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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