Minnowboard:MaxBios

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The MinnowBoard MAX uses a UEFI system level firmware, and provides both the UEFI shell, and a typical BIOS style menu interface.

UEFI Shell

UEFI Shell prompt

The simplest way to get to the UEFI shell is to:

  1. Make sure that the MinnowBoard MAX is powered down
  2. Disconnect all bootable media
    1. USB drives
    2. SATA drives
    3. SD cards
  3. Power on the MinnowBoard MAX

At this point you should get a screen that looks very similar to the one at right. This is the UEFI Shell, there are a number of commands that can be done here, and the system can be explored in great depth from this interface.

Places to find more information about UEFI shell and it's commands:

BIOS menu

Exit UEFI Shell prompt

The BIOS menu gives a more traditional way to configure the basic firmware parameters on the system, set the GPIO pinmux states and perform the typical tasks one would expect to do in these menus.

To get to it:

  1. Follow the steps to get to the UEFI Shell (above)
  2. Type the following:
   exit

You should now get a screen that looks like the following: Main BIOS menu screen

This is the main menu on the BIOS menu

BIOS Menu Tree

Continue

This just continues the boot process

Select Language

This adjusts the language that the bios is displayed in

Boot Manager

This adjusts the basic boot options, including what to boot to.

EFI Internal Shell

This will boot to the UEFI shell

Device Manager

This allows for the configuration of specific devices on the system

System Setup

Configure System Settings

Main

Contains:

  • Bios Information
    • IFWI Version
    • BIOS Version
    • BIOS Vendor
    • Core Version
    • Build Time
  • Processor Information
    • Type
    • SKU Type
    • Speed
    • Family/Model/Step
    • Microcode Revision
    • Number of Cores
    • 64-bit capability
  • System Date
  • System Time
Platform Information
  • Platform firmware Information
    • VLV SOC
    • MRC Version
    • PUNIT FW Patch
    • PMC FW Patch
    • KSC FW
    • TXE FW Version
    • GOP
    • CPU Flavor
    • Board ID
    • Fab ID
  • Memory Information
    • Total Memory
    • Memory Speed
    • L1 Data Cache
    • L1 Instruction Cache
    • L2 Cache RAM

CPU Configuration

Hyperthreading Supprt: (Chip doesn't support it)

CPU Power Management

<no options>

Uncore Configuration

  • GOP Configuration
    • GOP Driver
      Enable / Disable
      Enabled: will unload VBIOS; Disabled it will load VBIOS
    • GOP Brightness Level
      20/40/60/80/100/120/140/160/180/200/220/240/255
      Sets the GOP brightness
  • IGD Configuration (Integrated Graphics Device)
    • Integrated Graphics Device
      Enable / Disable
      Enable or disabled the integrated graphics. NOTE: If you disable this, the only way to turn it back on is via the serial port
    • Primary Display
      IGD / Auto / PCIe
    • RC6 (Render Standby)
      Enable / Disable
    • PAVC
      LITE Mode / Disable / SERPENT Mode
    • DOP CG
      Enable / Disable
    • GTT Size
      2MB / 1MB
    • Aperture Size
      256MB / 128MB / 512MB
    • DVMT Pre-Allocated
      64M / 96M / 128M / 160M / 192M / 224M / 256M / 288M / 320M / 352M / 384M / 416M / 448M / 480M / 512M
    • DVMT Total Gfx Mem
      256M / 128M / MAX
    • IGD Turbo
      Auto / Enable / Disable
  • IGD - LCD Control
    • Force Lid Status
      Auto / OFF / ON
    • BIA
      Auto / Disabled / Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4 / Level 5
    • ALS Support
      Disable / Enable
    • LCD Panel Type
      Auto / 640x480 / 800x600 / 1024x768 / 1280x1024 / 1366x768 / 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 1280x800
    • IGD Boot Type
      Auto / VGA Port / HDMI / DP Port B / DB Port C / eDP / DSI PORT A / DSI PORT C
    • Panel Scaling
      Auto / Centering / Stretching
    • GMCH BLC Control
      PWM-Inverted / GMBus-Inverted / PWM-Normal / GMBus-Normal
  • ISP PCI Device Configuration
    • ISP Enable / Disable
      Enable / Disable
    • ISP PCI Device Selection
      ISP PCI Device as B0D2F0 / Disable / ISP PCI Device as B0D3F0

South Cluster Configuration

Boot

Security Configuration

Thermal

System Component

Debug Configuration

Secure Boot Configuration

Set Secure Boot information

Network Device List

Boot Maintenance Manager