How to Identify a Motherboard with Phoenix ROM BIOS Plus

When buying a motherboard, BIOS chip is installed on hardware. The BIOS is first set of instructions run on a PC when you turn on system. BIOS is dependable for first control of hardware, containing configurations of basic parts like processor, hard drive and memory, and helping PC locate the boot sector to run operating system. A Phoenix BIOS company can be identified during setup.

Instructions

1. Step 1

Turn off the power of machine. The PC wants to be restarted to view the BIOS information.

2. Step 2

Turn on PC and wait for boot screen appears. Generally, a splash screen shows, or an image on boot screen appears to show that BIOS is loading.

3. Step 3

Push "Pause" key. This discontinues the loading process and permits to show information on boot screen, containing BIOS company information.

4. Step 4
Read details shown on screen and look for Phoenix name. If name is displayed, then that is company of BIOS chipset. Some other companies consist of Intel, AMI, ASUS and MegaTrend.

5. Step 5

Note the Phoenix BIOS number, date and edition. This assists you choose if it's time for to upgrading the software for BIOS chipset. Download latest drivers for Phoenix motherboard.