenusandadditionalcustommenusfromRadisys.A
legendontherightsideofeachmenuprovidesnavigationandselectioninformation.
Table 10givesageneraloverviewoftheBIOSsetupmenuhierarchy.