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BIOS Operation

8.1

Determining the BIOS Version

The microETXexpress®-PV COM has AMIBIOS®8 installed on the onboard 16Mbit
SPI. To determine the AMI® BIOS version, press the Pause key on your keyboard
immediately, as soon as you see the following text display in the upper left
corner of your screen

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AMIBIOS © 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.

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BIOS Date: 06/16/08 10:52:49 Ver: 08.00.16

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Kontron® BIOS Version < UPV1R016 > (This revision number “R016” will

change as the BIOS is improved)

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© Copyright 2002-201008 Kontron

8.2

Setup Guide

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS
configuration. The setup program uses a number of menus to make changes and
turn features on or off.

NOTE: Selecting incorrect values may cause system boot failure. Load setup

default values to recover by pressing .

8.2.1

Start AMIBIOS®8 Setup Utility

To start the AMIBIOS® setup utility, press when the following string
appears during boot-up:

Press to enter Setup

The Info menu then appears.

The Setup screen has several sections:

Setup Screen

Location

Function

Menu Bar

Top

Lists and selects all top
level menus.

Legend Bar

Right side bottom

Lists setup navigation
keys.

Item Specific Help Window

Right side top

Help for selected item.

Menu Window

Left center

Selection fields for
current menu.