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BIOS

BIOS 32-bit Services

Standard BIOS 32-bit Service Directory Proposal v0.4

PCI 3.0 Support

Full BIOS support for PCI Express through industry standard interfaces.

ATAPI

ATAPI Removable Media Device BIOS Specification Version 1.0.

BBS

BIOS Boot Specification v1.01.

WMI Support

WMI is Microsoft's implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) for Windows.
WMI is fully compliant with the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information
Model (CIM) and WBEM specifications.

BIOS Boot Spec 1.01+ Provides more control over how and from what devices the workstation will boot.

BIOS Power On

Users can define a specific date and time for the system to power on.

ROM Based Computer
Setup Utility (F10)

Review and customize system configuration settings controlled by the BIOS.

System/Emergency
ROM Flash Recovery
with Video

Recovers system BIOS in corrupted Flash ROM.

Replicated Setup

Saves BIOS settings to diskette or USB flash device in human readable file. Repset.exe utility can
then replicate these settings on machines being deployed without entering Computer
Configuration Utility (F10 Setup).

SMBIOS

System Management BIOS 2.6, for system management information.

Boot Control

Disables the ability to boot from removable media on supported devices.

Memory Change Alert Alerts management console if memory is removed or changed.

Thermal Alert

Monitors the temperature state within the chassis. Three modes:

NORMAL - normal temperature ranges
ALERTED - excessive temperatures are detected. Raises a flag so action can be taken to
avoid shutdown or provide for a smoother system shutdown
SHUTDOWN - excessive temperatures are encountered. Automatically shuts down the
computer without warning before hardware component damage occurs

Remote ROM Flash

Provides secure, fail-safe ROM image management from a central network console.

ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power
Management Interface)

Allows the system to enter and resume from low power modes (sleep states).]
Enables an operating system to control system power consumption based on the dynamic
workload.
Makes it possible to place individual cards and peripherals in a low-power or powered-off
state without affecting other elements of the system.
Supports ACPI 2.0 for full compatibility with 64-bit operating systems.

Ownership Tag

A user-defined string stored in non-volatile memory that is displayed in the BIOS splash screen.

Remote
Wakeup/Remote
Shutdown

System administrators can power on, restart, and power off a client computer from a remote
location.

ASF 2.0 Compliant

Allows workstation status to be monitored on a remote console.

Instantly Available PC
(Suspend to RAM - ACPI
sleep state S3)

Allows for very low power consumption with quick resume time.

Remote System
Installation via F12
(PXE 2.1) (Remote Boot
from Server)

Allows a new or existing system to boot over the network and download software, including the
operating system.

ROM revision levels

Reports the system BIOS revision level in Computer Configuration Utility (F10 Setup). Version is
available through an industry standard interface (SMBIOS) so that management SW applications
can use and report this information.

System board revision
level

Allows management SW to read the revision level of the system board
Revision level is digitally encoded into the HW and cannot be modified.

QuickSpecs

HP Z400 Workstation

System Technical Specifications

DA - 13276 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 4 — 4.17.2009

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