NEC SP B-Series - Manual (Page 3)

Contents iii
Contents
Preface .............................................................................................................................ix
Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................xi
1 Technical Information
System Overview .......................................................................................................... 1-2
System Board ................................................................................................................ 1-5
Processor.................................................................................................................. 1-5
System Cache/Memory............................................................................................. 1-5
Chipset ..................................................................................................................... 1-6
PCI Local Bus .......................................................................................................... 1-6
Expansion Bus .................................................................................................. 1-6
BIOS ........................................................................................................................ 1-6
Plug and Play Support....................................................................................... 1-7
CMOS Memory/Real-Time Clock Battery ................................................................ 1-7
DMA/IRQ Settings................................................................................................... 1-7
IDE Ports ................................................................................................................. 1-9
I/O Ports................................................................................................................... 1-9
Sound System........................................................................................................... 1-9
Modem Board (optional) ..............................................................................................1-10
Diskette Drive ..............................................................................................................1-10
Hard Drive ...................................................................................................................1-10
CD-ROM/DVD Drive ..................................................................................................1-10
Zip Drive......................................................................................................................1-10
Power Supply ...............................................................................................................1-10
Power Management ......................................................................................................1-11
2 Utilities
BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................................................................ 2-2
When to Use Setup ................................................................................................... 2-2
How to Start Setup ................................................................................................... 2-3
How to Use Setup..................................................................................................... 2-3
Menu Bar ................................................................................................................. 2-4
Legend Bar............................................................................................................... 2-5
Selecting a Menu Item .............................................................................................. 2-5
Displaying a Submenu.............................................................................................. 2-5
Getting Help............................................................................................................. 2-5
Main Menu............................................................................................................... 2-6
Advanced Menu ....................................................................................................... 2-7
Peripheral Configuration Submenu.................................................................... 2-7
IDE Configuration Submenu ............................................................................. 2-8
Floppy Options Submenu.................................................................................2-10
DMI Event Logging Submenu..........................................................................2-11
Video Configuration Submenu .........................................................................2-11
Resource Configuration Submenu ....................................................................2-12
Security Menu .........................................................................................................2-12
Power Menu ............................................................................................................2-13