8 bios operation, 1 determining the bios version, 2 setup guide – Kontron COMe-cPV2(v1.0) User Manual

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BIOS Operation

8.1

Determining the BIOS Version

The microETXexpress®-PV-XT COM has AMIBIOS®8 installed on the onboard 16Mbit

SPI. To determine the AMI® BIOS version, press the Pause key on your keyboard

immediately, as soon as you see the following text display in the upper left

corner of your screen

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AMIBIOS © 2009, American Megatrends, Inc.

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BIOS Date: 06/16/08 10:52:49 Ver: 08.00.16

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Kontron® BIOS Version < UPVXR004 > (This revision number “R0##” will

change as the BIOS is improved)

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© Copyright 2002-2010 Kontron – www.kontron.com

8.2

Setup Guide

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility changes system behavior by modifying the BIOS

configuration. The setup program uses a number of menus to make changes and

turn features on or off.

NOTE: Selecting incorrect values may cause system boot failure. Load setup

default values to recover by pressing <F9>.

8.2.1

Start AMIBIOS®8 Setup Utility

To start the AMIBIOS® setup utility, press <DEL> when the following string

appears during boot-up:

Press <DEL> to enter Setup

The Info menu then appears.

The Setup screen has several sections:

Setup Screen

Location

Function

Menu Bar

Top

Lists and selects all top

level menus.

Legend Bar

Right side bottom

Lists setup navigation

keys.

Item Specific Help Window

Right side top

Help for selected item.

Menu Window

Left center

Selection fields for

current menu.

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