
Chapter 1: Product Overview
BIOS Upgrades
Flash memory makes distributing BIOS upgrades easy. A new version of the BIOS can be installed from the hard disk, network or through a serial port.
The
Setup Utility
The
Note: An external alphanumeric keyboard is recommended for running the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. Otherwise, a Touch Screen can be used.
Plug and Play
The Processor BIOS also has a setup option to support the Windows runtime plug and play utilities. When this option is selected, only devices critical to boot are assigned resources by the BIOS. Device Node information is available for all devices to ensure compatibility with Windows 95. System configuration information is stored in ESCD format. The ESCD data is cleared upon loss of the CMOS voltage.
Advanced Power Management
The Processor BIOS has support for both 1.1 and 1.2 Advanced Power Management (APM). The version of APM drivers loaded in the operating system by the user determines what specification the BIOS adheres too. In either case the energy saving Standby mode can be initiated by a keyboard hot key sequence or a