SE7210TP1-E Datasheet, PDF (61/145 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel® Server Board Technical Product Specification

Intel® Server Board SE7210TP1-E TPS
System BIOS
To create a BIOS recovery diskette, a bootable diskette must be created and the BIOS update
files copied to it. BIOS upgrades and the AMI Flash Utility are available from Intel Customer
Support through the Intel World Wide Web site.
✏ ^NOTE
Even if the server is configured to boot from an LS-120 diskette (in the Setup program’s
Removable Devices submenu), the BIOS recovery diskette must be a standard 1.44 MB
diskette not a 120 MB diskette.
4.7 BIOS POST
The BIOS supports one system splash screen. When the system is booting, the BIOS will
display the splash screen instead of BIOS messages. BIOS messages can be viewed by
pressing the ‘ESC’ key during POST. Once the BIOS POST message screen is selected, the
splash screen is no longer accessible during the current boot sequence. The splash screen can
be customized by with the ‘Change Logo’ utility. Refer to the Change Logo for AMIBIOS User’s
Guide (Version 2.22) for details.
4.7.1
User Interface
There are two types of consoles used for displaying the user interface: graphical or text based.
Graphics consoles are in 640x480x8bpp mode; text consoles are 80x25.
Console output is partitioned into three areas: the System Activity/State, Logo/Diagnostic, and
Current Activity windows. The System Activity Window displays information about the current
state of the system, such as if it is active, hung, or requires user intervention. The
Logo/Diagnostic Window displays the OEM splash screen logo or a diagnostic boot screen. The
Current Activity Window displays information about the currently executing portion of POST as
well as user prompts or status messages.
If the CMOS is corrupt, the BIOS displays the following message:
“Press F1 to load default values and continue
Press F2 to run SETUP”.
The BIOS always wait until <F1> or <F2> is pressed; Or always not wait if [POST Error Pause]
is set disabled in BIOS setup.
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