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- [ 3. FLASH Disk]
- EMBEDDED BIOS FLASH DISK - FOR RESIDENT FLASH ARRAYS
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- Embedded BIOS has an integrated Flash disk that provides sector-level
- READ/WRITE access to ALL Intel and AMD Flash devices, which includes
- the following list:
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- Intel Sectored and Boot Block Flash:
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- Intel 28F008 Intel 28F016 Intel 28F001 Intel 28F002
- Intel 28F004 Intel 28F100 Intel 28F200 Intel 28F400
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- Intel Bulk Flash:
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- Intel 28F512 Intel 28F010 Intel 28F020
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- AMD Sectored Flash:
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- AMD 29F010 AMD 29F040 AMD 29F100 AMD 29F200
- AMD 29F400
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- AMD Bulk Flash:
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- AMD 28F256 AMD 28F512 AMD 28F010 AMD 28F020
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- Extensible to any block-size Flash part, the integrated Flash can support
- other device types by simply adding additional part drivers.
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- The integrated Flash disk is ideal for Flash arrays that are embedded
- directly onto the system's motherboard, since additional software, such
- as Card Services or Socket Services, are not necessary. Further, the
- read/write INT 13h service software that comprises the Flash disk runs
- directly from ROM inside the BIOS itself, saving valuable ROM space.
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- Flash devices used by the integrated Flash disk can be located anywhere
- in the physical address space of the CPU, including addresses all the
- way up to 4.2 gigabytes. No windowing hardware is required, as the
- Flash disk software treats the Flash memory as a large linear array.
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- And since the Flash disk is built right into the core BIOS, there is
- no additional royalty to pay to a 3rd party vendor.
-