Datasheet

Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Datasheet System BIOS
Revision 1.3
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manually added by the user through the Boot Maintenance Manager of the Setup utility. The
Boot Maintenance Manager provides the capability to make permanent changes to the boot
order. It is also possible to change the first boot option for a single boot.
3.13.1 USB Boot Device Reordering
In order to facilitate priority boot of various external USB boot devices & media without the need
to enter the Setup Utility and reconfigure the saved Boot Options, BIOS will automatically adjust
Boot Options for bootable USB devices. This automatic reordering of USB boot devices only
occurs when a USB device is newly detected and not found in the previous configured boot
order. When that USB boot device is removed, the configured order of Boot Options is restored.
If a standard boot device of the same type (Hard Disk, CDROM, Floppy) is already present in
the configured Boot Options, then the USB boot device of that type is given priority and moved
to the top of that device type boot order to boot before other devices of the same
type. However, the position of that device type in the Boot Manager order is not changed to
preserve the configured boot device type order. If a standard boot device of the same type is
not already present in the configured Boot Options, then that type is given priority and moved to
the top position in the Boot Manager order to boot before other device types already configured.
If the USB boot device is not intended for a one-time boot and will remain in the system
configuration more permanently, then the boot order including the USB device can still be
configured and saved in the Setup Utility and will be preserved as a permanent change to the
boot order.
For security reasons, this USB boot device reordering will not occur if the User Password has
been installed via the Security Configuration Screen in the Setup Utility.
3.13.2 Server Managment Boot Device Control
The IPMI 2.0 specification includes provisions for server management devices to set certain
boot parameters by setting boot flags.
The BIOS supports booting from the following:
 PXE
 HDD (USB, SATA, SAS, and PATA)
 USB FDD
 USB key
 CD-ROM drive
3.14 Operating System Support
3.14.1 Windows Compatibility
Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation co-author design guides for system designers who
will use Intel processors and Microsoft operating systems. The Hardware Design Guide for
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Version 3.0 is intended for systems that are designed to work
with Windows Server class operating systems.