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25. Appendix B: BIOS Operation
The coolMONSTER/PM comes with Phoenix BIOS 4.0, Release 6.1,
which is located in the onboard Flash EEPROM in compressed form.
The device has an 8-bit access. The shadow RAM feature offers
faster access (16 bit). You can update the BIOS using a Flash
utility. For complete Phoenix BIOS 4.0 information, visit the
Phoenix Technologies Web site.
25.1 Determining the BIOS Version
To determine the BIOS version of the coolMONSTER/PM, immediately
press the <Pause/Break> 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 1985-2005 Phoenix Technology Ltd.
All Rights Reserved
Kontron(R) BIOS Version <LEUBR110>
Copyright 2002-2006 Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH
Whenever
you
contact
technical
providing a BIOS version <LEUBR???> is especially helpful.
The
system
BIOS
provides
additional
board's serial number, CPU, and memory information by displaying
information similar to the following:
S/N: YE5100002
CPU = Mobile Genuine Intel processor 1600MHz
503M System RAM Passed
1024K Cache SRAM Passed
System BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS shadowed
UMB upper limit segment address: E4EC
The
board's
serial
number
has
coolMONSTER/PM
serial
numbers
always
followed by six or seven digits. The first digit represents the
year of manufacturing, the next two digits stand for the lot
number, and the last three or four digits are the number of the
board in that lot.
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support
about
BIOS
issues,
information
about
the
value
to
technical
support.
start
with
YE
and
are
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In the example above, the board with the serial number YE5100002
was manufactured in year 2005, lot 10 of that year, and is board
number 2 of that lot.
25.2 Configuring the System BIOS
The
Phoenix
BIOS
setup
utility
behavior
by
modifying
the
BIOS
menus allow you to make changes and turn features on or off.
BIOS setup menus represent those found in most models of the
coolMONSTER/PM. The BIOS setup utility for specific models can
differ slightly.
Note: Selecting incorrect values can cause system boot failure. Load setup-default
values to recover by pressing <F9>.
25.2.1
Start Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility
To start the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility, press the <F2> key when
the following string appears during boot up.
Press <F2> to enter Setup
The Main Menu then appears.
General Information
25.2.2
The Setup Screen is composed of several sections:
Setup Screen
Location
Menu Bar
Top
Legend Bar
Bottom
Item Specific Help Window
Right
Menu Window
Left Center
General Help Window
Overlay (center)
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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KONTRON
allows
you
to
change
system
configuration.
Setup-utility
Function
Lists and selects all top-level menus.
Lists setup navigation keys.
Help for selected item.
Selection fields for current menu.
Help for selected menu.
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