Advantech ARK-3440 Series, User Manual

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3.1 BIOS Introduction
Advantech provides a current version of the full-featured AMI BIOS that has been
integrated into many motherboards for over a decade. With the AMI BIOS Setup pro-
gram, users can modify BIOS settings and control various system features. This
chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-3440 BIOS setup screens.
AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. This information is stored in NVRAM area so it retains the
setup information when the power is turned off.
3.2 Entering BIOS Setup
Turn on the computer and check for the "patch code". If there is a number assigned
to the patch code, the on-board CPU is supported by the current BIOS. If there is no
number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech application engi-
neer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file, to ensure the system status of CPU is
valid. Then press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup menu.