Aptio is AMI's next-generation BIOS firmware based on the UEFI Specifications and the Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI. Aptio is specifically designed to address firmware portability and extensibility to future platforms.
Along with silicon enabling components, Aptio can be expanded using a variety of drivers, development tools, support utilities and pre-boot application solutions:
Aptio Development Applications:
☞ Visual eBIOS (VeB)
☞ AMI Debug for UEFI
Aptio Support Utilities:
☞ AMI Flash Utility (AFU) Suite
☞ Change Logo Utility - OEM splash logo management
☞ AMI BIOS Configuration Program (AMIBCP) - Change setup paramaters and strings in Aptio ROM images
☞ MMTool - manage modules, drivers and Option ROMs in Aptio ROM images
☞ DMIEdit - SMBIOS data management
Aptio Features:
☞ AMI Text Setup Environment (TSE), advanced UEFI functionality with a familiar BIOS interface
☞ Compatibility Support Module (CSM), providing legacy BIOS compatibility based on AMIBIOS8
☞ AMI PreBoot Application (PBA) environment, allowing OEM/ODM to store and execute pre-boot applications in
a protected hidden partition
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