Chapter 5 Industry Standard Initialization
Beware of geeks bearing formulas.
—Warren Buffett
As the previous chapter begins to highlight, the industry standards that can be applied to today’s computing systems are vast and varied. Understanding their impact on systems and devices is key to creating a robust and stable pre-OS firmware. By some counts, it can be up to 70 specifications that apply:
1.UEFI
a.UEFI Specification Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification v2.7
b.Platform Initialization Specification v1.2 (for UEFI)
2.PCI
a.PCI Express Base Specification
b.PCI Local Bus Specification
c.PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification
d.PCI Hot-Plug Specification
e.PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification
f.PCI BIOS Specification ...
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