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Chapter 2. BIOS Setup
In
esides in the BIOS
rmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The
nfiguration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after
ower-down.
he BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports
d parallel ports. As well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process, loading and
ecuting the operating system.
he PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM is a custom version of
industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel
®
based processors.
his version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS includes additional features such as virus and
well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults
e B
ntained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your
system. (Note: When you b
n
left portion of
the POST screen
lug and Play Support
HO
D™ BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification as well as
Configuration Data) write.
EPA Gree PC Sup
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1
the EPA Green PC specification.
APM Support
This PHOENIX-
ARD™ BIO
ts Version 1
.2 of the Advan
ower Management
(APM) specifica
. These feat
e system sl
d suspend m
to hard disk
and monitor sl
modes. Pow
nagement f
are imp
ystem
Management Interrupt (SMI).
PCI Bus Support
This PHOENIX-
D™ BIOS also supports Versi
the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) lo
s specificat
troduction
This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which r
fi
co
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an
ex
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an
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password protection as
for th
IOS values co
oot up the computer, the BIOS versio will appear at upper-
.)
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This P
ENIX-AWAR
ESCD (Extended System
n
port
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AW
tion
S suppor
ures includ
.1 & 1
eep an
ced P
odes in addition
eep
er ma
eatures
lemented using the S
AWAR
cal bu
on 2.3 of
ion.
