7. BIOS FEATURES
7.1BIOS Settings
Prometheus-LC uses a BIOS from Phoenix Technologies modified to support the custom features of the ZF Micro ZFx86 chip and the Prometheus-LC board. Some of these features are described here.
To enter the BIOS during system startup (POST – power on self-test), press F2.
Serial Ports
-The address and interrupt settings for serial ports COM1 – COM4 may be modified. COM1 and COM2 address and interrupt settings are done in the BIOS, Advanced menu, I/O Device Configuration. See page 24 for details.
-The addresses of COM3 and COM4 are configurable in the BIOS. Select Advanced menu, Advanced Chipset Control, ISA I/O Chip Select Setup. See page 24 for details.
Parallel Port
-The parallel port settings may be modified on the same screen as serial ports COM1 and COM2 (I/O Device Configuration).
Data Acquisition
-The on-board data acquisition circuit is modified on the same screen as serial ports COM3 and COM4 (ISA I/O Chip Select Setup).
Floppy / IDE Settings
-On the Advanced screen, I/O Device Configuration, the following settings should be retained:
Floppy disk controller | Enabled |
Base I/O address | Primary |
Local Bus IDE adapter | Primary |
Miscellaneous
-On the Advanced screen, the following settings should be retained:
USB Host Controller | Enabled |
USB BIOS Legacy Support | Disabled (Legacy support is not currently provided) |
Installed O/S | Other |
Large Disk Access Mode | DOS |
Remote Management Baud Rate | Ignore; feature not supported on Prometheus |
-On the PCI Configuration page (from the Advanced screen), the following setting should be retained:
ISA Graphics Device Installed | No |
PCI IRQ Level 1-4 | Autoselect for all |
PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Available for all
-The features on the Power screen are not supported on Prometheus.
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