A4.2.1 “ACPI Changes for Legacy-Free PCs”
[BIOS-0015; SDG3:27]
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/download/LFreeACPI.doc
A4.2.2 Debug Port Specification, V. 1.0 or later
[SYS-0046; SDG3:15]
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/NewPC/debugspec.htm
WHQL Test Specification References:
Chapter 18, Legacy-Free Test Specification
See A1.3.
A4.3.1 SEE A4.4.9 A4.3.2 SEE A4.4.10 A4.4 Legacy-Free PC System - Windows Experience
Design Guideline References:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/NewPC/LF.htm.
PC 2001 System Design Guide, Chapter 3 -
New docking stations designed for legacy-free mobile PCs must follow these requirements.
A4.4.1 No external serial, parallel, or PS/2-compatible ports and no ISA-based game ports or MPU-401 (MIDI) ports available for external connection or detected by the operating system
[BIOS-0045; see also FAQ A4.5.2]
A4.4.2 Two USB ports in all desktop systems
See also A2.4.1.
If only two USB ports are provided, system provides at least one accessible USB port supporting end user expansion when keyboard and pointing device are attached.
Mobile PC Note: A mobile PC must provide at least one accessible USB port [MOBL-0063]
[BIOS-0005.1; SYS-0039; MOBL-0072]
Mobile PC Note: See FAQ A4.5.3.
A4.4.4 No FDC detected
[SYS-0040, BIOS-0045]
A4.4.5 DELETED
See A1.4.8.
A4.4.6 Peripherals provided with the system use non-legacy connectors and do not depend on real mode for installation or configuration
[WL-5; SYS-0042]
Keyboard and mouse must also use non-legacy interfaces.
A4.4.7 External input devices included with the system are HID compliant
[INPT-0133]
For example, keyboard, mouse, or game controller.
A4.4.8 MS-DOS is not required to install or run any utilities, games, or other software provided with the system
[SYS-0042]
Exception: Software on the recovery CD provided for Windows Me.
A4.4.9 No BIOS boot dependencies on ISA or other legacy devices, and no ISA-related components appear on BIOS setup screen
[BIOS-0013]
A4.4.10 BIOS supports USB input devices at boot, and does not include hardware emulation of the 8042 controller in systems where no 8042 controller is present
See details in Table 2 at http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/NewPC/LF.htm or in Appendix A of PC 2001.
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