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CONTENTS
Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................... 10 Typographical Conventions ...................................................................................................... 10 Document Version Number Conventions ................................................................................. 10 1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................. 13 2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 13 3 Terms and definitions .......................................................................................................................... 14 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms.......................................................................................................... 15 5 Accessing SMBIOS Information.......................................................................................................... 21 5.1 General ..................................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 Table Convention...................................................................................................................... 21 5.2.1 SMBIOS Structure Table Entry Point........................................................................... 21 6 SMBIOS Structures ............................................................................................................................. 22 6.1 Structure Standards .................................................................................................................. 23 6.1.1 Structure Evolution and Usage Guidelines.................................................................. 23 6.1.2 Structure Header Format ............................................................................................. 24 6.1.3 Text Strings.................................................................................................................. 24 6.2 Required Structures and Data .................................................................................................. 25 6.3 SMBIOS Fields and CIM MOF Properties ................................................................................ 26 7 Structure Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 27 7.1 BIOS Information (Type 0)........................................................................................................ 27 7.1.1 BIOS Characteristics ................................................................................................... 29 7.1.2 BIOS Characteristics Extension Bytes ........................................................................ 30 7.2 System Information (Type 1) .................................................................................................... 31 7.2.1 System UUID........................................................................................................... 32 7.2.2 System Wake-up Type............................................................................................ 32 7.3 Baseboard (or Module) Information (Type 2) ........................................................................... 33 7.3.1 Baseboard Feature Flags........................................................................................ 34 7.3.2 Baseboard Board Type ........................................................................................... 34 7.4 System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3) .................................................................................... 35 7.4.1 System Enclosure or Chassis Types ........................................................................... 36 7.4.2 System Enclosure or Chassis States........................................................................... 38 7.4.3 System Enclosure or Chassis Security Status ............................................................ 38 7.4.4 System Enclosure or Chassis Contained Elements................................................ 38 7.5 Processor Information (Type 4) ................................................................................................ 39 7.5.1 Processor Information Processor Type................................................................... 42 7.5.2 Processor Information Processor Family ................................................................ 42 7.5.3 Processor ID Field Format........................................................................................... 48 7.5.4 Processor Information Voltage................................................................................ 48 7.5.5 Processor Information Processor Upgrade............................................................. 49 7.5.6 Processor Information Core Count.......................................................................... 50 7.5.7 Processor Information Core Enabled...................................................................... 50 7.5.8 Processor Information Thread Count...................................................................... 50 7.5.9 Processor Characteristics............................................................................................ 51 7.6 Memory Controller Information (Type 5, Obsolete) .................................................................. 51 7.6.1 Memory Controller Error Detecting Method................................................................. 53 7.6.2 Memory Controller Error Correcting Capability............................................................ 53 7.6.3 Memory Controller Information Interleave Support ................................................. 53 7.6.4 Memory Controller Information Memory Speeds .................................................... 53 7.7 Memory Module Information (Type 6, Obsolete) ...................................................................... 54

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7.7.1 Memory Module Information Memory Types .......................................................... 55 7.7.2 Memory Module Information Memory Size ............................................................. 55 7.7.3 Memory Subsystem Example ...................................................................................... 56 Cache Information (Type 7) ...................................................................................................... 57 7.8.1 Cache Information Maximum Cache Size and Installed Size ................................. 59 7.8.2 Cache Information SRAM Type .............................................................................. 59 7.8.3 Cache Information Error Correction Type ............................................................... 59 7.8.4 Cache Information System Cache Type ................................................................. 60 7.8.5 Cache Information Associativity .............................................................................. 60 Port Connector Information (Type 8) ........................................................................................ 61 7.9.1 Port Information Example ............................................................................................ 61 7.9.2 Port Information Connector Types .......................................................................... 61 7.9.3 Port Types.................................................................................................................... 63 System Slots (Type 9)............................................................................................................... 64 7.10.1 System Slots Slot Type ........................................................................................... 64 7.10.2 System Slots Slot Data Bus Width .......................................................................... 66 7.10.3 System Slots Current Usage................................................................................... 66 7.10.4 System Slots Slot Length ........................................................................................ 67 7.10.5 System Slots Slot ID ............................................................................................... 67 7.10.6 Slot Characteristics 1................................................................................................... 67 7.10.7 Slot Characteristics 2................................................................................................... 68 7.10.8 Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number.............................. 68 On Board Devices Information (Type 10, Obsolete)................................................................. 68 7.11.1 Onboard Device Types ................................................................................................ 69 OEM Strings (Type 11) ............................................................................................................. 69 System Configuration Options (Type 12).................................................................................. 69 BIOS Language Information (Type 13)..................................................................................... 70 Group Associations (Type 14) .................................................................................................. 71 System Event Log (Type 15) .................................................................................................... 72 7.16.1 Supported Event Log Type Descriptors....................................................................... 75 7.16.2 Indexed I/O Access Method......................................................................................... 75 7.16.3 Access Method Address DWORD Layout .............................................................. 76 7.16.4 Event Log Organization ............................................................................................... 76 7.16.5 Log Header Format...................................................................................................... 76 7.16.6 Log Record Format...................................................................................................... 78 Physical Memory Array (Type 16) ............................................................................................ 82 7.17.1 Memory Array Location ........................................................................................... 83 7.17.2 Memory Array Use .................................................................................................. 84 7.17.3 Memory Array Error Correction Types .................................................................... 84 Memory Device (Type 17) ........................................................................................................ 85 7.18.1 Memory Device Form Factor................................................................................... 87 7.18.2 Memory Device Type .............................................................................................. 87 7.18.3 Memory Device Type Detail .................................................................................... 88 7.18.4 Memory Device Extended Size ............................................................................... 89 32-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 18) .............................................................................. 89 7.19.1 Memory Error Error Type ........................................................................................ 90 7.19.2 Memory Error Error Granularity............................................................................... 90 7.19.3 Memory Error Error Operation ................................................................................ 90 Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19)............................................................................... 91 Memory Device Mapped Address (Type 20) ............................................................................ 92 Built-in Pointing Device (Type 21) ............................................................................................ 93 7.22.1 Pointing Device Type .............................................................................................. 94 7.22.2 Pointing Device Interface ........................................................................................ 94 Portable Battery (Type 22)........................................................................................................ 95 7.23.1 Portable Battery Device Chemistry ......................................................................... 97 System Reset (Type 23) ........................................................................................................... 97

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7.25 Hardware Security (Type 24).................................................................................................... 98 7.26 System Power Controls (Type 25)............................................................................................ 99 7.26.1 System Power Controls Calculating the Next Scheduled Power-on Time ........... 100 7.27 Voltage Probe (Type 26)......................................................................................................... 100 7.27.1 Voltage Probe Location and Status ...................................................................... 101 7.28 Cooling Device (Type 27) ....................................................................................................... 102 7.28.1 Cooling Device Device Type and Status............................................................... 102 7.29 Temperature Probe (Type 28) ................................................................................................ 103 7.29.1 Temperature Probe Location and Status .............................................................. 104 7.30 Electrical Current Probe (Type 29) ......................................................................................... 104 7.30.1 Current Probe Location and Status....................................................................... 105 7.31 Out-of-Band Remote Access (Type 30).................................................................................. 106 7.32 Boot Integrity Services (BIS) Entry Point (Type 31) ............................................................... 107 7.33 System Boot Information (Type 32) ........................................................................................ 107 7.33.1 System Boot Status ................................................................................................... 107 7.34 64-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 33) ............................................................................ 108 7.35 Management Device (Type 34) .............................................................................................. 109 7.35.1 Management Device Type .................................................................................... 109 7.35.2 Management Device Address Type ...................................................................... 110 7.36 Management Device Component (Type 35)........................................................................... 110 7.37 Management Device Threshold Data (Type 36)..................................................................... 111 7.38 Memory Channel (Type 37) .................................................................................................... 111 7.38.1 Memory Channel Channel Type ........................................................................... 112 7.39 IPMI Device Information (Type 38) ......................................................................................... 112 7.39.1 IPMI Device Information BMC Interface Type....................................................... 114 7.40 System Power Supply (Type 39) ............................................................................................ 114 7.40.1 Power Supply Characteristics.................................................................................... 116 7.41 Additional Information (Type 40)............................................................................................. 116 7.41.1 Additional Information Entry Format .......................................................................... 117 7.42 Onboard Devices Extended Information (Type 41) ................................................................ 118 7.42.1 Reference Designation .............................................................................................. 119 7.42.2 Onboard Device Types .............................................................................................. 119 7.42.3 Device Type Instance ................................................................................................ 119 7.42.4 Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number............................ 119 7.43 Management Controller Host Interface (Type 42) .................................................................. 119 7.44 Inactive (Type 126) ................................................................................................................. 121 7.45 End-of-Table (Type 127)......................................................................................................... 121 Annex A (informative) Conformance Guidelines...................................................................................... 122 Annex B (informative) Using the Table Convention................................................................................. 125 Annex C (informative) Change History .................................................................................................... 126 Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................. 136

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Table 1 SMBIOS Entry Point Structure.................................................................................................... 21 Table 2 Structure Header Format Description ......................................................................................... 24 Table 3 Required Structures and Data .................................................................................................... 25 Table 4 Relationship Between SMBIOS Fields and CIM MOF Properties .............................................. 26 Table 5 BIOS Information (Type 0) Structure .......................................................................................... 27 Table 6 BIOS Characteristics................................................................................................................... 29 Table 7 BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 1 ...................................................................................... 30 Table 8 BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 2 ...................................................................................... 30

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Table 9 System Information (Type 1) Structure ....................................................................................... 31 Table 10 UUID Byte Order and RFC4122 Field Names .......................................................................... 32 Table 11 System: Wake-up Type Field.................................................................................................... 33 Table 12 Baseboard (or Module) Information (Type 2) Structure ............................................................ 33 Table 13 Baseboard: Feature Flags ........................................................................................................ 34 Table 14 Baseboard: Board Type ............................................................................................................ 35 Table 15 System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3) Structure..................................................................... 35 Table 16 System Enclosure or Chassis Types ........................................................................................ 36 Table 17 System Enclosure or Chassis States........................................................................................ 38 Table 18 System Enclosure or Chassis Security Status Field................................................................. 38 Table 19 System Enclosure or Chassis: Contained Elements ................................................................ 39 Table 20 Processor Information (Type 4) Structure................................................................................. 40 Table 21 Processor Information: Processor Type Field........................................................................... 42 Table 22 Processor Information: Processor Family Field ........................................................................ 42 Table 23 Processor Information: Voltage Field........................................................................................ 48 Table 24 Processor Information: Processor Upgrade Field..................................................................... 49 Table 25 Processor Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 51 Table 26 Memory Controller Information (Type 5, Obsolete) Structure................................................... 52 Table 27 Memory Controller Error Detecting Method Field ..................................................................... 53 Table 28 Memory Controller Error Correcting Capability Field ................................................................ 53 Table 29 Memory Controller Information: Interleave Support Field......................................................... 53 Table 30 Memory Controller Information: Memory Speeds Bit Field....................................................... 54 Table 31 Memory Module Information (Type 6, Obsolete) Structure ...................................................... 54 Table 32 Memory Module Information: Memory Types ........................................................................... 55 Table 33 Memory Module Information: Memory Size Field ..................................................................... 56 Table 34 Cache Information (Type 7) Structure ...................................................................................... 58 Table 35 Cache Information: SRAM Type Field ...................................................................................... 59 Table 36 Cache Information: Error Correction Type Field ....................................................................... 59 Table 37 Cache Information: System Cache Type Field ......................................................................... 60 Table 38 Cache Information: Associativity Field ...................................................................................... 60 Table 39 Port Connector Information (Type 8) Structure......................................................................... 61 Table 40 Port Information: Connector Types Field .................................................................................. 62 Table 41 Port Types Field ........................................................................................................................ 63 Table 42 System Slots (Type 9) Structure ............................................................................................... 64 Table 43 System Slots: Slot Type Field ................................................................................................... 64 Table 44 System Slots: Slot Data Bus Width Field.................................................................................. 66 Table 45 System Slots: Current Usage Field........................................................................................... 66 Table 46 System Slots: Slot Length Field ................................................................................................ 67 Table 47 System Slots: Slot ID ................................................................................................................ 67 Table 48 Slot Characteristics 1 Field ....................................................................................................... 67 Table 49 Slot Characteristics 2 ................................................................................................................ 68 Table 50 On Board Devices Information (Type 10, Obsolete) Structure ................................................. 68 Table 51 Onboard Device Types ............................................................................................................. 69 Table 52 OEM Strings (Type 11) Structure.............................................................................................. 69 Table 53 System Configuration Options (Type 12) Structure .................................................................. 70 Table 54 BIOS Language Information (Type 13) Structure ..................................................................... 70 Table 55 Group Associations (Type 14) Structure................................................................................... 71 Table 56 System Event Log (Type 15) Structure..................................................................................... 73

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Table 57 Supported Event Log Type Descriptors.................................................................................... 75 Table 58 Access Method Address: DWORD Layout ............................................................................... 76 Table 59 Event Log Organization ............................................................................................................ 76 Table 60 Log Header Format................................................................................................................... 76 Table 61 Log Header Type 1 Format....................................................................................................... 77 Table 62 Log Record Format ................................................................................................................... 78 Table 63 Event Log Types ....................................................................................................................... 78 Table 64 Event Log Variable Data Format Type ..................................................................................... 79 Table 65 POST Results Bitmap ............................................................................................................... 81 Table 66 System Management Types ..................................................................................................... 82 Table 67 Physical Memory Array (Type 16) Structure............................................................................. 82 Table 68 Memory Array: Location Field ................................................................................................... 83 Table 69 Memory Array: Use Field .......................................................................................................... 84 Table 70 Memory Array: Error Correction Types Field ............................................................................ 84 Table 71 Memory Device (Type 17) Structure ......................................................................................... 85 Table 72 Memory Device: Form Factor Field........................................................................................... 87 Table 73 Memory Device: Type ............................................................................................................... 87 Table 74 Memory Device: Type Detail Field ............................................................................................ 88 Table 75 32-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 18) Structure .............................................................. 89 Table 76 Memory Error: Error Type Field ................................................................................................ 90 Table 77 Memory Error: Error Granularity Field ...................................................................................... 90 Table 78 Memory Error: Error Operation Field ........................................................................................ 90 Table 79 Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19) Structure ............................................................... 91 Table 80 Memory Device Mapped Address (Type 20) Structure............................................................. 92 Table 81 Built-in Pointing Device (Type 21) Structure............................................................................. 94 Table 82 Pointing Device: Type Field ...................................................................................................... 94 Table 83 Pointing Device: Interface Field ................................................................................................ 94 Table 84 Portable Battery (Type 22) Structure ........................................................................................ 95 Table 85 Portable Battery: Device Chemistry Field ................................................................................. 97 Table 86 System Reset (Type 23) Structure............................................................................................ 97 Table 87 Hardware Security (Type 24) Structure .................................................................................... 98 Table 88 System Power Controls (Type 25) Structure ............................................................................ 99 Table 89 Voltage Probe (Type 26) Structure ......................................................................................... 100 Table 90 Voltage Probe: Location and Status Fields............................................................................. 101 Table 91 Cooling Device (Type 27) Structure........................................................................................ 102 Table 92 Cooling Device: Device Type and Status Fields..................................................................... 103 Table 93 Temperature Probe (Type 28) Structure................................................................................. 103 Table 94 Temperature Probe: Location and Status Field ...................................................................... 104 Table 95 Electrical Current Probe (Type 29) Structure.......................................................................... 105 Table 96 Current Probe: Location and Status Field............................................................................... 106 Table 97 Out-of-Band Remote Access (Type 30) Structure .................................................................. 106 Table 98 System Boot Information (Type 32) Structure ........................................................................ 107 Table 99 System Boot Status ................................................................................................................ 108 Table 100 64-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 33) Structure .......................................................... 108 Table 101 Management Device (Type 34) Structure............................................................................. 109 Table 102 Management Device: Type Field .......................................................................................... 109 Table 103 Management Device: Address Type Field............................................................................ 110 Table 104 Management Device Component (Type 35) Structure ......................................................... 110

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Foreword
The System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Reference Specification (DSP0134) was prepared by the SMBIOS Working Group. DMTF is a not-for-profit association of industry members dedicated to promoting enterprise and systems management and interoperability. For information about the DMTF, see http://www.dmtf.org.

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Acknowledgments
The following persons contributed to the development of versions 2.7 and 2.7.1 of this specification: Kimon Berlin HP Richard Chan Dell Philip Chidester AMD Tom Slaight Intel Jonathan Stern Centaur Gail Woodland IBM

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Introduction
Continuing the DMTF's mission of leading the development of management standards for distributed desktop, network, enterprise and Internet environments, the System Management BIOS Reference Specification addresses how motherboard and system vendors present management information about their products in a standard format by extending the BIOS interface on Intel architecture systems. The information is intended to allow generic instrumentation to deliver this data to management applications that use CIM (the WBEM data model) or direct access and eliminates the need for error prone operations such as probing system hardware for presence detection. This specification is intended to provide enough information for BIOS developers to implement the necessary extensions to allow their product's hardware and other system-related information to be accurately determined by users of the defined interfaces. This specification is also intended to provide enough information for developers of management instrumentation to develop generic routines for translating from SMBIOS format to the format used by their chosen management technology whether it is a DMTF technology such as CIM, or another technology such as SNMP. To support this translation for DMTF technologies, sections of this specification describe the CIM classes intended to convey the information retrieved from an SMBIOScompatible system through the interfaces described in this document.
NOTE: The DMTF's SMBIOS Working Group controls changes to this document; change requests should be submitted to mailto:[email protected]. Refer to http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios for the most recent version of this document.

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Document Conventions
Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this document: All numbers specified in this document are in decimal format unless otherwise indicated. A number followed by the letter h indicates hexadecimal format; a number followed by the letter b indicates binary format.
EXAMPLE: The values 10, 0Ah, and 1010b are equivalent.

Any value not listed in an enumerated list is reserved for future assignment by the DMTF; see clause 6 for more information. Most of the enumerated values defined in this specification simply track the like values specified by the DMTF within CIM classes. Enumerated values that are controlled by the DMTF are identified within their respective subsection; additional values for these fields are assigned by the DMTF; see 6.3 for more information. Code samples use a fixed font highlighted in gray.

Document Version Number Conventions

Beginning with version 2.3.1 of this document, the documents version number is specified in a major.minor[.docrev] format. The addition of docrev enables document updates to keep current with hardware technology without causing implementations to continually chase a specification version. The major value of the document version increments by one whenever a major interface change is introduced. Looking back, the value should have been incremented in the transition from version 2.0 to version 2.1 because the table-based method was a major interface change.

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If these conventions were in place when version 2.0 of the specification was released, they would have been applied to specification versions 2.1 through 2.3 as follows:
Specification Version 2.1 2.2 2.3 Would Have Been 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rationale The addition of the table-based method constitutes a major interface change. The table-based method was made a requirement for compliance. A minimum set of structures was made a requirement for compliance.

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1 Scope
The System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Reference Specification addresses how motherboard and system vendors present management information about their products in a standard format by extending the BIOS interface on Intel architecture systems. The information is intended to allow generic instrumentation to deliver this data to management applications that use CIM (the WBEM data model) or direct access and eliminates the need for error prone operations like probing system hardware for presence detection.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated or versioned references, only the edition cited (including any corrigenda or DMTF update versions) applies. For references without a date or version, the latest published edition of the referenced document (including any corrigenda or DMTF update versions) applies. ACPI, Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification, Version 3.0, September 2, 2004, http://www.acpi.info Boot Integrity Services API, Version 1.0+bis37, 31 August 1999, http://sourceforge.net/projects/bis DIG64, Developers Interface Guide for Intel* Itanium* Architecture-based Server 2.2, December 2004, http://www.dig64.org/specifications/ DMTF DSP0004, CIM Infrastructure Specification 2.6, http://www.dmtf.org/standards/published_documents/DSP0004_2.6.pdf DMTF DSP0200, CIM Operations over HTTP 1.3, http://www.dmtf.org/standards/published_documents/DSP0200_1.3.pdf DMTF DSP0239, Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) IDs and Codes 1.1, http://www.dmtf.org/standards/published_documents/DSP0239_1.1.pdf DMTF DSP1001, Management Profile Specification Usage Guide 1.0, http://www.dmtf.org/standards/published_documents/DSP1001_1.0.pdf DMTF, CIM Schema, Version 2.25, 31 March 2010, http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim/ IETF RFC 4122, A Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace, The Internet Society, July 2005, http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt Intel, Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Interface Specification, Version 2.0, February 12 2004, http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards, http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink.exe?func=ll&objId=4230456&objAction=browse&sort=subtype ISO 639-1:2002, Codes for the representation of names of languages Part 1: Alpha-2 code A list of codes is available at http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php

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ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes A list of codes is available at http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements Microsoft, PCI IRQ Routing Table Specification, Version 1.0, February 27, 1996, http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/pciirq.mspx Microsoft, Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Version 1.0A, May 5, 1994, http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/pnp/default.mspx Microsoft, Simple Boot Flag Specification, Version 2.1, 28 January 2005, http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/resources/respec/specs/simp_boot.mspx PCI SIG, PCI Firmware Specification, version 3.0, June 20, 2005, http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional/pci_firmware Phoenix Technologies, Ltd., BIOS Boot Specification, Version 1.01, 11 January 1996, A copy is available at http://www.scs.stanford.edu/nyu/04fa/lab/specsbbs101.pdf Phoenix Technologies, Ltd., El Torito Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification, Version 1.0, January 25 1995, http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/specscdrom.pdf SBS, Smart Battery Data Specification, Version 1.1, 15 December 1998, http://www.sbs-forum.org/specs/ UEFI, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Specification, Version 2.3, May 2009, http://www.uefi.org/specs/. UEFI, UEFI Platform Initialization (PI) Specification, Version 1.2, May 2009, http://www.uefi.org/specs/

3 Terms and definitions

In this document, some terms have a specific meaning beyond the normal English meaning. Those terms are defined in this clause. The terms "shall" ("required"), "shall not," "should" ("recommended"), "should not" ("not recommended"), "may," "need not" ("not required"), "can" and "cannot" in this document are to be interpreted as described in ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Annex H. The terms in parenthesis are alternatives for the preceding term, for use in exceptional cases when the preceding term cannot be used for linguistic reasons. Note that ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Annex H specifies additional alternatives. Occurrences of such additional alternatives shall be interpreted in their normal English meaning. The terms "clause," "subclause," "paragraph," and "annex" in this document are to be interpreted as described in ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Clause 5. The terms "normative" and "informative" in this document are to be interpreted as described in ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Clause 3. In this document, clauses, subclauses, or annexes labeled "(informative)" do not contain normative content. Notes and examples are always informative elements. The terms defined in DSP0004, DSP0200, and DSP1001 apply to this document. The following additional terms are used in this document.

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The abbreviations defined in DSP0004, DSP0200, and DSP1001 apply to this document. The following additional abbreviations are used in this document. 4.1 AC Alternating Current 4.2 ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 4.3 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port 4.4 APM Advanced Power Management 4.5 ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange 4.6 ATA Advanced Technology Attachment 4.7 ATAPI ATA Packet Interface 4.8 BCD Binary-Coded Decimal 4.9 BIOS Basic Input/Output System 4.10 BMC Baseboard Management Controller 4.11 CGA Color Graphics Array 4.12 CIM Common Information Model

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5.1 General

The only access method defined for the SMBIOS structures is a table-based method, defined in version 2.1 of this specification. It provides the SMBIOS structures as a packed list of data referenced by a table entry point.
NOTE: The Plug-and-Play function interface was deprecated in version 2.3.2 of this specification. It was completely removed in version 2.7.

5.2

Table Convention

The table convention allows the SMBIOS structures to be accessed under 32-bit and 64-bit protectedmode operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server, or Linux. This convention provides a searchable entry-point structure (which can be queried on EFI-based systems) that contains a pointer to the packed SMBIOS structures residing somewhere in 32-bit physical address space (that is, below 4 GB). See Annex B for pseudo-code using this convention.
NOTE 1: The table convention is required for SMBIOS version 2.2 and later implementations. NOTE 2: The information present in the table-based structures is boot-time static, and SMBIOS consumers should not expect the information to be updated during normal system operations.

5.2.1

SMBIOS Structure Table Entry Point

The SMBIOS Entry Point Structure is described in Table 1. On non-EFI systems, the SMBIOS Entry Point structure, can be located by application software by searching for the anchor-string on paragraph (16-byte) boundaries within the physical memory address range 000F0000h to 000FFFFFh. This entry point encapsulates an intermediate anchor string that is used by some existing DMI browsers. On EFI-based systems, the SMBIOS Entry Point structure can be located by looking in the EFI Configuration Table for the SMBIOS GUID (SMBIOS_TABLE_GUID) and using the associated pointer. See section 4.6 of the UEFI Specification for details. See section 2.3 and table 5-6 of the UEFI Specification for how to report the underlying memory type.
NOTE: While the SMBIOS Major and Minor Versions (offsets 06h and 07h) currently duplicate the information present in the SMBIOS BCD Revision (offset 1Eh), they provide a path for future growth in this specification. The BCD Revision, for example, provides only a single digit for each of the major and minor version numbers.

Table 1 SMBIOS Entry Point Structure

Length 4 BYTEs BYTE Description _SM_, specified as four ASCII characters (5F 53 4D 5F). Checksum of the Entry Point Structure (EPS). This value, when added to all other bytes in the EPS, results in the value 00h (using 8-bit addition calculations). Values in the EPS are summed starting at offset 00h, for Entry Point Length bytes. Length of the Entry Point Structure, starting with the Anchor String field, in bytes, currently 1Fh.
NOTE: This value was incorrectly stated in version 2.1 of this specification as 1Eh. Because of this, there might be version 2.1 implementations that use either the 1Eh or 1Fh value, but version 2.2 or later implementations must use the 1Fh value.

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Identifies the major version of this specification implemented in the table structures (for example, the value is 0Ah for revision 10.22 and 02h for revision 2.1). Identifies the minor version of this specification implemented in the table structures (for example, the value is 16h for revision 10.22 and 01h for revision 2.1). Size of the largest SMBIOS structure, in bytes, and encompasses the structures formatted area and text strings. This is the value returned as StructureSize from the Plug-and-Play Get SMBIOS Information function. Identifies the EPS revision implemented in this structure and identifies the formatting of offsets 0Bh to 0Fh as follows: 00h 01h-FFh Entry Point is based on SMBIOS 2.1 definition; formatted area is reserved and set to all 00h. Reserved for assignment by this specification

07h

SMBIOS Minor Version

BYTE

08h

Maximum Structure Size

WORD

0Ah

Entry Point Revision

BYTE

0Bh 0Fh 10h

Formatted Area Intermediate Anchor String Intermediate Checksum

5 BYTEs 5 BYTEs

The value present in the Entry Point Revision field defines the interpretation to be placed upon these 5 bytes. _DMI_, specified as five ASCII characters (5F 44 4D 49 5F).
NOTE: This field is paragraph-aligned, to allow legacy DMI browsers to find this entry point within the SMBIOS Entry Point Structure.

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BYTE

Checksum of Intermediate Entry Point Structure (IEPS). This value, when added to all other bytes in the IEPS, results in the value 00h (using 8-bit addition calculations). Values in the IEPS are summed starting at offset 10h, for 0Fh bytes. Total length of SMBIOS Structure Table, pointed to by the Structure Table Address, in bytes The 32-bit physical starting address of the read-only SMBIOS Structure Table, which can start at any 32-bit address. This area contains all of the SMBIOS structures fully packed together. These structures can then be parsed to produce exactly the same format as that returned from a Get SMBIOS Structure function call. Total number of structures present in the SMBIOS Structure Table. This is the value returned as NumStructures from the Get SMBIOS Information function. Indicates compliance with a revision of this specification. It is a BCD value where the upper nibble indicates the major version and the lower nibble the minor version. For revision 2.1, the returned value is 21h. If the value is 00h, only the Major and Minor Versions in offsets 6 and 7 of the Entry Point Structure provide the version information.

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Structure Table Length Structure Table Address

WORD DWORD

1Ch

Number of SMBIOS Structures SMBIOS BCD Revision

WORD

1Eh

BYTE

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The total number of structures can be obtained from the SMBIOS Entry Point Structure (see 5.2). The System Information is presented to an application as a set of structures that are obtained by traversing the SMBIOS structure table referenced by the SMBIOS Entry Point Structure (see 5.2).

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Structure Standards

Each SMBIOS structure has a formatted section and an optional unformed section. The formatted section of each structure begins with a 4-byte header. Remaining data in the formatted section is determined by the structure type, as is the overall length of the formatted section.

6.1.1

Structure Evolution and Usage Guidelines

As the industry evolves, the structures defined in this specification will evolve. To ensure that the evolution occurs in a nondestructive fashion, the following guidelines must be followed: If a new field is added to an existing structure, that field is added at the end of the formatted area of that structure and the structures Length field is increased by the new fields size. Any software that interprets a structure shall use the structures Length field to determine the formatted area size for the structure rather than hard-coding or deriving the Length from a structure field. Each structure shall be terminated by a double-null (0000h), either directly following the formatted area (if no strings are present) or directly following the last string. This includes system- and OEM-specific structures and allows upper-level software to easily traverse the structure table. (See structure-termination examples later in this clause.) The unformed section of the structure is used for passing variable data such as text strings; see 6.1.3 for more information. When an enumerated fields values are controlled by the DMTF, new values can be used as soon as they are defined by the DMTF without requiring an update to this specification. Starting with version 2.3, each SMBIOS structure type has a minimum length enabling the addition of new, but optional, fields to SMBIOS structures. In no case shall a structures length result in a field being less than fully populated. For example, a Voltage Probe structure with Length of 15h is invalid because the Nominal Value field would not be fully specified. Software that interprets a structure field must verify that the structures length is sufficient to encompass the optional field; if the length is insufficient, the optional fields value is Unknown. For example, if a Voltage Probe structure has a Length field of 14h, the probes Nominal Value is Unknown. A Voltage Probe structure with Length greater than 14h always includes a Nominal Value field.

EXAMPLE 1: BIOS Information with strings: BIOS_Info LABEL BYTE db 0 db 13h dw ? db 01h db 02h dw 0E800h db 03h db 1 dq BIOS_Char db 0 db System BIOS Vendor Name,0 db 4.04,0 db 00/00/0000,0 db 0

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Structure Header Format

Each SMBIOS structure begins with a 4-byte header as shown in Table 2. Table 2 Structure Header Format Description
Description Specifies the type of structure. Types 0 through 127 (7Fh) are reserved for and defined by this specification. Types 128 through 256 (80h to FFh) are available for system- and OEM-specific information. Specifies the length of the formatted area of the structure, starting at the Type field. The length of the structures string-set is not included. Specifies the structures handle, a unique 16-bit number in the range 0 to 0FFFEh (for version 2.0) or 0 to 0FEFFh (for version 2.1 and later). The handle can be used with the Get SMBIOS Structure function to retrieve a specific structure; the handle numbers are not required to be contiguous. For version 2.1 and later, handle values in the range 0FF00h to 0FFFFh are reserved for use by this specification.[1] If the system configuration changes, a previously assigned handle might no longer exist. However, after a handle has been assigned by the BIOS, the BIOS cannot re-assign that handle number to another structure.
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01h 02h

Length Handle

BYTE WORD

The UEFI Platform Initialization Specification reserves handle number FFFEh for its EFI_SMBIOS_PROTOCOL.Add() function to mean assign an unused handle number automatically. This number is not used for any other purpose by the SMBIOS specification.

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6.1.3

Text Strings

Text strings associated with a given SMBIOS structure are returned in the dmiStrucBuffer, appended directly after the formatted portion of the structure. This method of returning string information eliminates the need for application software to deal with pointers embedded in the SMBIOS structure. Each string is terminated with a null (00h) BYTE and the set of strings is terminated with an additional null (00h) BYTE. When the formatted portion of an SMBIOS structure references a string, it does so by specifying a nonzero string number within the structures string-set. For example, if a string field contains 02h, it references the second string following the formatted portion of the SMBIOS structure. If a string field references no string, a null (0) is placed in that string field. If the formatted portion of the structure contains string-reference fields and all the string fields are set to 0 (no string references), the formatted section of the structure is followed by two null (00h) BYTES. See 6.1.1 for a string-containing example.

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NOTE: There is no limit on the length of each individual text string. However, the length of the entire structure table (including all strings) must be reported in the Structure Table Length field of the SMBIOS Structure Table Entry Point (see 5.2.1), which is a WORD field limited to 65,535 bytes.

6.2

Required Structures and Data

Beginning with SMBIOS version 2.3, compliant SMBIOS implementations include the base set of required structures and data within those structures shown in Table 3. For a detailed list of conformance guidelines, refer to Annex A.
NOTE 1: DIG64-compliant systems are only required to provide a type 1 structure (which includes the UUID); see section 4.6.2 of DIG64 for details. NOTE 2: As of version 2.5 of this specification, structure type 20 is optional.

Table 3 Required Structures and Data

Data Requirements One and only one structure is present in the structure-table. BIOS Version and BIOS Release Date strings are non-null; the date field uses a 4-digit year (for example, 1999). All other fields reflect full BIOS support information. Manufacturer and Product Name strings are non-null. UUID field identifies the systems non-zero UUID value. Wake-up Type field identifies the wakeup source and cannot be Unknown. One and only one structure is present in the structure-table. Manufacturer string is non-null; the Type field identifies the type of enclosure. (Unknown is disallowed.) One structure is required for each system processor. The presence of two structures with the Processor Type field set to Central Processor, for instance, identifies that the system is capable of dual-processor operations. Socket Designation string is non-null. Processor Type, Max Speed, and Processor Upgrade fields are all set to known values (that is, the Unknown value is disallowed for each field). If the associated processor is present (that is, the CPU Socket Populated sub-field of the Status field indicates that the socket is populated), the Processor Manufacturer string is non-null and the Processor Family, Current Speed, and CPU Status sub-field of the Status field are all set to known values. Each of the Lx Cache Handle fields is either set to 0xFFFF (no further cache description) or references a valid Cache Information structure. Cache Information (Type 7) One structure is required for each cache that is external to the processor. Socket Designation string is non-null if the cache is external to the processor. If the cache is present (that is, the Installed Size is non-zero), the Cache Configuration field is set to a known value (that is, the Unknown value is disallowed). System Slots (Type 9) One structure is required for each upgradeable system slot. A structure is not required if the slot must be populated for proper system operation (for example, the system contains a single memory-card slot). Slot Designation string is non-null. Slot Type, Slot Data Bus Width, Slot ID, and Slot Characteristics 1 & 2 are all set to known values. If device presence is detectable within the slot (for example, PCI), the Current Usage field must be set to either Available or In-use. Otherwise (for example, ISA), the Unknown value for the field is also allowed.

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Location, Use, and Memory Error Correction are all set to known values. Either Maximum Capacity or Extended Maximum Capacity must be set to a known, non-zero value. Number of Memory Devices is non-zero and identifies the number of Memory Device structures that are associated with this Physical Memory Array. Memory Device (Type 17) One structure is required for each socketed system-memory device, whether or not the socket is currently populated; if the system includes soldered system-memory, one additional structure is required to identify that memory device. Device Locator string is set to a non-null value. Memory Array Handle contains the handle associated with the Physical Memory Array structure to which this device belongs. Data Width, Size, Form Factor, and Device Set are all set to known values. If the device is present (for instance, Size is non-zero), the Total Width field is not set to 0xFFFF (Unknown). Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19) One structure is required for each contiguous block of memory addresses mapped to a Physical Memory Array. Either the pair of Starting Address and Ending Address is set to a valid address range or the pair of Extended Starting Address and Extended Ending Address is set to a valid address range. If the pair of Starting Address and Ending Address is used, then Ending Address must be larger than Starting Address. If the pair of Extended Starting Address and Extended Ending Address is used, Extended Ending Address must be larger than Extended Starting Address. Each structures address range is unique and non-overlapping. Memory Array Handle references a Physical Memory Array structure. Partition Width is non-zero. System Boot Information (Type 32) The structures length is at least 0x0B (for instance, at least one byte of System Boot Status is provided).

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6.3

SMBIOS Fields and CIM MOF Properties

Many of the enumerated values are shared between SMBIOS fields and Common Information Model (CIM) MOF properties. Table 4 identifies the relationships; any additions to these enumerated lists should be reflected in both documents by submitting change requests to mailto:[email protected] and mailto:[email protected] for the CIM-related and SMBIOS-related updates, respectively. Any other enumerated value identified in this specification is controlled by this specification; change requests should be sent to mailto:[email protected]. Table 4 Relationship Between SMBIOS Fields and CIM MOF Properties
Name Baseboard Section 7.3.1 MOF Class.Property Originally, the baseboard feature flags mapped to CIM properties CIM_PhysicalPackage.HotSwappable, CIM_PhysicalPackage.Replaceable, and CIM_PhysicalPackage.Removable. These properties are deprecated and replaced with CIM_PhysicalPackage.RemovalConditions. CIM_Card. RequiresDaughterCard CIM_Card.HostingBoard Enclosure or Chassis Type Processor Type 7.4.1 7.5.1 CIM_Chassis.ChassisPackageType CIM defines a CIM_Processor.Role property, which is a free-form string.

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MOF Class.Property CIM_Processor.Family CIM_ArchitectureCheck.ArchitectureType CIM_Processor.UpgradeMethod CIM_AssociatedCacheMemory.CacheType CIM_AssociatedCacheMemory.Associativity CIM_Slot.MaxDataWidth CIM handles slot population more explicitly than SMBIOS or DMI, by using a CIM_CardInSlot class to associate the card (CIM_Card) with the slot (CIM_Slot) into which it is inserted. CIM handles memory location more specifically than SMBIOS or DMI, by using a CIM_AssociatedMemory class to associate the memory (CIM_Memory) with the device on which it is installed. CIM handles memory array use more specifically than SMBIOS or DMI, by defining classes that inherit from CIM_Memory to define the specific use (for example, CIM_CacheMemory or CIM_NonVolatileStorage). CIM_Memory.ErrorMethodology CIM maps memory error correction types into string values rather than enumerations. CIM_PhysicalMemory.FormFactor is inherited from CIM_Chip.FormFactor and uses a different enumeration than SMBIOS. CIM_PhysicalMemory.MemoryType uses a different enumeration than SMBIOS. CIM_MemoryError.ErrorInfo values 0Ch-0Eh have no match in the CIM_MemoryError.ErrorInfo property; instead, they are reported through CIM_MemoryError.CorrectableError (Boolean). CIM_MemoryError.Access CIM_PointingDevice.PointingType CIM_Battery.Chemistry Linear/switching is reported through CIM_PowerSupply.IsSwitchingSupply (Boolean). CIM_PowerSupply.TypeOfRangeSwitching

Memory Array Location

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Memory Array Error Correction Types Memory Device Form Factor Memory Device Type Memory Error Type

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Memory Error Operation Pointing Device Type Portable Battery Device Chemistry Power Supply Type Power Supply Input Voltage Range Switching

7.19.3 7.22.1 7.23.1 7.40.1 7.40.1

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7.1 BIOS Information (Type 0)

Table 5 shows the BIOS Information structure. Table 5 BIOS Information (Type 0) Structure
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02h 04h 05h

Handle Vendor BIOS Version

WORD BYTE BYTE

Varies STRING STRING String number of the BIOS Vendors Name. String number of the BIOS Version. This is a freeform string that may contain Core and OEM version information. Segment location of BIOS starting address (for example, 0E800h).
NOTE: The size of the runtime BIOS image can be computed by subtracting the Starting Address Segment from 10000h and multiplying the result by 16.

06h

BIOS Starting Address Segment

WORD

Varies

08h

BIOS Release Date

BYTE

STRING

String number of the BIOS release date. The date string, if supplied, is in either mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy format. If the year portion of the string is two digits, the year is assumed to be 19yy.
NOTE: The mm/dd/yyyy format is required for SMBIOS version 2.3 and later.

09h 0Ah 12h

BIOS ROM Size BIOS Characteristics BIOS Characteristics Extension Bytes

BYTE QWORD Zero or more BYTEs

Varies (n) Bit Field Bit Field

Size (n) where 64K * (n+1) is the size of the physical device containing the BIOS, in bytes Defines which functions the BIOS supports: PCI, PCMCIA, Flash, etc. (see 7.1.1). Optional space reserved for future supported functions. The number of Extension Bytes that are present is indicated by the Length in offset 1 minus 12h. See 7.1.2 for extensions defined for version 2.1 and later implementations. For version 2.4 and later implementations, two BIOS Characteristics Extension Bytes are defined (12-13h) and bytes 1417h are also defined. Identifies the major release of the System BIOS; for example, the value is 0Ah for revision 10.22 and 02h for revision 2.1. This field and/or the System BIOS Minor Release field is updated each time a System BIOS update for a given system is released. If the system does not support the use of this field, the value is 0FFh for both this field and the System BIOS Minor Release field.

14h

System BIOS Major Release

BYTE

Varies

15h

System BIOS Minor Release

BYTE

Varies

Identifies the minor release of the System BIOS; for example, the value is 16h for revision 10.22 and 01h for revision 2.1.

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Value Varies Description Identifies the major release of the embedded controller firmware; for example, the value would be 0Ah for revision 10.22 and 02h for revision 2.1. This field and/or the Embedded Controller Firmware Minor Release field is updated each time an embedded controller firmware update for a given system is released. If the system does not have field upgradeable embedded controller firmware, the value is 0FFh.

17h

Embedded Controller Firmware Minor Release

BYTE

Varies

Identifies the minor release of the embedded controller firmware; for example, the value is 16h for revision 10.22 and 01h for revision 2.1. If the system does not have field upgradeable embedded controller firmware, the value is 0FFh.

810 811 812

7.1.1

BIOS Characteristics

Table 6 shows the BIOS Characteristics layout. Table 6 BIOS Characteristics

QWORD Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit 9 Bit 10 Bit 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Bit 14 Bit 15 Bit 16 Bit 17 Bit 18 Bit 19 Bit 20 Bit 21 Meaning If Set Reserved Reserved Unknown BIOS Characteristics are not supported. ISA is supported. MCA is supported. EISA is supported. PCI is supported. PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported. Plug and Play is supported. APM is supported. BIOS is Upgradeable (Flash). BIOS shadowing is allowed. VL-VESA is supported. ESCD support is available. Boot from CD is supported. Selectable Boot is supported. BIOS ROM is socketed. Boot From PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported. EDD Specification is supported Int 13h Japanese Floppy for NEC 9800 1.2 MB (3.5, 1K Bytes/Sector, 360 RPM) is supported. Int 13h Japanese Floppy for Toshiba 1.2 MB (3.5, 360 RPM) is supported.

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QWORD Bit Position Bit 22 Bit 23 Bit 24 Bit 25 Bit 26 Bit 27 Bit 28 Bit 29 Bit 30 Bit 31 Bits32:47 Bits 48:63 Meaning If Set Int 13h 5.25 / 360 KB Floppy Services are supported. Int 13h 5.25 /1.2 MB Floppy Services are supported. Int 13h 3.5 / 720 KB Floppy Services are supported. Int 13h 3.5 / 2.88 MB Floppy Services are supported. Int 5h, Print Screen Service is supported. Int 9h, 8042 Keyboard services are supported. Int 14h, Serial Services are supported. Int 17h, Printer Services are supported. Int 10h, CGA/Mono Video Services are supported. NEC PC-98 Reserved for BIOS Vendor Reserved for System Vendor

DSP0134

813 814 815 816 817 818

7.1.2

BIOS Characteristics Extension Bytes

NOTE: All Characteristics Extension Bytes are reserved for assignment through this specification.

7.1.2.1

BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 1

Table 7 shows the BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 1 layout. This information, available for SMBIOS version 2.1 and later, appears at offset 12h within the BIOS Information structure. Table 7 BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 1
Byte Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Meaning If Set ACPI is supported. USB Legacy is supported. AGP is supported. I2O boot is supported. LS-120 SuperDisk boot is supported. ATAPI ZIP Drive boot is supported. 1394 boot is supported. Smart Battery is supported.

819 820 821 822

7.1.2.2

BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 2

Table 8 shows the BIOS Characteristics for Extension Byte 2 layout. This information, available for SMBIOS version 2.3 and later, appears at offset 13h within the BIOS Information structure. Table 8 BIOS Characteristics Extension Byte 2
Byte Bit Position Bit 0 Meaning If Set BIOS Boot Specification is supported.

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Function key-initiated Network Service boot is supported. When function key-uninitiated Network Service Boot is not supported, a network adapter option ROM may choose to offer this functionality on its own, thus offering this capability to legacy systems. When the function is supported, the network adapter option ROM shall not offer this capability. Enable Targeted Content Distribution. The manufacturer has ensured that the SMBIOS data is useful in identifying the computer for targeted delivery of model-specific software and firmware content through third-party content distribution services. UEFI Specification is supported. The SMBIOS table describes a virtual machine. (If this bit is not set, no inference can be made about the virtuality of the system.) Reserved for future assignment by this specification

Bit 2

Bit 3 Bit 4 Bits 5:7

823 824 825 826 827 828

7.2

System Information (Type 1)

The information in this structure defines attributes of the overall system and is intended to be associated with the Component ID group of the systems MIF. An SMBIOS implementation is associated with a single system instance and contains one and only one System Information (Type 1) structure. Table 9 shows the contents of this structure. Table 9 System Information (Type 1) Structure
Offset 00h 01h Spec. Version 2.0+ 2.0+ Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 1 08h or 19h Description System Information Indicator Length dependent on version supported: 02h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 18h 19h 2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+ 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.4+ Handle Manufacturer Product Name Version Serial Number UUID Wake-up Type SKU Number WORD BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE 16 BYTEs BYTE BYTE Varies STRING STRING STRING STRING Varies ENUM STRING Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Universal Unique ID number, see 7.2.1. Identifies the event that caused the system to power up. See 7.2.2. Number of Null terminated string This text string is used to identify a particular computer configuration for sale. It is sometimes also called a product ID or purchase order number. This number is frequently found in existing fields, but there is no standard format. Typically for a given system board from a given OEM, there are tens of unique processor, memory, hard drive, and optical drive configurations. 08h for 2.0 19h for 2.1 2.3.4 1Bh for 2.4 and later

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Name Family

Length BYTE

Value STRING

Description Number of Null terminated string This text string is used to identify the family a particular computer belongs to. A family refers to a set of computers that are similar but not identical from a hardware or software point of view. Typically, a family is composed of different computer models, which have different configurations and pricing points. Computers in the same family often have similar branding and cosmetic features.

829 830 831 832 833 834 835

7.2.1

System UUID

A UUID is an identifier that is designed to be unique across both time and space. It requires no central registration process. The UUID is 128 bits long. Its format is described in RFC 4122, but the actual field contents are opaque and not significant to the SMBIOS specification, which is only concerned with the byte order. Table 10 shows the field names; these field names, particularly for multiplexed fields, follow historical practice. Table 10 UUID Byte Order and RFC4122 Field Names
Offset 00h 04h 06h 08h 09h 0Ah RFC 4122 Name time_low time_mid time_hi_and_version clock_seq_hi_and_reserved clock_seq_low Node Length DWORD WORD WORD BYTE BYTE 6 BYTEs Value Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Description The low field of the timestamp The middle field of the timestamp The high field of the timestamp multiplexed with the version number The high field of the clock sequence multiplexed with the variant The low field of the clock sequence The spatially unique node identifier

836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845

Although RFC 4122 recommends network byte order for all fields, the PC industry (including the ACPI, UEFI, and Microsoft specifications) has consistently used little-endian byte encoding for the first three fields: time_low, time_mid, time_hi_and_version. The same encoding, also known as wire format, should also be used for the SMBIOS representation of the UUID. The UUID {00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF} would thus be represented as: 33 22 11 00 55 44 77 66 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF. If the value is all FFh, the ID is not currently present in the system, but it can be set. If the value is all 00h, the ID is not present in the system.

7.2.2

System Wake-up Type

Table 11 shows what the byte values mean for the System Wake-up Type field.

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Meaning Reserved Other Unknown APM Timer Modem Ring LAN Remote Power Switch PCI PME# AC Power Restored

847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855

7.3

Baseboard (or Module) Information (Type 2)

As shown in Table 12, the information in this structure defines attributes of a system baseboard (for example, a motherboard, planar, server blade, or other standard system module).
NOTE: If more than one Type 2 structure is provided by an SMBIOS implementation, each structure shall include the Number of Contained Object Handles and Contained Object Handles fields to specify which system elements are contained on which boards. If a single Type 2 structure is provided and the contained object information is not present 1, or if no Type 2 structure is provided, then all system elements identified by the SMBIOS implementation are associated with a single motherboard.

Table 12 Baseboard (or Module) Information (Type 2) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h Name Type Length Handle Manufacturer Product Version Serial Number Asset Tag Feature Flags Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE Value 2 Varies Varies STRING STRING STRING STRING STRING Bit Field Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Number of a null-terminated string A collection of flags that identify features of this baseboard. See 7.3.1. Description Baseboard Information Indicator Length of the structure, at least 08h

1 This information is "not present" if either the Length of the Type 2 structure is less than 14 (0Eh) or if the Number of Contained Object Handles field at offset 0Dh is set to 0.

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Offset 0Ah Name Location in Chassis Length BYTE Value STRING Description

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Number of a null-terminated string that describes this board's location within the chassis referenced by the Chassis Handle (described below in this table).
NOTE: This field supports a CIM_Container class mapping where: LocationWithinContainer is this field. GroupComponent is the chassis referenced by Chassis Handle. PartComponent is this baseboard.

0Bh 0Dh 0Eh

Chassis Handle Board Type Number of Contained Object Handles (n) Contained Object Handles

WORD BYTE BYTE

Varies ENUM Varies

The handle, or instance number, associated with the chassis in which this board resides (see 7.4) Identifies the type of board (see 7.3.2) Identifies the number (0 to 255) of Contained Object Handles that follow

0Fh

n WORDs

Varies

A list of handles of other structures (for example, Baseboard, Processor, Port, System Slots, Memory Device) that are contained by this baseboard

856 857 858 859

7.3.1

Baseboard Feature Flags

Table 13 shows the baseboard feature flags.

NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with these bit fields.

Table 13 Baseboard: Feature Flags

Bit Position(s) 7:5 4 Description Reserved for future definition by this specification; set to 000b. Set to 1 if the board is hot swappable; it is possible to replace the board with a physically different but equivalent board while power is applied to the board. The board is inherently replaceable and removable. Set to 1 if the board is replaceable; it is possible to replace (either as a field repair or upgrade) the board with a physically different board. The board is inherently removable. Set to 1 if the board is removable; it is designed to be taken in and out of the chassis without impairing the function of the chassis. Set to 1 if the board requires at least one daughter board or auxiliary card to function properly. Set to 1 if the board is a hosting board (for example, a motherboard).

3 2 1 0

860 861 862 863

7.3.2

Baseboard Board Type

Table 14 shows what the byte values mean for the Baseboard Board Type field.
NOTE: These enumerations are also used within the System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3) structures Contained Element record (see 7.4).

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Meaning Unknown Other Server Blade Connectivity Switch System Management Module Processor Module I/O Module Memory Module Daughter board Motherboard (includes processor, memory, and I/O) Processor/Memory Module Processor/IO Module Interconnect Board

865 866 867 868 869 870 871

7.4

System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3)

The information in this structure (see Table 15) defines attributes of the systems mechanical enclosure(s). For example, if a system included a separate enclosure for its peripheral devices, two structures would be returned: one for the main system enclosure and the second for the peripheral device enclosure. The additions to this structure in version 2.1 of this specification support the population of the CIM_Chassis class. Table 15 System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3) Structure
Offset 00h 01h Specification Version 2.0+ 2.0+ Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 3 Varies Description System Enclosure Indicator 09h for version 2.0 implementations or a minimum of 0Dh for version 2.1 and later implementations

02h 04h 05h

2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+

Handle Manufacturer Type

WORD BYTE BYTE

Varies STRING Varies Number of Null terminated string Bit 7 Chassis lock is present if 1. Otherwise, either a lock is not present or it is unknown if the enclosure has a lock. Bits 6:0 Enumeration value, see below.

06h 07h 08h

2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+

Version Serial Number Asset Tag Number

BYTE BYTE BYTE

STRING STRING STRING

Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string Number of Null terminated string

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Name Boot-up State Power Supply State Thermal State Security Status OEM-defined Height

Length BYTE BYTE

Value ENUM ENUM

Description Identifies the state of the enclosure when it was last booted. See 7.4.2 for definitions. Identifies the state of the enclosures power supply (or supplies) when last booted. See 7.4.2 for definitions. Identifies the enclosures thermal state when last booted. See 7.4.2 for definitions. Identifies the enclosures physical security status when last booted. See 7.4.3 for definitions. Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information. The height of the enclosure, in 'U's. A U is a standard unit of measure for the height of a rack or rack-mountable component and is equal to 1.75 inches or 4.445 cm. A value of 00h indicates that the enclosure height is unspecified. Identifies the number of power cords associated with the enclosure or chassis. A value of 00h indicates that the number is unspecified. Identifies the number of Contained Element records that follow, in the range 0 to 255. Each Contained Element group comprises m bytes, as specified by the Contained Element Record Length field that follows. If no Contained Elements are included, this field is set to 0. Identifies the byte length of each Contained Element record that follows, in the range 0 to 255. If no Contained Elements are included, this field is set to 0. For version 2.3.2 and later of this specification, this field is set to at least 03h when Contained Elements are specified. Identifies the elements, possibly defined by other SMBIOS structures, present in this chassis. See 7.4.4 for definitions. Number of null-terminated string describing the chassis or enclosure SKU number

0Bh 0Ch

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BYTE BYTE

ENUM ENUM

0Dh 11h

2.3+ 2.3+

DWORD BYTE

Varies Varies

12h

2.3+

Number of Power Cords

BYTE

Varies

13h

2.3+

Contained Element Count (n)

BYTE

Varies

14h

2.3+

Contained Element Record Length (m)

BYTE

Varies

15h

2.3+

Contained Elements SKU Number

n*m BYTEs BYTE

Varies

15h + n*m

2.7+

STRING

872 873 874 875

7.4.1

System Enclosure or Chassis Types

Table 16 shows what the byte values mean for the System Enclosure or Chassis Types field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 16 System Enclosure or Chassis Types

Byte Value 01h Meaning Other

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Low Profile Desktop Pizza Box Mini Tower Tower Portable LapTop Notebook Hand Held Docking Station All in One Sub Notebook Space-saving Lunch Box Main Server Chassis Expansion Chassis SubChassis Bus Expansion Chassis Peripheral Chassis RAID Chassis Rack Mount Chassis Sealed-case PC Multi-system chassis. When this value is specified by an SMBIOS implementation, the physical chassis associated with this structure supports multiple, independently reporting physical systems regardless of the chassis' current configuration. Systems in the same physical chassis are required to report the same value in this structure's Serial Number field. For a chassis that may also be configured as either a single system or multiple physical systems, the Multi-system chassis value is reported even if the chassis is currently configured as a single system. This allows management applications to recognize the multisystem potential of the chassis.

1Ah 1Bh 1Ch

Compact PCI Advanced TCA Blade. An SMBIOS implementation for a Blade would contain a Type 3 Chassis structure for the individual Blade system as well as one for the Blade Enclosure that completes the Blade system.

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Byte Value 1Dh Meaning Blade Enclosure. A Blade Enclosure is a specialized chassis that contains a set of Blades. It provides much of the non-core computing infrastructure for a set of Blades (power, cooling, networking, etc.). A Blade Enclosure may itself reside inside a Rack or be a standalone chassis.

DSP0134

876 877 878

7.4.2

System Enclosure or Chassis States

Table 17 shows what the byte values mean for the System Enclosure or Chassis States field. Table 17 System Enclosure or Chassis States
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h Meaning Other Unknown Safe Warning Critical Non-recoverable

879 880 881

7.4.3

System Enclosure or Chassis Security Status

Table 18 shows what the byte values mean for the System Enclosure or Chassis Security Status field. Table 18 System Enclosure or Chassis Security Status Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h Meaning Other Unknown None External interface locked out External interface enabled

882 883 884 885

7.4.4

System Enclosure or Chassis Contained Elements

Each Contained Element record consists of sub-fields that further describe elements contained by the chassis, as shown in Table 19. Relative offset and size of fields within each record shall remain the same in future revisions to this specification, but new fields might be added to the end of the current definitions.

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Name Contained Element Type Length BYTE Value Bit Field Description Specifies the type of element associated with this record: Bit(s) 7 Meaning Type Select. Identifies whether the Type contains an SMBIOS structure type enumeration (1) or an SMBIOS Baseboard Type enumeration (0). Type. The value specifies either an SMBIOS Board Type enumeration (see 7.3.2 for definitions) or an SMBIOS structure type, dependent on the setting of the Type Select.

6:0

For example, a contained Power Supply is specified as A7h (1 0100111b) the MSB is 1, so the remaining seven bits (27h = 39) represent an SMBIOS structure type; structure type 39 represents a System Power Supply. A contained Server Blade is specified as 03h the MSB is 0, so the remaining seven bits represent an SMBIOS board type; board type 03h represents a Server Blade. 01h 2.3+ Contained Element Minimum BYTE Varies Specifies the minimum number of the element type that can be installed in the chassis for the chassis to properly operate, in the range 0 to 254. The value 255 (0FFh) is reserved for future definition by this specification. Specifies the maximum number of the element type that can be installed in the chassis, in the range 1 to 255. The value 0 is reserved for future definition by this specification.

02h

2.3+

Contained Element Maximum

BYTE

Varies

887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896

7.5

Processor Information (Type 4)

The information in this structure (see Table 20) defines the attributes of a single processor; a separate structure instance is provided for each system processor socket/slot. For example, a system with an IntelDX2 processor would have a single structure instance while a system with an IntelSX2 processor would have a structure to describe the main CPU and a second structure to describe the 80487 coprocessor.
NOTE: One structure is provided for each processor instance in a system. For example, a system that supports up to two processors includes two Processor Information structures even if only one processor is currently installed. Software that interprets the SMBIOS information can count the Processor Information structures to determine the maximum possible configuration of the system.

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Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 4 Varies Description Processor Information Indicator The Length is 1Ah for version 2.0 implementations or a minimum of 20h for version 2.1 and later implementations.

02h 04h

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Handle Socket Designation Processor Type Processor Family Processor Manufacturer Processor ID Processor Version Voltage External Clock Max Speed

WORD BYTE

Varies STRING String number for Reference Designation

EXAMPLE: J202,0

05h 06h 07h 08h 10h 11h 12h 14h

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BYTE BYTE BYTE QWORD BYTE BYTE WORD WORD

ENUM ENUM STRING Varies STRING Varies Varies Varies

See 7.5.1. See 7.5.2. String number of Processor Manufacturer Raw processor identification data. See 7.5.3 for details. String number describing the Processor See 7.5.4. External Clock Frequency, in MHz. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0. Maximum processor speed (in MHz) supported by the system for this processor socket. 0E9h for a 233 MHz processor. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0.
NOTE: This field identifies a capability for the system, not the processor itself.

16h

2.0+

Current Speed

WORD

Varies

Same format as Max Speed

NOTE: This field identifies the processor's speed at system boot, and the Processor ID field implies the processor's additional speed characteristics (that is, single speed or multiple speed).

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Name Status

Length BYTE

Value Varies

Description Bit 7 Bit 6 Reserved, must be zero CPU Socket Populated 1 CPU Socket Populated 0 CPU Socket Unpopulated Bits 5:3 Reserved, must be zero Bits 2:0 CPU Status 0h Unknown 1h CPU Enabled 2h CPU Disabled by User through BIOS Setup 3h CPU Disabled By BIOS (POST Error) 4h CPU is Idle, waiting to be enabled. 5-6h Reserved 7h Other

19h 1Ah

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Processor Upgrade L1 Cache Handle

BYTE WORD

ENUM Varies

See 7.5.5. The handle of a Cache Information structure that defines the attributes of the primary (Level 1) cache for this processor. For version 2.1 and version 2.2 implementations, the value is 0FFFFh if the processor has no L1 cache. For version 2.3 and later implementations, the value is 0FFFFh if the Cache Information structure is not provided. [1] The handle of a Cache Information structure that defines the attributes of the secondary (Level 2) cache for this processor. For version 2.1 and version 2.2 implementations, the value is 0FFFFh if the processor has no L2 cache. For version 2.3 and later implementations, the value is 0FFFFh if the Cache Information [1] structure is not provided. The handle of a Cache Information structure that defines the attributes of the tertiary (Level 3) cache for this processor. For version 2.1 and version 2.2 implementations, the value is 0FFFFh if the processor has no L3 cache. For version 2.3 and later implementations, the value is 0FFFFh if the Cache Information [1] structure is not provided. String number for the serial number of this processor. This value is set by the manufacturer and normally not changeable. String number for the asset tag of this processor.

1Ch

2.1+

L2 Cache Handle

WORD

Varies

1Eh

2.1+

L3 Cache Handle

WORD

Varies

20h

2.3+

Serial Number

BYTE

STRING

21h

2.3+

Asset Tag

BYTE

STRING

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Name Part Number

Length BYTE

Value STRING

Description String number for the part number of this processor. This value is set by the manufacturer and normally not changeable. Number of cores per processor socket. See 7.5.6. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0. Number of enabled cores per processor socket. See 7.5.7. If the value is unknown, the field is set 0. Number of threads per processor socket. See 7.5.8. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0. Defines which functions the processor supports. See 7.5.9. See 7.5.2.

23h

2.5+

Core Count

BYTE

Varies

24h

2.5+

Core Enabled

BYTE

Varies

25h

2.5+

Thread Count

BYTE

Varies

26h 28h
[1]

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WORD WORD

Bit Field Enum

Beginning with version 2.3 implementations, if the Cache Handle is 0FFFFh, management software must make no assumptions about the cache's attributes and should report all cache-related attributes as unknown. The definitive absence of a specific cache is identified by referencing a Cache Information structure and setting that structure's Installed Size field to 0.

898 899 900 901

7.5.1

Processor Information Processor Type

Table 21 shows what the byte values mean for the Processor Information Processor Type field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 21 Processor Information: Processor Type Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h Meaning Other Unknown Central Processor Math Processor DSP Processor Video Processor

902 903 904 905 906

7.5.2

Processor Information Processor Family

Table 22 details the values for the Processor Information Processor Family field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value. and in this table are equivalent to (R) and (TM) in the MOF file.

Table 22 Processor Information: Processor Family Field

Hex Value 01h 02h Decimal Value 1 2 Meaning Other Unknown

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Meaning 8086 80286 Intel386 processor Intel486 processor 8087 80287 80387 80487 Intel Pentium processor Pentium Pro processor Pentium II processor Pentium processor with MMX technology Intel Celeron processor Pentium II Xeon processor Pentium III processor M1 Family M2 Family Intel Celeron M processor Intel Pentium 4 HT processor Available for assignment AMD Duron Processor Family [1] K5 Family [1] K6 Family [1] K6-2 [1] K6-3 [1] AMD Athlon Processor Family [1] AMD29000 Family K6-2+ Power PC Family Power PC 601 Power PC 603 Power PC 603+ Power PC 604 Power PC 620 Power PC x704 Power PC 750 Intel Core Duo processor Intel Core Duo mobile processor Intel Core Solo mobile processor Intel Atom processor Available for assignment

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Hex Value 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 36h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 3Ch 3Dh 3Eh 3Fh 40h 41h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Ah-4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 58h 59h-5Fh 60h 61h 62h 63h Decimal Value 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74-79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89-95 96 97 98 99 Meaning Alpha Family [2] Alpha 21064 Alpha 21066 Alpha 21164 Alpha 21164PC Alpha 21164a Alpha 21264 Alpha 21364 AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M Processor Family AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M Processor Family AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M Processor Family AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor AMD Opteron 4100 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor Available for assignment MIPS Family MIPS R4000 MIPS R4200 MIPS R4400 MIPS R4600 MIPS R10000 AMD C-Series Processor AMD E-Series Processor AMD S-Series Processor AMD G-Series Processor Available for assignment SPARC Family SuperSPARC microSPARC II microSPARC IIep UltraSPARC UltraSPARC II UltraSPARC IIi UltraSPARC III UltraSPARC IIIi Available for assignment 68040 Family 68xxx 68000 68010

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Hex Value 64h 65h 66h-6Fh 70h 71h-77h 78h 79h 7Ah 7Bh-7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Eh 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 94h 95h 96h 97h-9Fh A0h A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h Decimal Value 100 101 102-111 112 113-119 120 121 122 123-127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151-159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167

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Meaning 68020 68030 Available for assignment Hobbit Family Available for assignment Crusoe TM5000 Family Crusoe TM3000 Family Efficeon TM8000 Family Available for assignment Weitek Available for assignment Itanium processor AMD Athlon 64 Processor Family AMD Opteron Processor Family AMD Sempron Processor Family AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processor Family AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor Family AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor Family Third-Generation AMD Opteron Processor Family AMD Phenom FX Quad-Core Processor Family AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core Processor Family AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core Processor Family AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core Processor Family PA-RISC Family PA-RISC 8500 PA-RISC 8000 PA-RISC 7300LC PA-RISC 7200 PA-RISC 7100LC PA-RISC 7100 Available for assignment V30 Family Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 3200 Series Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 3000 Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 Series Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 Series Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5000 Series Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor ULV

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Hex Value A8h A9h AAh ABh ACh ADh AEh AFh B0h B1h B2h B3h B4h B5h B6h B7h B8h B9h BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh C0h C1h C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h CAh CBh CCh CDh CEh CFh-D1h D2h Decimal Value 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207-209 210 Meaning Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7100 Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5200 Series Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7200 Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7400 Series Multi-Core Intel Xeon processor 7400 Series Pentium III Xeon processor Pentium III Processor with Intel SpeedStep Technology Pentium 4 Processor Intel Xeon processor AS400 Family Intel Xeon processor MP AMD Athlon XP Processor Family AMD Athlon MP Processor Family Intel Itanium 2 processor Intel Pentium M processor Intel Celeron D processor Intel Pentium D processor Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Intel Core Solo Processor Reserved [3] Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Intel Core 2 Solo processor Intel Core 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor Intel Core 2 Solo mobile processor Intel Core i7 processor Dual-Core Intel Celeron processor IBM390 Family G4 G5 ESA/390 G6 z/Architectur base Intel Core i5 processor Intel Core i3 processor Available for assignment VIA C7-M Processor Family

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Hex Value D3h D4h D5h D6h D7h D8h D9h DAh DBh DCh DDh DEh DFh E0h E1h-E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh F0h-F9h FAh FBh FCh-FDh FEh FFh 100h-1FFh 104h 105h 118h 119h 12Ch 12Dh 12Eh 140h 15Eh Decimal Value 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225-229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240-249 250 251 252-253 254 255 256-511 260 261 280 281 300 301 302 320 350

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Meaning VIA C7-D Processor Family VIA C7 Processor Family VIA Eden Processor Family Multi-Core Intel Xeon processor Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 3xxx Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 3xxx Series VIA Nano Processor Family Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5xxx Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5xxx Series Available for assignment Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7xxx Series Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7xxx Series Multi-Core Intel Xeon processor 7xxx Series Multi-Core Intel Xeon processor 3400 Series Available for assignment Embedded AMD Opteron Quad-Core Processor Family AMD Phenom Triple-Core Processor Family AMD Turion Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor Family AMD Turion Dual-Core Mobile Processor Family AMD Athlon Dual-Core Processor Family AMD Sempron SI Processor Family AMD Phenom II Processor Family AMD Athlon II Processor Family Six-Core AMD Opteron Processor Family AMD Sempron M Processor Family Available for assignment i860 i960 Available for assignment Indicator to obtain the processor family from the Processor Family 2 field. Reserved These values are available for assignment, except for the following: SH-3 SH-4 ARM StrongARM 6x86 MediaGX MII WinChip DSP

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Hex Value 1F4h 200h-FFFDh FFFEh-FFFFh
[1]

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Decimal Value 500 512- 65533 65534-65535

Meaning Video Processor Available for assignment Reserved

Note that the meaning associated with this value is different from the meaning defined in CIM_Processor.Family for the same value. Some version 2.0 specification implementations used Processor Family type value 30h to represent a Pentium Pro processor. Version 2.5 of this specification listed this value as available for assignment. CIM_Processor.mof files assigned this value to AMD K7 processors in the CIM_Processor.Family property, and an SMBIOS change request assigned it to Intel Core 2 processors. Some implementations of the SMBIOS version 2.5 specification are known to use BEh to indicate Intel Core 2 processors. Some implementations of SMBIOS and some implementations of CIM-based software may also have used BEh to indicate AMD K7 processors.

[2]

[3]

907 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 925 926 927

For processor family enumerations from 0 to FDh, Processor Family is identical to Processor Family 2. For processor family enumerations from 100h to FFFDh, Processor Family has a value of FEh and Processor Family 2 has the enumerated value. The following values are reserved: FFh FFFFh FFFEh Not used. FFh is the un-initialized value of Flash memory. Not used. FFFFh is the un-initialized value of Flash memory. For special use in the future, such as FEh as the extension indicator.

7.5.3

Processor ID Field Format

The Processor ID field contains processor-specific information that describes the processors features. 7.5.3.1 x86-Class CPUs

For x86 class CPUs, the fields format depends on the processors support of the CPUID instruction. If the instruction is supported, the Processor ID field contains two DWORD-formatted values. The first (offsets 08h-0Bh) is the EAX value returned by a CPUID instruction with input EAX set to 1; the second (offsets 0Ch-0Fh) is the EDX value returned by that instruction. Otherwise, only the first two bytes of the Processor ID field are significant (all others are set to 0) and contain (in WORD-format) the contents of the DX register at CPU reset.

7.5.4

Processor Information Voltage

Two forms of information can be specified by the SMBIOS in this field, dependent on the value present in bit 7 (the most-significant bit). If bit 7 is 0 (legacy mode), the remaining bits of the field represent the specific voltages that the processor socket can accept, as shown in Table 23. Table 23 Processor Information: Voltage Field
Byte Bit Range Bit 7 Bits 6:4 Meaning Set to 0, indicating legacy mode for processor voltage Reserved, must be zero

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Meaning Voltage Capability. A Set bit indicates that the voltage is supported. Bit 0 5V Bit 1 3.3V Bit 2 2.9V Bit 3 Reserved, must be zero.
NOTE: Setting of multiple bits indicates the socket is configurable.

928 929 930 931 932 933 934 935

If bit 7 is set to 1, the remaining seven bits of the field are set to contain the processors current voltage times 10.
EXAMPLE: The field value for a processor voltage of 1.8 volts would be: 92h = 80h + (1.8 * 10) = 80h + 18 = 80h +12h

7.5.5

Processor Information Processor Upgrade

Table 24 shows what the byte values mean for the Processor Information Processor Upgrade field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 24 Processor Information: Processor Upgrade Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh 10h 11h 12h 13h Meaning Other Unknown Daughter Board ZIF Socket Replaceable Piggy Back None LIF Socket Slot 1 Slot 2 370-pin socket Slot A Slot M Socket 423 Socket A (Socket 462) Socket 478 Socket 754 Socket 940 Socket 939 Socket mPGA604

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Byte Value 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h 22h 23h 24h 25h 26h 27h 28h 29h 2Ah Meaning Socket LGA771 Socket LGA775 Socket S1 Socket AM2 Socket F (1207) Socket LGA1366 Socket G34 Socket AM3 Socket C32 Socket LGA1156 Socket LGA1567 Socket PGA988A Socket BGA1288 Socket rPGA988B Socket BGA1023 Socket BGA1224 Socket BGA1155 Socket LGA1356 Socket LGA2011 Socket FS1 Socket FS2 Socket FM1 Socket FM2

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936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949

7.5.6

Processor Information Core Count

Core Count is the number of cores detected by the BIOS for this processor socket. It does not necessarily indicate the full capability of the processor. For example, platform hardware may have the capability to limit the number of cores reported by the processor without BIOS intervention or knowledge. For a dualcore processor installed in a platform where the hardware is set to limit it to one core, the BIOS reports a value of 1 in Core Count. For a dual-core processor with multi-core support disabled by BIOS, the BIOS reports a value of 2 in Core Count.

7.5.7

Processor Information Core Enabled

Core Enabled is the number of cores that are enabled by the BIOS and available for Operating System use. For example, if the BIOS detects a dual-core processor, it would report a value of 2 if it leaves both cores enabled, and it would report a value of 1 if it disables multi-core support.

7.5.8

Processor Information Thread Count

Thread Count is the total number of threads detected by the BIOS for this processor socket. It is a processor-wide count, not a thread-per-core count. It does not necessarily indicate the full capability of

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the processor. For example, platform hardware may have the capability to limit the number of threads reported by the processor without BIOS intervention or knowledge. For a dual-thread processor installed in a platform where the hardware is set to limit it to one thread, the BIOS reports a value of 1 in Thread Count. For a dual-thread processor with multi-threading disabled by BIOS, the BIOS reports a value of 2 in Thread Count. For a dual-core, dual-thread-per-core processor, the BIOS reports a value of 4 in Thread Count.

7.5.9

Processor Characteristics

Table 25 describes the Processor Characteristics field. 64-bit Capable indicates the maximum data width capability of the processor. For example, this bit is set for Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon (with EM64T) processors; this bit is cleared for Intel Xeon processors that do not have EM64T. This bit indicates the maximum capability of the processor and does not indicate the current enabled state. Multi-Core indicates the processor has more than one core. This bit does not indicate the number of cores (Core Count) enabled by hardware or the number of cores (Core Enabled) enabled by BIOS. Hardware Thread indicates that the processor supports multiple hardware threads per core. This bit does not indicate the state or number of threads. Execute Protection indicates that the processor supports marking specific memory regions as nonexecutable. For example, this is the NX (No eXecute) feature of AMD processors and the XD (eXecute Disable) feature of Intel processors. This bit does not indicate the present state of this feature. Enhanced Virtualization indicates that the processor is capable of executing enhanced virtualization instructions. This bit does not indicate the present state of this feature. Power/Performance Control indicates that the processor is capable of load-based power savings. This bit does not indicate the present state of this feature. Table 25 Processor Characteristics
WORD Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bits 8:15 Meaning if Set Reserved Unknown 64-bit Capable Multi-Core Hardware Thread Execute Protection Enhanced Virtualization Power/Performance Control Reserved

974 975 976 977 978 979

7.6

Memory Controller Information (Type 5, Obsolete)

The information in this structure defines the attributes of the systems memory controller(s) and the supported attributes of any memory-modules present in the sockets controlled by this controller. See Table 26 for the details of this structure.
NOTE: This structure, and its companion Memory Module Information (Type 6, Obsolete), are obsolete starting with version 2.1 of this specification; the Physical Memory Array (Type 16) and Memory Device (Type 17) structures

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Table 26 Memory Controller Information (Type 5, Obsolete) Structure

Spec. Version 2.0+ 2.0+ Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 5 Varies Description Memory Controller Indicator Computed by the BIOS as either 15 + (2 * x) for version 2.0 implementations or 16 + (2 * x) for version 2.1 and later implementations, where x is the value present in offset 0Eh. See 7.6.1. See 7.6.2.

02h 04h 05h

2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+

Handle Error Detecting Method Error Correcting Capability Supported Interleave Current Interleave Maximum Memory Module Size

WORD BYTE BYTE

Varies ENUM Bit Field

06h 07h 08h

2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+

BYTE BYTE BYTE

ENUM ENUM Varies (n)

See 7.6.3. See 7.6.3. The size of the largest memory module supported (per slot), specified as n, where 2**n is the maximum size in MB. The maximum amount of memory supported by this controller is that value times the number of slots, as specified in offset 0Eh of this structure. See 7.6.4 for bit-wise descriptions. See 7.7.1 for bit-wise descriptions. This field describes the required voltages for each of the memory module sockets controlled by this controller: Bits 7:3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Reserved, must be zero 2.9V 3.3V 5V

09h 0Bh 0Dh

2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+

Supported Speeds Supported Memory Types Memory Module Voltage

WORD WORD BYTE

Bit Field Bit Field Bit Field

NOTE: Setting of multiple bits indicates that the sockets are configurable.

0Eh

2.0+

Number of Associated Memory Slots (x) Memory Module Configuration Handles Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities

BYTE

Varies

Defines how many of the Memory Module Information blocks are controlled by this controller A list of memory information structure handles controlled by this controller. Value in offset 0Eh (x) defines the count. Identifies the error-correcting capabilities that were enabled when the structure was built. See 7.6.2 for bit-wise definitions.

0Fh to 0Fh + (2*x) - 1 0Fh + (2*x)

2.0+

x WORDs

Varies

2.1+

BYTE

Bit Field

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7.6.1

Memory Controller Error Detecting Method

Table 27 shows the byte values for the Memory Controller Error Detecting Method field. Table 27 Memory Controller Error Detecting Method Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h Meaning Other Unknown None 8-bit Parity 32-bit ECC 64-bit ECC 128-bit ECC CRC

986 987 988

7.6.2

Memory Controller Error Correcting Capability

Table 28 shows the values for the Memory Controller Error Correcting Capability field. Table 28 Memory Controller Error Correcting Capability Field
Byte Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Meaning Other Unknown None Single-Bit Error Correcting Double-Bit Error Correcting Error Scrubbing

989 990 991

7.6.3

Memory Controller Information Interleave Support

Table 29 shows the byte values for the Memory Controller Information Interleave Support field. Table 29 Memory Controller Information: Interleave Support Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h Meaning Other Unknown One-Way Interleave Two-Way Interleave Four-Way Interleave Eight-Way Interleave Sixteen-Way Interleave

992 993

7.6.4

Memory Controller Information Memory Speeds

The bit-field shown in Table 30 describes the speed of the memory modules supported by the system.

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Word Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bits 5:15 Meaning Other Unknown 70ns 60ns 50ns Reserved, must be zero

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995 996 997 998 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004

7.7

Memory Module Information (Type 6, Obsolete)

One Memory Module Information structure is included for each memory-module socket in the system. As shown in Table 31, the structure describes the speed, type, size, and error status of each system memory module. The supported attributes of each module are described by the owning Memory Controller Information structure.
NOTE: This structure and its companion Memory Controller Information (Type 5, Obsolete) are obsolete starting with version 2.1 of this specification; the Physical Memory Array (Type 16) and Memory Device (Type 17) structures should be used instead. BIOS providers might choose to implement both memory description types to allow existing DMI browsers to properly display the systems memory attributes.

Table 31 Memory Module Information (Type 6, Obsolete) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Name Type Length Handle Socket Designation Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 6 0Ch Varies STRING String Number for Reference Designation
EXAMPLE: J202,0

Description Memory Module Configuration Indicator

05h

Bank Connections

BYTE

Varies

Each nibble indicates a bank (RAS#) connection; 0xF means no connection.

EXAMPLE: If banks 1 & 3 (RAS# 1 & 3) were connected to a SIMM socket the byte for that socket would be 13h. If only bank 2 (RAS 2) were connected, the byte for that socket would be 2Fh.

06h

Current Speed

BYTE

Varies

The speed of the memory module, in ns (for example, 70d for a 70ns module). If the speed is unknown, the field is set to 0. See 7.7.1. See 7.7.2. See 7.7.2.

07h 09h 0Ah

Current Memory Type Installed Size Enabled Size

WORD BYTE BYTE

Bit Field Varies Varies

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Varies Bits 7:3 Reserved, set to 0s Bit 2 If set, the Error Status information should be obtained from the event log; bits 1and 0 are reserved. Correctable errors received for the module, if set. This bit is reset only during a system reset. Uncorrectable errors received for the module, if set. All or a portion of the module has been disabled. This bit is only reset on power-on.

Bit 1 Bit 0

1005 1006 1007 1008

7.7.1

Memory Module Information Memory Types

The bit-field shown in Table 32 describes the physical characteristics of the memory modules that are supported by (and currently installed in) the system. Table 32 Memory Module Information: Memory Types
Word Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit 9 Bit 10 Bits 11:15 Meaning Other Unknown Standard Fast Page Mode EDO Parity ECC SIMM DIMM Burst EDO SDRAM Reserved, must be zero

1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018

7.7.2

Memory Module Information Memory Size

The Size fields of the Memory Module Configuration Information structure define the amount of memory currently installed (and enabled) in a memory-module connector. Table 33 shows the meaning of the bytes and bits in the Memory Size field. The Installed Size fields identify the size of the memory module that is installed in the socket, as determined by reading and correlating the modules presence-detect information. If the system does not support presence-detect mechanisms, the Installed Size field is set to 7Dh to indicate that the installed size is not determinable. The Enabled Size field identifies the amount of memory currently enabled for the systems use from the module. If a module is known to be installed in a connector, but all memory in the module has been disabled due to error, the Enabled Size field is set to 7Eh.

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Meaning Size (n), where 2**n is the size in MB, with the following special-case values: Bit 7 7Dh Not determinable (Installed Size only) 7Eh Module is installed, but no memory has been enabled 7Fh Not installed

Defines whether the memory module has a single- (0) or double-bank (1) connection.

1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025

7.7.3

Memory Subsystem Example

A system utilizes a memory controller that supports up to 4-32 MB 5 V 70 ns parity SIMMs. The memory module sockets are used in pairs A1/A2 and B1/B2 to provide a 64-bit data path to the CPU. No mechanism is provided by the system to read the SIMM IDs. RAS-0 and -1 are connected to the frontand back-size banks of the SIMMs in the A1/A2 sockets and RAS-2 and -3 are similarly connected to the B1/B2 sockets. The current installation is an 8 MB SIMM in sockets A1 and A2, 16 MB total.
db db dw db db db db db dw dw db db dw dw dw dw dw db db dw db db db db dw db db db db db 5 23 14 4 00000100b 03h 03h 5 00000100b 00A4h 00000001b 4 15 16 17 18 0000h ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Memory Controller Information Length = 15 + 2*4 Memory Controller Handle 8-bit parity error detection No error correction provided 1-way interleave supported 1-way interleave currently used Maximum memory-module size supported is 32 jjjjMB (2**5) Only 70ns SIMMs supported Standard, parity SIMMs supported 5V provided to each socket 4 memory-module sockets supported 1st Memory Module Handle

; 4th ... ; End-of-structure termination

6 ; Memory Module Information 0Ch 15 ; Handle 1 ; Reference Designation string #1 01h ; Socket connected to RAS-0 and RAS-1 00000010b ; Current speed is Unknown, since cant read SIMM IDs 00000100b ; Upgrade speed is 70ns, since thats all thats ; supported 00A4h ; Current SIMM must be standard parity 7Dh ; Installed size indeterminable (no SIMM IDs) 83h ; Enabled size is double-bank 8MB (2**3) 0 ; No errors A1,0 ; String#1: Reference Designator 0 ; End-of-strings

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; Memory Module Information ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Handle Reference Designation string #1 Socket connected to RAS-0 and RAS-1 Current speed is Unknown, since cant read SIMM IDs Current SIMM must be standard parity Installed size indeterminable (no SIMM IDs) Enabled size is double-bank 8MB (2**3) No errors String#1: Reference Designator End-of-strings

; Memory Module Information ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Handle Reference Designation string #1 Socket connected to RAS-2 and RAS-3 Current speed is Unknown, since cant read SIMM IDs Nothing appears to be installed (Other) Installed size indeterminable (no SIMM IDs) Enabled size is 0 (nothing installed) No errors String#1: Reference Designator End-of-strings

; Memory Module Information ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Handle Reference Designation string #1 Socket connected to RAS-2 and RAS-3 Current speed is Unknown, since cant read SIMM IDs Nothing appears to be installed (Other) Installed size indeterminable (no SIMM IDs) Enabled size is 0 (nothing installed) No errors String#1: Reference Designator End-of-strings

1026 1027 1028 1029 1030

7.8

Cache Information (Type 7)

As shown in Table 34, the information in this structure defines the attributes of CPU cache device in the system. One structure is specified for each such device, whether the device is internal to or external to the CPU module. Cache modules can be associated with a processor structure in one or two ways depending on the SMBIOS version; see 7.5 and 7.15 for more information.

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Table 34 Cache Information (Type 7) Structure

Length BYTE BYTE Value 7 Varies Description Cache Information Indicator The value is 0Fh for version 2.0 implementations, or 13h for version 2.1 implementations. String Number for Reference Designation
EXAMPLE: CACHE1, 0

02h 04h 05h

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Handle Socket Designation Cache Configuration

WORD BYTE WORD

Varies STRING Varies

Bits 15:10 Bits 9:8

Reserved, must be zero Operational Mode 00b Write Through 01b Write Back 10b Varies with Memory Address 11b Unknown

Bit 7

Enabled/Disabled (at boot time) 1b Enabled 0b Disabled

Bits 6:5

Location, relative to the CPU module: 00b Internal 01b External 10b Reserved 11b Unknown

Bit 4 Bit 3

Reserved, must be zero Cache Socketed 1b Socketed 0b Not Socketed

Bits 2:0

Cache Level 1 through 8 (For example, an L1 cache would use value 000b and an L3 cache would use 010b.) Granularity 0 1K granularity 1 64K granularity

07h

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Maximum Cache Size

WORD

Varies

Maximum size that can be installed Bit 15

Bits 14:0 Max size in given granularity See 7.8.1. 09h 2.0+ Installed Size WORD Varies Same format as Max Cache Size field; set to 0 if no cache is installed. See 7.8.1. 0Bh 0Dh 2.0+ 2.0+ Supported SRAM Type Current SRAM Type WORD WORD Bit Field Bit Field See 7.8.1. See 7.8.1.

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Name Cache Speed Error Correction Type System Cache Type Associativity

Length BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE

Value Varies ENUM ENUM ENUM

Description The cache module speed, in nanoseconds. The value is 0 if the speed is unknown. The error-correction scheme supported by this cache component; see 7.8.3. The logical type of cache; see 7.8.4. The associativity of the cache; see 7.8.5.

1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039

7.8.1

Cache Information Maximum Cache Size and Installed Size

For multi-core processors, the cache size for the different levels of the cache (L1, L2, L3) is the total amount of cache per level per processor socket. The cache size is independent of the core count. For example, the cache size is 2 MB for both a dual core processor with a 2 MB L3 cache shared between the cores and a dual core processor with 1 MB L3 cache (non-shared) per core.

7.8.2

Cache Information SRAM Type

Table 35 shows the values for the Cache Information SRAM Type field. Table 35 Cache Information: SRAM Type Field
Word Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bits 7:15 Meaning Other Unknown Non-Burst Burst Pipeline Burst Synchronous Asynchronous Reserved, must be zero

1040 1041 1042

7.8.3

Cache Information Error Correction Type

Table 36 shows the values for the Cache Information Error Correction Type field. Table 36 Cache Information: Error Correction Type Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h Meaning Other Unknown None Parity Single-bit ECC Multi-bit ECC

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Cache Information System Cache Type

Table 37 shows the values for the Cache Information System Cache Type field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 37 Cache Information: System Cache Type Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h Meaning Other Unknown Instruction Data Unified

1047 1048 1049 1050

7.8.5

Cache Information Associativity

Table 38 shows the values for the Cache Information Associativity field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 38 Cache Information: Associativity Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh Meaning Other Unknown Direct Mapped 2-way Set-Associative 4-way Set-Associative Fully Associative 8-way Set-Associative 16-way Set-Associative 12-way Set-Associative 24-way Set-Associative 32-way Set-Associative 48-way Set-Associative 64-way Set-Associative 20-way Set-Associative

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Port Connector Information (Type 8)

As shown in Table 39, the information in this structure defines the attributes of a system port connector (for example, parallel, serial, keyboard, or mouse ports). The ports type and connector information are provided. One structure is present for each port provided by the system. Table 39 Port Connector Information (Type 8) Structure
Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 8 9h Varies STRING String number for Internal Reference Designator, that is, internal to the system enclosure
EXAMPLE: J101, 0

Description Connector Information Indicator

05h 06h

Internal Connector Type External Reference Designator

BYTE BYTE

ENUM STRING

Internal Connector type. See 7.9.2. String number for the External Reference Designation external to the system enclosure
EXAMPLE: COM A, 0

07h 08h

External Connector Type Port Type

BYTE BYTE

ENUM ENUM

External Connector type. See 7.9.2. Describes the function of the port. See 7.9.3.

1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075

7.9.1

Port Information Example

The following structure shows an example where a DB-9 Pin Male connector on the System Backpanel (COM A) is connected to the System Board through a 9-Pin Dual Inline connector (J101).
db db dw db db db db db db db db 8 9h ? 01h 18h 02h 08h 09h J101,0 COM A,0 0 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Indicates Connector Type Length Reserved for handle String 1 - Internal Reference Designation 9 Pin Dual Inline String 2 - External Reference Designation DB-9 Pin Male 16550A Compatible Internal reference External reference

If an External Connector is not used (as in the case of a CD-ROM Sound connector), then the External Reference Designator and the External Connector type should be set to zero. If an Internal Connector is not used (as in the case of a soldered-on Parallel Port connector that extends outside of the chassis), then the Internal Reference Designation and Connector Type should be set to zero.

7.9.2

Port Information Connector Types

Table 40 shows the values of the bytes in the Port Information Connector Types field.

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Byte Value 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h 22h A0h A1h A2h A3h A4h FFh

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Meaning None Centronics Mini Centronics Proprietary DB-25 pin male DB-25 pin female DB-15 pin male DB-15 pin female DB-9 pin male DB-9 pin female RJ-11 RJ-45 50-pin MiniSCSI Mini-DIN Micro-DIN PS/2 Infrared HP-HIL Access Bus (USB) SSA SCSI Circular DIN-8 male Circular DIN-8 female On Board IDE On Board Floppy 9-pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut) 25-pin Dual Inline (pin 26 cut) 50-pin Dual Inline 68-pin Dual Inline On Board Sound Input from CD-ROM Mini-Centronics Type-14 Mini-Centronics Type-26 Mini-jack (headphones) BNC 1394 SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle PC-98 PC-98Hireso PC-H98 PC-98Note PC-98Full Other Use Reference Designator Strings to supply information.

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Byte Value 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h A0h

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Port Types

Table 41 shows the values for the Port Types field. Table 41 Port Types Field
Meaning None Parallel Port XT/AT Compatible Parallel Port PS/2 Parallel Port ECP Parallel Port EPP Parallel Port ECP/EPP Serial Port XT/AT Compatible Serial Port 16450 Compatible Serial Port 16550 Compatible Serial Port 16550A Compatible SCSI Port MIDI Port Joy Stick Port Keyboard Port Mouse Port SSA SCSI USB FireWire (IEEE P1394) PCMCIA Type I 2 PCMCIA Type II PCMCIA Type III Cardbus Access Bus Port SCSI II SCSI Wide PC-98 PC-98-Hireso PC-H98 Video Port Audio Port Modem Port Network Port SATA SAS 8251 Compatible

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Byte Value A1h 0FFh Meaning 8251 FIFO Compatible Other

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7.10 System Slots (Type 9)

As shown in Table 42, the information in this structure defines the attributes of a system slot. One structure is provided for each slot in the system. Table 42 System Slots (Type 9) Structure
Offset 00h 01h Spec. Version 2.0+ 2.0+ Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 9 Varies Description System Slot Structure Indicator 0Ch for version 2.0 implementations 0Dh for versions 2.1 to 2.5 11h for version 2.6 and later 02h 04h 2.0+ 2.0+ Handle Slot Designation WORD BYTE Varies STRING String number for reference designation
EXAMPLE: PCI-1,0

05h 06h 07h

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Slot Type Slot Data Bus Width Current Usage

BYTE BYTE BYTE

ENUM ENUM ENUM

See 7.10.1. See 7.10.2. See 7.10.3.

08h 09h 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Fh 10h

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Slot Length Slot ID Slot Characteristics 1 Slot Characteristics 2 Segment Group Number Bus Number Device/Function Number

BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE

ENUM Varies Bit Field Bit Field Varies Varies Bit field

See 7.10.4. See 7.10.5. See 7.10.6. See 7.10.7. See 7.10.8. See 7.10.8. Bits 7:3 device number Bits 2:0 function number See 7.10.8.

1084 1085 1086

7.10.1 System Slots Slot Type

Table 43 shows the values of the System Slots Slot Type field. Table 43 System Slots: Slot Type Field
Byte Value 01h 02h Meaning Other Unknown

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Meaning ISA MCA EISA PCI PC Card (PCMCIA) VL-VESA Proprietary Processor Card Slot Proprietary Memory Card Slot I/O Riser Card Slot NuBus PCI 66MHz Capable AGP AGP 2X AGP 4X PCI-X AGP 8X PC-98/C20 PC-98/C24 PC-98/E PC-98/Local Bus PC-98/Card PCI Express (see below) PCI Express x1 PCI Express x2 PCI Express x4 PCI Express x8 PCI Express x16 PCI Express Gen 2 (see below) PCI Express Gen 2 x1 PCI Express Gen 2 x2 PCI Express Gen 2 x4 PCI Express Gen 2 x8 PCI Express Gen 2 x16 PCI Express Gen 3 (see below) PCI Express Gen 3 x1 PCI Express Gen 3 x2 PCI Express Gen 3 x4 PCI Express Gen 3 x8 PCI Express Gen 3 x16

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NOTE: Slot types A5h, ABh, and B1h should be used only for PCI Express slots where the physical width is identical to the electrical width; in that case the System Slots Slot Data Bus Width field specifies the width. Other PCI Express slot types (A6h-AAh, ACh-B0h, B2h-B6h) should be used to describe slots where the physical width is different from the maximum electrical width; in these cases the width indicated in this field refers to the physical width of the slot, while electrical width is described in the System Slots Slot Data Bus Width field.

7.10.2 System Slots Slot Data Bus Width

NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 44 shows the values for the System Slots Slot Data Bus Width field. Slot Data Bus Width meanings of type n bit are for parallel buses such as PCI. Slot Data Bus Width meanings of type nx or xn are for serial buses such as PCI Express.
NOTE: For PCI Express, width refers to the maximum supported electrical width of the data bus; physical slot width is described in System Slots Slot Type, and the actual link width resulting from PCI Express link training can be read from configuration space.

Table 44 System Slots: Slot Data Bus Width Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh Meaning Other Unknown 8 bit 16 bit 32 bit 64 bit 128 bit 1x or x1 2x or x2 4x or x4 8x or x8 12x or x12 16x or x16 32x or x32

1101 1102 1103 1104

7.10.3 System Slots Current Usage

Table 45 shows the values of the System Slots Current Usage field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 45 System Slots: Current Usage Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h Meaning Other Unknown Available In use

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Table 46 shows the values of the System Slots Slot Length field. Table 46 System Slots: Slot Length Field
Meaning Other Unknown Short Length Long Length

1108 1109 1110 1111 1112

7.10.5 System Slots Slot ID

The Slot ID field of the System Slot structure provides a mechanism to correlate the physical attributes of the slot to its logical access method (which varies based on the Slot Type field). The Slot ID field has meaning only for the slot types described in Table 47. Table 47 System Slots: Slot ID
Slot Type MCA EISA PCI, AGP, PCIX, PCI Express Slot ID Field Meaning Identifies the logical Micro Channel slot number, in the range 1 to 15, in offset 09h. Offset 0Ah is set to 0. Identifies the logical EISA slot number, in the range 1 to 15, in offset 09h. Offset 0Ah is set to 0. On a system that supports ACPI, identifies the value returned in the _SUN object for this slot On a system that supports the PCI IRQ Routing Table Specification, identifies the value present in the Slot Number field of the PCI Interrupt Routing table entry that is associated with this slot, in offset 09hoffset 0Ah is set to 0. The table is returned by the Get PCI Interrupt Routing Options PCI BIOS function call and provided directly in the PCI IRQ Routing Table Specification ($PIRQ). Software can determine the PCI bus number and device associated with the slot by matching the "Slot ID" to an entry in the routing-table and ultimately determine what device is present in that slot.
NOTE: This definition also applies to the 66 MHz-capable PCI slots.

PCMCIA

Identifies the Adapter Number (offset 09h) and Socket Number (offset 0Ah) to be passed to PCMCIA Socket Services to identify this slot

1113 1114 1115

7.10.6 Slot Characteristics 1

Table 48 shows the values for the Slot Characteristics 1 field. Table 48 Slot Characteristics 1 Field
BYTE Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Meaning if Set Characteristics Unknown Provides 5.0 Volts Provides 3.3 Volts Slots opening is shared with another slot (for example, PCI/EISA shared slot). PC Card slot supports PC Card-16. PC Card slot supports CardBus.

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BYTE Bit Position Bit 6 Bit 7 Meaning if Set PC Card slot supports Zoom Video. PC Card slot supports Modem Ring Resume.

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7.10.7 Slot Characteristics 2

Table 49 shows the values for the Slot Characteristics 2 field. Table 49 Slot Characteristics 2
BYTE Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bits 3:7 Meaning if Set PCI slot supports Power Management Event (PME#) signal. Slot supports hot-plug devices PCI slot supports SMBus signal Reserved, set to 0

1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136

7.10.8 Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number

For slots that are not of types PCI, AGP, PCI-X, or PCI-Express that do not have bus/device/function information, 0FFh should be populated in the fields of Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number. Segment Group Number is defined in the PCI Firmware Specification. The value is 0 for a single-segment topology.

7.11 On Board Devices Information (Type 10, Obsolete)

NOTE: This structure is obsolete starting with version 2.6 of this specification; the Onboard Devices Extended Information (Type 41) structure should be used instead (see 7.42). BIOS providers can choose to implement both types to allow existing SMBIOS browsers to properly display the systems onboard devices information.

The information in this structure (shown in Table 50) defines the attributes of devices that are onboard (soldered onto) a system element, usually the baseboard. In general, an entry in this table implies that the BIOS has some level of control over the enabling of the associated device for use by the system.
NOTE: Because this structure was originally defined with the Length implicitly defining the number of devices present, no further fields can be added to this structure without adversely affecting existing softwares ability to properly parse the data. Thus, if additional fields are required for this structure type a brand new structure must be defined to add a device count field, carry over the existing fields, and add the new information.

Table 50 On Board Devices Information (Type 10, Obsolete) Structure

Offset 00h 01h Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 10 Varies Description On Board Devices Information Indicator Computed by the BIOS as 4 + 2 * (Number of Devices). The user of this structure determines the number of devices as (Length - 4) / 2. Bit 7 Devicen Status 1 Device Enabled 0 Device Disabled Bits 6:0 Type of Device (see 7.11.1)

02h 4+2*(n-1)

Handle Devicen Type, n ranges from 1 to Number of Devices

WORD BYTE

Varies Varies

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STRING String number of device description

1137 1138 1139 1140 1141

NOTE: There may be a single structure instance containing the information for all onboard devices, or there may be a unique structure instance for each onboard device.

7.11.1 Onboard Device Types

Table 51 shows what the bytes mean for the Onboard Device Types field. Table 51 Onboard Device Types
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah Meaning Other Unknown Video SCSI Controller Ethernet Token Ring Sound PATA Controller SATA Controller SAS Controller

1142 1143 1144 1145

7.12 OEM Strings (Type 11)

This structure (shown in Table 52) contains free-form strings defined by the OEM. Examples of this are part numbers for system reference documents, contact information for the manufacturer, etc. Table 52 OEM Strings (Type 11) Structure
Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Name Type Length Handle Count Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 11 5h Varies Varies Number of strings Description OEM Strings Indicator

1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151

7.13 System Configuration Options (Type 12)

This structure (shown in Table 53) contains information required to configure the baseboards Jumpers and Switches.
EXAMPLES: JP2: 1-2 Cache Size is 256K, 2-3 Cache Size is 512K SW1-1: Close to Disable On Board Video

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Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 12 5h Varies Varies Number of strings Description Configuration Information Indicator

1153 1154 1155 1156

7.14 BIOS Language Information (Type 13)

The information in this structure (shown in Table 54) defines the installable language attributes of the BIOS. Table 54 BIOS Language Information (Type 13) Structure
Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Spec. Version 2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+ 2.0+ Name Type Length Handle Installable Languages Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 13 16h Varies Varies Number of languages available. Each available language has a description string. This field contains the number of strings that follow the formatted area of the structure. Bits 7:1 Reserved Bit 0 If set to 1, the Current Language strings use the abbreviated format. Otherwise, the strings use the long format. See below for details. Description Language Information Indicator

05h

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Flags

BYTE

Bit Field

06h 015h

2.0+ 2.0+

Reserved Current Language

15 BYTEs BYTE

0 STRING

Reserved for future use String number (one-based) of the currently installed language

1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168

The strings describing the languages follow the Current Language byte. The format of the strings depends on the value present in bit 0 of the byte at offset 05h in the structure.
NOTE:

If the bit is 0, each language string is in the form ISO 639-1 Language Name | ISO 3166-1-alpha2 Territory Name | Encoding Method. See Example 1 below. If the bit is 1, each language string consists of the two-character ISO 639-1 Language Name directly followed by the two-character ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 Territory Name. See Example 2 below.
Refer to ISO 639-1 and ISO 3166-1 for additional information.

EXAMPLE 1: BIOS Language Information (Long Format) db db dw db 13 16h ?? 3 ; ; ; ; language information length handle three languages available

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0 ; use long-format for language strings 15 dup (0) ; reserved 2 ; current language is French Canadian en|US|iso8859-1,0 ; language 1 is US English fr|CA|iso8859-1,0 ; language 2 is French Canadian ja|JP|unicode,0 ; language 3 is Japanese 0 ; Structure termination

EXAMPLE 2: BIOS Language Information (Abbreviated Format) db db dw db db db db db db db db 13 16h ?? 3 01h 15 dup (0) 2 enUS,0 frCA,0 jaJP,0 0 ; ; ; ; ; language information length handle three languages available use abbreviated format for language strings ; reserved ; current language is French Canadian ; language 1 is US English ; language 2 is French Canadian ; language 3 is Japanese ; Structure termination

7.15 Group Associations (Type 14)

Table 55 shows the values for the Group Associations (Type 14) structure.
NOTE: Since this structure was originally defined with the Length implicitly defining the number of items present, no further fields can be added to this structure without adversely affecting existing softwares ability to properly parse the data. Thus, if additional fields are required for this structure type a brand new structure must be defined to add an item count field, carry over the existing fields, and add the new information.

Table 55 Group Associations (Type 14) Structure

Length BYTE BYTE Value 14 Varies Description Group Associations Indicator Computed by the BIOS as 5 + (3 bytes for each item in the group). The user of this structure determines the number of items as (Length - 5) / 3.

02h 04h 05h 06h

Handle Group Name Item Type Item Handle

WORD BYTE BYTE WORD

Varies STRING Varies Varies String number of string describing the group Item (Structure) Type of this member Handle corresponding to this structure

1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201

The Group Associations structure is provided for OEMs who want to specify the arrangement or hierarchy of certain components (including other Group Associations) within the system. For example, you can use the Group Associations structure to indicate that two CPUs share a common external cache system. These structures might look similar to the examples shown in Example 1 and Example 2.
EXAMPLE 1: First Group Association Structure db 14 ; Group Association structure db 11 ; Length

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dw db db dw db dw db db 28h ; Handle 01h ; String Number (First String) 04 ; CPU Structure 08h ; CPU Structures Handle 07 ; Cache Structure 09h ; Cache Structures Handle Primary CPU Module, 0 0

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In the examples above, CPU structures 08h and 0Ah are associated with the same cache, 09h. This relationship could also be specified as a single group, as shown in Example 3.
EXAMPLE 3: db db dw db db dw db dw db dw db db 14 ; Group Association structure 14 ; Length (5 + 3 * 3) 28h ; Structure handle for Group Association 1 ; String Number (First string) 4 ; 1st CPU 08h ; CPU structure handle 4 ; 2nd CPU 0Ah ; CPU structure handle 7 ; Shared cache 09h ; Cache structure handle Dual-Processor CPU Complex, 0 0

7.16 System Event Log (Type 15)

The presence of this structure within the SMBIOS data returned for a system indicates that the system supports an event log. See Table 56 for details. An event log is a fixed-length area within a non-volatile storage element, starting with a fixed-length (and vendor-specific) header record, followed by one or more variable-length log records. See 7.16.4 for more information. An application can implement event-log change notification by periodically reading the System Event Log structure (by its assigned handle) and looking for a change in the Log Change Token. This token uniquely identifies the last time the event log was updated. When it sees the token changed, the application can retrieve the entire event log and determine the changes since the last time it read the event log.

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Name Type Length Length BYTE BYTE Value 15 Varies Description Event Log Type Indicator Length of the structure, including the Type and Length fields. The Length is 14h for version 2.0 implementations. For version 2.1 and higher implementations the length is computed by the BIOS as 17h+(x*y), where x is the value present at offset 15h and y is the value present at offset 16h. The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The length, in bytes, of the overall event log area, from the first byte of header to the last byte of data Defines the starting offset (or index) within the nonvolatile storage of the event-logs header, from the Access Method Address. For singlebyte indexed I/O accesses, the mostsignificant byte of the start offset is set to 00h. Defines the starting offset (or index) within the nonvolatile storage of the event-logs first data byte, from the Access Method Address. For single-byte indexed I/O accesses, the most-significant byte of the start offset is set to 00h.
NOTE: The data directly follows any header information. Therefore, the header length can be determined by subtracting the Header Start Offset from the Data Start Offset.

02h 04h

2.0+ 2.0+

Handle Log Area Length Log Header Start Offset

WORD WORD

Varies Varies

06h

2.0+

WORD

Varies

08h

2.0+

Log Data Start Offset

WORD

Varies

0Ah

2.0+

Access Method

BYTE

Varies

Defines the Location and Method used by higher-level software to access the log area, one of: 00h Indexed I/O: 1 8-bit index port, 1 8-bit data port. The Access Method Address field contains the 16-bit I/O addresses for the index and data ports. See 7.16.2.1 for usage details. 01h Indexed I/O: 2 8-bit index ports, 1 8-bit data port. The Access Method Address field contains the 16-bit I/O address for the index and data ports. See 7.16.2.2 for usage details. 02h Indexed I/O: 1 16-bit index port, 1 8-bit data port. The Access Method Address field contains the 16-bit I/O address for the index and data ports. See 7.16.2.3 for usage details. 03h Memory-mapped physical 32-bit address. The Access Method Address field contains the 4-byte (Intel DWORD format) starting physical address. 04h Available through General-Purpose NonVolatile Data functions.

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Description The Access Method Address field contains the 2-byte (Intel WORD format) GPNV handle. 05h-7Fh 80h-FFh Available for future assignment by this specification BIOS Vendor/OEM-specific

0Bh

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[1]

BYTE

Varies

This bit-field describes the current status of the system event-log: Bits 7:2 Bit 1 Bit 0 Reserved, set to 0s Log area full, if 1 Log area valid, if 1

0Ch

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Log Change Token

DWORD

Varies

Unique token that is reassigned every time the event log changes. Can be used to determine if additional events have occurred since the last time the log was read. The address associated with the access method; the data present depends on the Access Method field value. The areas format can be described by the following 1-bytepacked C union: union { struct { short IndexAddr; short DataAddr; } IO; long PhysicalAddr32; short GPNVHandle; } AccessMethodAddress;

10h

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Access Method Address

DWORD

Varies

14h 15h

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Log Header Format Number of Supported Log Type Descriptors (x) Length of each Log Type Descriptor (y)

BYTE BYTE

ENUM Varies

Identifies the format of the log header area; see 7.16.5 for details. Number of supported event log type descriptors that follow. If the value is 0, the list that starts at offset 17h is not present.

16h

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Identifies the number of bytes associated with each type entry in the list below. The value is currently hard-coded as 2, because each entry consists of two bytes. This fields presence allows future additions to the type list. Software that interprets the following list should not assume a list entrys length. Contains a list of Event Log Type Descriptors (see 7.16.1), as long as the value specified in offset 15h is non-zero.

17h to 17h+(x*y))-1

2.1+

List of Supported Event Log Type Descriptors

Varies

Varies

[1]

The Log Status and Log Change Token fields might not be up-to-date (dynamic) when the structure is accessed using the

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7.16.1 Supported Event Log Type Descriptors

Each entry consists of a 1-byte type field and a 1-byte data-format descriptor, as shown in Table 57. The presence of an entry identifies that the Log Type is supported by the system and the format of any variable data that accompanies the first bytes of the logs variable data a specific log record might have more variable data than specified by its Variable Data Format Type. Table 57 Supported Event Log Type Descriptors
Offset 00h 01h Name Log Type Variable Data Format Type Length BYTE BYTE Value ENUM ENUM Description See 7.16.6.1 for list. See 7.16.6.2 for list.

1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276

7.16.2 Indexed I/O Access Method

This clause contains examples (in x86 assembly language) that detail the code required to access the indexed I/O event-log information. 7.16.2.1 One 8-bit Index, One 8-bit Data (00h) To access the event-log, the caller selects 1 of 256 unique data bytes by 1) 2) Writing the byte data-selection value (index) to the IndexAddr I/O address Reading or writing the byte data value to (or from) the DataAddr I/O address
IndexAddr WhichLoc al DataAddr ;Value from event-log structure ;Identify offset to be accessed ;Value from event-log structure ;Read current value

mov dx, mov al, out dx, mov dx, in al, dx

7.16.2.2 Two 8-bit Index, One 8-bit Data (01h) To access the event-log, the caller selects 1 of 65536 unique data bytes by 1) 2) 3) Writing the least-significant byte data-selection value (index) to the IndexAddr I/O address Writing the most-significant byte data-selection value (index) to the (IndexAddr+1) I/O address Reading or writing the byte data value to (or from) the DataAddr I/O address
IndexAddr WhichLoc al al al DataAddr ;Value from event-log structure ;Identify offset to be accessed ;Select LSB offset

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;Select MSB offset ;Value from event-log structure ;Read current value

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7.16.2.3 One 16-bit Index, One 8-bit Data (02h) To access the event-log, the caller selects 1 of 65536 unique data bytes by 1) 2) Writing the word data-selection value (index) to the IndexAddr I/O address Reading or writing the byte data value to (or from) the DataAddr I/O address
IndexAddr WhichLoc ax DataAddr ;Value from event-log structure ;Identify offset to be accessed ;Value from event-log structure ;Read current value

mov dx, mov ax, out dx, mov dx, in al, dx

7.16.3 Access Method Address DWORD Layout

Table 58 shows the DWORD layout of the Access Method Address. Table 58 Access Method Address: DWORD Layout
BYTE 3 Data MSB Byte 3 0 BYTE 2 Data LSB Byte 2 0 BYTE 1 Index MSB Byte 1 Handle MSB BYTE 0 Index LSB Byte 0 Handle LSB

1289 1290 1291 1292 1293 1294

7.16.4 Event Log Organization

The event log is organized as an optional (and implementation-specific) fixed-length header, followed by one or more variable-length event records, as illustrated in Table 59. From one implementation to the next, the format of the log header and the size of the overall log area might change; all other required fields of the event log area are consistent across all systems. Table 59 Event Log Organization
Log Header (Optional) Type Required Length Required Year Required Month Required Day Required Hour Required Minute Required Second Required Log Variable Data Optional

1295 1296 1297 1298

7.16.5 Log Header Format

Table 60 contains the byte enumeration values (available for SMBIOS 2.1 and later) that identify the standard formats of the event log headers. Table 60 Log Header Format
Byte Value 00h 01h 02h-7Fh 80h-FFh Meaning No header (for example, the header is 0 bytes in length) Type 1 log header. See 7.16.5.1. Available for future assignment by this specification BIOS Vendor or OEM-specific format

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7.16.5.1 Log Header Type 1 Format The type 1 event log header consists of the following fields shown in Table 61. Table 61 Log Header Type 1 Format
Length 5 BYTES BYTE Value Varies Varies Description Reserved area for OEM customization, not assignable by this specification The number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries that utilize a multiple-event counter, specified in BCD. The value ranges from 00h to 99h to represent 0 to 99 minutes. See 7.16.6.3 for usage details. 06h Multiple Event Count Increment BYTE Varies The number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiple-event counter associated with the log entry is updated, specified as a numeric value in the range 1 to 255. (The value 0 is reserved.) See 7.16.6.3 for usage details. 07h Pre-boot Event Log Reset CMOS Address Pre-boot Event Log Reset CMOS Bit Index BYTE Varies Identifies the CMOS RAM address (in the range 10h - FFh) associated with the Pre-boot Event Log Reset; the value is 00h if the feature is not supported. See below for usage details. Identifies the bit within the above CMOS RAM location that is set to indicate that the log should be cleared. The value is specified in the range 0 to 7, where 0 specifies the LSB and 7 specified the MSB. See below for usage details. Identifies the CMOS RAM address associated with the start of the area that is to be checksummed, if the value is non-0. If the value is 0, the CMOS Address field lies outside of a checksummed region in CMOS RAM. See below for usage details. Identifies the number of consecutive CMOS RAM addresses, starting at the Starting Offset, that participate in the CMOS Checksum region associated with the pre-boot event log reset. See below for usage details. Identifies the CMOS RAM address associated with the start of two consecutive bytes into which the calculated checksum value is stored. See below for usage details. Available for future assignment by this specification Identifies the version of Type 1 header implemented

08h

BYTE

Varies

09h

CMOS Checksum Starting Offset

BYTE

Varies

0Ah

CMOS Checksum Byte Count

BYTE

Varies

0Bh

CMOS Checksum Checksum Offset

BYTE

Varies

0Ch 0Eh 0Fh

Reserved Header Revision

3 BYTEs BYTE

000000h 01h

1302 1303 1304

The Type 1 Log Header also provides pre-boot event log reset support. Application software can set a system-specific location of CMOS RAM memory (accessible through I/O ports 70h and 71h) to cause the event log to be cleared by the BIOS on the next reboot of the system.

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To perform the field setting, application software follows these steps, as long as the Pre-boot Event Log Reset CMOS Address field of the header is non-zero: Read the address specified by Pre-boot Event Log Reset CMOS Address from CMOS RAM. Set the bit specified by the CMOS Bit Index field to 1. Rewrite the CMOS RAM address with the updated data. If the CMOS Checksum Starting Offset field is non-zero, recalculate the CMOS RAM checksum value for the range starting at the Starting Offset field for Byte Count bytes into a 2byte value. Subtract that value from 0 to create the checksum value for the range and store that 2-byte value into the CMOS RAM; the least-significant byte of the value is stored at the CMOS RAM Checksum Offset and the most-significant byte of the value is stored at (Checksum Offset)+1.

7.16.6 Log Record Format

Each log record consists of a required fixed-length record header, followed by (optional) additional data that is defined by the event type. The fixed-length log record header is present as the first eight bytes of each log record, regardless of event type. Details are shown in Table 62. Table 62 Log Record Format
Format BYTE BYTE Description Specifies the Type of event noted in an event-log entry as defined in 7.16.6.1 Specifies the byte length of the event record, including the records Type and Length fields. The most-significant bit of the field specifies whether (0) or not (1) the record has been read. The implication of the record having been read is that the information in the log record has been processed by a higher software layer. These fields contain the BCD representation of the date and time (as read from CMOS RAM) of the occurrence of the event. The information is present in year, month, day, hour, minute, and second order.
NOTE: The century portion of the two-digit year is implied as 19 for year values in the range 80h to 99h and 20 for year values in the range 00h to 79h.

02h-07h

Date/Time Fields

BYTE

08h+

Log Variable Data

Var

This field contains the (optional) event-specific additional status information.

1321 1322 1323

7.16.6.1 Event Log Types Table 63 shows the values for Event Log Types. Table 63 Event Log Types
Value 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h Description Reserved Single-bit ECC memory error Multi-bit ECC memory error Parity memory error Bus time-out I/O Channel Check

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Logging disabled for a specific Event Type too many errors of the same type received in a short amount of time Reserved System Limit Exceeded (for example, voltage or temperature threshold exceeded) Asynchronous hardware timer expired and issued a system reset System configuration information Hard-disk information System reconfigured Uncorrectable CPU-complex error Log Area Reset/Cleared System boot. If implemented, this log entry is guaranteed to be the first one written on any system boot. Unused, available for assignment by this specification Available for system- and OEM-specific assignments End of log. When an application searches through the event-log records, the end of the log is identified when a log record with this type is found.

1324 1325 1326 1327 1328 1329

7.16.6.2 Event Log Variable Data Format Type The Variable Data Format Type, specified in the Event Log structures Supported Event Type fields, identifies the standard format that application software can apply to the first n bytes of the associated Log Types variable data. Additional OEM-specific data might follow in the logs variable data field. Table 64 shows the values for this field. Table 64 Event Log Variable Data Format Type
Value 00h 01h 02h 03h Name None Handle Multiple-Event Multiple-Event Handle Description No standard format data is available; the first byte of the variable data (if present) contains OEM-specific unformatted information. The first WORD of the variable data contains the handle of the SMBIOS structure associated with the hardware element that failed. The first DWORD of the variable data contains a multiple-event counter (see 7.16.6.3 for details). The first WORD of the variable data contains the handle of the SMBIOS structure associated with the hardware element that failed; it is followed by a DWORD containing a multiple-event counter (see 7.16.6.3 for details). The first two DWORDs of the variable data contain the POST Results Bitmap, as described in 7.16.6.4.

04h

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Value 05h 06h Name System Management Type Multiple-Event System Management Type Unused OEM assigned Description

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The first DWORD of the variable data contains a value that identifies a system-management condition. See 7.16.6.5 for the enumerated values. The first DWORD of the variable data contains a value that identifies a system-management condition. (See 7.16.6.5 for the enumerated values.) This DWORD is directly followed by a DWORD that contains a multipleevent counter (see 7.16.6.3 for details). Unused, available for assignment by this specification Available for system- and OEM-specific assignments

07h-7Fh 80h-FFh

1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350 1351 1352 1353 1354 1355 1356

7.16.6.3 Multiple-Event Counter Some system events can be persistent; after they occur, it is possible to quickly fill the log with redundant multiple logs. The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) and Multiple Event Time Window (METW) values can be used to reduce the occurrence of these multiple logs while providing multiple event counts.
NOTE: These values are normally specified within the event log header; see 7.16.5.1 for an example. If the values are not specified in the header, the application software can assume that the MECI value is 1 and the METW value is 60 (minutes).

The multiple-event counter is a DWORD (32-bit) value that tracks the number of logs of the same type that have occurred within METW minutes. The counter value is initialized (in the log entry) to FFFFFFFFh, implying that only a single event of that type has been detected, and the internal BIOS counter 3 specific to that log type is reset to 0. The counter is incremented by setting its next non-zero bit to zero; this allows counting up to 33 events. When the counter reaches 00000000h, it is full.
EXAMPLE: if the current counter value is FFFFFFFCh (meaning a count of 3 events), it is incremented to FFFFFFF8h (meaning a count of 4).

When the BIOS receives the next event of that type, it increments its internal counter and checks to see what recording of the error is to be performed: 1) 2) 3) if the date/time of the original log entry is outside of METW minutes: a new log entry is written, and the internal BIOS counter is reset to 0; if the logs current multiple-event counter is 00000000h or if the internal BIOS counter is less than the MECI value: no recording happens (other than the internal counter increment); Otherwise: The next non-zero bit of the multiple-event counter is set to 0.

7.16.6.4 POST Results Bitmap This variable data type, when present, is expected to be associated with the POST Error (08h) event log type and identifies that one or more error types have occurred. The bitmap consists of two DWORD values, described in Table 65. Any bit within the DWORD pair that is specified as Reserved is set to 0 within the log data and is available for assignment by this specification. A set bit (1b) at a DWORD bit position implies that the error associated with that position has occurred.

3 All BIOS counters that support the Multiple-Event Counters are reset to zero each time the system boots.

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Bit Position 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 First DWORD Channel 2 Timer error Master PIC (8259 #1) error Slave PIC (8259 #2) error CMOS RAM Battery Failure

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Second DWORD Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment PCI Memory Conflict PCI I/O Conflict PCI IRQ Conflict PNP Memory Conflict PNP 32 bit Memory Conflict PNP I/O Conflict PNP IRQ Conflict PNP DMA Conflict Bad PNP Serial ID Checksum Bad PNP Resource Data Checksum Static Resource Conflict NVRAM Checksum Error, NVRAM Cleared System Board Device Resource Conflict Primary Output Device Not Found Primary Input Device Not Found Primary Boot Device Not Found NVRAM Cleared By Jumper NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared FDC Resource Conflict Primary ATA Controller Resource Conflict Secondary ATA Controller Resource Conflict Parallel Port Resource Conflict Serial Port 1 Resource Conflict Serial Port 2 Resource Conflict Audio Resource Conflict

CMOS RAM System Options Not Set CMOS RAM Checksum Error CMOS RAM Configuration Error Mouse and Keyboard Swapped Keyboard Locked Keyboard Not Functional Keyboard Controller Not Functional CMOS Memory Size Different Memory Decreased in Size Cache Memory Error Floppy Drive 0 Error Floppy Drive 1 Error Floppy Controller Failure Number of ATA Drives Reduced Error RTC Time Not Set DDC Monitor Configuration Change Reserved, set to 0 Reserved, set to 0 Reserved, set to 0 Reserved, set to 0 Second DWORD has valid data Reserved, set to 0 Reserved, set to 0 Reserved, set to 0 Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment Normally 0; available for OEM assignment

1358 1359 1360

7.16.6.5 System Management Types Table 66 defines the system management types present in an event log records variable data. In general, each type is associated with a management event that occurred within the system.

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Value 00000000h 00000001h 00000002h 00000003h 00000004h 00000005h 00000006h 00000007h - 0000000Fh 00000010h 00000011h 00000012h 00000013h 00000014h 00000015h - 0000001Fh 00000020h - 00000027h 00000028h - 0000002Fh 00000030h 00000031h - 0000FFFFh 0001xxxxh

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Table 66 System Management Types

Name +2.5V Out of range, #1 +2.5V Out of range, #2 +3.3V Out of range +5V Out of range -5V Out of range +12V Out of range -12V Out of range Reserved for future out-of-range voltage levels, assigned by this specification System board temperature out of range Processor #1 temperature out of range Processor #2 temperature out of range Processor #3 temperature out of range Processor #4 temperature out of range Reserved for future out-of-range temperatures, assigned by this specification Fan n (n = 0 to 7) Out of range Reserved for future assignment by this specification Chassis secure switch activated Reserved for future assignment by this specification A system-management probe or cooling device is out of range. The xxxx portion of the value contains the handle of the SMBIOS structure associated with the errant device. Reserved for future assignment by this specification OEM assigned

00020000h - 7FFFFFFFh 80000000h - FFFFFFFFh

1362 1363 1364 1365

7.17 Physical Memory Array (Type 16)

This structure describes a collection of memory devices that operate together to form a memory address space. Table 67 provides the details. Table 67 Physical Memory Array (Type 16) Structure
Offset 00h 01h 02h Spec. Version 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ Name Type Length Handle Length BYTE BYTE WORD Value 16 0Fh Varies Description Physical Memory Array type Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure

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Offset 04h

Name Location

Length BYTE

Value ENUM

Description The physical location of the Memory Array, whether on the system board or an add-in board. See 7.17.1 for definitions. The function for which the array is used. See 7.17.2 for definitions. The primary hardware error correction or detection method supported by this memory array. See 7.17.3 for definitions. The maximum memory capacity, in kilobytes, for this array. If the capacity is not represented in this field, then this field contains 8000 0000h and the Extended Maximum Capacity field should be used. Values 2 TB (8000 0000h) or greater must be represented in the Extended Maximum Capacity field. The handle, or instance number, associated with any error that was previously detected for the array. If the system does not provide the error information structure, the field contains FFFEh; otherwise, the field contains either FFFFh (if no error was detected) or the handle of the errorinformation structure. See 7.18.4 and 7.34. The number of slots or sockets available for Memory Devices in this array. This value represents the number of Memory Device structures that comprise this Memory Array. Each Memory Device has a reference to the owning Memory Array. The maximum memory capacity, in bytes, for this array. This field is only valid when the Maximum Capacity field contains 8000 0000h. When Maximum Capacity contains a value that is not 8000 0000h, Extended Maximum Capacity must contain zeros.

05h 06h

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Use Memory Error Correction Maximum Capacity

BYTE BYTE

ENUM ENUM

07h

2.1+

DWORD

Varies

0Bh

2.1+

Memory Error Information Handle

WORD

Varies

0Dh

2.1+

Number of Memory Devices

WORD

Varies

0Fh

2.7+

Extended Maximum Capacity

QWORD

Varies

1366 1367 1368 1369

7.17.1 Memory Array Location

Table 68 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Array Location field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 68 Memory Array: Location Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h Meaning Other Unknown System board or motherboard ISA add-on card EISA add-on card

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Byte Value 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah A0h A1h A2h A3h Meaning PCI add-on card MCA add-on card PCMCIA add-on card Proprietary add-on card NuBus PC-98/C20 add-on card PC-98/C24 add-on card PC-98/E add-on card PC-98/Local bus add-on card

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1370 1371 1372 1373

7.17.2 Memory Array Use

Table 69 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Array Use field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 69 Memory Array: Use Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h Meaning Other Unknown System memory Video memory Flash memory Non-volatile RAM Cache memory

1374 1375 1376 1377

7.17.3 Memory Array Error Correction Types

Table 70 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Array Error Correction Types field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 70 Memory Array: Error Correction Types Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h Meaning Other Unknown None Parity Single-bit ECC Multi-bit ECC CRC

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7.18 Memory Device (Type 17)

This structure describes a single memory device that is part of a larger Physical Memory Array (Type 16) structure. See 7.17 for more details. Table 71 provides information about the Memory Device (Type 17) Structure.
NOTE: If a system includes memory-device sockets, the SMBIOS implementation includes a Memory Device structure instance for each slot whether or not the socket is currently populated.

Table 71 Memory Device (Type 17) Structure

Length BYTE BYTE WORD WORD Value 17 Varies Varies Varies Description Memory Device type Length of the structure, a minimum of 15h The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the Physical Memory Array to which this device belongs The handle, or instance number, associated with any error that was previously detected for the device. if the system does not provide the error information structure, the field contains FFFEh; otherwise, the field contains either FFFFh (if no error was detected) or the handle of the errorinformation structure. See 7.18.4 and 7.34. The total width, in bits, of this memory device, including any check or error-correction bits. If there are no error-correction bits, this value should be equal to Data Width. If the width is unknown, the field is set to FFFFh. The data width, in bits, of this memory device. A Data Width of 0 and a Total Width of 8 indicates that the device is being used solely to provide 8 errorcorrection bits. If the width is unknown, the field is set to FFFFh. The size of the memory device. If the value is 0, no memory device is installed in the socket; if the size is unknown, the field value is FFFFh. If the size is 32 GB-1 MB or greater, the field value is 7FFFh and the actual size is stored in the Extended Size field. The granularity in which the value is specified depends on the setting of the most-significant bit (bit 15). If the bit is 0, the value is specified in megabyte units; if the bit is 1, the value is specified in kilobyte units. For example, the value 8100h identifies a 256 KB memory device and 0100h identifies a 256 MB memory device. 0Eh 2.1+ Form Factor BYTE ENUM The implementation form factor for this memory device. See 7.18.1 for definitions.

06h

2.1+

WORD

Varies

08h

2.1+

Total Width

WORD

Varies

0Ah

2.1+

Data Width

WORD

Varies

0Ch

2.1+

Size

WORD

Varies

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Name Device Set

Length BYTE

Value Varies

Description Identifies when the Memory Device is one of a set of Memory Devices that must be populated with all devices of the same type and size, and the set to which this device belongs. A value of 0 indicates that the device is not part of a set; a value of FFh indicates that the attribute is unknown.
NOTE: A Device Set number must be unique within the context of the Memory Array containing this Memory Device.

10h

2.1+

Device Locator

BYTE

STRING

The string number of the string that identifies the physically-labeled socket or board position where the memory device is located
EXAMPLE: SIMM 3

11h

2.1+

Bank Locator

BYTE

STRING

The string number of the string that identifies the physically labeled bank where the memory device is located,
EXAMPLE: Bank 0 or A

12h 13h 15h

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Memory Type Type Detail Speed

BYTE WORD WORD

ENUM Bit Field Varies

The type of memory used in this device; see 7.18.2 for definitions. Additional detail on the memory device type; see 7.18.3 for definitions. Identifies the maximum capable speed of the device, in megahertz (MHz). If the value is 0, the speed is unknown.
NOTE: n MHz = (1000 / n) nanoseconds (ns)

17h 18h

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Manufacturer Serial Number Asset Tag Part Number

BYTE BYTE

STRING STRING

String number for the manufacturer of this memory device String number for the serial number of this memory device. This value is set by the manufacturer and normally is not changeable. String number for the asset tag of this memory device String number for the part number of this memory device. This value is set by the manufacturer and normally is not changeable. Bits 7-4: reserved Bits 3-0: rank Value=0 for unknown rank information

19h 1Ah

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BYTE BYTE

STRING STRING

1Bh

2.6+

Attributes

BYTE

Varies

1Ch

2.7+

Extended Size

DWORD

Varies

The extended size of the memory device (complements the Size field at offset 0Ch) See 7.18.4 for details.

20h

2.7+

Configured Memory Clock Speed

WORD

Varies

Identifies the configured clock speed to the memory device, in megahertz (MHz). If the value is 0, the speed is unknown.
NOTE: n MHz = (1000 / n) nanoseconds (ns)

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7.18.1 Memory Device Form Factor

Table 72 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Device Form Factor field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 72 Memory Device: Form Factor Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh Meaning Other Unknown SIMM SIP Chip DIP ZIP Proprietary Card DIMM TSOP Row of chips RIMM SODIMM SRIMM FB-DIMM

1389 1390 1391 1392

7.18.2 Memory Device Type

Table 73 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Device Type field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 73 Memory Device: Type

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh Meaning Other Unknown DRAM EDRAM VRAM SRAM RAM ROM FLASH EEPROM FEPROM

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Byte Value 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h-17h 18h 19h Meaning EPROM CDRAM 3DRAM SDRAM SGRAM RDRAM DDR DDR2 DDR2 FB-DIMM Reserved DDR3 FBD2

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7.18.3 Memory Device Type Detail

Table 74 shows what the word bit positions mean for the Memory Device Type Detail field.
NOTE: Multiple bits are set if more than one attribute applies.

Table 74 Memory Device: Type Detail Field

Word Bit Position Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit 9 Bit 10 Bit 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Bit 14 Bit 15 Meaning Reserved, set to 0 Other Unknown Fast-paged Static column Pseudo-static RAMBUS Synchronous CMOS EDO Window DRAM Cache DRAM Non-volatile Registered (Buffered) Unbuffered (Unregistered) Reserved, set to 0.

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7.18.4 Memory Device Extended Size

The Extended Size field is intended to represent memory devices larger than 32,767 MB (32 GB - 1 MB), which cannot be described using the Size field. This field is only meaningful if the value in the Size field is 7FFFh. For compatibility with older SMBIOS parsers, memory devices smaller than (32 GB - 1 MB) should be represented using their size in the Size field, leaving the Extended Size field set to 0. Bit 31 is reserved for future use and must be set to 0. Bits 30:0 represent the size of the memory device in megabytes.
EXAMPLE: 0000_8000h indicates a 32 GB memory device (32,768 MB), 0002_0000h represents a 128 GB memory device (131,072 MB), and 0000_7FFFh represents a 32,767 MB (32 GB 1 MB) device.

7.19 32-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 18)

This structure identifies the specifics of an error that might be detected within a Physical Memory Array. Table 75 shows the details for this structure. Table 75 32-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 18) Structure
Name Type Length Handle Error Type Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 18 17h Varies ENUM Description 32-bit Memory Error Information type Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The type of error that is associated with the current status reported for the memory array or device. See 7.19.1 for definitions. Identifies the granularity (for example, device versus Partition) to which the error can be resolved. See 7.19.2 for definitions. The memory access operation that caused the error. See 7.19.3 for definitions. The vendor-specific ECC syndrome or CRC data associated with the erroneous access. If the value is unknown, this field contains 0000 0000h. The 32-bit physical address of the error based on the addressing of the bus to which the memory array is connected. If the address is unknown, this field contains 8000 0000h. The 32-bit physical address of the error relative to the start of the failing memory device, in bytes. If the address is unknown, this field contains 8000 0000h. The range, in bytes, within which the error can be determined, when an error address is given. If the range is unknown, this field contains 8000 0000h.

05h

2.1+

Error Granularity Error Operation Vendor Syndrome Memory Array Error Address

BYTE

ENUM

06h 07h

2.1+ 2.1+

BYTE DWORD

ENUM Varies

0Bh

2.1+

DWORD

Varies

0Fh

2.1+

Device Error Address

DWORD

Varies

13h

2.1+

Error Resolution

DWORD

Varies

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7.19.1 Memory Error Error Type

Table 76 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Error Error Type field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 76 Memory Error: Error Type Field

Meaning Other Unknown OK Bad read Parity error Single-bit error Double-bit error Multi-bit error Nibble error Checksum error CRC error Corrected single-bit error Corrected error Uncorrectable error

1414 1415 1416

7.19.2 Memory Error Error Granularity

Table 77 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Error Error Granularity field. Table 77 Memory Error: Error Granularity Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h Meaning Other Unknown Device level Memory partition level

1417 1418 1419 1420

7.19.3 Memory Error Error Operation

Table 78 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Error Error Operation field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 78 Memory Error: Error Operation Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h Meaning Other Unknown Read Write

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Meaning Partial write

1421 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426

7.20 Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19)

This structure provides the address mapping for a Physical Memory Array. Details are provided in Table 79. One structure is present for each contiguous address range described. See 7.17, 7.18, and 7.21 for more information. Table 79 Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19) Structure
Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Spec. Version 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ Name Type Length Handle Starting Address Length BYTE BYTE WORD DWORD Value 19 0Fh Varies Varies Description Memory Array Mapped Address indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The physical address, in kilobytes, of a range of memory mapped to the specified Physical Memory Array. When the field value is FFFF FFFFh, the actual address is stored in the Extended Starting Address field. When this field contains a valid address, Ending Address must also contain a valid address. When this field contains FFFF FFFFh, Ending Address must also contain FFFF FFFFh. The physical ending address of the last kilobyte of a range of addresses mapped to the specified Physical Memory Array. When the field value is FFFF FFFFh and the Starting Address field also contains FFFF FFFFh, the actual address is stored in the Extended Ending Address field. When this field contains a valid address, Starting Address must also contain a valid address. The handle, or instance number, associated with the Physical Memory Array to which this address range is mapped. Multiple address ranges can be mapped to a single Physical Memory Array. Identifies the number of Memory Devices that form a single row of memory for the address partition defined by this structure The physical address, in bytes, of a range of memory mapped to the specified Physical Memory Array. This field is valid when Starting Address contains the value FFFF FFFFh. If Starting Address contains a value other than FFFF FFFFh, this field contains zeros. When this field contains a valid address, Extended Ending Address must also contain a valid address.

08h

2.1+

Ending Address

DWORD

Varies

0Ch

2.1+

Memory Array Handle

WORD

Varies

0Eh

2.1+

Partition Width

BYTE

Varies

0Fh

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Extended Starting Address

QWORD

Varies

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Name Extended Ending Address

Length QWORD

Value Varies

Description The physical ending address, in bytes, of the last of a range of addresses mapped to the specified Physical Memory Array. This field is valid when both Starting Address and Ending Address contain the value FFFF FFFFh. If Ending Address contains a value other than FFFF FFFFh, this field contains zeros. When this field contains a valid address, Extended Starting Address must also contain a valid address.

1427 1428 1429 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434

7.21 Memory Device Mapped Address (Type 20)

This structure maps memory address space usually to a device-level granularity. Details are provided in Table 80. One structure is present for each contiguous address range described.
NOTE: A Memory Device Mapped Address structure is provided only if a Memory Device has a mapped address; there is no provision within this structure to map a zero-length address space.

See 7.17, 7.18, and 7.21 for more information. Table 80 Memory Device Mapped Address (Type 20) Structure
Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Spec. Version 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ Name Type Length Handle Starting Address Length BYTE BYTE WORD DWORD Value 20 13h Varies Varies Description Memory Device Mapped Address indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The physical address, in kilobytes, of a range of memory mapped to the referenced Memory Device. When the field value is FFFF FFFFh the actual address is stored in the Extended Starting Address field. When this field contains a valid address, Ending Address must also contain a valid address. When this field contains FFFF FFFFh, Ending Address must also contain FFFF FFFFh. The physical ending address of the last kilobyte of a range of addresses mapped to the referenced Memory Device. When the field value is FFFF FFFFh the actual address is stored in the Extended Ending Address field. When this field contains a valid address, Starting Address must also contain a valid address. The handle, or instance number, associated with the Memory Device structure to which this address range is mapped. Multiple address ranges can be mapped to a single Memory Device.

08h

2.1+

Ending Address

DWORD

Varies

0Ch

2.1+

Memory Device Handle

WORD

Varies

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Name Memory Array Mapped Address Handle

Length WORD

Value Varies

Description The handle, or instance number, associated with the Memory Array Mapped Address structure to which this device address range is mapped. Multiple address ranges can be mapped to a single Memory Array Mapped Address. Identifies the position of the referenced Memory Device in a row of the address partition. For example, if two 8-bit devices form a 16-bit row, this fields value is either 1 or 2. The value 0 is reserved. If the position is unknown, the field contains FFh.

10h

2.1+

Partition Row Position

BYTE

Varies

11h

2.1+

Interleave Position

BYTE

Varies

The position of the referenced Memory Device in an interleave. The value 0 indicates noninterleaved, 1 indicates first interleave position, 2 the second interleave position, and so on. If the position is unknown, the field contains FFh.
EXAMPLES: In a 2:1 interleave, the value 1 indicates the device in the even position. In a 4:1 interleave, the value 1 indicates the first of four possible positions.

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Interleaved Data Depth

BYTE

Varies

The maximum number of consecutive rows from the referenced Memory Device that are accessed in a single interleaved transfer. If the device is not part of an interleave, the field contains 0; if the interleave configuration is unknown, the value is FFh.
EXAMPLES: If a device transfers two rows each time it is read, its Interleaved Data Depth is set to 2. If that device is 2:1 interleaved and in Interleave Position 1, the rows mapped to that device are 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, etc.

13h

2.7+

Extended Starting Address

QWORD

Varies

The physical address, in bytes, of a range of memory mapped to the referenced Memory Device. This field is valid when Starting Address contains the value FFFF FFFFh. If Starting Address contains a value other than FFFF FFFFh, this field contains zeros. When this field contains a valid address, Extended Ending Address must also contain a valid address. The physical ending address, in bytes, of the last of a range of addresses mapped to the referenced Memory Device. This field is valid when both Starting Address and Ending Address contain the value FFFF FFFFh. If Ending Address contains a value other than FFFF FFFFh, this field contains zeros. When this field contains a valid address, Extended Starting Address must also contain a valid address.

1Bh

2.7+

Extended Ending Address

QWORD

Varies

1435 1436 1437

7.22 Built-in Pointing Device (Type 21)

This structure describes the attributes of the built-in pointing device for the system. Details are provided in Table 81.

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Name Type Length Handle Type Interface Number of Buttons Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE BYTE Value 21 07h Varies ENUM ENUM Varies Description Built-in Pointing Device indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The type of pointing device; see 7.22.1. The interface type for the pointing device; see 7.22.2. The number of buttons on the pointing device. If the device has three buttons, the field value is 03h.

1441 1442 1443 1444

7.22.1 Pointing Device Type

Table 82 shows what the byte values mean for the Pointing Device Type field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 82 Pointing Device: Type Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h Meaning Other Unknown Mouse Track Ball Track Point Glide Point Touch Pad Touch Screen Optical Sensor

1445 1446 1447

7.22.2 Pointing Device Interface

Table 83 shows what the byte values mean for the Pointing Device Interface field. Table 83 Pointing Device: Interface Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h Meaning Other Unknown Serial

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Meaning PS/2 Infrared HP-HIL Bus mouse ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) Bus mouse DB-9 Bus mouse micro-DIN USB

1448 1449 1450 1451 1452

7.23 Portable Battery (Type 22)

This structure describes the attributes of the portable battery or batteries for the system. The structure contains the static attributes for the group. Each structure describes a single battery packs attributes. Details are provided in Table 84. Table 84 Portable Battery (Type 22) Structure
Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Spec. Version 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ 2.1+ Name Type Length Handle Location Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 22 1Ah Varies STRING Description Portable Battery indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that identifies the location of the battery
EXAMPLE: in the back, on the left-hand side

05h 06h

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Manufacturer Manufacture Date

BYTE BYTE

STRING STRING

The number of the string that names the company that manufactured the battery The number of the string that identifies the date on which the battery was manufactured. Version 2.2+ implementations that use a Smart Battery set this field to 0 (no string) to indicate that the SBDS Manufacture Date field contains the information. The number of the string that contains the serial number for the battery. Version 2.2+ implementations that use a Smart Battery set this field to 0 (no string) to indicate that the SBDS Serial Number field contains the information. The number of the string that names the battery device
EXAMPLE: DR-36

07h

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Serial Number

BYTE

STRING

08h

2.1+

Device Name

BYTE

STRING

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Name Device Chemistry

Length BYTE

Value ENUM

Description Identifies the battery chemistry; see 7.23.1. Version 2.2+ implementations that use a Smart Battery set this field to 02h (Unknown) to indicate that the SBDS Device Chemistry field contains the information. The design capacity of the battery in mWatthours. If the value is unknown, the field contains 0. For version 2.2+ implementations, this value is multiplied by the Design Capacity Multiplier to produce the actual value. The design voltage of the battery in mVolts. If the value is unknown, the field contains 0. The number of the string that contains the Smart Battery Data Specification version number supported by this battery. If the battery does not support the function, no string is supplied. The maximum error (as a percentage in the range 0 to 100) in the Watt-hour data reported by the battery, indicating an upper bound on how much additional energy the battery might have above the energy it reports having. If the value is unknown, the field contains FFh. The 16-bit value that identifies the batterys serial number. This value, when combined with the Manufacturer, Device Name, and Manufacture Date uniquely identifies the battery. The Serial Number field must be set to 0 (no string) for this field to be valid. The date the cell pack was manufactured, in packed format: Bits 15:9 Year, biased by 1980, in the range 0 to 127 Bits 8:5 Bits 4:0 Month, in the range 1 to 12 Date, in the range 1 to 31

0Ah

2.1+

Design Capacity

WORD

Varies

0Ch 0Eh

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Design Voltage SBDS Version Number

WORD BYTE

Varies STRING

0Fh

2.1+

Maximum Error in Battery Data

BYTE

Varies

10h

2.2+

SBDS Serial Number

WORD

Varies

12h

2.2+

SBDS Manufacture Date

WORD

Varies

EXAMPLE: 01 February 2000 would be identified as 0010 1000 0100 0001b (0x2841)

The Manufacture Date field must be set to 0 (no string) for this field to be valid. 14h 2.2+ SBDS Device Chemistry BYTE STRING The number of the string that identifies the battery chemistry (for example, PbAc). The Device Chemistry field must be set to 02h (Unknown) for this field to be valid. The multiplication factor of the Design Capacity value, which assures that the mWatt hours value does not overflow for SBDS implementations. The multiplier default is 1, SBDS implementations use the value 10 to correspond to the data as returned from the SBDS Function 18h.

15h

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Design Capacity Multiplier

BYTE

Varies

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Name OEM-specific

Length DWORD

Value Varies

Description Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information

1453 1454 1455 1456

7.23.1 Portable Battery Device Chemistry

Table 85 shows what the byte values mean for the Portable Battery Device Chemistry field.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with this enumerated value.

Table 85 Portable Battery: Device Chemistry Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h Meaning Other Unknown Lead Acid Nickel Cadmium Nickel metal hydride Lithium-ion Zinc air Lithium Polymer

1457 1458 1459 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464

7.24 System Reset (Type 23)

This structure describes whether Automatic System Reset functions enabled (Status). Details are provided in Table 86. If the system has a watchdog timer and the timer is not reset (Timer Reset) before the Interval elapses, an automatic system reset occurs. The system re-boots according to the Boot Option. This function may repeat until the Limit is reached, at which time the system re-boots according to the Boot Option at Limit.
NOTE: This structure type was added for version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 86 System Reset (Type 23) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h Name Type Length Handle Length BYTE BYTE WORD Value 23 0Dh Varies Description System Reset indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure

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Identifies the system-reset capabilities for the system. Bits 7:6 Bit 5 Bits 4:3 Reserved for future assignment by this specification; set to 00b System contains a watchdog timer; either True (1) or False (0) Boot Option on Limit. Identifies one of the following system actions to be taken when the Reset Limit is reached: 00b Reserved, do not use. 01b Operating system 10b System utilities 11b Do not reboot Bits 2:1 Boot Option. Indicates one of the following actions to be taken after a watchdog reset: 00b Reserved, do not use. 01b Operating system 10b System utilities 11b Do not reboot Bit 0 Status. Identifies whether (1) or not (0) the system reset is enabled by the user.

05h 07h 09h

Reset Count Reset Limit Timer Interval

WORD WORD WORD

Varies Varies Varies

The number of automatic system resets since the last intentional reset. A value of 0FFFFh indicates unknown. The number of consecutive times the system reset is attempted. A value of 0FFFFh indicates unknown. The number of minutes to use for the watchdog timer. If the timer is not reset within this interval, the system reset timeout begins. A value of 0FFFFh indicates unknown. Identifies the number of minutes before the reboot is initiated. It is used after a system power cycle, system reset (local or remote), and automatic system reset. A value of 0FFFFh indicates unknown.

0Bh

Timeout

WORD

Varies

1465 1466 1467 1468

7.25 Hardware Security (Type 24)

This structure describes the system-wide hardware security settings. Details are provided in Table 87.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 87 Hardware Security (Type 24) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h Name Type Length Handle Length BYTE BYTE WORD Value 24 05h Varies Description Hardware Security indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure

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Value Bit-field Description Identifies the password and reset status for the system: Bits 7:6 Power-on Password Status value: 00b 01b 10b 11b Bits 5:4 Disabled Enabled Not Implemented Unknown

Keyboard Password Status value: 00b 01b 10b 11b Disabled Enabled Not Implemented Unknown

Bits 3:2

Administrator Password Status value: 00b 01b 10b 11b Disabled Enabled Not Implemented Unknown

Bits 1:0

Front Panel Reset Status value: 00b 01b 10b 11b Disabled Enabled Not Implemented Unknown

1469 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476

7.26 System Power Controls (Type 25)

This structure describes the attributes for controlling the main power supply to the system. Details are provided in Table 88. Software that interprets this structure uses the month, day, hour, minute, and second values to determine the number of seconds until the next power-on of the system. The presence of this structure implies that a timed power-on facility is available for the system.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of the specification.

Table 88 System Power Controls (Type 25) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Name Type Length Handle Next Scheduled Power-on Month Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 25 09h Varies Varies Description System Power Controls indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure Contains the BCD value of the month on which the next scheduled power-on is to occur, in the range 01h to 12h. See 7.26.1.

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Offset 05h Name Next Scheduled Power-on Day-ofmonth Next Scheduled Power-on Hour Next Scheduled Power-on Minute Next Scheduled Power-on Second Length BYTE Value Varies Description

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Contains the BCD value of the day-of-month on which the next scheduled power-on is to occur, in the range 01h to 31h. See 7.26.1. Contains the BCD value of the hour on which the next scheduled power-on is to occur, in the range 00h to 23h. See 7.26.1. Contains the BCD value of the minute on which the next scheduled power-on is to occur, in the range 00h to 59h. See 7.26.1. Contains the BCD value of the second on which the next scheduled power-on is to occur, in the range 00h to 59h. See 7.26.1.

06h

BYTE

Varies

07h

BYTE

Varies

08h

BYTE

Varies

1477 1478 1479 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489

7.26.1 System Power Controls Calculating the Next Scheduled Power-on Time
The DMTF System Power Controls group contains a Next Scheduled Power-on Time, specified as the number of seconds until the next scheduled power-on of the system. Management software uses the date and time information specified in the associated SMBIOS structure to calculate the total number of seconds. Any date or time field in the structure whose value is outside of the fields specified range does not contribute to the total-seconds count. For example, if the Month field contains the value 0xFF the next power-on is scheduled to fall within the next month, perhaps on a specific day-of-month and time.

7.27 Voltage Probe (Type 26)

This describes the attributes for a voltage probe in the system. Each structure describes a single voltage probe. Details are provided in Table 89.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 89 Voltage Probe (Type 26) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 05h 06h Name Type Length Handle Description Location and Status Maximum Value Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE WORD Value 26 Varies Varies STRING Bit-field Varies Description Voltage Probe indicator Length of the structure, at least 14h The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that contains additional descriptive information about the probe or its location Defines the probes physical location and status of the voltage monitored by this voltage probe. See 7.27.1. The maximum voltage level readable by this probe, in millivolts. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The minimum voltage level readable by this probe, in millivolts. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000.

08h

Minimum Value

WORD

Varies

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Value Varies Description The resolution for the probes reading, in tenths of millivolts. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The tolerance for reading from this probe, in plus/minus millivolts. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The accuracy for reading from this probe, in plus/minus th 1/100 of a percent. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information. The nominal value for the probes reading in millivolts. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. This field is present in the structure only if the structures Length is larger than 14h.

0Ch

Tolerance

WORD

Varies

0Eh

Accuracy

WORD

Varies

10h 14h

OEM-defined Nominal Value

DWORD WORD

Varies Varies

1490 1491 1492

7.27.1 Voltage Probe Location and Status

Table 90 provides details about the Location and Status fields. Table 90 Voltage Probe: Location and Status Fields
Bit Range 7:5 Field Name Status Value 001..... 010..... 011..... 100..... 101..... 110..... 4:0 Location ...00001 ...00010 ...00011 ...00100 ...00101 ...00110 ...00111 ...01000 ...01001 ...01010 ...01011 Meaning Other Unknown OK Non-critical Critical Non-recoverable Other Unknown Processor Disk Peripheral Bay System Management Module Motherboard Memory Module Processor Module Power Unit Add-in Card

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7.28 Cooling Device (Type 27)

This structure describes the attributes for a cooling device in the system. Each structure describes a single cooling device. Details are provided in Table 91.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 91 Cooling Device (Type 27) Structure

Length BYTE BYTE WORD WORD Value 27 Varies Varies Varies Description Cooling Device indicator Length of the structure, at least 0Ch The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The handle, or instance number, of the temperature probe (see 7.29) monitoring this cooling device. A value of 0xFFFF indicates that no probe is provided. Identifies the cooling device type and the status of this cooling device; see 7.28.1. Identifies the cooling unit group to which this cooling device is associated. Having multiple cooling devices in the same cooling unit implies a redundant configuration. The value is 00h if the cooling device is not a member of a redundant cooling unit. Non-zero values imply redundancy and that at least one other cooling device will be enumerated with the same value. Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information. The nominal value for the cooling devices rotational speed, in revolutions-per-minute (rpm). If the value is unknown or the cooling device is nonrotating, the field is set to 0x8000. This field is present in the structure only if the structures Length is larger than 0Ch. The number of the string that contains additional descriptive information about the cooling device or its location This field is present in the structure only if the structures Length is 0Fh or larger.

06h 07h

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Device Type and Status Cooling Unit Group

BYTE BYTE

Bit-field Varies

08h 0Ch

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OEM-defined Nominal Speed

DWORD WORD

Varies Varies

0Eh

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Description

BYTE

STRING

1498 1499

7.28.1 Cooling Device Device Type and Status

Table 92 provides details about the Device Type and Status fields.

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Field Name Status Value 001..... 010..... 011..... 100..... 101..... 110..... Meaning Other Unknown OK Non-critical Critical Non-recoverable Other Unknown Fan Centrifugal Blower Chip Fan Cabinet Fan Power Supply Fan Heat Pipe Integrated Refrigeration Active Cooling Passive Cooling

4:0

Device Type

...00001 ...00010 ...00011 ...00100 ...00101 ...00110 ...00111 ...01000 ...01001 ...10000 ...10001

1501 1502 1503 1504 1505

7.29 Temperature Probe (Type 28)

This structure describes the attributes for a temperature probe in the system. Each structure describes a single temperature probe. Table 93 provides details.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 93 Temperature Probe (Type 28) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 05h 06h 08h 0Ah Name Type Length Handle Description Location and Status Maximum Value Minimum Value Resolution Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE WORD WORD WORD Value 28 Varies Varies STRING Bit-field Varies Varies Varies Description Temperature Probe indicator Length of the structure, at least 14h The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that contains additional descriptive information about the probe or its location Defines the probes physical location and the status of the temperature monitored by this temperature probe. See 7.29.1. The maximum temperature readable by this probe, in 1/10th degrees C. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The minimum temperature readable by this probe, in 1/10th degrees C. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The resolution for the probes reading, in 1/1000th degrees C. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000.

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Offset 0Ch 0Eh Name Tolerance Accuracy Length WORD WORD Value Varies Varies Description

DSP0134

The tolerance for reading from this probe, in plus/minus 1/10th degrees C. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The accuracy for reading from this probe, in plus/minus 1/100th of a percent. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information The nominal value for the probes reading in 1/10th degrees C. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. This field is present in the structure only if the structures Length is larger than 14h.

10h 14h

OEM-defined Nominal Value

DWORD WORD

Varies Varies

1506 1507 1508 1509

7.29.1 Temperature Probe Location and Status

Table 94 provides details about the Location and Status fields.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with these enumerated values.

Table 94 Temperature Probe: Location and Status Field

Bit Range 7:5 Field Name Status Value 001..... 010..... 011..... 100..... 101..... 110..... 4:0 Location ...00001 ...00010 ...00011 ...00100 ...00101 ...00110 ...00111 ...01000 ...01001 ...01010 ...01011 ...01100 ...01101 ...01110 ...01111 Meaning Other Unknown OK Non-critical Critical Non-recoverable Other Unknown Processor Disk Peripheral Bay System Management Module Motherboard Memory Module Processor Module Power Unit Add-in Card Front Panel Board Back Panel Board Power System Board Drive Back Plane

1510 1511 1512

7.30 Electrical Current Probe (Type 29)

This structure describes the attributes for an electrical current probe in the system. Each structure describes a single electrical current probe. Table 95 provides details.

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Table 95 Electrical Current Probe (Type 29) Structure

Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE WORD Value 29 Varies Varies STRING ENUM Varies Description Electrical Current Probe indicator Length of the structure, at least 14h The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that contains additional descriptive information about the probe or its location Defines the probes physical location and the status of the current monitored by this current probe. See 7.30.1. The maximum current readable by this probe, in milliamps. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The minimum current readable by this probe, in milliamps. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The resolution for the probes reading, in tenths of milliamps. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The tolerance for reading from this probe, in plus/minus milliamps. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. The accuracy for reading from this probe, in plus/minus 1/100th of a percent. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information The nominal value for the probes reading in milliamps. If the value is unknown, the field is set to 0x8000. This field is present in the structure only if the structures Length is larger than 14h.

08h

Minimum Value

WORD

Varies

0Ah

Resolution

WORD

Varies

0Ch

Tolerance

WORD

Varies

0Eh

Accuracy

WORD

Varies

10h 14h

OEM-defined Nominal Value

DWORD WORD

Varies Varies

1515 1516 1517

7.30.1 Current Probe Location and Status

Table 96 provides details about the Location and Status fields.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with these enumerated values.

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Table 96 Current Probe: Location and Status Field

Field Name Status Value 001..... 010..... 011..... 100..... 101..... 110..... 4:0 Location ...00001 ...00010 ...00011 ...00100 ...00101 ...00110 ...00111 ...01000 ...01001 ...01010 ...01011 Meaning Other Unknown OK Non-critical Critical Non-recoverable Other Unknown Processor Disk Peripheral Bay System Management Module Motherboard Memory Module Processor Module Power Unit Add-in Card

1519 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524

7.31 Out-of-Band Remote Access (Type 30)

This structure describes the attributes and policy settings of a hardware facility that may be used to gain remote access to a hardware system when the operating system is not available due to power-down status, hardware failures, or boot failures. Details are provided in Table 97.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 97 Out-of-Band Remote Access (Type 30) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Name Type Length Handle Manufacturer Name Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 30 06h Varies STRING Description Out-of-Band Remote Access indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that contains the manufacturer of the out-of-band access facility

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Value Bit-field Description Identifies the current remote-access connections: Bits 7:2 Reserved for future definition by this specification; set to all zeros Bit 1 Outbound Connection Enabled. Identifies whether (1) or not (0) the facility is allowed to initiate outbound connections to contact an alert management facility when critical conditions occur Bit 0 Inbound Connection Enabled. Identifies whether (1) or not (0) the facility is allowed to initiate outbound connections to receive incoming connections for the purpose of remote operations or problem management

1525 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538

7.32 Boot Integrity Services (BIS) Entry Point (Type 31)

Structure type 31 (decimal) is reserved for use by the Boot Integrity Services (BIS). Refer to the Boot Integrity Services API Specification for details.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

7.33 System Boot Information (Type 32)

The client system firmware (for example, BIOS) communicates the System Boot Status to the clients Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot image or OS-present management application through this structure. Table 98 provides details on this structure. When used in the PXE environment, for example, this code identifies the reason the PXE was initiated and can be used by boot-image software to further automate an enterprises PXE sessions. For example, an enterprise could choose to automatically download a hardware-diagnostic image to a client whose reason code indicated either a firmware- or operating system-detected hardware failure.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

Table 98 System Boot Information (Type 32) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 0Ah Name Type Length Handle Reserved Boot Status Length BYTE BYTE WORD 6 BYTEs Length-10 Bytes Value 32 Varies Varies 00h Varies Reserved for future assignment by this specification; all bytes are set to 00h. The Status and Additional Data fields that identify the boot status. See 7.33.1 for additional information. Description System Boot Information structure identifier Length of the structure, in bytes; at least 0Bh

1539 1540

7.33.1 System Boot Status

Table 99 provides information about system boot status.

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Description No errors detected No bootable media The normal operating system failed to load. Firmware-detected hardware failure, including unknown failure types Operating system-detected hardware failure. For ACPI operating systems, the system firmware might set this reason code when the OS reports a boot failure through interfaces defined in the Simple Boot Flag Specification. User-requested boot, usually through a keystroke System security violation Previously-requested image. This reason code allows coordination between OS-present software and the OS-absent environment. For example, an OSpresent application might enable (through a platform-specific interface) the system to boot to the PXE and request a specific boot-image. A system watchdog timer expired, causing the system to reboot. Reserved for future assignment by this specification Vendor/OEM-specific implementations. The Vendor/OEM identifier is the Manufacturer string found in the System Information structure. Product-specific implementations. The product identifier is formed by the concatenation of the Manufacturer and Product Name strings found in the System Information structure.

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Status 0 1 2 3 4 Additional Data None None None None None

5 6 7

None None Varies

8 9-127 128-191 192-255

None Varies Varies Varies

1542 1543 1544 1545 1546

7.34 64-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 33)

This structure describes an error within a Physical Memory Array, when the error address is above 4G (0xFFFFFFFF). Table 100 provides details.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

Table 100 64-Bit Memory Error Information (Type 33) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h Name Type Length Handle Error Type Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 33 1Fh Varies ENUM Description 64-bit Memory Error Information type Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The type of error that is associated with the current status reported for the memory array or device. See 7.19.1 for definitions. Identifies the granularity (for example, device versus Partition) to which the error can be resolved. See 7.19.2 for definitions. The memory access operation that caused the error. See 7.19.3 for definitions.

05h

Error Granularity

BYTE

ENUM

06h

Error Operation

BYTE

ENUM

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Value Varies Description The vendor-specific ECC syndrome or CRC data associated with the erroneous access. If the value is unknown, this field contains 0000 0000h. The 64-bit physical address of the error based on the addressing of the bus to which the memory array is connected. If the address is unknown, this field contains 8000 0000 0000 0000h. The 64-bit physical address of the error relative to the start of the failing memory device, in bytes. If the address is unknown, this field contains 8000 0000 0000 0000h. The range, in bytes, within which the error can be determined, when an error address is given. If the range is unknown, this field contains 8000 0000h.

0Bh

Memory Array Error Address

QWORD

Varies

13h

Device Error Address Error Resolution

QWORD

Varies

1Bh

DWORD

Varies

1547 1548 1549 1550 1551 1552 1553

7.35 Management Device (Type 34)

The information in this structure defines the attributes of a Management Device. Table 101 provides details. A Management Device might control one or more fans or voltage, current, or temperature probes as defined by one or more Management Device Component structures. See 7.36 for more information.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

Table 101 Management Device (Type 34) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 05h 06h 0Ah Name Type Length Handle Description Type Address Address Type Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE DWORD BYTE Value 34 0Bh Varies STRING Varies Varies Varies Description Management Device indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that contains additional descriptive information about the device or its location Defines the devices type; see 7.35.1. Defines the devices address Defines the type of addressing used to access the device; see 7.35.2.

1554 1555 1556

7.35.1 Management Device Type

Table 102 shows what the byte values mean for the Management Device Type field. Table 102 Management Device: Type Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h Meaning Other Unknown National Semiconductor LM75

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Byte Value 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh Meaning National Semiconductor LM78 National Semiconductor LM79 National Semiconductor LM80 National Semiconductor LM81 Analog Devices ADM9240 Dallas Semiconductor DS1780 Maxim 1617 Genesys GL518SM Winbond W83781D Holtek HT82H791

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7.35.2 Management Device Address Type

Table 103 shows what the byte values mean for the Management Device Address Type field. Table 103 Management Device: Address Type Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h Meaning Other Unknown I/O Port Memory SM Bus

1560 1561 1562 1563 1564

7.36 Management Device Component (Type 35)

This structure associates a cooling device or environmental probe with structures that define the controlling hardware device and (optionally) the components thresholds. Table 104 provides details.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

Table 104 Management Device Component (Type 35) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 05h Name Type Length Handle Description Management Device Handle Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE WORD Value 35 0Bh Varies STRING Varies Description Management Device Component indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of the string that contains additional descriptive information about the component The handle, or instance number, of the Management Device (see 7.35) that contains this component

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Value Varies Description The handle, or instance number, of the probe or cooling device that defines this component. See 7.27, 7.28, 7.29, and 7.30. The handle, or instance number, associated with the device thresholds. See 7.37. A value of 0FFFFh indicates that no Threshold Data structure is associated with this component.

09h

WORD

Varies

1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 1573

7.37 Management Device Threshold Data (Type 36)

The information in this structure defines threshold information for a component (probe or cooling-unit) contained within a Management Device. Table 105 provides details. For each threshold field present in the structure: The threshold units (millivolts, milliamps, 1/10th degrees C, or RPMs) are as defined by the associated probe or cooling-unit component structure. If the value is unavailable, the field is set to 0x8000.

NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

Table 105 Management Device Threshold Data (Type 36) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h 04h 06h 08h 0Ah 0ch 0eh Name Type Length Handle Lower Threshold Non-critical Upper Threshold Non-critical Lower Threshold Critical Upper Threshold Critical Lower Threshold Non-recoverable Upper Threshold Non-recoverable Length BYTE BYTE WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD Value 36 10h Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies Description Management Device Threshold Data structure indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The lower non-critical threshold for this component The upper non-critical threshold for this component The lower critical threshold for this component The upper critical threshold for this component The lower non-recoverable threshold for this component The upper non-recoverable threshold for this component

1574 1575 1576 1577 1578

7.38 Memory Channel (Type 37)

The information in this structure provides the correlation between a Memory Channel and its associated Memory Devices. Table 106 provides details. Each device presents one or more loads to the channel; the sum of all device loads cannot exceed the channels defined maximum.

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Offset 00h 01h Name Type Length NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3 of this specification.

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Length BYTE BYTE Value 37 Description Management Device Threshold Data structure indicator Length of the structure, computed by the BIOS as 7 + 3 * (Memory Device Count)
NOTE: To allow future structure growth by appending information after the Load/Handle list, this field must not be used to determine the number of memory devices specified within the structure.

02h 04h 05h 06h

Handle Channel Type Maximum Channel Load Memory Device Count (n) Memory1 Device Load Memory Device1 Handle Memory Devicen Load Memory Devicen Handle

WORD BYTE BYTE BYTE

Varies Varies Varies Varies

The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure. Identifies the type of memory associated with the channel; see 7.38.1. The maximum load supported by the channel; the sum of all device loads cannot exceed this value. Identifies the number of Memory Devices (Type 11h) that are associated with this channel. This value also defines the number of Load/Handle pairs that follow. The channel load provided by the first Memory Device associated with this channel. The structure handle that identifies the first Memory Device associated with this channel. The channel load provided by the nth Memory Device associated with this channel. The structure handle that identifies the nth Memory Device associated with this channel.

07h 08h 7+ 3*(n-1) 8+ 3*(n-1)

BYTE WORD BYTE WORD

Varies Varies Varies Varies

1581 1582 1583 1584

7.38.1 Memory Channel Channel Type

Table 107 shows what the byte values mean for the Memory Channel Channel Type field.
NOTE: Enumerated values are controlled by the DMTF, not by this specification.

Table 107 Memory Channel: Channel Type Field

Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h Meaning Other Unknown RamBus SyncLink

1585 1586 1587

7.39 IPMI Device Information (Type 38)

The information in this structure defines the attributes of an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). Table 108 provides the details about this structure.

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Refer to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Interface Specification for full documentation of IPMI and additional information on the use of this structure. The Type 42 structure can also be used to describe a physical management controller host interface and one or more protocols that share that interface. If IPMI is not shared with other protocols, either the Type 38 or Type 42 structures can be used. Providing Type 38 is recommended for backward compatibility. See 7.43 for additional information on Type 42. Table 108 IPMI Device Information (Type 38) Structure
Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE Varies ENUM Varies Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) interface type; see 7.39.1. Identifies the IPMI Specification Revision, in BCD format, to which the BMC was designed. Bits 7:4 hold the most significant digit of the revision, while bits 3:0 hold the least significant bits.
EXAMPLE: A value of 10h indicates revision 1.0.

Value 38

Description IPMI Device Information structure indicator Length of the structure, a minimum of 10h

06h 07h 08h

I2C Slave Address NV Storage Device Address Base Address

BYTE BYTE QWORD

Varies Varies Varies

The slave address on the I2C bus of this BMC Bus ID of the NV storage device. If no storage device exists for this BMC, the field is set to 0FFh. Identifies the base address (either memory-mapped or I/O) of the BMC. If the least-significant bit of the field is a 1, the address is in I/O space; otherwise, the address is memorymapped. Refer to the IPMI Interface Specification for usage details.

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Offset 10h Name Base Address Modifier / Interrupt Info Length BYTE Value Varies Description

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11h

Interrupt Number

BYTE

Varies

Interrupt number for IPMI System Interface 00h = unspecified/unsupported

1595 1596 1597

7.39.1 IPMI Device Information BMC Interface Type

Table 109 shows what the byte values mean for the IPMI Device Information BMC Interface Type field. Table 109 IPMI Device Information: BMC Interface Type Field
Byte Value 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h to 0FFh Meaning Unknown KCS: Keyboard Controller Style SMIC: Server Management Interface Chip BT: Block Transfer Reserved for future assignment by this specification

1598 1599 1600 1601

7.40 System Power Supply (Type 39)

This structure identifies attributes of a system power supply. Table 110 provides details. One instance of this structure is present for each possible power supply in a system.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.3.1 of this specification.

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Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 39 Varies Varies Varies Description Power Supply Structure indicator Length of the structure, a minimum of 10h The handle, or instance number, associated with the power supply structure Identifies the power unit group to which this power supply is associated. Specifying the same Power Unit Group value for more than one System Power Supply structure indicates a redundant power supply configuration. The fields value is 00h if the power supply is not a member of a redundant power unit. Non-zero values imply redundancy and that at least one other power supply will be enumerated with the same value. The number of the string that identifies the location of the power supply
EXAMPLES: in the back, on the left-hand side or Left Supply Bay

05h

Location

BYTE

STRING

06h

Device Name

BYTE

STRING

The number of the string that names the power supply device
EXAMPLE: DR-36

07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh

Manufacturer Serial Number Asset Tag Number Model Part Number Revision Level

BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE BYTE

STRING STRING STRING STRING STRING

The number of the string that names the company that manufactured the supply The number of the string that contains the serial number for the power supply The number of the string that contains the Asset Tag Number The number of the string that contains the OEM Part Order Number Power supply Revision String
EXAMPLE: 2.30

0Ch

Max Power Capacity Power Supply Characteristics Input Voltage Probe Handle Cooling Device Handle Input Current Probe Handle

WORD

Varies

Maximum sustained power output in Watts. Set to 0x8000 if unknown. Note that the units specified by the DMTF for this field are milliWatts. See 7.40.1. The handle, or instance number, of a Voltage Probe (Type 26) monitoring this power supplys input voltage. A value of 0xFFFF indicates that no probe is provided. The handle, or instance number, of a Cooling Device (Type 27) associated with this power supply. A value of 0xFFFF indicates that no cooling device is provided. The handle, or instance number, of the Electrical Current Probe (Type 29) monitoring this power supplys input current. A value of 0xFFFF indicates that no current probe is provided.

0Eh 10h

WORD WORD

Varies Varies

12h

WORD

Varies

14h

WORD

Varies

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Bit Range 15 to 14 13 to 10 Meaning Reserved; set to 00b DMTF Power Supply Type 0001b 0010b 0011b 0100b 0101b 0110b 0111b 1000b Other Unknown Linear Switching Battery UPS Converter Regulator

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Table 111 provides information about power supply characteristics.
NOTE: Refer to 6.3 for the CIM properties associated with these enumerated values.

Table 111 Power Supply Characteristics

1001b to 1111b Reserved for future assignment 9 to 7 Status 001b 010b 011b 100b 101b 6 to 3 Other Unknown OK Non-critical Critical; power supply has failed and has been taken off-line.

DMTF Input Voltage Range Switching 0001b 0010b 0011b 0100b 0101b 0110b Other Unknown Manual Auto-switch Wide range Not applicable Reserved for future assignment

0111b to 1111b 2 1 0

Power supply is unplugged from the wall, if 1. Power supply is present, if 1. Power supply is hot replaceable, if 1.

1607 1608 1609 1610

7.41 Additional Information (Type 40)

This structure is intended to provide additional information for handling unspecified enumerated values and interim field updates in another structure. Table 112 provides details.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.6 of this specification.

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Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 40 Varies Varies Varies Description Additional Information type Length of the structure, a minimum of 0Bh The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure The number of Additional Information Entries that follow

05h

Varies

Varies

Additional Information entries; see7.41.1

1612 1613 1614

7.41.1 Additional Information Entry Format

Table 113 describes an Additional Information Entry format. Table 113 Additional Information Entry Format
Offset 00h 01h 03h 04h 05h Name Entry Length Referenced Handle Referenced Offset String Value Length BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE Varies Value Varies Varies Varies STRING Varies Description Length of this Additional Information Entry instance; a minimum of 6 The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure for which additional information is provided The offset of the field within the structure referenced by the Referenced Handle for which additional information is provided The number of the optional string to be associated with the field referenced by the Referenced Offset The enumerated value or updated field content that has not yet been approved for publication in this specification and therefore could not be used in the field referenced by Referenced Offset
NOTE: This field is the same type and size as the field being referenced by this Additional Information Entry.

1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625

The following guidance is given for using this structure to provide additional information for an enumerated value field, such as processor type: If a value has been proposed: Set the field in the original structure to Other. Use the proposed value in the value field of the Additional Information Entry that references the enumerated field in the original structure. The Additional Information Entry string field may also be used to uniquely describe this new item (for example the CPU ID string).

If a value has not been proposed: The field in the original structure and the Additional Information Entry value field that references it should both be set to Other.

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The Additional Information Entry string field should be filled so as to uniquely describe this new item (for example the CPU ID string).

The following guidance is given for using this structure to provide additional information for a field update: If a change has been proposed: Set the field in the original structure as best as possible using only fully approved settings. Place the modified value in the value field of the Additional Information Entry that references the field in the original structure. The Additional Information Entry string field may also be used to uniquely describe this modification.

If a change has not been proposed: The field in the original structure and Additional Information Entry value field that references it should both be set to the same value (the best possible value using only fully approved settings). The Additional Information Entry string field should be filled so as to uniquely describe what needs to be modified (for example, XYZ capability needs to be defined).

7.42 Onboard Devices Extended Information (Type 41)

The information in this structure defines the attributes of devices that are onboard (soldered onto) a system element, usually the baseboard. Table 114 provides details. In general, an entry in this table implies that the BIOS has some level of control over the enabling of the associated device for use by the system.
NOTE: This structure replaces Onboard Device Information (Type 10) starting with version 2.6 of this specification. BIOS providers can choose to implement both types to allow existing SMBIOS browsers to properly display the systems onboard devices information.

Table 114 Onboard Devices Extended Information (Type 41) Structure

Name Type Length Handle Reference Designation Device Type Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE BYTE Value 41 Varies Varies String ENUM String number of the onboard device reference designation. See 7.42.1. Bit 7 Device Status: 1 Device Enabled 0 Device Disabled Bits 6:0 Type of Device (see 7.42.2) 06h 07h 09h Device Type Instance Segment Group Number Bus Number BYTE WORD BYTE Varies Varies Varies See 7.42.3. See 7.42.4. See 7.42.4. Description Onboard Devices Extended Information 0Bh for version 2.6 and later

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Value Bit Field Description Bits 7:3 Device number Bits 2:0 Function number See 7.42.4.

1650 1651 1652 1653 1654

7.42.1 Reference Designation

The Reference Designation string is typically the silkscreen label.

7.42.2 Onboard Device Types

Table 115 shows what the byte values mean for the Onboard Device Types field. Table 115 Onboard Device Types Field
Byte Value 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah Meaning Other Unknown Video SCSI Controller Ethernet Token Ring Sound PATA Controller SATA Controller SAS Controller

1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668

7.42.3 Device Type Instance

Device Type Instance is a unique value (within a given onboard device type) used to indicate the order the device is designated by the system. For example, a system with two identical Ethernet NICs may designate one NIC (with higher Bus/Device/Function=15/0/0) as the first onboard NIC (instance 1) and the other NIC (with lower Bus/Device/Function =3/0/0) as the second onboard NIC (instance 2).

7.42.4 Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number

For devices that are not of types PCI, AGP, PCI-X, or PCI-Express and that do not have bus/device/function information, 0FFh should be populated in the fields of Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number. Segment Group Number is defined in the PCI Firmware Specification. The value is 0 for a single-segment topology.

7.43 Management Controller Host Interface (Type 42)

The information in this structure defines the attributes of a Management Controller Host Interface that is not discoverable by Plug and Play mechanisms. Table 116 provides details. The Type 42 structure can

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be used to describe a physical management controller host interface and one or more protocols that share that interface. Type 42 should be used for management controller host interfaces that use protocols other than IPMI or that use multiple protocols on a single host interface type. This structure should also be provided if IPMI is shared with other protocols over the same interface hardware. If IPMI is not shared with other protocols, either the Type 38 or Type 42 structures can be used. Providing Type 38 is recommended for backward compatibility. The structures are not required to be mutually exclusive. Type 38 and Type 42 structures may be implementedsimultaneously to provide backward compatibility with IPMI applications or drivers that do not yet recognize the Type 42 structure. Refer to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Interface Specification for full documentation of IPMI and additional information on the use of this structure with IPMI. Table 116 Management Controller Host Interface (Type 42) Structure
Name Type Length Handle Interface Type Length BYTE BYTE WORD BYTE Value 42 Varies Varies ENUM Management Controller Interface Type Refer to Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) IDs and Codes (DSP0239) for the definition of the Interface Type values. 05h MC Host Interface Data n BYTEs Varies Management Controller Host Interface Data as specified by the Interface Type. Refer to DSP0239 to locate the specification that corresponds to the Interface Type value. This field has a minimum of four bytes. If interface type = OEM then the first four bytes are the vendor ID (MSB first), as assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). This format uses the "Enterprise Number" that is assigned and maintained by IANA (www.iana.org) as the means of identifying a particular vendor, company, or organization. Description Management Controller Host Interface structure indicator Length of the structure, a minimum of 09h

1681 1682

After the generic structure header, this structure has the following general layout shown in Table 117. Table 117 Management Controller Host Interface (Type 42) Structure General Layout
Name Interface Type Interface Specific Data Number of Protocols Protocol 1 Type Protocol 1 Specific Data ... Protocol n Type Protocol n Specific Data Length BYTE Varies BYTE BYTE Varies BYTE Varies Value ENUM Varies n ENUM Varies ENUM Varies Protocol n Information n number of Protocols for this Host Interface Protocol 1 Information Description Host Interface Information

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7.44 Inactive (Type 126)

This structure definition supports a system implementation where the SMBIOS structure-table is a superset of all supported system attributes and provides a standard mechanism for the system BIOS to signal that a structure is currently inactive and should not be interpreted by the upper-level software. Table 118 provides details. For example, a portable system might include System Slot structures that are reported only when the portable is docked. An undocked system would report those structures as Inactive. When the system is docked, the system-specific software would change the Type structure from Inactive to the System Slot equivalent. Upper-level software that interprets the SMBIOS structure-table should bypass an Inactive structure just as it would for a structure type that the software does not recognize.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 118 Inactive (Type 126) Structure

Value 126 Varies Varies Description Inactive structure indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure

1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705

7.45 End-of-Table (Type 127)

This structure type identifies the end of the structure table that might be earlier than the last byte within the buffer specified by the structure. Table 119 provides details. To ensure backward compatibility with management software written to previous versions of this specification, a system implementation should use the end-of-table indicator in a manner similar to the Inactive (Type 126) structure type; the structure table is still reported as a fixed-length, and the entire length of the table is still indexable. If the end-of-table indicator is used in the last physical structure in a table, the fields length is encoded as 4.
NOTE: This structure type was added in version 2.2 of this specification.

Table 119 End-of-Table (Type 127) Structure

Offset 00h 01h 02h Name Type Length Handle Length BYTE BYTE WORD Value 127 Varies Varies Description End-of-table indicator Length of the structure The handle, or instance number, associated with the structure

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The following conformance requirements apply for SMBIOS 2.5 or later implementations.
1. 2. The table anchor string "_SM_" is present in the address range 0xF0000 to 0xFFFFF on a 16-byte boundary. Table entry-point verification: 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3. The Entry Point Length field value is at least 0x1F. The entry-point checksum evaluates to 0. The SMBIOS Version (Major.Minor) is at least 2.4. The Intermediate Anchor String is "_DMI_" The intermediate checksum evaluates to 0.

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The structure-table is traversable and conforms to the entry-point specifications: 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 The structure-table's linked-list is traversable within the length and structure-count bounds specified by the entry-point structure. The overall size of the structure table is less than or equal to the Structure Table Length specified by the entry-point structure. Each structure's length must be at least 4 (the size of a structure header). No structure handle number is repeated. The last structure is the end-of-table (0x7F). The number of structures found within the table equals the Number of SMBIOS Structures field present in the entry-point. The maximum structure size (formatted area plus its string-pool) is less than or equal to the Maximum Structure Size specified by the entry-point.

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Required structures and corresponding data are present (see 6.2): 4.1 BIOS Information (Type 0) 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5 4.2 One and only one structure of this type is present. The structure Length field is at least 18h. BIOS Version string is present and non-null. BIOS Release Date string is present, non-null, and includes a 4-digit year. BIOS Characteristics: bits 3:0 are all 0, and at least one of bits 31:4 is set to 1.

System Information (Type 1) 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 One and only one structure of this type is present. The structure Length field is at least 1Bh. Manufacturer string is present and non-null. Product Name string is present and non-null. UUID field is neither 00000000 00000000 nor FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF. Wake-up Type field is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown).

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One or more structures of this type is present. The structure length is at least 0Dh. The Manufacturer string is present and non-null in each structure. Type field is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown).

Processor Information (Type 4) 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.4.6 4.4.7 4.4.8 4.4.9 4.4.10 The number of structures defines the maximum number of processors supported by the system; at least one structure with a Processor Type field of "Central Processor" must be present. Each structure's length is at least 20h. Socket Designation string is present and non-null. Processor Type field is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown). (*)Processor Family field is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown). (*)Processor Manufacturer string is present and non-null. Max Speed field is non-0. (*)CPU Status sub-field of the Status field is not 0 (Unknown). Processor Upgrade field is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown). Lx (x=1,2,3) Cache Handle fields, if not set to 0xFFFF, reference Cache Information (Type 7) structures.

NOTE: Fields preceded by (*) are checked only if the CPU Socket Populated sub-field of the Status field is set to "CPU Populated". 4.5 Cache Information (Type 7) 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 One structure is present for each external-to-the-processor cache. Each structure's Length is at least 13h. Socket Designation string is present and non-null if the cache is external to the processor (Location sub-field of Cache Configuration field is 01b). Operational Mode and Location sub-fields of the Cache Configuration field are not 11b (Unknown).

System Slots (Type 9) 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.6.4 4.6.5 4.6.6 4.6.7 4.6.8 One structure is present for each upgradeable system slot. Each structure's Length is at least 0Dh. Slot Designation string is present and non-null. Slot Type is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown). Slot Data Bus Width is neither 00h (Reserved) or 02h (Unknown). Current Usage is not set to 00h (Reserved). If the "Slot Type" provides device presence-detect capabilities (for example, PCI or AGP), Current Usage is not set to 02h (Unknown). Slot ID is set to a meaningful value. Slot Characteristics 1, bit 0, is not set to 1.

Physical Memory Array (Type 16) 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7.3 4.7.4 4.7.5 At least one structure is present with "Use" set to 03h (System memory). Each structure's length is at least 0Fh. Location is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown). Use is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown). Memory Error Correction is neither 00h (Reserved) nor 02h (Unknown).

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Memory Device (Type 17) 4.8.1 For each Physical Memory Array, there must be "Number of Memory Devices" Memory Device structures that map back (through the Handle) to the referencing memory array. One structure is required for each socketed system-memory device, whether or not the socket is currently populated. If the system includes soldered-on system memory, one additional structure is required to identify that memory device. Each structure's length is at least 15h. Memory Array Handle references a Physical Memory Array (Type 16) structure. Total Width is not 0FFFFh (Unknown) if the memory device is installed. (Size is not 0.) Data Width is not 0FFFFh (Unknown). Size is not 0FFFFh (Unknown). Form Factor is not 00h (Reserved) or 02h (Unknown). Device Set is not 0FFh (Unknown). Device Locator string is present and non-null.

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Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19) 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.9.3 4.9.4 4.9.5 4.9.6 One structure is provided for each contiguous block of memory addresses mapped to a Physical Memory Array. Each structure's length is at least 0Fh. Ending Address value is higher in magnitude than the Starting Address value, or Extended Ending Address value is higher in magnitude than the Extended Starting Address value. Memory Array Handle references a Physical Memory Array (Type 16). Each structure's address range (Starting Address to Ending Address or Extended Starting Address to Extended Ending Address) is unique and non-overlapping. Partition Width is not 0.

4.10 Boot Integrity Services (BIS) Entry Point (Type 31). This structure is optional, but if it is present the following checks are performed: 4.10.1 4.10.2 4.10.3 4.10.4 The structure's length is at least 1Ch. The structure-level checksum evaluates to 00h. 16-bit Entry Point is not 0. 32-bit Entry Point is not 0.

4.11 System Boot Information (Type 32) 4.11.1 4.11.2 One and only one structure of this type is present. The structure's length is at least 0Bh.

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This clause contains pseudo-code that describes the method that application software can use to parse the table-based SMBIOS structures. The example searches for the first structure of the type specified, returning the handle of the structure found or 0xFFFF if no structure of the type was found in the list. TableAddress and StructureCount values are those previously found by locating the Table Entry Point structure in low memory.
typedef unsigned short ushort; typedef unsigned char uchar; typedef struct { uchar Type; uchar Length; ushort Handle; } HEADER; ushort FindStructure( char *TableAddress, ushort StructureCount, uchar Type ) { ushort i, handle; uchar lasttype; i = 0; handle = 0xFFFF; while( i < StructureCount && handle == 0xFFFF ) { i++; lasttype = ((HEADER *)TableAddress)->Type; if( lasttype == Type ) { handle = ((HEADER *)TableAddress)->Handle; } /* Found first structure of the requested type */ else { TableAddress += ((HEADER *)TableAddress)->Length; while( *((int *)TableAddress) != 0 ) { TableAddress++; } /* Get past trailing string-list */ TableAddress += 2; } /* Increment address to start of next structure */ } /* END while-loop looking for structure type */ return handle; } /* END FindStructure */

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Version 2.0D 2.0M Description Initial Release of DRAFT COPY Final draft released, with the following changes: Specified that dmiStorageBase (Function 50h) and NVStorageBase (Function 55h) must be paragraph-aligned. Added Command value to change a string to function 52h; Command enumeration values modified. Removed redundant enumerations from Processor Family list Corrected Memory Subsystem Example Corrected/clarified Indexed I/O access-methods for event-log; Access Method enumeration values and Access Method Address union modified Added clarifications to some of the event log types 2.00 1996-03-06 Final release, with the following changes: Specified that all structures end with a terminating NULL, even if the formatted portion of the structure contains string-reference fields and all the string fields are set to 0. Corrected the Memory Subsystem Example, handles are now correctly created with a dw. Fixed formatting of some bit definition fields and function examples. 2.00.1 1996-07-18 Minor updates for new technology and clarifications. Added definitions for Pentium Pro, Burst EDO, and SDRAM. Added clarifications to the Memory Controller Error Status. 2.1.0 1997-06-16 Added definition for static table interface, to allow the information to be accessed from new operating systems (see 5.2). In addition: Changed references to DMI BIOS to SMBIOS throughout; these changes are unmarked. Added SubFunction DMI_CLEAR_EVENT_LOG2 to Function 54h - SMBIOS Control. For those structure entries that are string numbers, changed the Value field definition of the field from Varies to STRING throughout; these changes are unmarked. BIOS Information structure: Added support for 4-digit year and additional BIOS Characteristics through Characteristics Extension Byte 1. System Information structure: Added Wakeup Type and UUID fields. System Enclosure and Chassis structure: Added Bootup State, Power Supply State, Thermal State, and Security Status to allow the DMTF|Physical Container Global Table to be populated. Processor Information structure: Voltage value can now be specified, rather than using bit-flags, and added enumeration values for Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and Slot 1. Also added notes to this section, indicating that the enumerated values for the structure are assigned by the DMTF. This structure was also updated to include the Cache Information handles identifying the L1, L2, and L3 caches associated with the processor.

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Description Memory Controller Information structure: Added Enabled Error Correcting field. Also added note that this structure can never be updated to add string values, to preserve backwards compatibility. Cache Information structure: Added Speed, Error Correction Type, Type, and Associativity fields. Port Connector Information structure: Added enumerated values to Connector Types and Port Types. System Slots structure: Added AGP enumeration values to Slot Type field. BIOS Language Information structure: Added abbreviated-format for language strings and corrected example. System Event Log structure: OEM-specific Access Methods can now be defined, added standard log header definitions, and a mechanism to allow the log entrys variable data formats to be described. Added note that this structure can never be updated to include string values, to preserve backwards compatibility. Added Physical Memory Array, Memory Device, Memory Error Information, Memory Array Mapped Address, and Memory Device Mapped Address structures to support the population of the DMTF Enhanced Physical Memory groups. Added Built-in Pointing Device structure to support the population of the DMTF Pointing Device group. Added Portable Battery structure to support the population of the DMTF Portable Battery group. Added appendices that contain a structure checklist and table-convention parsing pseudo-code.

2.2.0

1998-03-16

The following changes were made to version 2.1 of the document to produce this version: Accepted all changes introduced at Version 2.1 Added ACPI statement-of-direction for dynamic state and event notification Table-convention is required for version 2.2 and later compliance Corrected Structure Table entry point length value. Added Command type 06h to the Plug-and-Play Set SMBIOS Structure function (52h). Added new processor enumerations from the updated DMTF MASTER.MIF System Enclosure: Added enumeration value for Sealed-case PC, to support Net PC-type chassis. Memory Controller Information: Corrected description of how the BIOS computes the structure Length. System Event Log: Added definition for end-of-log data, Event Log Type 0FFh. Added generic system-management event type; the handle of an associated probe or cooling device identifies the specific failing device. Memory Error Information: Corrected structure size and offsets. Portable Battery: Corrected the structure length and some of the offsets, added Smart Battery-formatted fields Memory Device: Added RIMM form factor Added the following new structures System Reset structure to support the population of the DMTF Automatic System Reset group. Hardware Security structure to support the population of the DMTF System

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Description Hardware Security group. System Power Control structure to support the population of the DMTF System Power Control group. Added Voltage Probe structure to support the population of the DMTF Voltage Probe group. Cooling Device structure to support the population of the DMTF Cooling Device group. Temperature Probe structure to support the population of the DMTF Temperature Probe group. Electrical Current Probe structure to support the population of the DMTF Electrical Current Probe group. Out-of-Band Remote Access structure to support the population of the DMTF Out-of-Band Remote Access group. Inactive structure type to support standard structure superset definitions. End-of-Table structure type to facilitate easier traversing of the structure data.

2.3.0

1998-08-12

The following changes were made to version 2.2 of the document to produce this version: Accepted all changes introduced at Version 2.2 Clarified and corrected referenced documents A minimum set of structures (and their data) is now required for SMBIOS compliance. Documented an additional structure usage guideline, to optional structure growth. BIOS Information: 4-digit year format for BIOS Release Date required for SMBIOS 2.3 and later Added BIOS Characteristic Extension Byte 2 to include status that the BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification. System Information: Added enumeration for Wake-up Type System Enclosure or Chassis: Added OEM-defined field. Processor Information: Added enumerated values for new processors from the updated MASTER.MIF and identified that one structure is present for each processor instance. Modified interpretation of Lx Cache Handle fields for version 2.3 and later implementations Memory Module Information: Corrected example, adding double-null to terminate the structure. System Slots: Added hot-plug characteristic definition and clarified usage of the PCI Slot ID field. Memory Device: Added enumerations for Form Factor and Device Type Added new field for memory Speed System Event Log: Added note describing how century portion of the 2-digit year within a log record is to be interpreted.

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Description Voltage Probe, Temperature Probe, Electrical Current Probe, Cooling Device: Added Nominal Value field Added the following new structures Boot Integrity Services (BIS) Entry Point System Boot Information 64-bit Memory Error Information Management Device Management Device Component Management Device Threshold Data

2.3.1

1999-03-16

The following changes were made to version 2.3 of the document to produce this version: Accepted all changes introduced at Version 2.3 Adopted a three-tier document numbering procedure, see Document Version Number Conventions for more information. BIOS Information: Added BIOS Characteristic Extension Byte 2, bit 1, to identify that the BIOS supports F12=Network Boot functionality Processor Information: Added Processor Family enumeration for new Pentium processors, defined reserved values for future Pentium processors. Added fields: Asset Tag, Serial Number, and Part Number. System Slots: Added slot type enumeration for PCI-X Added slot characteristic to identify support for (to-be) standard SMBus interface for PCI slots Memory Device: Added enumerated values for Memory Type and Form Factor, required for RamBus implementations Added fields: Manufacturer, Asset Tag, Serial Number, and Part Number. Added the following new structures: Memory Channel (to support RamBus and SyncLink memory implementations) IPMI Device, to abstract the IPMI hardware dependencies to management software System Power Supply

2.3.1 2.3.2

2000-12-14 2001-10-12

Released as DMTF Preliminary Specification DSP0119. The following changes were made to version 2.3.1 of the document to produce this version: Accepted all changes introduced at version 2.3.1 Released as DMTF Specification DSP0130 (Preliminary) Updated the Abstract and Overview sections to be more DMTF-general than DMIspecific. Change bars are present in the Overview section only. Deleted section 1.1 (future direction for ACPI interface specification). Any ACPI interface to provide these structures should be provided by a future version of the ACPI specification itself. Removed "References" that had broken links. Modified sections 2 and 2.2 to indicate that the PnP calling interface is being

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Description deprecated at this specification version. Noted in section 2.1 that the structure table data is boot-time static. For each enumerated list that indicated that the enumeration is controlled by the "DMTF, not this specification", identified which CIM class.property and DMI group.attribute are mapped to the enumerated value. Also added a note in the Overview section to indicate where change requests should be sent. Baseboard Information (Type 2) Added fields: Asset Tag, Feature Flags, Location in Chassis, Chassis Handle, Baseboard Type, and Contained Objects to support multi-system chassis like server blades. System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3) Added fields: Height, Number of Power Cords, Contained Element Count, and Contained Elements to support multi-system chassis like server blades. Processor Information (Type 4) Added new enumerations to Processor Family and Processor Upgrade Removed (SMBIOS-only) reserved ranges. These ranges are controlled by the DMTF, not the SMBIOS group. The DMTF Device MOF (starting with version 2.3) has commentary around the Processor Family enumeration that suggests that enumerations below 256 be used only for those processor types that are going to be reported by SMBIOS (because this specifications Processor Family field is a 1-byte entity). Cache (Type 7) Added new enumerations to Associativity Memory Device (Type 17) Added new enumerations to Memory Type Built-in Pointing Device (Type 21) Added new enumerations to Pointing Device Type Removed out-of-date section Correlation to DMTF Groups, in favor of updated section 3.3.

2.3.3

2002-05-10

The following changes were made to version 2.3.2 of the document to produce this version: Accepted all changes introduced at version 2.3.2 Updated the Abstract to contain the updated DMTF copyright statement. Processor Information (Type 4) Added new enumerations to Processor Family and Processor Upgrade

2.3.4

2002-12-06

The following changes were made to version 2.3.3 of the document to produce this version: System Enclosure Information (Type 3) Provided clarification regarding contained element types Processor Information (Type 4) Added and corrected enumerations to Processor Family (CR00002) Provided clarification for Max Speed and Current Speed. Additions to Processor Upgrade (CR00002) System Slots (Type 9) Added AGP8X enumeration to Slot Type

2.4.0

2004-07-21

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Description Processor Information (Type 4) Added new enumerations to Processor Family (CR00951, CR01152) System Slots (Type 9) Added PCI Express enumeration to Slot Type (CR01259) Added new enumerations to Slot Data Bus Width (CR01324) Memory Device (Type 17) Added DDR2 enumeration to Type (CR01263) BIOS Information (Type 0) Added fields: System BIOS Major Release, System BIOS Minor Release, Embedded Controller Firmware Major Release, and Embedded Controller Firmware Minor Release (CR01270) Added BIOS Characteristic Extension Byte 2, bit 2, to identify that the BIOS supports Targeted Content Distribution (CR01270) System Information (Type 1) Added fields: SKU Number and Family (CR01270) Updated Conformance Guidelines and added corrections

2.5.0

2006-09-05

The following changes were made to version 2.4 of the document to produce this version: Shortened abstract Removed obsolete references to DMI, which is no longer maintained by the DMTF. Added references to the Pre-OS and CIM Core Working Groups. (PreOSCR00017.001) References: Updated specification revisions and URLs (PreOSCR00019.001) Table Convention: Added EFI-specific information (PreOSCR00011.005) SMBIOS Structure Table Entry Point: Corrected typo, the SMBIOS BCD Revision is at offset 1Eh, not 1Dh (PreOSCR00020.000) Required Structures and Data: Added DIG64 information (PreOSCR00013.000) System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3) Added new types for CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA (PreOSCR00012.001) Processor Information (Type 4) Added AMD Sempron to Processor Family (DMTFCR01473) Added AMD Turion to Processor Family (SysdevCR00708) Added multi-core, multi-thread and 64-bit extension processor characteristics (PreOSCR00002) Added new processor values (Celeron D, Pentium D, Pentium Extreme Edition) (PreOSCR00005) Added new processor upgrade (socket 939) (DMI CR00005) Added AMD dual-core Opteron and Athlon 64 X2 (PreOSCR00015.003) Added new Processor Upgrade values (PreOSCR00016.001) Cache Information (Type 7) Added note on cache size for multi-core processors (PreOSCR00002)

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Description Port connector Information (Type 8) Added SATA and SAS (PreOSCR00021.002) System Slots (Type 9) Updated Slot ID description with ACPI and PCI Express (PreOSCR00018.000) Onboard Devices Information (Type 10) Added SATA and SAS (PreOSCR00021.002) Memory Device (Type 17) Added values for FB-DIMM (PreOSCR00010.004) Memory Device Mapped Address (Type 20) Moved structure from required to optional (PreOSCR00009.002) Moved Plug-and-Play Calling Convention to Appendix C (PreOSCR00022.001)

2.6.0

2008-06-30

The following changes were made to version 2.5 of the document to produce this version: References: added PCI Firmware Specification (SMBIOSCR00042) System Information (Type 1): clarification of UUID format (SMBIOSCR00037, SMBIOSCR00061) System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3): added new values to System Enclosure or Chassis Types (Blade, Blade Enclosure) (SMBIOSCR00034) Processor Information (Type 4): Added Processor Family 2 field (SMBIOSCR00043) Added new values to Processor Information Processor Family (PreOSCR00025, SMBIOSCR00035, SMBIOSCR00040, SMBIOSCR00041, SMBIOSCR00044) Added footnote to Processor Information Processor Family (SMBIOSCR00039) Added new values to Processor Information Processor Upgrade (PreOSCR00028, SMBIOSCR00029) Corrected values for BDh and BFh in Processor Information Processor Family (SMBIOSCR00057) Added decimal values column in Processor Information Processor Family to simplify cross-referencing with CIM_Processor.mof data Corrected typos for AMD29000 (was AMD2900) and UltraSPARC IIi (was UltraSPARC Iii) (SMBIOSCR00054) System Slots (Type 9): Added new fields for Segment Group Number, Bus Number, Device/Function Number (SMBIOSCR00042) Added new values to System Slots Slot Type for PCI Express (SMBIOSCR00038) On Board Devices Information (Type 10): marked structure type as Obsolete, replaced with type 41 (SMBIOSCR00042) Memory Device (Type 17): added new field for rank information (PreOSCR00023) Additional Information (Type 40): new structure type to handle unknown enumerations and other interim field updates (SMBIOSCR00031) Onboard Devices Extended Information (Type 41): new structure type to replace type 10 (SMBIOSCR00042)

2.6.1

2009-03-17

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Description System Information (Type 1): Fixed typo in section 3.3.2 (Type 1 structure): at offset 18h (Wake-up type), the cross-reference should be to 3.3.2.2, not 3.3.2.1. Processor Information (Type 4): SMBIOSCR00046: Add new Processor Family values: AMD Quad Core and Third Generation Opteron Processors SMBIOSCR00047: Add new Processor Family values: AMD Phenom and Athlon Processors SMBIOSCR00049: Add new Processor Family value: Embedded AMD Opteron Processor SMBIOSCR00051: Add new processor family value: AMD Phenom TripleCore Processor Family SMBIOSCR00055: Add new processor values for Intel processors SMBIOSCR00058: Add new processor family values for AMD processors SMBIOSCR00059: Add value for Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors SMBIOSCR00060: Add number for "Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor 5400 Series" and a general number for "Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor" SMBIOSCR00065: Add LGA1366 to Processor Upgrade enum SMBIOSCR00068: Add numbers for new Intel processors Cache Information (Type 7): SMBIOSCR00062: Add values to cache associativity enum to cover new processors System Slots (Type 9): SMBIOSCR00064: Add PCIe Gen 2 slot types to Type 9 Memory Device (Type 17): SMBIOSCR00052: Add new memory device types: DDR3 and FBD2

2.7.0

2010-07-21

The following changes were made to version 2.6.1 of the document to produce this version: Document layout: SMBIOSCR00073: Move SMBIOS structure definitions to a new top-level section SMBIOSCR00074: Remove Appendix C, Plug-and-Play Calling Convention Various sections: SMBIOSCR00096: Miscellaneous clerical changes Section 1.1, Document Version Number Conventions: SMBIOSCR00085: Add more description to the document version number convention Section 3.1.2, Structure Header Format: SMBIOSCR00048: Reserve handle number for consistency with UEFI PI specification Section 3.1.3, Text Strings: SMBIOSCR00086: Remove maximum string size limitation Section 3.2, Required Structures and Data: SMBIOSCR00095: Increase the capacity to represent system memory of 4 terabytes or greater.

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Description Bios Information (Type 0): SMBIOSCR00056: Add UEFI support to BIOS characteristics SMBIOSCR00071: Add support to describe virtualized platforms (bit 4) System Enclosure or Chassis (Type 3): SMBIOSCR00076: Add SKU Number field to type 3 structure (System Enclosure or Chassis) SMBIOSCR00096: Fix offset for SKU Number entry (to 15h+n*m instead of 16h+n*m) Processor Information (Type 4): SMBIOSCR00063: Add new processor characteristics to Type 4 SMBIOSCR00070: Add new processor family values for AMD processors SMBIOSCR00072: Add new processor family values for AMD processors SMBIOSCR00077: Add new processor family values for VIA processors SMBIOSCR00080: Add numbers for new Intel processors SMBIOSCR00082: Add number for new AMD processor family SMBIOSCR00083: Add new processor upgrade type (Socket G34) SMBIOSCR00087: Add new processor upgrade type (Socket AM3) SMBIOSCR00088: Add number for new Intel processor family: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 processor" SMBIOSCR00090: Add number for new AMD processor family SMBIOSCR00091: Add new processor upgrade type (Socket C32) SMBIOSCR00092: Add new processor upgrade type (Socket LGA1156, Socket LGA1567) SMBIOSCR00093: Add new processor upgrade type (Socket PGA988A, Socket BGA1288) SMBIOSCR00094: Add footnote in processor family table for types 24-29 SMBIOSCR00097: Update processor trademarks for Intel processors Physical Memory Array (Type 16): SMBIOSCR00095: Increase the capacity to represent system memory of 4 terabytes or greater. Memory Device (Type 17): SMBIOSCR00050: Add support for memory >= 32GB in type 17 SMBIOSCR00053: Add memory type details of Registered and Unbuffered SMBIOSCR00081: Add configured memory clock speed Memory Array Mapped Address (Type 19) and Memory Device Mapped Address (Type 20): SMBIOSCR00095: Increase the capacity to represent system memory of 4 terabytes or greater. Cooling Device (Type 27): SMBIOSCR00075: Add new description field in structure type 27 IPMI Device Information (Type 38): SMBIOSCR00078: Update Type 38 to match IPMI specification SMBIOSCR00079: Add Type 42 Management Controller Host Interface SMBIOSCR00096: Replace record with structure Management Controller Host Interface (Type 42):

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Bibliography
DMTF DSP4004, DMTF Release Process 2.2, http://www.dmtf.org/standards/published_documents/DSP4004_2.2.pdf

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