Chapter 2. Bios Setup; Introduction - Albatron PM800 Series User Manual

Chapter 2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the 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 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.
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The PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS installed in your computer system's ROM is a custom version of an industry
standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel
This version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
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.
(Note: When you boot up the computer, the BIOS version will appear at upper-left portion 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 Bus Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS also supports Version 2.2 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) local bus specification.
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based processors.
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BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password
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