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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 Li-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-AWARDTMBIOS installed in Flash ROM is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of AMD® based processors.
This version of the PHOENIX-AWARD™ 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. (When you boot up the computer, the BIOS version will appear at up-left of the POST screen.)
Plug and Play Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification as well as ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write.
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. These features include system sleep and suspend modes in addition to hard disk and monitor sleep modes. Power management features are implemented using the System Management Interrupt (SMI).
PCI/ PCI-Express Bus Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification and the PCI-Express v1.0a specification.
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