BIOS Setup Information
NANO-5050 User’s Manual
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Chapter 4
BIOS Setup Information
NANO-5050 equipped with the Phoenix BIOS stored in SPI Flash. BIOS has built-in
setup program that allows users to adjust the basic system configuration. This type
of information is stored in CMOS RAM that it is retained even if power-off periods.
When system turns on, NANO-5050 communicates with peripheral devices and
checks its hardware resources referring to the configuration information stored in
CMOS memory. If any error occurs, or CMOS parameters need to be defined, the
diagnostic program will prompt to user to enter the SETUP program. Some errors
are significant that’ll abort the start-up process too.
4.1 Entering
Setup
Turn on or reboot the computer. When the message “Hit <F2> if you want to run
SETUP” appears, press <F2> key immediately to enter BIOS setup program.
If the message disappears before you respond, but you still wish to enter Setup,
please restart the system to try “COLD START” again by turning it OFF and then
ON, or touch the "RESET" button. You may also restart from “WARM START” by
pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys simultaneously. If you do not press the
keys at the right time and the system will not boot, an error message will be
displayed and you will again be asked to, Press <F2> to Run SETUP or Resume.
In HIFLEX BIOS setup, you can use the keyboard to choose among options or
modify the system parameters to match the options with your system. The table
below will show you all of keystroke functions in BIOS setup.
