AwardBIOS v6.00PG: Difference between revisions

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AwardBIOS v6.00PG (codenamed Medallion), also known as Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG and Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, is the last version of AwardBIOS. It was released in 1998, same year Award Software and Phoenix Technologies merged.

POST screen

The POST screen of AwardBIOS v6.00PG was most of the time in VGA resolution (640x480), however it can also be in EGA (640x400) resolution. A new Energy Star certification logo (also called as an EPA by Award) was also introduced, removing the text below the logo seen on earlier BIOS versions, however some releases of 6.00PG still used the older EPA.

4.51xx EPA, Award copyright
6.00PG EPA, Award copyright
No EPA, Phoenix copyright

Setup Utility

Setup Utility screen (Modular, Award copyright)
Setup Utility screen (Modular, Phoenix copyright)

Setup screenshots

Screenshots are taken from the VIA EPIA motherboard and the actual menus may vary depending on the OEM or motherboard manufacturer.

Modular

Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

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-[[File:AwardBIOS_MedalASUS_6_00.png|right|360px]]
+[[File:AwardBIOS_ModulStar6_00.png|thumb|The POST screen of AwardBIOS v6.00PG]]
-AwardBIOS v.600PG (codenamed Medallion) is the last version of [[AwardBIOS]] released in 1998. It features an updated setup utility menus and other changes. The last known motherboard manufacturers to use this BIOS in 2010s were Gigabyte, Gsuo and VIA.
+AwardBIOS v6.00PG (codenamed Medallion), also known as Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG and Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, is the last version of [[AwardBIOS]]. It was released in 1998, same year [[Award Software]] and [[Phoenix Technologies]] merged.
 == POST screen ==
 <!-- Todo: Need a BIOS picture with yellow EPA, and Phoenix copyright -->
-Some revisions for this BIOS may have slightly different POST screen. Later revisions feature a yellow Energy Star EPA without the "EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER" slogan in some machines, and/or attribute copyright to [[Phoenix Technologies]] instead of [[Award Software]] with or without the EPA.
+The POST screen of AwardBIOS v6.00PG was most of the time in VGA resolution (640x480), however it can also be in EGA (640x400) resolution. A new Energy Star certification logo (also called as an EPA by Award) was also introduced, removing the text below the logo seen on earlier BIOS versions, however some releases of 6.00PG still used the older EPA.
 <gallery mode=packed>
 File:AwardBIOS_ModulABIT6_00.png|4.51xx EPA, Award copyright
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 <gallery mode=packed>
 File:AwardBIOS_6_00Setup.png|Setup Utility screen (Modular, Award copyright)
-File:AwardBIOS_Medallion6_00Setup.png|Setup Utility screen (Medallion, Award copyright)
 File:Award-PhoenixBIOS_6_00Setup.png|Setup Utility screen (Modular, Phoenix copyright)
 </gallery>
-Setup menus/options may be different depending on the manufacturer.
-== Gallery ==
 === Setup screenshots ===
-Screenshots are taken from VIA EPIA machine.
+Screenshots are taken from the VIA EPIA motherboard and the actual menus may vary depending on the OEM or motherboard manufacturer.
 ==== Modular ====
 <gallery widths=240px mode=nolines>
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 File:AwardBIOS_6_00HealthStatus.png|PC Health Status
 </gallery>
-==== Medallion ====
-=== Other ===
+== Forks ==
+[[File:AwardBIOS_MedalASUS_6_00.png|thumb|POST screen of the ASUS fork, used on late-90s and early-2000s ASUS motherboards]]
+[[File:AwardBIOS_Medallion6_00Setup.png|thumb|Setup Utility screen of the ASUS fork]]
+<!-- to be completed --!>
+== Other ==
 <gallery widths=360px mode=nolines>
 File:AwardBIOS_6_00-2017.png|[https://www.reddit.com/r/computer/comments/n78l94/ive_tried_restarting_my_computer_and_it_goes_back/ AwardBIOS from 2017 on Gigabyte machine].
 </gallery>