BIOS Configuration Tool adds Features and Support for Linux

Aug. 18, 2021
BIOS configuration tool for Advantech BIOS images adds extra flexibility to control startup message and boot order, now available for Windows and Linux.

Advantech's BIOS Wizard, the rapid custom BIOS configuration tool for their embedded hardware platforms, now supports Linux as well as Windows. In addition to adding several key features to the latest version, BIOS Wizard 2.0, there are extra features for more control over a systems' startup. Examples include the ability to configure the boot order according to specific use cases, and customizing the sign-on message to allow easy identification and tracking of customized BIOS versions.

BIOS Wizard 2.0 also improved parsing compatibility for various UEFI based images, supporting additional Advantech products, including older generations. The tool has a tree view showing all BIOS settings at once, with the ability to edit the default configuration and save it to the BIOS image. There are tools to modify or set up a custom OEM-branded boot screen and ensure painless BIOS modifications on Advantech hardware. Users also have resources such as online tutorials explaining how to use the tool in conjunction with Advantech's embedded boards and systems. 

BIOS Wizard is available now, for further information visit: https://page.advantech.com/bios-wizard 

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An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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