BIOS Feature

BIOS Feature
James Yang
Industrial BIOS
DOM
DOC
Capture Card
ISA card
LCD Panel
Touch Screen
PC 104
PPC
Industrial computers users require more than the
standard functionality of an office computer.
Reliable BIOS is the requisite !
Back Plane
IEI BIOS Code
Modification
VIA Eden / C3
Pentium III/IV/M
VIA Luke / Mark
Celeron M/D
SAGP/ROCKY/JUKI/ICPMB/
POS/NOVA/NANO/WAFER
IEI BIOS source code
base on AMI and
AWARD/Phoenix
Modification
Geode GX1 / Gx2 / Gx3
JUKI/NOVA/WAFER
IEI BIOS Features
• Pre-Boot Execution Environment
• Console Redirection
• User Data Storage area
• Boot from USB Removable Device
• OEM Logo Display Function
• Power Management
• IEI Board Support
PXE
Pre-Boot Execution Environment
PXE Server
Virus Scan
Multi system management
in PXE ready system
Data Backup
File Sever
Advantages for Networking Booting
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Booting diskless system, such as thin clients and dedicated systems.
Deploying software and OS for new systems.
Automating systems maintenance, such as backups.
Automating system checking, such as virus scanning.
Cost down maintenance fee by central recovery system with no on
site requirement.
Man Power Saving Solution !!!
What will you need for PXE ?
PXE BIOS ready Board
IP Address Request
5V Standby Power
Hosting Server
1. Host with DHCP service
ATX Power
2. Boot Image Negotiation Layer (BINL)
service replies with the file name of
the Network Bootstrap Program
IP Address reply
Data transferring for loading image
3. TFTP service sends Network Boot
Program file to the PC via TFTP
Console Redirection
Concept
Console redirection allows you
to maintain a system from a remote
location by re-directing keyboard
input and text output through the
serial port.
Application
1. System monitor for BIOS configuration
2. Central remote control
3. Support IPMI module for system health
monitor and remote
Console Redirection
Minimum Requirement
- Supported BIOS CPU Board
- An available serial port (COM port) on a client system
- This port must not conflict with any other ports on the system.
- Available serial port (COM) on the server
- For systems with two available serial ports, you can use either
the COM 1 or COM 2 port.
Headless Solution
How will it work ?
1. Local System
Enable Remote
Access in BIOS
3. Final
2. Remote System
Hyper terminal
configuration
COM Port
configuration
User Data Storage area
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) / Desktop management
Interface (DMI) - Allows manufacturers to develop structures to
access attributes that are known by the system BIOS.
IEI
Series Number: XXX1111
Custom Series Number
Reserve area for
customer
information
Bundle Software
Boot from USB Removable Device
Fact 1
Compact and Embedded Chassis
can’t have Floppy drive space
Fact 2
USB Drive boot offers
flexibility options for software
installation
USB Boot Features
The boot-to-USB feature offers the most enhanced
flexibility, convenience and supporting.
1.
Increased flexibility by allowing a computer to boot from an USB interface
with difference drive selection.
2.
Convenient switching operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Linux
by booting from external USB drives (USB HDD or USB CD-ROM).
3.
Support for replacing, repairing, or recovering data from damaged hard drive
image. With boot-to-USB enabled, the end user has the option to run
diagnostic utilities and debug damaged internal system devices through USBbootable device.
Space Saving
Convenience
Flexibility
OEM Logo Display Function
Ability to enable or disable display
Customize EPA or OEM Logo
EPA LOGO
AWARD
EPA Logo : 136x126x16color BMP File
Full Logo : 640x466x16color BMP File
AMI
System is Loading . . .
EPA Logo: 128x84 2 color BMP file
FULL Logo:
1. Logo's file size must be less than 64k byte
OEM LOGO 2. Resolution should be 640x480
3. Either 256 or 16 of colors are available.
4. File format is .PCX
Power Management (PM)
Power saving mode is depending on the Away System time
Working
System
Away
System
After X
mines
Standby Mode
Away
System
After Y
mines
Suspend
Mode
Standby mode
The CPU performance will slow down from full speed status; user can easily wake up
computer by moving mouse or press any key on the keyboard.
Suspend Mode
It will only keep very low power to keep data, user need to use wake up bottom or key to
call back system.
Power Management Options
Advanced Power Management
(APM)
APM defines a layer between the hardware
and the operating system that effectively
shields the programmer from hardware
details.
ACPI Compliant
ACPI specifies how a computer's BIOS,
operating system and peripherals communicate
with each other about power usage.
IEI Board Support
IEI offers dedicate BIOS team with over 15 years
experience for BIOS design !!
All products have compatible reports for
OS and components !!
Dedicate BIOS team
Thank You