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HP/Phoenix BIOS Description

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4 Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS HP/Phoenix BIOS Description HP/Phoenix BIOS Description The System ROM contains the BIOS (System BIOS, video BIOS and low option ROM), and the power-on self-test routines displays a diagnosis, as well as suggestions for corrective action. This chapter and the following chapter give an overview: • menu-driven Setup with context-sensitive help (in US English only), described 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 PC remotely from the network, described later in this chapter. • The Power-On-Self-Test or POST, which is the sequence of tests the PC performs to ensure that the system is functioning correctly, described in the next chapter. The system BIOS is identified by the version number GZ.07.xx. The procedure for updating the System ROM firmware is described on page 24. You can press , to run the Setup program, while the initial "Vectra" logo is being displayed. Alternatively, you can press 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 once, it can be held on the screen until is pressed. Pressing will cause the PC to be turned off. 46

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Summary of the HP/Phoenix BIOS
HP/Phoenix BIOS Description
HP/Phoenix BIOS Description
The System ROM contains the BIOS (System BIOS, video BIOS and low
option ROM), and the power-on self-test routines displays a diagnosis, as
well as suggestions for corrective action. This chapter and the following
chapter give an overview:
•
menu-driven
Setup
with context-sensitive help (in US English only),
described 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
PC remotely from the network, described later in this chapter.
•
The Power-On-Self-Test or POST, which is the sequence of tests the PC
performs to ensure that the system is functioning correctly, described in
the next chapter.
The system BIOS is identified by the version number
GZ.07.xx
. The
procedure for updating the System ROM firmware is described on page 24.
You can press
, to run the
Setup
program, while the initial “Vectra” logo
is being displayed. Alternatively, you can press
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
once,
it can be held on the screen until
is pressed. Pressing
will cause the
PC to be turned off.