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uEFI BIOS
10.1.
Starting the uEFI BIOS
The KBox C-103-NGSF-x is provided with a Kontron-customized, pre-installed and
configured version of AMI Aptio ® V uEFI BIOS based on the Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (uEFI) specification and the Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI.
This uEFI BIOS provides a variety of new and enhanced functions specifically tailored to
the hardware features of the KBox C-103-NGSF-x.
The BIOS version covered in this document might not be the latest
version. The latest version might have certain differences to the BIOS
options and features described in this chapter.
Register for the EMD Customer Section to get access to BIOS downloads
and PCN service.
The uEFI BIOS comes with a Setup program that provides quick and easy access to the
individual function settings for control or modification of the uEFI BIOS configuration.
The Setup program allows for access to various menus that provide functions or access to
sub-menus with further specific functions of their own.
To start the uEFI BIOS Setup program, follow the steps below:
1.
Power on the board.
2.
Wait until the first characters appear on the screen (POST messages or splash
screen).
3.
Press the <DEL> key.
4.
If the uEFI BIOS is password-protected, a request for password will appear. Enter
either the User Password or the Supervisor Password, press <RETURN>, and proceed
with step 5.
5.
A Setup menu appears.
The KBox C-103-NGSF-x uEFI BIOS Setup program uses a hot key navigation system. The hot
key legend bar is located at the bottom of the Setup screens. The following table
provides a list of navigation hot keys available in the legend bar.
Table 8: Navigation Hot Keys Available in the Legend Bar
Sub-screen Description
<F1>
<F1> key invokes the General Help window
<->
<Minus> key selects the next lower value within a field
<+>
<Plus> key selects the next higher value within a field
<F2>
<F2> key loads previous values
<F3>
<F3> key loads optimized defaults
<F4>
<F4> key Saves and Exits
<→> or <←> <Left/Right> arrows selects major Setup menus on menu bar, for example,
Main or Advanced
<↑> or <↓> <Up/Down> arrows select fields in the current menu, for example, Setup
function or sub-screen
<ESC>
<ESC> key exits a major Setup menu and enters the Exit Setup menu
Pressing the <ESC> key in a sub-menu displays the next higher menu level
