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PowerBrick User’s Manual
3. Technical Information
3.1. BIOS Setup
The single board computer uses the Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) for the system configuration.
The Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for
IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors
and computers. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for the system central processing, memory and
I/O sub-systems. The BIOS setup program of the single board computer let the customers modify the basic
configuration setting. The settings are stored in a dedicated battery-backed memory, NVRAM, retains the
information when the power is turned off. If the battery runs out of the power, then the settings of BIOS will
come back to the default setting. The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notice and is
provided here for reference purpose only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at the time
of print, and therefore they may not be exactly the same as that displayed on your screen. To activate CMOS
Setup program, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn on the system. The following message “Press
DEL to enter SETUP” should appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS
Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be displayed as in Table 3.2. You can use arrow keys to select your
function, press <Enter> key to accept selection and enter the sub-menu.
Table 3.1: Phoenix – Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
3.2. Operating Systems
The PowerBrick will generally be provided with a preinstalled operating system such as Windows
XP Professional, Embedded or Linux. To restore the operating system, follow the procedure
outlined in 3.4. You can also use an external CD-ROM drive to change, reinstall or repair the
operating system through a USB 2.0 port.
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