4 client management support – Compaq 4000N User Manual

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Technical Reference Guide

Compaq Deskpro 4000N and 4000S Personal Computers

First Edition - September 1997

8-5

8.4

CLIENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Client Management deals with issues of security, identification, and system management
functions. A group of BIOS INT 15 functions are provided to support Client Management. These
functions are listed Table 8-2.
Table 8–1. PnP Client Management Functions (INT15)

Table 8-2.

Client Management Functions (INT15)

AX

Function

Mode

E800h

Get system ID

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E807h

Get System Information Table

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E813h

Get monitor information

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E814h

Get system revision

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E816h

Get temperature status

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E817h

Get drive attribute

Real

E818h

Get drive off-line test

Real

E819h

Get chassis serial number

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E81Ah

Write chassis serial number

Real

E81Bh

Get drive threshold

Real

E81Ch

Write network error log

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E81Dh

Read network error log

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E81Eh

Get drive ID

Real

E822h

Flash ROM/Sys. Admin. Fnc.

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E827h

DIMM EEPROM Access

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E828h

Inhibit power button

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E829h

Remote Security Functions

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

E845h

Access CMOS Feature Bits

Real, 16-, & 32-bit Prot.

All 32-bit protected mode calls are accessed by using the industry-standard BIOS32 Service
Directory. Using the service directory involves three steps:

1.

Locating the service directory.

2.

Using the service directory to obtain the entry point for the client management functions.

3.

Calling the client management service to perform the desired function.

The BIOS32 Service Directory is a 16-byte block that begins on a 16-byte boundary between the
physical address range of 0E0000h-0FFFFFh. The format is as follows:

Offset

No. Bytes

Description

00h

4

Service identifier (four ASCII characters)

04h

4

Entry point for the BIOS32 Service Directory

08h

1

Revision level

09h

1

Length of data structure (no. of 16-byte units)

0Ah

1

Checksum (should add up to 00h)

0Bh

5

Reserved (all 0s)

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