LSI MiniHAB 44929LO - Manual (Page 51)

2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel to PCI Host Adapters 4-1
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Chapter 4
BIOS Features
This chapter describes the Fibre Channel BIOS and Configuration Utility
and includes these topics:
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Section 4.1, “Introduction,” page 4-1
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Section 4.2, “Intel BIOS,” page 4-2
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Section 4.3, “Starting the Intel BIOS Configuration Utility,” page 4-3
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Section 4.4, “Using the Intel BIOS Configuration Utility,” page 4-3
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Section 4.5, “Main Menu,” page 4-3
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Section 4.6, “Exiting the Intel BIOS Configuration Utility,” page 4-6
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Section 4.7, “Troubleshooting,” page 4-6
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Section 4.8, “Open Boot BIOS,” page 4-7
4.1 Introduction
A BIOS is the ROM code that is loaded by the system to facilitate booting
from Fibre Channel drives. The BIOS also contains an embedded
configuration manager, used to configure options provided by the
firmware. The LSI Logic BIOS integrates with a standard system BIOS,
extending the standard disk service routine provided through INT13h.
Two types of BIOS are available for the LSI Logic host adapters:
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An Intel BIOS for Intel-based platforms, and
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Open Boot BIOS for Solaris SPARC platforms.
Both Intel and Open Boot BIOS concurrently reside on the boards.