PhoenixBIOS 4.

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Purpose of Document

This guide explains how to configure your PC and optimize its performance using
the Setup program. It also explains how to use the BIOS function calls in writing
computer programs.

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Contents
INTRO - ABOUT THIS MANUAL.......................................................................1

CHAPTER 1 - THE SETUP GUIDE....................................................................2

THE MAIN MENU ..............................................................................................3
The Menu Bar............................................................................................4
The Legend Bar .........................................................................................4
The Field Help Window ..............................................................................5
The General Help Window..........................................................................5
Main Menu Selections ................................................................................6
Masters and Slaves....................................................................................6
Keyboard Features...................................................................................10
POST Options..........................................................................................11
THE ADVANCED MENU ....................................................................................15
Memory Cache ........................................................................................17
PCI / PnP Configuration ...........................................................................19
PCI/PnP ISA UMB Region Exclusion ........................................................21
PCI/PnP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion ......................................................22
PCI IRQ Routing ......................................................................................23
I/O Device Configuration Menu.................................................................25
Memory Shadow ......................................................................................31
Advanced Chipset Control........................................................................33
The Security Menu...................................................................................34
THE POWER MENU .........................................................................................37
Advanced Options....................................................................................39
Hardware Monitoring................................................................................40
THE BOOT MENU............................................................................................42
THE EXIT MENU .............................................................................................44
Saving Values..........................................................................................44
Exit Discarding Changes ..........................................................................45

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Load Setup Defaults ................................................................................ 45

Discard Changes..................................................................................... 45
Save Changes......................................................................................... 45
PHOENIXBIOS MESSAGES .............................................................................. 46

CHAPTER - 2 BOOT UTILITIES ..................................................................... 51

PHOENIX QUIET BOOT ..................................................................................... 51
Press <ESC> .......................................................................................... 52
Press <F2> ............................................................................................. 52
POST Error ............................................................................................. 52
Keyboard Input Request .......................................................................... 52
PHOENIX MULTIBOOT ..................................................................................... 53
The Setup Boot Menu.............................................................................. 53
The Boot First Menu ................................................................................ 54
Boot with Blanked Video .......................................................................... 55

CHAPTER - 3 PHOENIX PHLASH.................................................................. 57

INSTALLATION ................................................................................................ 57
CREATE THE CRISIS RECOVERY DISKETTE ......................................................... 58
UPDATING THE CRISIS RECOVERY DISKETTE ...................................................... 58
EXECUTING PHOENIX PHLASH .......................................................................... 58
CRISIS RECOVERY MODE ................................................................................ 60

INDEX ............................................................................................................ 61

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 A bout This Manual
This manual is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1 - The Setup Guide

This chapter describes a typical menu-driven Phoenix Setup program, which
allows you to specify changes in the computer hardware (e.g. add a new diskette
drive) and optimize system performance. Setup maximizes your control over your
system's features and performance.
This Setup Guide is only an example. The Setup menus on your computer may be
quite different. Consult the Setup manual supplied with your computer.

Chapter 2 - PhoenixBIOS Utilities

This chapter describes two new features that give you more control over the boot
process:

• Phoenix QuietBoot
• Phoenix MultiBoot

Chapter 3 - Phoenix Phlash

This chapter describes how to use the Phoenix Phlash utility for upgrading your
BIOS without having to replace the BIOS ROM chip.

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1 The Setup Guide

With the PhoenixBIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control
the special features of your computer. The Setup program uses a number of
menus for making changes and turning the special features on or off.
Note: The menus shown here are from a typical system. The actual menus
displayed on your screen may be quite different and depend on the hardware and
features installed in your computer.

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The Main Menu

To start the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility:
1. Turn on or reboot your system. PhoenixBIOS displays this
message:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
2. Pressing <F2> displays the Main Menu, which looks like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

CPU Type Pentium(R) III <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
CPU Speed 600 MHz <Enter> selects field.
System Memory 640 kB
Extended Memory 130048 kB

System Time: [16:19:20]

System Date: [05/04/2000]

Diskette Drive A: [1.44MB, 3«"]

Diskette Drive B: [Disabled]

4Primary IDE Master: [ST34321A-(PM)]

4Primary IDE Slave: [None]
4Secondary IDE Master: [None]
4Secondary IDE Slave: [None]

4 Keyboard Features
4 POST Options
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

See p. 7 for a description of the fields on this menu.

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The Menu Bar

The Menu Bar at the top of the window lists these selections:

Main Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced Use this menu to set the Advanced Features
available on your system's chipset.
Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor
Passwords and the Backup and Virus-Check
reminders.
Power Use this menu to configure Power-Management
features.
Boot Use this menu to configure Boot options.
Exit Exits the current menu.

Use the left and right Ö arrow keys to make a selection.

See the section below, "Exiting Setup," for a description on exiting the Main Menu.

The Legend Bar

Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom to make your selections or exit
the current menu. The chart on the following page describes the legend keys and
their alternates:

Key Function
<F1> or <Alt-H> General Help window (See below).
<Esc> Exit this menu.
Ö arrow keys Select a different menu.
↑ or ↓ arrow keys Move cursor up and down.
<Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up and down.
<Home> or <End> Move cursor to top or bottom of window.
<PgUp> or <PgDn> Move cursor to next or previous page.
<F5> or <-> Select the Previous Value for the field.
<F6> or <+> or <Space> Select the Next Value for the field.
<F9> Load the Default Configuration values
for this menu.
<F10> Save and exit.
<Enter> Execute Command or Select P
Submenu.
<Alt-R> Refresh screen.

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To select an item, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the field you want.
Then use the plus-and-minus value keys to select a value for that field. The Save
Values commands in the Exit Menu save the values currently displayed in all the
menus.
To display a sub menu, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu
you want. Then press <Enter>.
A pointer (4) marks all sub menus.

The Field Help Window

The help window on the right side of each menu displays the help text for the
currently selected field. It updates as you move the cursor to each field.

The General Help Window

Pressing <F1> or <Alt-H> on any menu brings up the General Help window that
describes the legend keys and their alternates:

General Help

Setup changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS

configuration parameters. Selecting incorrect values may
cause system boot failure; load Setup Default values to
recover
<Up/Down> arrows select fields in current menu.
<PgUp/PgDn> moves to previous/next page on scrollable menus.
<Home/End> moves to top/bottom item of current menu.
Within a field, <F5> or <-> selects next lower value and
<F6>, <+>, or <Space> selects next higher value.
<Left/Right> arrows select menus on menu bar.
<Enter> displays more options for items marked with a 4.
<F9> loads factory-installed Setup Default values.
<F10> save current settings and exit Setup.
<ESC> or <Alt-X> exits Setup; in sub-menus, pressing these
keys returns to the previous menu.
<F1> or <Alt-H> displays General Help (this screen).

[Continue]

The scroll bar on the right of any window indicates that there is more than one
page of information in the window. Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> to display all the
pages. Pressing <Home> and <End> displays the first and last page. Pressing
<Enter> displays each page and then exits the window.
Press <Esc> to exit the current window.

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Main Menu Selections

You can make the following selections on the Main Menu itself. Use the sub
menus for other selections.

Feature Options Description

CPU Type N/A Displays type of
processor detected
during bootup.
CPU Speed N/A Displays the clock rate
detected during bootup.
System Memory N/A Displays amount of
conventional memory
detected during bootup.
Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of
extended memory
detected during bootup.
System Time HH:MM:SS Set the system time.
System Date MM/DD/YYYY Set the system date.
Diskette Drive A 1.44 MB, 3 ½" Select the type of
Diskette Drive B 2.88 MB, 3 ½" floppy-disk drive
Disabled installed in your
system.

You can set the boot sequence of the bootable drives by selecting Boot Sequence
on the Main Menu or opening the Boot Menu.

Masters and Slaves

The Master and Slave settings on the Main Menu control these types of devices:

• Hard-disk drives
• Removable-disk drives
• CD-ROM drives
There is one IDE connector on your motherboard, usually labeled "Primary IDE".
There are usually two connectors on each ribbon cable attached to IDE connector.
When you have connected two drives to this connector, the one on the end of the
cable is the Master.
When you enter Setup, the Main Menu displays the results of Autotyping–
information each drive provides about its own size and other characteristics–and
how they are arranged as Masters or Slaves on your machine.

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Note: Do not attempt to change these settings unless you have an installed drive
that does not autotype properly (such as an older hard-disk drive that does not
support autotyping).
If you need to change your drive settings, select one of the Master or Slave drives
on the Main Menu. This will display a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main

Primary IDE Master [ST34321A-(PM)] Item Specific Help

Type: [User] None = disabled any

attached drive
CHS Format
Cylinders: [ 8894]
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM drive is
Heads: [ 15] installed
Sectors/Track: [ 63]
Maximum Capacity: 4104MB ATAPI Removable = removable
disk drive is installed
LBA Format
Total Sectors: 8404830 User = drive parameters
must be entered by user
Maximum Capacity: 4104MB

Auto = detect drive

Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] parameters automatically
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
32-bit I/O: [Disabled]
Transfer Mode: [FPIO 4 / DMA 2]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Mode 2]
SMART Monitoring: Enabled

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys listed on the bottom to make your selections and exit to the
Main Menu.

Note: that capacity is displayed in ‘real’ Mbytes (1MB=1024*1024 Bytes)

Drives with a total capacity greater than 8Gbyte operate in LBA format only.

The CHS parameters are not displayed by the fixed disk menu.
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In this case the menu is shown like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main

Primary IDE Master [IBM-DPTA-372050-(PM)] Item Specific Help

Type: [Auto] None = disabled any

attached drive

LBA Format
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM drive is
Total Sectors: 40088160
installed
Maximum Capacity: 19574MB

ATAPI Removable =
Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] removable disk drive is
installed
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
32-bit I/O: [Disabled]
User = drive parameters
Transfer Mode: [FPIO 4 / DMA 2]
must be entered by user
Ultra DMA Mode: [Mode 2]
SMART Monitoring: Enabled Auto = detect drive
parameters automatically

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the chart on the following page to configure the hard disk drive with Advanced
Hard Disk Features:

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Feature Options Description

Type None None = Autotyping is not able to
User supply the drive type or end user
Auto has selected None, disabling any
CD-ROM drive that may be installed.
ATAPI Removable User = You supply the hard-disk
drive information in the following
fields.
Auto = Autotyping, the drive itself
supplies the information.
CD-ROM = CD-ROM drive.
ATAPI Removable = Removable
disk drive.
Cylinders 1 to 65,536 Number of cylinders.
Heads 1 to 16 Number of read/write heads.
Sectors/Track 1 to 63 Number of sectors per track.
Multi-Sector Disabled Any selection except Disabled
Transfers Standard determines the number of sectors
2 sectors transferred per block. Standard is
4 sectors 1 sector per block.
8 sectors
16 sectors
LBA Mode Control Enabled Enabling LBA causes Logical
Disabled Block Addressing to be used in
place of Cylinders, Heads, &
Sectors.
32-Bit I/O Enabled Enables 32-bit communication
Disabled between CPU and IDE card.
Requires PCI or local bus.
Transfer Mode Standard Selects the method for
Fast PIO 1 transferring the data between the
Fast PIO 2 hard disk and system memory.
Fast PIO 3 The Setup menu only lists those
Fast PIO 4 options supported by the drive
FPIO 3 / DMA 1 and platform.
FPIO 4 / DMA 2
Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA Mode supports 33
Mode 0 MB/sec transfer rate for fixed disk
Mode 1 drives.
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4
SMART Monitoring Enabled ‘Enabled’ installs Self-Monitoring
Disabled Analysis-Reporting Technology,
which issues a warning if an IDE
failure is imminent.
WARNING: Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction.
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Keyboard Features
Selecting "Numlock" on the Main Menu displays the Keyboard Features menu:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main

Keyboard Features Item Specific Help

Numlock: [Auto] Selects Power-on state

Key Click: [Disabled] for Numlock.
Keyboard auto-repeat rate: [30/sec]
Keyboard auto-repeat delay: [1/2 sec]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu.
Use the following chart to configure the keyboard features:

Feature Options Description

Numlock Auto On or Off turns NumLock on
On or off at bootup. Auto turns
Off NumLock on if it finds a
numeric key pad.
Key Click Enabled Turns audible key click on.
Disabled

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Keyboard auto-repeat rate 30/sec Sets the number of times a

26.7/sec second to repeat a keystroke
21.8/sec when you hold the key down.
18.5/sec
13.3/sec
10/sec
6/sec
2/sec
Keyboard auto-repeat delay ¼ sec Sets the delay time after the
½ sec key is held down before it
¾ sec begins to repeat the
1 sec keystroke.

POST Options
Selecting "POST Options" on the Main Menu displays the POST Options menu.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main

POST Options Item Specific Help

QuietBoot Mode: [Disabled] Display the diagnostic

QuickBoot Mode: [Enabled] Screen during boot
Summary screen: [Disabled]
Boot with keyboard: [Enabled]
SETUP prompt: [Enabled]
POST Warmstart Reset [Disabled]

Boot Display: [CRT and Flatpanel]

Display Type: [640x480 TFT 18bit]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu.

Use the following chart to select your boot options.

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Feature Options Description

QuietBoot Mode Enabled Suppress the diagnostic screen
Disabled during boot.
Optionally a customer-specific
graphic illustration can be
displayed.
QuickBoot Mode Enabled Allows the system to skip certain
Disabled tests while booting. This will
decrease the time needed to boot
the system.
Summary Enabled Displays system summary screen
screen Disabled during bootup.
Boot with Enabled Allow system bootup without an
keyboard Disabled attached keyboard. POST will not
report keyboard errors if this
option is set to Enabled
Setup Prompt Enabled Display during POST an
Disabled information text how to enter
Setup;
Disabled doesn’t display this info.
POST Enabled IIf Enabled POST performs a Hard
Warmstart Disabled Reset on ISA and PCI bus after a
Reset warmstart. This feature is
recommended if any PCI
busmaster is enabled by Setup
(Submenu Advanced PCI
configuration).
Disabled is the default setting
which should normally be used.
Boot Display CRT Select which display should be
Flatpanel active during POST.
CRT and Flatpanel

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Display Type 1024x768 DSTN Select from this list the flat panel
1280x1024 TFT display which is actually mounted
640x480 DSTN to your system.
800x600 DSTN .
640x480 TFT 16bit
640x480 TFT 18bit
1024x768 TFT 2ppc
800x600 TFT res.
800x600 TFT 18bit
800x600 TFT res.
800x600 DSTN res.
800x600 DSTN res.
1024x768 TFT 1ppc
1280x1024 DSTN
1024x600 DSTN
1024x600 TFT

Note:
Default BIOS settings are highlighted.

Help for invalid Display Type selection

If an invalid display type has been selected, flat panel display becomes dark or
unreadable. In this case the following recommendations help to get a valid system
configuration:

• If possible attach a CRT monitor to VGA connector and reboot the system
with a system reset. In many cases BIOS sign on is displayed on monitor.
Enter Setup and select correct flat panel type. Save & Exit to restart the
system.
• If BIOS sign on is not displayed although a CRT monitor is attached, do the
following: Turn off the system. Turn on again and immediately press <F2> key
on your keyboard to enter Setup (note that <F2> key is detected after BIOS
keyboard detection has passed after some seconds; this is indicated by
flashing keyboard LEDs). Although the screen is dark, Setup is executed.
Press <F9> and then <Enter> to force BIOS default settings (Boot display is
set to CRT/Flat panel simultaneous mode, Display type is set to 640x480 TFT
18 bit). Press <F10> and <Enter> to save Setup configuration and restart the
system. BIOS sign on should be displayed on monitor. Enter Setup again and
select correct flat panel type of your system.
• If no CRT monitor can be attached try the following:
Turn off the system. Turn on again and immediately press <F2> key on your
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keyboard to enter Setup (note that <F2> key is detected after BIOS keyboard
detection has passed after some seconds; this is indicated by flashing
keyboard LEDs). Although the screen is dark, Setup is executed. Press <F9>
and then <Enter> to force BIOS default settings
Press <End> key and then <Enter>. Now you are in the submenu ‘Display
Type’ at position of the highlighted default type (640x480 TFT 18bit). Use
<Up> and <Down> cursor keys to select the display type of your system. Note
that the menu wraps if cursor reaches the top or bottom menu item. Display
type is selected with <Enter> key.
Press <F10> and <Enter> to save Setup configuration and restart the system.
BIOS sign on should be displayed on flat panel display.

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The Advanced Menu

Selecting "Advanced" from menu bar on the Main Menu displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Setup Warning
Setting items on this menu to incorrect values
may cause your system to malfunction. UNIX, Novell NetWare,
or other operating
Large Disk Access Mode: [DOS] ystems, select
Processor Serial Number: [Enabled] 'Other', If you are
installing new
4Memory Cache
software and the drive
4PCI Configuration
fails, change this
4I/O Device Configuration
4Memory Shadow selection and try
4Advanced Chipset Control again. Different
operating systems
require different
representations of
drive geometries.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu.

Use the chart on the following page to configure the Large Disk Access Mode
Features:

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Feature Options Description

Large Disk Access Mode DOS Select ‘DOS’ if you have DOS.
Other Select ‘Other’ if you have
UNIX, Novell NetWare or other
operating systems. If you are
installing new operating
system software and the drive
fails, change this setting and
try again.
A large disk is one that has
more than 1024 cylinders,
more than 16 heads, or more
than 63 tracks per sector.
Warning: Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction.

Processor Serial Number Disabled Each CPU has a unique serial

Enabled number. When ‘disabled’,
access to this serial number is
denied.
The system must be reset or
restarted from power-on for
setting to take effect.

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Memory Cache
Enabling cache saves time for the CPU by holding data most recently accessed in
regular memory (dynamic RAM or DRAM) in a special storage area of static RAM
(SRAM), which is faster. Before accessing regular memory, the CPU first
accesses the cache. If it does not find the data it is looking for there, it accesses
regular memory.
Selecting "Memory Cache" from the Advanced Menu displays a menu like the one
shown here. The actual features displayed depend on your system's hardware.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

Memory Cache Item Specific Help

Memory Cache: [Enabled] Sets the state of the

memory cache.
Cache System BIOS area: [Enabled]
Cache Video BIOS area: [Enabled]
Cache CC00 - CFFF: [Disabled]
Cache D000 - D3FF: [Disabled]
Cache D400 - D7FF: [Disabled]
Cache D800 - DBFF: [Disabled]
Cache DC00 - DFFF: [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys listed on the bottom to make your selections and exit to the
Main Menu.

Use the chart on the following page to configure the memory cache.

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Feature Options Description

Memory Cache Enabled Generally enables or disables all
Disabled. memory caching (default enabled)
Cache System BIOS uncached Caches the system BIOS and
area Write Protect improves performance (default
enabled).
Cache Video BIOS area uncached Caches the video BIOS and
Write Protect improves performance (default
enabled).
Cache segments, Disabled Controls caching of individual
e.g., D000-D3FF Write Through segments of memory usually
Write Protect reserved for shadowing system or
Write Back option ROMs (default disabled).

WARNING: Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction.

NOTE: The contents of this menu depend on the chipset installed on your
motherboard, and chipsets vary widely. Consult your dealer or the computer
manual before changing the items on this menu. Incorrect settings can cause your
system to malfunction.

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PCI / PnP Configuration

Selecting "PCI / PnP Configuration" from menu bar on the Advanced menu
displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

PCI Configuration Item Specific Help

Installed O/S: [Other] Select the operating

ISA graphics device installed: [No] system installed
Default Primary Video Adapter: [AGP] on your system which
you will use most
4PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion commonly.
4PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion
4PCI IRQ Routing Note: An incorrect
PCI Slot 1 Master [Disabled] setting can cause
PCI Slot 2 Master [Disabled] some operating
PCI Slot 3 Master [Disabled] system to display
PCI Slot 4 Master [Disabled] unexpected behaviour.

Reset Configuration Data: [No]

Secured Setup Configurations: [No]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PCI Devices are devices equipped for operation with a PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) bus, a standardized hardware system that connects the
CPU with other devices. Use this menu to configure the PCI devices installed on
your system and to reserve system resources for non-PnP ISA devices.
Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Advanced menu.

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The following table illustrates the possible selections:

Feature Options Description

Installed O/S Other Select ‘Yes’ if you are using
Plug&Play a Plug & Play capable
operating system.
Select ‘No’ if you need the
BIOS to configure non-boot
devices.
ISA graphics device Yes Enable ISA (non-VGA)
installed No graphics device to access
pallete data in PCI VGA
device.
Default Primary Video PCI Select Bootdisplay on either
Adapter AGP PCI VGA card or AGP VGA.
PCI Slot x Master Disabled Enable Busmaster on
Enabled requested PCI Slot if
‘Enabled’ is selected.
‘Disabled’ is recommended
for default usage since PCI
busmastering is enabled by
device drivers.
Reset Configuration Data Yes ‘Yes’ erases all configuration
No data in ESCD, which stores
the configuration settings for
non-PnP plug-in devices.
Select ‘Yes’ when required to
restore the manufacturer's
defaults.
Secured Setup Yes ‘Yes’ prevents a PnP
Configurations No operating system from
overriding selections you
have made in Setup.

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PCI/PnP ISA UMB Region Exclusion

Selecting "PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion" from menu bar on the PCI
Configuration menu displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Item Specific Help

Reserves the specified

CC00 - CFFF: [Available]
block of upper memory
D000 - D3FF: [Available]
for use by legacy ISA
D400 - D7FF: [Available]
devices.
D800 - DBFF: [Available]
DC00 - DFFF: [Available]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the following chart in reserving upper memory:

Feature Options Description

Upper Memory Block:
e.g. Available Reserves the specified block
D400 – D7FF Reserved of upper memory for use by
legacy ISA devices.

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PCI/PnP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion

Selecting "PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion" from menu bar on the PCI
Configuration menu displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help

IRQ 3: [Available] Reserves the specified

IRQ 4: [Available] IRQ for use by legacy
IRQ 5: [Available] ISA devices.
IRQ 7: [Available]
IRQ 9: [Available]
IRQ 10: [Available]
IRQ 11: [Available]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the following chart in reserving IRQs:

Feature Options Description

IRQ:
e.g. Available Reserves the specified IRQ
IRQ 7 Reserved for use by legacy ISA
devices.

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PCI IRQ Routing

Selecting "PCI IRQ Routing" from menu bar on the PCI /PnP Configuration menu
displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

PCI IRQ Routing Item Specific Help

Shared PCI IRQs: [Auto] PCI devices can use

PCI Interrupt INTA#: [Auto Select] hardware interrupts
PCI Interrupt INTB#: [Auto Select] called IRQ’s. A PCI
PCI Interrupt INTC#: [Auto Select] device cannot use
PCI Interrupt INTD#: [Auto Select] IRQ’s already in use
by ISA devices.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Use the chart on the following page in configuring the PCI devices:

Feature Options Description

Shared PCI IRQs Share One IRQ Share ‘n’ IRQ’s:
Share Two IRQs Forces PCI devices to use at
Share Three IRQs most ‘n’ IRQs. ‘Share One
IRQ’ means that all PCI
Auto devices in system are shared
to one IRQ line. This frees
up remaining IRQ lines for
non-PnP ISA devices.

Auto:
Minimizes PCI IRQ Sharing
PCI Interrupt INTA# Disabled Disabled :
PCI Interrupt INTB# Auto Select Do not use IRQ with PCI
PCI Interrupt INTC# IRQ 3 interrupt.
PCI Interrupt INTD# IRQ 4
IRQ 5 Auto Select:
IRQ assigment is selected by
IRQ 7 Plug&Play with priority.
IRQ 9
IRQ 10 IRQ n Selection:
IRQ 11 Forces PCI device to use
IRQ 12 selected IRQ. This selection
IRQ 14 is used for drivers which rely
IRQ 15 on a specific IRQ. Be careful
to choose an IRQ which is
NOT used by any ISA
device.

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I/O Device Configuration Menu

Most devices on the computer require the exclusive use of system resources for
operation. These system resources can include Input and Output (I/O) port
addresses and Interrupt lines for getting the attention of the CPU. Allocating these
resources to various devices is called device configuration.

• Manually by you.
• Automatically by the BIOS during POST (See "ROM BIOS Functions" in
the PhoenixBIOS Programmer’s Guide)
• Automatically by a PnP Operating System such as Windows 9x after the
Operating System boots

To configure the serial and parallel ports, the diskette controller, the USB
Controller and the IDE Controller, select "I/O Device Configuration" on the
Advanced Menu to display this menu and specify how you want to configure these
I/O Devices:

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PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help

Serial Port A: [Auto] Configure serial port A

Serial Port B: [Auto] using options:
Mode: [Normal]
Interface: [RS232] [Disabled]
Serial Port C: [Disabled] No configuration
Serial Port D: [Disabled]
Parallel Port: [Auto] [Enabled]
Mode: [Bi-directional] User configuration
Floppy Disk Controller [Enabled]
Base I/O address: [Primary] [Auto]
Local IDE Controller: [Both] BIOS or OS chooses
Local LAN Controller: [Enabled] configuration
USB Legacy Support: [Enabled]
PS/2 Mouse: [Auto Detect] [OS Controlled]
ROM Socket: [Disabled] Displayed when
Watchdog: [Disabled] controlled by OS
System Monitoring: [290h]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu.
Use the following charts to configure the Input/Output settings:

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Serial Ports

Feature Options Description

Serial Port A: Disabled Disabled turns off the port.
Serial Port B: Enabled Enabled requires you to enter
Serial Port C: Auto the base Input/Output address
Serial Port D: OS and the Interrupt number on the
Controlled next line.
Auto makes the BIOS configure
the port automatically during
POST.
OS Controlled lets the PnP
Operating System (such as
Windows 98) configure the port
after POST.

Base I/O Address (Port A, Port B) 3F8 If you select Enabled, choose
2F8 one of these combinations.
3E8
2E8
Base I/O Address (Port C, Port D) 3F8 If you select Enabled, choose
2F8 one of these combinations.
3E8
2E8
Interrupt (Port A, Port B) IRQ 4 If you select Enabled, choose
IRQ 3 one of these combinations.
Interrupt (Port C Port D) IRQ 3 If you select Enabled, choose
IRQ 4 one of these combinations.
IRQ 9
IRQ 11
Mode (Port B only) Normal If the port is not disabled,
IrDA choose the operating mode.

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Parallel Port
Feature Options Description
Parallel Port: Disabled Disabled turns off the port.
Enabled Enabled requires you to enter the
Auto base Input/Output address and the
OS Controlled Interrupt number below.
Auto makes the BIOS
autoconfigure the port during
POST.
OS Controlled lets the PnP
Operating System (Windows 9x)
configure the port after POST.
Mode Output only Output only is standard one-way
Bi-directional protocol for a parallel device,
EPP typically a printer.
ECP Bi-directional uses the PS/2 two-
way protocol
EPP specifies Enhanced Parallel
Port Protocol Rev. 1.9 and ECP is
used in conjunction with 8-Bit
DMA transfer..

Base I/O Address 378 If you select Enabled for the

278 Parallel Port, choose one of these
3BC I/O addresses.
Interrupts IRQ5 If you select Enabled for the
IRQ7 Parallel Port, choose one of these
interrupt options.
DMA channel DMA 1 If you select ECP for the Parallel
DMA 3 Port Mode, choose one of these
DMA options.

Floppy Disk Controller

Feature Options Description
Floppy Disk Controller Disabled Enables the on-board legacy
Enabled diskette controller.
Disabled turns off all legacy
diskette drives.
Base I/O Address Primary If you select Enabled for the
Secondary Diskette Controller. Always
choose Primary if no external
controller is installed .

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Local IDE Controller

Feature Options Description
Local IDE Controller Disabled Enables the on-board IDE
Primary controller. Primary IDE channel is
Secondary at i/o address 1F0h and IRQ 14,
Both Secondary IDE channel is at i/o
address 170h and IRQ 15.

Other Devices
Feature Options Description
Local LAN Controller Disabled Enables the on-board LAN
Enabled controller.
If Disabled, the LAN controller is
not present on the PCI bus.
Legacy USB Support Disabled Allow Legacy Keyboard operation
Enabled with USB Keyboard if enabled.
This typically used for MS-DOS.
USB Legacy support is not
recommended for Windows NT4.0
Note that keyboard legacy support
is always maintained for Setup
(even if this feature is set to
disabled )
PS/2 Mouse Disabled ‘Disabled’ disables any installed
Enabled PS/2 mouse and frees up IRQ 12.
Auto Detect ‘Enabled’ forces the PS/2 mouse
port to be enabled regardless if a
mouse is present. ‘Auto Detect’
lets the BIOS control the mouse.
ROM Socket Disabled Select he memory address within
CC00 – CFFF UMB area which is decoded for
D000 – D3FF the ROM socket
D400 – D7FF
D800 – DBFF
DC00 – DFFF
Watchdog Disabled Enables the on-board Watchdog
250h controller at the selected Base I/O
270h address. The Watchdog device is
started and retriggered by i/o
access to this address. For more
information on this device please
refer to the hardware user manual.

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System Monitoring Disabled Enables the on-board System,

280h Monitoring controller at the
290h selected Base I/O address. For
more information on this device
please refer to the hardware user
manual.
Warning: If you choose the same I/O address or Interrupt for more than one port,
the menu displays an asterisk (*) at the conflicting settings. It also displays this
message at the bottom of the menu:
* Indicates a DMA, Interrupt, I/O, or memory resource
conflict with another device.
Resolve the conflict by selecting another setting for the devices.

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Memory Shadow
Enabling Memory Shadow is intended to speed up ISA Legacy option ROMs.
These ROM extensions are usually 8-Bit organized. If a shadow Memory area is
enabled for an ISA ROM extension, it’s content is copyied into RAM and set Read
only. Memory read access is directed to Shadow RAM instead of ISA Bus.
Note however that some ISA ROM extensions (e.g. MSYSTEMS DiskOnChip
devices) cannot operate when copied into Shadow RAM.
Selecting "Memory Shadow" from the Advanced Menu displays a menu like the
one shown here. The actual features displayed depend on your system's
hardware.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

Memory Shadow Item Specific Help

C800 - CBFF: [Disabled] Enables option ROM

CC00 - CFFF: [Disabled] shadowing in this
D000 - D3FF: [Disabled] region.
D400 - D7FF: [Disabled]
D800 - DBFF: [Disabled]
DC00 - DFFF: [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Use the following chart in shadowing ISA Legacy ROMs:

Feature Options Description

Upper Memory Block Disabled If set to Disabled, ISA
e.g. D400 – D7FF Enabled Legacy ROM extension are
accessed on ISA Bus.
If set to Enabled the ISA
ROM extension is copied
into Shadow RAM (Read
Only).

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Advanced Chipset Control

Selecting "Advanced Chipset Control" from menu bar on the PCI /PnP
Configuration menu displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Advanced

Advanced Chipset Control Item Specific Help

8-bit I/O Recovery: [4.5] ISA clock cycles

16-bit I/O Recovery: [4.5] inserted between
Graphics Aperture: [ 64MB]
back-to-back I/O.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the following chart in configuring the Advanced Chipset Control:

Feature Options Description

8-bit I/O Recovery 3.5 – 11.5 Number of ISA clocks
recovery time inserted for 8-
bit I/O.
16-bit I/O Recovery 3.5 – 6.5 Number of ISA clocks
recovery time inserted for
16-bit I/O.
Graphics Aperture 4 MB Select the size of mapped
8 MB memory for AGP graphic
16 MB data.
32 MB
64 MB
128 MB
256 MB

NOTE: The contents of this menu depend on the devices installed on your system.
Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction.

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The Security Menu

Selecting "Security" from the Main Menu displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password Is: Set
User Password Is: Clear
Supervisor Password
Set Supervisor Password [Enter] controls access to the
Set User Password [Enter] setup utility.

Network server: [Disabled]

Password on boot: [Disabled]
Fixed disk boot sector: [Normal]
Diskette access: [Supervisor]

Virus check reminder: [Disabled]

System backup reminder: [Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu.
Enabling "Supervisor Password" requires a password for entering Setup. The
passwords are not case sensitive.
Pressing <Enter> at either Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password
displays a dialog box like this:

Set Password
Enter new password: [ ]
Confirm new password: [ ]

Type the password and press <Enter>. Repeat.

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Note: In some systems, the User and Supervisor passwords are related; you
cannot have a User password without first creating a Supervisor password. In
other systems, you can create and use them independently.
The User password is stored to system microcontroller. This allows to lock the
keyboard by pressing CTL-ALT-S . The lock is indicated by flashing the keyboard
LEDs. To unlock the keyboard enter the valid user password.
Use the following chart to configure the system-security and anti-virus options.

Feature Options Description

Set Supervisor Password Up to seven Pressing <Enter> displays
alphanumeric dialog box for entering the
characters supervisor password. In
related systems, this
password gives full access to
Setup menus.
To clear an existing
Supervisor password, enter
the password and hit
<Enter> to clear. Note
however that any existing
User Password cannot be
changed if Supervisor
password has been cleared.
Set User Password Up to seven Pressing <Enter> displays
alphanumeric the dialog box for entering
characters the user password. In related
systems, this password gives
restricted access to SETUP
menus.
To clear an existing User
password, enter the
password and hit <Enter> to
clear.
Network server Enabled Enabled allows the system to
Disabled boot without entering a
password. Keyboard and
mouse, however, are locked
until a valid password is
entered.
This function however does
not work with Windows 9x

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Password on boot Enabled Enabled requires a password

Disabled on boot. Requires prior
setting of the Supervisor
password.
If supervisor password is set
and this option disabled,
BIOS assumes user is
booting.
Fixed disk boot sector Normal Write protects the boot
Write Protect sector on the hard disk for
virus protection. Requires a
password to format or Fdisk
the hard disk.
Diskette access User Supervisor requires to enter
Supervisor the supervisor password to
boot from or access the
floppy disk.
Virus check reminder Disabled Displays a message during
Daily bootup asking (Y/N) if you
System backup reminder Weekly have backed up the system
Monthly or scanned it for viruses.
Message returns on each
boot until you respond with
"Y".
Daily displays the message
on the first boot of the day,
Weekly on the first boot after
Sunday, and Monthly on the
first boot of the month.

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The Power Menu

Selecting "Power" from the menu bar displays a menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Power Savings [Customized]
Maximum Power Savings
Standby Timeout: [8 Minutes] conserves the greatest
Hard Disk Timeout: [2 Minutes] amount of system power.
4Advanced Options
Maximum performance
4Hardware Monitoring
conserves power but
allows greatest system
performance. To alter
these settings, choose
Customized. To turn off
power management,
choose Disabled

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Use this menu to specify your settings for Power Management. Remember that
the options available depend upon the hardware installed in your system. Those
shown here are from a typical system.
A power-management system reduces the amount of energy used after specified
periods of inactivity. The Setup menu pictured here supports a Full On state, and
a Standby state with partial power reduction.
Use the Advanced Options on this menu to specify whether or not system activity
can prevent entering Standby state (activity events) or terminate the Standby state
and restore Full On (wakeup events).

Use the legend keys to make your selections and exit to the Main Menu.

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Use the chart on the following page in making your selections:

Feature Options Description

Power Savings Disabled Maximum options:
Customize pre-defined values.
Maximum Power Select Customize to
Savings make your own
Maximum Performance selections from the
following fields.
Disabled turns off
all power
management.
Standby Timeout Off Inactivity period
1 Minute required to put
2 Minutes system in Standby
4 Minutes (partial power
6 Minutes shutdown).
8 Minutes
12 Minutes
16 Minutes
Hard Disk Timeout Disabled Inactivity period of
10 Seconds hard disk required
15 Seconds before standby
30 Seconds (motor off).
45 Seconds
1 Minute
2 Minutes
4 Minutes
6 Minutes
8 Minutes
10 Minutes
15 Minutes

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Advanced Options
Selecting "Advanced Options " from menu bar on the Power menu displays a
menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Power

Advanced Options Item Specific Help

PCI Bus Monitoring: [Enabled] Enable activity on the

Bus Utilization Threshold: [20] PCI bus to keep the
Bus Percentage Threshold: [50]# system awake.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Feature Options Description

PCI Bus Monitoring Disabled When Enabled, PCI Bus
Enabled activity keeps the system
awake
Bus Utilization Threshold 0 – 255 Number of data phases
detected in a 256 clock cycle
period
Bus Percentage Threshold 0 – 127 The percentage of time the
bus utilization threshold must
be exceeded in order to
reload the standby timer

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Hardware Monitoring
Selecting "Hardware Monituring " from menu bar on the Power menu displays a
menu like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Power

Hardware Monitoring Item Specific Help

CPU Temperature: 80ºC select between

Motherboard Temperature: 37ºC Monitoring or Ignore.
Peripheral Temperature: [Ignore]
CPU Fan Speed: 4750 RPM
Fan 2 Speed: [Ignore]
Fan 3 Speed: [Ignore]

Vcore0 Voltage: +1,68V

Vcore1 Voltage: +1,52V
+3.3V Voltage: +3,36V
+5V Voltage: +4,93V
-5V Voltage: -5,05V
+12V Voltage: +12,88V
-12V Voltage: -12,11V
VBAT Voltage: +3,44V

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Here you see the actual system state measured using the system monitoring
device.

Feature Options Description

Peripheral Temperature Ignore select ‘Ignore’ if
xx°C temperature sensor
for Periiperals is not
attached
Fan 2 Speed Ignore select ‘Ignore’ if Fan
xxxx RPM 2 is not attached
Fan 3 Speed Ignore select ‘Ignore’ if Fan
xxxx RPM 3 is not attached

NOTE: This page is not available if ‘System Monitoring’ is disabled inside ‘I/O
Device Configuration’.

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The Boot Menu

After you turn on your computer, it will attempt to load the operating system (such
as Windows 98) from the device of your choice. If it cannot find the operating
system on that device, it will attempt to load it from one or more other devices in
the order specified in the Boot Menu. Boot devices (i.e., with access to an
operating system) can include: hard drives, floppy drives, CD ROMs, removable
devices (e.g., Iomega Zip drives), and network cards.
Note: Specifying any device as a boot device on the Boot Menu requires the
availability of an operating system on that device. Most PCs come with an
operating system already installed on hard-drive C:.
Selecting "Boot" from the Menu Bar displays the Boot menu, which looks like this:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

-Removable Devices
Legacy Floppy Drives
LS - 120 COSM Keys used to view or
-Hard Drive configure devices
Bootable Add-in Cards <Enter> expands or
WDC AC1100H - (PM) collapses devices with
CD-ROM Drive a + or - r in
Network Boot <Ctrl+Enter> expands
all
<Shift + 1> enables or
disables a device.
<+> and <-> moves the
device up or down.
<n> may move removable
device between hard or
removable disk.
<d> removes a device
that is not installed.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Use this menu to arrange to specify the order of the devices from which the BIOS
will attempt to boot the Operating System. Use the <Enter> key to expand or
collapse the devices marked with <+> or <->. Press <Ctrl+Enter> to expand all
such devices.
To move a device, first select it with the up-or-down arrows, and move it up or
down using the <+> and <-> keys. Pressing <n> moves a device between the
Removable Devices and Hard Drive. Pressing <Shift+1> enables or disables a
device.

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The Exit Menu

Selecting "Exit" from the menu bar displays this menu:

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and
Load Setup Defaults save your changes to
Discard Changes CMOS.
Save Changes

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Execute Command F10 Save and Exit

The following sections describe each of the options on this menu. Note that <Esc>
does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu
bar to exit.

Saving Values
After making your selections on the Setup menus, always select either "Saving
Values" or "Save Changes." Both procedures store the selections displayed in the
menus in CMOS (short for "battery-backed CMOS RAM") a special section of
memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your
computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections
stored in CMOS.
After you save your selections, the program displays this message:
Values have been saved to CMOS!
Press <space> to continue
If you attempt to exit without saving, the program asks if you want to save before
exiting.
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During bootup, PhoenixBIOS attempts to load the values saved in CMOS. If those
values cause the system boot to fail, reboot and press <F2> to enter Setup. In
Setup, you can get the Default Values (as described below) or try to change the
selections that caused the boot to fail.

Exit Discarding Changes

Use this option to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any new selections you may
have made. The selections previously in effect remain in effect.

Load Setup Defaults

To display the default values for all the Setup menus, select "Load Setup Defaults"
from the Main Menu. The program displays this message:
ROM Default values have been loaded!
Press <space> to continue
If, during bootup, the BIOS program detects a problem in the integrity of values
stored in CMOS, it displays these messages:
System CMOS checksum bad - run SETUP
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup
The CMOS values have been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an
application program that changes data stored in CMOS.
Press <F1> to resume the boot or <F2> to run Setup with the ROM default values
already loaded into the menus. You can make other changes before saving the
values to CMOS.

Discard Changes
If, during a Setup Session, you change your mind about changes you have made
and have not yet saved the values to CMOS, you can restore the values you
previously saved to CMOS.
Selecting “Discard Changes” on the Exit menu updates all the selections and
displays this message:
CMOS values have been loaded!
Press <space> to continue

Save Changes
Selecting “Save Changes” saves all the selections without exiting Setup. You can
return to the other menus if you want to review and change your selections.

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PhoenixBIOS Messages
The following is a list of the messages that the BIOS can display. Most of them
occur during POST. Some of them display information about a hardware device,
e.g., the amount of memory installed. Others may indicate a problem with a
device, such as the way it has been configured. Following the list are explanations
of the messages and remedies for reported problems.
*If your system displays one of the messages marked below with an asterisk (*),
write down the message and contact your dealer. If your system fails after you
make changes in the Setup menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install
Setup defaults or correct the error.
0200 Failure Fixed Disk
Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if
fixed disk is attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk
type is correctly identified.
0210 Stuck key
Stuck key on keyboard.
0211 Keyboard error
Keyboard not working.
*0212 Keyboard Controller Failed
Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard
controller.
0213 Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch
Unlock the system to proceed.
0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP
Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup
*0230 Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn
Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the
error was detected.
*0231 System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn
System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the
error was detected.
*0232 Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended
memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn.
0250 System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP
The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead.
Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.
0251 System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration
used
System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps
by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The
BIOS installed Default Setup Values. If you do not want these
values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error
persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

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*0260 System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.
*0270 Real time clock error Real-Time Clock fails BIOS
hardware test. May require board repair.
0271 Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time
out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require setting
legal date (1991-2099).
0280 Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration
used
Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default
values and offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by
incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot will likely
fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup
settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next
boot. Run Setup and verify that the wait-state configuration is
correct. This error is cleared the next time the system is booted.
0281 Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS
Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.
02B0 Diskette drive A error
02B1 Diskette drive B error
Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests.
Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type
in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly.
02B2 Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP
Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.
02B3 Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP
Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.
02D0 System cache error - Cache disabled
RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards,
check the cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See
your dealer. A disabled cache slows system performance
considerably.
02F0: CPU ID:
CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.
*02F4: EISA CMOS not writeable
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.
*02F5: DMA Test Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct
Memory Access) registers.
*02F6: Software NMI Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-
Maskable Interrupt).
*02F7: Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed
ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.
device Address Conflict
Address conflict for specified device.

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Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for
the specified device.
CD ROM Drive
CD ROM Drive identified.
Entering SETUP ...
Starting Setup program
*Failing Bits: nnnn
The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address
which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a
failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above for offset address of
the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.
Fixed Disk n
Fixed disk n (0-3) identified.
Invalid System Configuration Data
Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.
I/O device IRQ conflict
I/O device IRQ conflict error.
PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:
PS/2 Mouse installed.
nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully
tested.
nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes
successfully tested.
nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes
successfully tested.
nnnn kB System RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully
tested.
One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded
from the Setup Boot Menu
There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed
I2O block-storage devices.
Operating system not found
Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:.
Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly
identified.
*Parity Check 1 nnnn
Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the
address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address,
it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking errors in binary
data. A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted.
*Parity Check 2 nnnn
Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the
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address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address,

it displays ????.
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup,
<F3> for previous
Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start
the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings.
Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization
error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write down and
follow the information shown on the screen.
Press <F2> to enter Setup
Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in
Setup.
PS/2 Mouse:
PS/2 mouse identified.
Run the I2O Configuration Utility
One or more unclaimed block storage devices has the
Configuration Request bit set in the LCT. Run an I2O Configuration
Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).
System BIOS shadowed
System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.
UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn
Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory
Blocks, indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be
reclaimed by a virtual memory manager.
Video BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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 2 Boot Utilities
Phoenix Boot Utilities are:

• Phoenix QuietBoot™
• Phoenix MultiBoot™
Phoenix QuietBoot displays a graphic illustration rather than the traditional POST
messages while keeping you informed of diagnostic problems.
Phoenix MultiBoot is a boot screen that displays a selection of boot devices from
which you can boot your operating system.

Phoenix QuietBoot
Right after you turn on or reset the computer, Phoenix QuietBoot displays the
QuietBoot Screen, a graphic illustration created by the computer manufacturer
instead of the text-based POST screen, which displays a number of PC diagnostic
messages.
To exit the QuietBoot screen and run Setup, display the MultiBoot menu, or simply
display the PC diagnostic messages, you can simply press one of the hot keys
described below.
The QuietBoot Screen stays up until just before the operating system loads
unless:

• You press <Esc> to display the POST screen.

• You press <F2> to enter Setup.
• POST issues an error message.
• The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input.

The following explains each of these situations.

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Press <ESC>
Pressing <Esc> switches to the POST screen and takes one of two actions:
1. If MultiBoot is installed, the boot process continues with the
text-based POST screen until the end of POST, and then
displays the Boot First Menu, with these options:
• Load the operating system from a boot device of your choice.
• Enter Setup.
• Exit the Boot First Menu (with <Esc>) and load the operating
system from the boot devices in the order specified in Setup.
2. If MultiBoot is not installed, the boot process continues as
usual.

Press <F2>
Pressing <F2> at any time during POST switches to the POST screen (if not
already displayed) and enters Setup.

POST Error
Whenever POST detects a non-fatal error, QuietBoot switches to the POST
screen and displays the errors. It then displays this message:
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup
Press <F1> to continue with the boot. Press <F2> if you want to correct the error
in Setup.

Keyboard Input Request

If the BIOS or an Option ROM (add-on card) requests keyboard input, QuietBoot
switches over to the POST screen and the Option ROM displays prompts for
entering the information. POST continues from there with the regular POST
screen.

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Phoenix MultiBoot
Phoenix MultiBoot expands your boot options by letting you choose your boot
device, which could be a hard disk, floppy disk, or CD ROM. You can select your
boot device in Setup, or you can choose a different device each time you boot by
selecting your boot device in The Boot First Menu.
MultiBoot consists of:

• The Setup Boot Menu

• The Removable Format Menu
• The Fixed Disk and Removable Disk Menus
• The Boot First Menu
The following describes each one of these menus.

The Setup Boot Menu

In the Setup Boot Menu you can select the order of the devices from which the
BIOS attempts to boot the operating system. During POST, if the BIOS is
unsuccessful at booting from one device, it will try the next one on the list.
Please see “Boot Menu” in Chapter 1 for a detailed desription.

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The Boot First Menu

Display the Boot First Menu by pressing <Esc> during POST. In response, the
BIOS first displays the message, "Entering Boot Menu ..." and then displays the
Boot Menu at the end of POST. Use the menu to select any of these options:
1. Override the existing boot sequence (for this boot only) by
selecting another boot device. If the specified device does not
load the operating system, the BIOS reverts to the previous
boot sequence.
2. Enter Setup.
3. Press <Esc> to continue with the existing boot sequence.

Boot Menu

Use <↑> or <↓> to select a boot

device or the Setup utility
Pres <Enter> to accespt or
<Esc> to exit.
1. +Diskette Drive
2. +Removable Devices
3. +Hard Drive
4. ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
5. Network Boot
<Enter Setup>

If there is more than one bootable hard drive, the first one in the Boot Connection
Device Menu is the one represented here.

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Boot with Blanked Video

For OEM purpose the BIOS allows booting with blanked Video. This feature is
enabled by VGA utility VGACONF.EXE . Video can be enabled only by software
executing extended VGA BIOS Function AX=5F54h (Set Panel ON/OFF).
However the video is enabled by System BIOS in case of POST errors are
encountered or if Setup is requested by user (F2 key).
In addition video is enabled by system BIOS for one of the following situations:

• Hot Key request for Multiboot Menu (ESC Hotkey)

• Summary Screen option is enabled

Note that the blanked video option should be enabled for OEMs only and should
not be confused with Quiet Boot option supported by BIOS.

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Phoenix Phlash gives you the ability to update your BIOS from a floppy disk
without having to install a new ROM BIOS chip.
Phoenix Phlash is a utility for "flashing" (copying) a BIOS to the Flash ROM
installed on your computer from a floppy disk. A Flash ROM is a Read-Only
Memory chip that you can write to using a special method called "flashing." Use
Phoenix Phlash for the following tasks:

• Update the current BIOS with a new version.

• Restore a BIOS when it has become corrupted.

Installation
Phoenix Phlash is shipped on a floppy disk with your computer as a compressed
file called CRISDISK.ZIP that contains the following files:
CRISDISK.BAT Executable file for creating the Crisis
Recovery Diskette.
PHLASH.EXE Programs the flash ROM.
PLATFORM.BIN Performs platform-dependent functions.
BIOS.ROM Actual BIOS image to be programmed
into flash ROM.
MINIDOS.SYS Allows the system to boot in Crisis
Recovery Mode.
MAKEBOOT.EXE Creates the custom boot sector on the
Crisis Recovery Diskette.
To install Phoenix Phlash on your hard disk, follow this simple procedure:
1. Insert the distribution diskette into drive A:
2. Unzip the contents of CRISDISK.ZIP into a local directory,
presumably C:\PHLASH.
3. Store the distribution diskette in a safe place.

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Create the Crisis Recovery Diskette

If the OEM or dealer from whom you purchased your system has not provided you
with one, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the
Phlash utility. If you are unable to boot your system and successfully load the
Operating System, the BIOS may have been corrupted, in which case you will
have to use the Crisis Recovery Diskette to reboot your system. There are several
methods that you can use to create the Crisis Recovery Diskette. Below is one
recommended procedure.
1. Be sure you have successfully installed the Phlash Utility onto
your hard disk.
2. Insert a clean diskette into drive A: or B:
3. From the local directory, enter the following:
CRISDISK [drive]:
where [drive] is the letter of the drive into which you inserted the
diskette. For help, type /? or /h.
CRISDISK.BAT formats the diskette, then copies MINIDOS.SYS,
VGABIOS.EXE (if available), PHLASH.EXE, PLATFORM.BIN
and BIOS.ROM to the diskette, and creates the required
custom boot sector.
4. Write protect and label the Crisis Recovery Diskette.
NOTE: You can only supply a volume label after the Crisis Recovery Diskette has
been formatted and the necessary files copied because MINIDOS.SYS must
occupy the first directory entry for the diskette to boot properly.

Updating the Crisis Recovery Diskette

If the BIOS image (BIOS.ROM) changes due to an update or bug fix, you can
easily update the Crisis Recovery Diskette. Simply copy the new BIOS.ROM
image onto the Crisis Recovery Diskette. No further action is necessary.

Executing Phoenix Phlash

You can run Phoenix Phlash in one of two modes:
Command Line Mode
Crisis Recovery Mode
WARNING! For your own protection, be sure you have a Crisis Recovery Diskette
ready to use before executing Phlash.

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Command Line Mode

Use this mode to update or replace your current BIOS. To execute Phlash in this
mode, move to the directory into which you have installed Phoenix Phlash and
type the following:
phlash
Phoenix Phlash will automatically update or replace the current BIOS with the one
which your OEM or dealer supplies you.
Phlash may fail if your system is using memory managers, in which case the utility
will display the following message:
Cannot flash when memory managers are present.
If you see this message after you execute Phlash, you must disable the memory
manager on your system. To do so, follow the instructions in the following
sections.

Disabling Memory Managers

To avoid failure when flashing, you must disable the memory managers that load
from CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. There are two recommended
procedures for disabling the memory managers. One consists of pressing the
<F5> key (only if you are using DOS 5.0 or above), and the other requires the
creation of a boot diskette.

DOS 5.0 (or later version)

For DOS 5.0 and later, follow the two steps below to disable any memory
managers on your system. If you are not using at least DOS 5.0, then you must
create a boot diskette to bypass any memory managers (See Create a Boot
Diskette, below).
1. Boot DOS 5.0 or later version. (In Windows 95, at the boot
option screen, choose Option 8, "Boot to a previous version of
DOS.")
2. When DOS displays the “Starting MS-DOS” message, press
<F5>.
After you press <F5>, DOS bypasses the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
files, and therefore does not load any memory managers.
You can now execute Phlash.

Create a Boot Diskette

To bypass memory managers in DOS versions previous to 5.0, follow this
recommended procedure:
1. Insert a diskette into your A: drive.
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2. Enter the following from the command line:

Format A: /S
3. Reboot your system from the A: drive.
Your system will now boot without loading the memory managers, and you can
then execute Phlash.
NOTE: The boot diskette you create here is distinct from a Crisis Recovery
Diskette. See previous pages for details about creating the Crisis Recovery
Diskette.

Crisis Recovery Mode

You should only have to operate Phoenix Phlash in this mode only if your system
does not boot the operating system when you turn on or reset your computer. In
these cases, the BIOS on the Flash ROM has probably been corrupted. Boot your
system with the Crisis Recovery Diskette taking these steps:
1. Insert the Crisis Recovery diskette (which your dealer
supplied or one that you should have created from the
instructions above) into drive A:.
2. Reset your computer, power on-off, or press <Ctrl> <Alt>
<Del> to reboot the system.
3. When your system reboots, Phoenix Phlash will restore the
BIOS from the diskette and successfully boot the operating
system.

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extended memory 6
Index Fast PIO 9
Flash ROM 57
<Esc> 52
floppy drive - see diskette
<F1> 49
floppy seek 12
<F1> 52
Full On 37
<F2> 49, 52
help window 5
<F3> 49
I/O
32-Bit I/O 9
device error 48
Autotype 6
I/O chip 25
BIOS.ROM 57
IDE disk adapters 6
Boot First Menu 52, 54
Large Disk Mode 16, 20
cache 17, 18
legend bar 4
Cache 48
LPT port 28
CMOS 44
MAKEBOOT.EXE 57
error 46, 47, 48
memory 6
save Setup values 44
menu bar 4
COM port 27
MINIDOS.SYS 57, 58
CRISDISK 58
MultiBoot 51, 52
CRISDISK.BAT 57, 58
multi-Sector Transfers 9
CRISDISK.ZIP 57
NMI 47
Crisis disk 58
Non-Maskable Interrupt 47
Crisis Recovery disk 60
NVRAM
Crisis Recovery Diskette 58
error 48
cursor 5
OEM
date 6
screen 51
device configuration 25
option ROM
Direct Memory Access 47
QuietBoot 52
diskette 6
Option ROM 49
controller 28, 29, 30
Parity Check 48
DMA 47
password 34
error
PCI 19
address conflict 47
Peripheral Component Interconnect
exit menu 44 19
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Phlash 57 UMB 49
PHLASH.EXE 58 UMB recovery 49
PHLASH.EXE 57 Upper Memory Blocks 49
PLATFORM.BIN 57 VGABIOS.EXE 58
POST wait states 47
<ESC> 52
<F2> 52
option ROM 52
Power Management 37
PS/2 Mouse 48
QuietBoot 51
QuietBoot 51
RAM
extended 48
ROM
default values 44
security 34
Setup 49
get CMOS values 45
get ROM defaults 45
help window 5
MultiBoot 52
QuietBoot 52
save values to CMOS 44
start 2
Setup Boot Menu 53
shadow 49
Shadow 48
Standby 37
sub menu 5
summary screen 12
system resources 25
time-of-day 6

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