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Chapter 4: Phoenix BIOS
Chapter 4
Phoenix BIOS
4-1 Introduction
This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the
Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site <http:// www.supermicro.com/support/resources/> for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual.
System BIOS
The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and PS/2® compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters, such type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a
How To Change the Configuration Data
The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac- cessed by pressing the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system boot, see below.
Starting the Setup Utility
Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus. Begin- ning with Section