AMI BIOS

The UEFI-based BIOS from AMI provides reliability, manageability, and connectivity for server platforms. It contains a set of programs permanently stored in an EEPROM chipset located on the system board. The programs assist in managing, initializing, and testing the hardware devices installed on the computer.

The AMI BIOS serves three functions:

  • Configures the system from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility.

    Using the Setup program, you can install, configure, and optimize the hardware devices on your system such as memory or disk drives. In addition, you can enable various features such as PXE boot.

  • Initializes hardware at boot using POST routines.

    During power-on or warm reset, the AMI BIOS performs Power-On Self-Test (POST) routines to test components, to allocate resource for various hardware devices, and to prepare the system to boot to various operating systems.

  • Performs run-time routines.

    During use, the AMI BIOS performs basic hardware routines that can be called from DOS and Windows applications.