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Asset Tag Number This item will show the Asset Tag number of the system.
Product Name This field will show product name.
Manufacturer Name This field will show manufacturer name.
UUID This will be visible only when there is an internal LAN device present. 
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Main
This menu provides you the information of the system.
ParameterDescription
System Time / System 
Date The hours are displayed with 24 hours format. The values set in these two fields 
take effect immediately.
System Memory This field reports the memory size of system base memory.  The size is fixed to 
640KB. 
Extended Memory This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in the system. 
Extended Memory size = Total memory size - 1 MB 
Video Memory VGA Memory size = 128MB     
Quiet Boot Customer Logo display will be shown during POST when it is selected.
Power on displayAuto:  During power on process, the system will detect if any display 
device is connected on external video port.  If any external display device is 
connected, the power on display will be in CRT (or projector) only mode. 
Otherwise it will be in LCD only mode. 
Both:  Simultaneously enable both the integrated LCD screen and the system’s 
external video port (for an external CRT or projector). 
Network boot When this is selected, Boot from LAN feature is enabled. When this is not 
selected, Boot from LAN feature is then disabled.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
   Information      
Main              Advanced            Security              Boot              Exit 
 
  
Item Specific Help 
System Time: [18:28:41] 
System Date: [01/12/2006] 
  
System Memory:  640 KB 
Extended Memory:  247 MB 
Video Memory [128MB]
  
Quiet Boot: [Enabled] 
Power On Display: [Auto]  
Network Boot
 [Enabled]
 
   F12 Boot Menu
  [Disabled]
 
  
, , or 
 selects field. 
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub -Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
Shows system base memory size
Shows extended memory size
VGA memory size
D2D Recovery
[Enabled]
   
						

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F12 Boot Menu When this is selected, users can modify device boot priority by pressing F12 key 
during POST. When this is not selected, device boot priority will not be 
adjustable during POST.
D2D Recovery Allow user to enable/disable the Disk-to-Disk recovery
Processor Power 
Management Selects the Processor Power Management desired:
Disabled= C states and GV1/GV3 are disabled
GV1/GV3 only= C states are disabled
C States Only= GV1/GV3 are disabled
Enabled= C States and GV1/GV3 are enabled
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Advanced
The Advanced screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced
 settings of the system.
NOTE: Serial port, parallel port and FIR function...etc. have been taken off from hardware devices, therefore, 
this page does not display any information.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
          Info.        Main        Advanced      Security       Boot       Exit 
 
  
Item Specific Help 
  
 
  
  
 
  
 
All items on this menu cannot
be modified in user mode. If 
any items require changes,
please consult your system
Supervisor.  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
    
 
 
    
   
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub-Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
 
  
  
						

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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from 
unauthorized use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and 
suggested  parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionOption
Supervisor Password Is N/A N/A
User Password Is N/A N/A
HDD Password Is N/A N/A
HDD Master ID N/A N/A
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the administrator 
password. When set, this password 
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from 
unauthorized access. 
[Set]: System password is set
[Clear]: System password is not setLength -- No more than 8 
characters
Characters -- 0-9, A-Z (not 
case sensitive) Set User Password
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
     Information       MainBoot
 
 
Item Specific Help 
Supervisor Password Is : Clear 
User Password Is : Clear
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set HDD Password
  
Password on Boot[Disabled]
 
  
 
Supervisor Password
controls access to the setup
utility.  
 
 
 
 
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub-Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Enter]Exit
Security
HDD Password Is : Clear
HDD Master ID : 19894446 
						

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Set Supervisor/User Password
If password on boot is required, the password must be set otherwise it cannot be enabled.
The formats of the password are as follows:
Length           No more than 8 characters
Characters 0-9,A-Z (not case sensitive)
While these fields are highlighted and press “Enter”,  a window similar to the following is shown: 
If there is an old password then setup will prompt with the following window instead and a current password 
will be required to be entered at first: Set HDD Password When shown as [Locked], the hard drive 
password currently can not be changed 
or disabled.
To change or disable it, turn off the 
system and enter Setup immediately after 
turning it back on.
Press [Enter] to input change, or disable 
hard drive password.Enter
Password on boot Defines whether a password is required 
or not while the events defined in this 
group happened. The following sub-
options are all requires the Supervisor 
password for changes and should be 
grayed out if the user password was used 
to enter setup. 
Allows the user to specify whether or not 
a password is required to boot.  Disabled 
Enabled
ParameterDescriptionOption
     Set SupervisorPassword 
Enter New Password     [             ] 
Confirm New Password   [             ] 
Set Supervisor Password 
Enter current password   [             ] 
Enter New Password     [             ] 
Confirm New Password   [             ]  
						

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User can now type password in field “Enter New Password”, and re-enter password in field “Confirm New 
Password” for verification. 
If the verification is OK: 
The password setting is complete after user presses enter. 
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password: 
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match: 
Setup Notice 
Changes have been saved. 
[ continue] 
Setup Warning 
Invalid password 
Re-enter Password 
[ continue] 
Setup Warning 
Password do not match 
Re-enter Password  
						

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Boot
This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable 
devices includes the distette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM 
in module bay and onboard LAN device.
.
ParameterDescription
+Hard Drive + and - indicate device categories. Use  to expand/
collapse.
Boot order is top-down using only the top device in each 
category.
Use  and  to move highlighted item up and down. Floppy Devices
CD-ROM/DVD Drive
Netword Boot
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
          Info.       Main       Advanced       Security        Exit 
 
  
Item Specific Help 
CD-ROM/DVD Drive
  
+Hard Drive
   
   
 
 + and - indicate device 
categories. Use   to  
expand/collapses.
Boot order is top-down using 
only the top device in each
category.
Use  and  to move
highlighted item up and down.
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub -Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
Network Boot
Boot
Floppy Devices 
						

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Exit
The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen.
ParameterDescription
Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS
Exit Discarding 
ChangesExit utility without saving Setup data to CMOS
Load Setup Default Load default values for all SETUP items
Discard Changes Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items
Save Changes  Save Setup Data to CMOS
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
  Info. Main       Advanced       Security        Boot
 
  
Item Specific Help 
Exit Saving Changes 
 
Exit Dicarding Changes
   
Load Setup Defaults
 
 
 Exit System Setup and save 
your changes to CMOS.
 
F1  Help       ↑↓ Select Item          F5/F6 Change Values             F9 Setup Defaults 
Esc Exit        ← →  Select Menu      Enter  Select   4Sub -Menu      F10 Save and Exit  
Discard ChangesExit
Save Changes 
						

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