Hp/Phoenix Bios Summary - HP Vectra VL6 6 Technical Reference Manual

4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS

HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary

HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary
The System ROM contains the POST (power-on self-test) routines, and the
BIOS: the System BIOS, video BIOS (for models with an integrated video
controller), and low option ROM. This chapter, and the following one, give
an overview of the following aspects:
• menu-driven Setup with context-sensitive help (in US English only), de-
scribed next in this chapter.
• The address space, with details of the interrupts used, described at the
end of this chapter.
• The Power-On-Self-Test or POST, which is the sequence of tests the com-
puter performs to ensure that the system is functioning correctly, de-
scribed in the next chapter.
The system BIOS is identified by the version number HD.07.xx. The
procedure for updating the System ROM firmware is described on page 32.
Press , to run the Setup program, while the initial "Vectra" logo is being
displayed immediately after restarting the PC. Alternatively, press
view the summary configuration screen, an example of which is depicted on
the next page. By default, this remains on the screen for 20 seconds, but by
pressing once, it can be held on the screen indefinitely until
pressed again. Pressing
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will cause the computer to be turned off.
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