Intel FS-979 User Manual

The motherboard uses the Award BIOS 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 Figure 4-1. You can use arrow keys to select your function, 
press  ＜Enter＞  key to accept the selection and enter the sub-menu. 

Figure 4-1 CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen