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Chapter 2. BIOS Setup
troduction
This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the 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. A
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s well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process, loading and
ecuting the operating system.
system’s ROM is a custom version of
sed processors.
his version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS includes additional features such as virus and
assword protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults
r the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your
stem.
lug and Play Support
his PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification as well as
SCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write.
PA Green PC Support
his PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.
PM Support
his PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1.1 & 1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
PM) specification. These features include system sleep and suspend modes in addition to hard disk
d monitor sleep modes. Power management features are implemented using the System
anagement Interrupt (SMI).
CI Bus Support
his PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
terconnect) local bus specification.
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The PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS installed in your computer
an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel
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