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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

The single board computer uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. The

Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial

standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and

compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers. The BIOS provides

critical low-level support for the system central processing, memory and I/O

sub-systems.

The BIOS setup program of the single board computer let the customers modify the

basic configuration setting. The settings are stored in a dedicated battery-backed

memory, NVRAM, retains the information when the power is turned off. If the battery

runs out of the power, then the settings of BIOS will come back to the default setting.

The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notice and is provided

here for reference purpose only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are

current at the time of print, and therefore they may not be exactly the same as that

displayed on your screen.

To activate CMOS Setup program, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn on

the system. The following message “Press DEL to enter SETUP” should appear in the

lower left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main

Menu will be displayed as Figure 3-1. You can use arrow keys to select your function,

press <Enter> key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu.

Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen

Phoenix – Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

>Standard CMOS Features

>Frequency/Voltage Control

>Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

>Advanced Chipset Features

>Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

>Power Management Setup

Set User Password

>PnP / PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

>PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup


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