Chapter 2. Bios Setup; Introduction - Albatron PM845GV1 User Manual

Chapter 2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This section describes the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in
the ROM BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system
configurations. 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.
The PHOENIX-AWARD
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of
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Intel based processors.
This version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
virus and password 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.
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.
PM845GV1/ PM845GE1/ PM845GL/1 PM845GL1-533
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BIOS installed in your computer system's ROM is a
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BIOS includes additional features such as
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