Intel NetStructure MPCBL0001 - Manual (Page 113)

Technical Product Specification 113
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Intel NetStructure
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MPCBL0001 High Performance Single Board Computer
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7.7.1 Language Support
English is the only supported language.
7.8 Recovering BIOS Data
Some types of failure can destroy the BIOS. For example, the data can be lost if a power outage
occurs while the BIOS is being updated in flash memory. The BIOS can be recovered from Backup
BIOS. Recovery mode is active when BIOS checksum fails and notifies the IPMC to failover to the
backup BIOS.
7.9 Boot Options
In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from available boot devices, with each
boot device having options for removable media, CD-ROM, hard drive, IBA2, or IBA1. In every
POST, the BIOS detects all available boot devices, then displays them on the boot order screen,
with the exception of the IBA, which displays even if the LAN cable is not connected.
The default settings are:
• 1st Boot Device: removable media
• 2nd Boot Device: CD-ROM
• 3rd Boot Device: hard drive
• 4th Boot Device: IBA2 - Intel
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Boot Agent (IBA) 2
• 5th Boot Device: IBA1 - Intel
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Boot Agent (IBA) 1
7.9.1 CD-ROM and Network Boot
Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance with the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format
specification. Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, USB CD-ROM is listed as a boot
device (removable media). Boot devices are defined in priority order.
Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system attempts to boot from
the next defined drive.
The network can be selected as a boot device. This Intel
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Boot Agent (IBA) selection allows
booting from the onboard LANs if connected to a network. Typically, MPCBL0001's Gigabit
Ethernet is routed through the AdvancedTCA backplane to the front panel of an AdvancedTCA
switch, which is then connected to a LAN.
7.9.2 Booting without Attached Devices
For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing the POST, the
operating system loader is invoked even if the video adapter (via PMC), keyboard, or mouse are
not present: