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ARK-4180 User Manual 18
3.1 BIOS Introduction
Advantech provides the full-featured AwardBIOS 6.0 which delivers superior perfor-
mance, compatibility and functionality that manufacturers of Industrial PC and
Embedded boards demand; it’s many options and extensions let you customize your
products to a wide range of applications and target markets.
The modular, adaptable AwardBIOS 6.0 supports the broadest range of processors,
third-party peripherals and popular chipsets including: Intel, AMD, nVidia, and VIA
processors, from 386 through Pentium, and AMD Geode to K7 and K8. Advantech
also provides utilities to easily select and install features that suit the customers own
designs.