Phoenix ServerBIOS™ 3.0

Platformware Elegance for IA-32 Servers

Phoenix ServerBIOS™ 3.0 is the most comprehensive 32-bit platformware available for server, workstation, and multiprocessor systems. With ServerBIOS 3.0, system designers and manufacturers achieve new levels of system integration and differentiation while meeting the stringent requirements of compatibility, performance, and time-to-market.

Remote Access Services (RAS)

ServerBIOS 3.0 goes above and beyond the standard desktop version of PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6, the industry's most popular BIOS, with additional RAS support for:

SHDG 2.0-Server Hardware Design Guide
Remote console redirection
Keyboard redirection
Host floppy redirection
Auto reboot
Advanced DRAM diagnostics
Bad DIMM detection & re-mapping (chipset dependent)
Hot-Plug PCI
SMBIOS or EBDA logging and reporting
Selectable boot path
Up to 8 processors
The latest chipsets
64-bit PCI
PCI-X, a deployment feature
SCSI 3-Small Computer System Interface

Management Features

IPMI-Intelligent Platform Management
WfM-Wired for Management
SMBIOS 3.2 System Management BIOS Features
Multi-level passwords
Remote console redirect
I2O-Intelligent I/O

Standard Features

In addition, ServerBIOS 3.0 also contains the features of PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6, the industry's most popular BIOS, with support for:

Latest processors and chipsets
Advanced IDE
MultiBoot, with support for the BIOS Boot Specification and the ability to boot from LS-120, MO, Iomega Zip, DVD, CD ROM, and USB floppy
CD boot recovery
USB-Universal Serial Bus
AGP-Accelerated Graphics Peripheral
SMI-System Management Interface
Legacy USB
Complete Plug-and-Play options
EISA bus
Full PCI bridge functionality
Enhanced Disk Drive features (EDD)
Y2K compliance

Options for Phoenix ServerBIOS

Advanced ACPI

The Advanced ACPI provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba. Advanced ACPI provides support for all ACPI features enabled by the hardware and the operating system including the features required for Microsoft Windows logo certification.

Advanced USB Boot

The Advanced USB Boot provides enumeration and configuration of an USB CD-ROM, Zip, and Hard Disk drive during POST that enables the ability to boot to DOS from an USB CD-ROM, Zip, or Hard Disk drive that is connected to a system either directly or through a hub(s). Additionally USB CD-ROM, Zip, or Hard Disk drive support enables the use of an USB CD-ROM, Zip, or Hard Disk drive while in a DOS environment.

Universal Console Redirect

The Universal Console Redirect capability allows a system with no keyboard and no video hardware to transmit video and keyboard data to a host system via the serial port.

Server-Application Products and Development Tools

Phoenix WinPhlash™

Phoenix WinPhlash is a Windows-based application for re-programming Flash memory device that contains a PhoenixBIOS with FlashPro™. The utility works with all Windows operating systems and works in: Advanced and User modes. Advanced Mode is for engineers and provides full access to the DMI strings and all WinPhlash options. User Mode is for PC users who need to save or update their platformware safely without corrupting the code or causing system failures. Phlash16 comes with WinPhlash as well as documentation for support technicians, end users, and developers of platformware.

Phoenix Phlash16™

Phoenix Phlash16 is a DOS-based utility for reprogramming a Flash device that contains ServerBIOS with FlashPro functionality. It works with MS-DOS or a compatible operating system. It works in command-line or automated batch mode using a script file.

Phoenix Flash 2000™

Phoenix Flash 2000 includes both WinPhlash for Windows and Phlash16 for DOS. The bundle site license includes the rights to distribute Phlash16.

Phoenix ACPI Architect™

The Phoenix ACPI Architect is a Windows-based utility for developing ACPI source code for various platforms, including notebook, desktop, server and embedded systems. The tool's graphical user interface allows automatic code and template generation for devices, resources, and tables.

Server-Hardware

Phoenix Amber Debug Card

The Amber Debug Card is a PCI-compatible hardware diagnostic card that allows PHDEBUG code to be available outside of the ROM Unit Under Test (UUT). The card allows debug code to be mapped directly into memory space with minimal code requirements in the UUT. This capability gives deployment engineers a more realistic test environment for their ROM UUT and greatly simplifies setup of PHDEBUG. A program that loads the debugger interface onto the Amber Debug Module is included with the product. The product also requires PHDEBUG (not included) to operate.