Artesyn ATCA-7470 Installation and Use (October 2014) - Manual (Page 91)

BIOS
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Board Start
1. BIOS loads BIOS Parameter from Flash and uses them for initialization.
2. BIOS loads IPMI Boot Parameter from USER area.
3. BIOS updates the BIOS Parameter in the flash according to the IPMI Boot Parameter.
4. BIOS will reset the board if BIOS Parameter changes.
Change Settings
1. User enters the BIOS setup and changes some parameters.
2. User selects Save or Save and Exit option.
3. BIOS writes the parameter to the BIOS Parameter in the Flash.
4. BIOS writes the parameter to the IPMI Boot Parameter USER area.
Load Defaults
1. User enters BIOS setup and selects Load Defaults.
2. BIOS reads Default Parameter from Flash into the Setup.
3. BIOS reads IPMI Boot Parameter DEFAULT area into the Setup.
4. User select Save or Save and Exit option.
5. BIOS writes the parameter to the BIOS Parameter in the Flash.
6. BIOS writes the parameter to the IPMI Boot Parameter USER area.
4.6 Restoring BIOS Default Settings
The blade provides an on-board configuration switch that allows to load BIOS settings from the
DEFAULT area of the IPMI Boot Parameters. In order to restore the BIOS default settings using
this switch, you have to proceed as follows: