SetupDesignGuide.pdf - Firmware Encoding Index

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Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the general goals and requirements associated with system configuration
in EFI 2.0. It covers basic requirements for being able to present a user interface to a user during
pre-boot, run-time, and remotely. Additionally, this specification describes a standard
programming interface that an OEM can use for the registering of setup user interfaces, strings, and
fonts.
This document provides enough material to create infrastructure files for the user interface as well
as the creation of a driver to export setup related information to the Human Interface Infrastructure
programming interface.
A full understanding of the EFI Specification is assumed throughout this document.
1.2 Target Audience
This document is intended for the following readers:
• OEM’s that design and manufacture computers for an international audience using the EFI
firmware implementation.
• BIOS developers, either those who create general-purpose BIOS and other firmware products
or those who modify these products for use in Intel architecture-based products.
• Software developers who will be adapting their product suites (Manufacturing
tools/Diagnostics/etc.) for an international audience to run on a platform with the Tiano
firmware implementation.
1.3 Related Information
The following publications and sources of information may be useful to you or are referred to by
this specification:
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EFI Specification Version 1.02, Intel Corporation, 2000,
http://developer.intel.com/technology/efi.
ISO Standard 3166, Codes for representation of Country name,
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
ISO Standard 639-2, Codes for representation of three-letter language abbreviations,
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
ISO Standard 10646, Universal multiple-octet coded character set,
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
ISO Standard 9995, Keyboard layouts for text and office systems,
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
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