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Apex PDT Technical Reference Manual 4 BIOS
COAM30002 Rev. 2.00 8/13/02
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Advanced BIOS Features
q
Boot-device Sequence Selection:
Ø
A:
drive followed by
C:
drive
Ø
C:
drive followed by
A:
drive
Ø
C:
drive only
q Boot-up Numlock Control
q ATA Device Automatic Configuration
q Optimal A20 Control
q Flash ROM (Read Only Memory) support. Allows BIOS
software reprogramming without ROM BIOS chip removal.
BIOS Chipset Features
q System and Video BIOS Shadowing
q Option ROM Shadowing
q Advanced Setup Menu for changing of register values
q
Automatic memory sizing for Chipset Specific Memory
Configurations
q
Cache sizing and control for Chipset Specific Cache
Configurations
BIOS Functions
Feature Description
Hardware
Configuration Allocates and optimizes resources (memory,
interrupts, etc.) for each hardware component
(video, drives, etc.).
Hardware
Initialization Performs Power-On Self Test (POST) routines
to test system resources and run the operating
system.
Runtime Routines Hardware services for DOS and applications
Table 4-1: Basic Input Output System (BIOS) Features