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LV-651 User’s Manual BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup
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Chapter 3 <BIOS Setup>
The motherboard 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 4-1 . You can use arrow keys to select your function, press
＜
Enter
＞
key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu.
Figure 4-1 CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen