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SMBIOS was originally named DMIBIOS. The Linux kernel and other modern operating systems such as the BSD family contain an SMBIOS decoder, allowing systems administrators to inspect system hardware configuration and to enable or disable certain workarounds for problems with specific systems, based on the provided SMBIOS information. Information ...
In computing, the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) specification defines data structures (and access methods) that can be used to read management information produced by the BIOS of a computer. [1] This eliminates the need for the operating system to probe hardware directly to discover what devices are present in the computer.
DMI exposes system data (including the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) data) to management software, but the two specifications function independently. DMI is commonly confused with SMBIOS, which was actually called DMIBIOS in its first revisions.
SCSI Host Bus Adapter with Symbios Chipset. Symbios Logic was a manufacturer of SCSI host adapter chipsets and disk array storage subsystems. It was originally established as the NCR Microelectronics division of NCR Corporation in 1972, before NCR's takeover by AT&T Corporation in 1991.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an open standard that operating systems can use to discover and configure computer hardware components, to perform power management (e.g. putting unused hardware components to sleep), auto configuration (e.g. Plug and Play and hot swapping), and status monitoring.
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Intranets allow organizations to distribute information to employees on an as-needed basis; Employees may link to relevant information at their convenience rather than being distracted indiscriminately by email. The intranet can also be linked to a company's management information system, such as a time keeping system.
Sanders said this even though he’s had a few portal defections of his own before his team plays BYU in the Alamo Bowl Dec. 28, including starting linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green.