Advantech PPC-S123 manual Cmos Setup Utility, Figures in this chapter. This is because the Bios is

8.1 Award BIOS Setup

The PPC-S123 comes with an Award BIOS chip that contains the ROM setup for your system. This chip serves as an interface between the processor and the rest of the mainboard's components. This chapter explains the information contained in the setup program and tells you how to modify the settings according to your system configuration. Some setup items will not be explained, because it is recommended that users do not change such items.

Note:	Values for the various setup items that appear on
	your own screen (including default values) may not
	be the same as the values shown on the screen
	figures in this chapter. This is because the BIOS is
	revised and updated from time to time. If in doubt,
	check Advantech's website for the latest BIOS
	versions and related information.

8.2 CMOS Setup Utility

Figure 8-1: Setup program initial screen

A setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS RAM that allows the configuration settings to be changed. This

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