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BIOS

Detailed information about BIOS, bus supported, boot options and BIOS features.

BIOS

Motherboard Vendor: Motherboard vendor.

Vendor URL: Web-address of the motherboard vendor where BIOS upgrade can be downloaded.

BIOS Version: BIOS vendor and version.

BIOS Type: BIOS type (Legacy BIOS, UEFI).

BIOS Date: Date of issue of the current BIOS.

BIOS Copyright: Information on the vendor's copyright (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS).

Motherboard ID: Motherboard ID displayed during the computer start-up (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS).

BIOS ID: BIOS ID displayed during the computer start-up (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS).

AMI BIOS Tag: BIOS tag (only for AMI BIOS).

AWARD BIOS Family: BIOS family (only for AWARD BIOS).

Bus Type: System bus type of the motherboard (only for AWARD BIOS).

BIOS Size: Microchip size containing BIOS (only for AMI BIOS).

Processor: Processor family (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS).

Chipset Name: Name of the motherboard chipset (only for AWARD BIOS).

Chipset ID: Chipset ID (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS).

BIOS Revision: Number of the BIOS version (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS).

PnP Version: Version of PnP specification.

ACPI Version: Version of ACPI specification.

MCFG Address: Address of MCFG structure.

MP Specification Ver.: Version of MultiProcessor specification.

MP Table Address: Physical starting address of MP table.

Number of CPU/Cores: Number of physical CPU/Cores.

DMI/SMBIOS Version: Version of DMI/SMBIOS specification.

DMI/SMBIOS Structures: Total number of DMI/SMBIOS structures.

DMI/SMBIOS Address: Physical starting address of the read-only DMI/SMBIOS structure table.

SMBIOS

BIOS Vendor:

BIOS Version:

BIOS Date: BIOS release date.

BIOS ROM Size: Size of the physical device containing the BIOS.

System BIOS Version:

Firmware Version:

Starting Segment: Segment location of BIOS starting address.

Current Language: Currently installed language.

Number of Languages: Number of languages available.

Structure Length: Length of SMBIOS structure.

Bus Supported

System buses, which supported by BIOS.

PCI is Supported
AGP is Supported
USB is Supported
ISA is Supported
VLBus is Supported
MCA is Supported
EISA is Supported
PC Card is Supported

Boot Options

Boot options, which supported by BIOS.

Selectable Boot
Boot From CD
ATAPI ZIP Drive Boot
LS-120 Boot
BIOS Boot Specification
Boot From PC Card
Network Service Boot supported
I2O Boot
1394 Boot

BIOS Features

BIOS Characteristics
ACPI Supported
PnP is Supported
APM is Supported
ESCD Support
Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD)
BIOS is Upgradeable (Flash)
BIOS ROM is Socketed
BIOS Shadowing is Allowed
Smart Battery Supported
Targeted Content Distribution
UEFI Specification is Supported
Virtual Machine
Int 13h - 5.25"/360kB Floppy
Int 13h - 5.25"/1.2MB Floppy
Int 13h - 3.5"/720kB Floppy
Int 13h - 3.5"/2.88MB Floppy
Int 5h, Print Screen Service
Int 9h, 8042 Keyboard Services
Int 14h, Serial Services
Int 17h, Printer Services
Int 10h, CGA/Mono Video Services
Int 13h - Floppy for NEC 9800
Int 13h - Floppy for Toshiba
NEC PC-98

OEM SMBIOS Strings

Free form strings defined by the OEM.

Other SMBIOS Structures

List of DMI/SMBIOS structures (name, code), not supported by the program.