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Chapter 2. BIOS Setup
Introduction
This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in
the ROM BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM
where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.
The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives,
serial ports and parallel ports. As well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot
process, loading and executing the operating system.
The PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS
of Intel
®
based processors.
This version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS includes additional features such as
virus and password protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the
system chipset. The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may
vary slightly with the version installed in your system.
Plug and Play Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A
specification. ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.
EPA Green PC Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC
specification.
APM Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1.1 & 1.2 of the Advanced Power
Management (APM) specification. Power management features are implemented
using the System Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power
management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video
monitors can be managed by this PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS.