30 SBC329 3U VPX Single Board Computer
Publication No. SBC329-HRM/1
4.8 About the Setup Menus
The Setup menus are accessed by pressing the
Delete
key at the very beginning of the
boot cycle.
The Setup menus have two main areas. The left frame displays status data and the
options or sub-menus that can be configured. Here, text in black is for information
only, and options and sub-menus are in blue text (or greyed out if unavailable) with
sub-
menus being distinguished by “
”. Selecting an option or sub
-menu, highlights
it in white. Where there is more text than will fit into this frame (e.g. the Main
menu), a scrollbar is displayed.
The right frame displays the key legend. Above this is an area that, when an option
or sub-menu is selected in the left frame, displays a text message giving a brief
description of that option or sub-menu.
As shown in the key legend, use the left and right arrow keys to select the required
Setup menu. Use the up and down arrows to select an option or sub-menu, and then
press Enter to pick that sub-menu or option for altering. To step through the range of
available settings (e.g. enabled/disabled) for that option, use the “+” and “
-
” keys.
When in a sub-menu, the Setup menu selection line shows the top-level menu
selection only.
This section shows examples from a working SBC329. While the general type and
level of information displayed should be similar for your board, expect some details
to differ. Available options may also differ from those shown here.
CAUTION
Changes made from some menus can cause the SBC329 to malfunction. If problems are
detected after changes have been made, reboot the board and access the Setup. Select the
Save & Exit
menu, pick
Restore Defaults
then save these changes and reboot the board (e.g. by
picking
Save Changes and Reset
).
NOTE
When Save & Exit is activated, the BIOS itself decides whether a reboot (power cycle) is required
before running the following operating system and, if so, initiates one automatically. So, if (for
instance) a boot option change does not lead to a reboot when Save & Exit is activated, this is
because one is not required,
not
because the user is then expected to reboot the board
manually.