Phoenix BIOS Setup Copyright 1985-95 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Copyright 1995 Hewlett-Packard Rev. GW.07.xx
Configuration
Integrated I/O Ports
Item-Specific Help
Parallel port
[378h IRQ7]
Parallel port mode
[Centronix™]
Serial port A
* 3F8h IRQ4
Serial port B
[Disabled]
[*] = The device is disabled for security reasons. To enable it,
use the Security/Hardware Protection menu
Enables or disables the
on-board parallel port
at the specific address.
‘Disabled’ frees
resources used by the
port.
F1
Help
Select Item
F7/F8
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
ESC
Exit
↔
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Select Menu
Enter
Select >Sub-Menu
F10 Previous Values
Disabling a device in the Configuration Menu (for example, Serial port B in the diagram above)
has the advantage of freeing the resources (such as IRQs and peripheral addresses). Disabling
a device in the Security Menu disables the access, not the device. It does not have the
advantage of freeing the resources, but has the advantage of temporarily disabling the device
without losing the configuration settings.
Under the “Memory and Cache” sub-menu, memory caching can be set to internal only or
disabled; the memory hole can be enabled between 15 MB and 16 MB; the graphic POST can
be disabled if there is a Display Option ROM installed; the shadow/cache ISA option ROMs
can be made accessible if detected as being fitted.
Under the “IDE” sub-menu, multi-sector transfers can be disabled, or set to 2, 4, 8, or 16; the
translation method can be set to extended or standard; the integrated bus adapters can be set
to none, primary=IRQ15, secondary=IRQ14, or both.
SECURITY MENU
Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristics and values of the User Password,
the System Administrator Password, the amount of protection against use of the system’s
drives and network connections (using the Hardware Protection sub-menu), and the amount of
protection against being able to boot from the system’s drives and network connections (using
the Start-Up Centre sub-menu).
The minimum lengths of either type of password can be set to a specific number of characters,
or to none. The maximum length of each is 32 characters. A limit can be set for the maximum
number of retries that are permitted if the password is mistyped, and whether a delay should be
imposed (of successively increasing lengths: 4 seconds, 8 seconds, 16 seconds, and finally 32
seconds) before successive retries are accepted (using the exponential setting for the “Lock
Time Between Attempts” field).
The “User Password” sub-menu grants access to the keyboard lock timer option. Once this
password has been set, the menu gives access to the main sub-menu of user preferences.
Under the “Hardware Protection” sub-menu, the following devices can have their access
enabled/disabled: flexible disk controller, IDE controllers, serial and parallel ports, network
controller. Writes to the flexible disk can be disabled, so as to prevent the exporting of data.
