10 BIOS Operation

10 BIOS Operation

The module is equipped with a Phoenix BIOS, which is located in an onboard Flash EEPROM. The device has 8-bit access. Faster access (16 bit) is provided by the shadow RAM feature. You can update the BIOS using a Flash utility.

10.1Determining the BIOS Version

To determine the PhoenixBIOS version, immediately press the Pause key on your keyboard as soon as you see the following text display in the upper left corner of your screen:

PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1

Copyright 1985-2003 Phoenix Technology Ltd

All Rights Reserved

Kontron® BIOS Version <MCALR110>

© Copyright 2002-2007 Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH

10.2Setup Guide

The PhoenixBIOS 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>. It might also be necessary to use the “reset configuration data” option in the BIOS setup and set it to

 

“yes”. In certain circumstances this may also help to recover from system boot failure or a resource conflict.

 

 

10.2.1 Start Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

To start the PhoenixBIOS setup utility, press <F2> when the following string appears during bootup. Press <F2> to enter Setup

The Main Menu then appears.

The Setup Screen is composed of several sections:

Setup Screen

Location

Function

Menu Bar

Top

Lists and selects all top level menus.

Legend Bar

Bottom

Lists setup navigation keys.

Item Specific Help Window

Right

Help for selected item.

Menu Window

Left Center

Selection fields for current menu.

General Help Window

Overlay (center)

Help for selected menu.

 

 

 

Menu Bar

The menu bar at the top of the window lists different menus. Use the left/right arrow keys to make a selection.

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