Hp/Phoenix Bios Summary - HP Vectra VE5 4 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, network BIOS, 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 Remote Power-On (RPO), which is the mechanism for turning on the
computer remotely from the network, described later in 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 a version number of the form HH.xx.xx.
The procedure for updating the System ROM firmware is described on page
30.
Press , to run the Setup program, while the initial "Vectra" logo is being
displayed immediately after restarting the PC. Alternatively, press
followed by to 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
screen indefinitely until
computer to be turned off.
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once, it can be held on the
is pressed. Pressing will cause the