NEC SP B-Series - Technical Information; System Utilities and Configuration

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