Chapter 2. Bios Setup; Introduction; Pci Bus Support - Albatron PX865PE PRO II User Manual

Chapter 2. BIOS Setup

In troduction
This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which r
fi rmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The
co nfiguration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after
p ower-down.
T he BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports
an d parallel ports. As well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process, loading and
ex ecuting the operating system.
T he PHOENIX-AWARD
an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel
T his version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
password protection as
for th e B IOS values co ntained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your
system. (Note: When you b
the POST screen .)
P lug and Play Support
This P HO ENIX-AWAR
ESCD (Extended System
EPA Gree PC Sup n
This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1
APM Support
This PHOENIX- AW ARD™ BIO
(APM) specifica tion . These feat
and monitor sl eep modes. Pow
Management Interrupt (SMI).

PCI Bus Support

This PHOENIX- AWAR
Interconnect) lo cal bu s specificat
TM
BIOS installed in your computer system's ROM is a custom version of
TM
BIOS includes additional features such as virus and
well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults
oot up the computer, the BIOS versio will appear at upper-
D™ BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification as well as
Configuration Data) write.
port
S suppor ts Version 1
ures includ e system sl
er ma nagement f
D™ BIOS also supports Versi
ion.
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PX865PE PRO II
®
based processors.
n
.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.
.1 & 1 .2 of the Advan ced P
eep an d suspend m odes in addition
eatures are imp lemented using the S
on 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
esides in the BIOS
left portion of
ower Management
to hard disk
ystem