The BIOS
I don't imagine many users will want to tweak the EPIA-M10000's BIOS much, but maybe I don't have much of an imagination. To be thorough, let's check out the board's BIOS and see what kind of tweaking options are available.

Much to my surprise, the EPIA-M10000 offers plenty of memory tweaking options. The memory clock can be set at either 100 or 133MHz, and there are plenty of timings that users can adjust. One may even bump the DRAM voltage up to 2.8V.

As you might expect from a platform whose heat sink is epoxied to the processor, the EPIA-M10000 lacks even basic front-side bus overclocking options. Sold as an all-in-one solution, the EPIA-M10000 shouldn't need any extra horsepower to fulfill the expectations of its target markets.

Those looking to replace one of the EPIA-M10000's peripherals with a discrete PCI solution can easily disable the board's audio or networking. Users can also manipulate the CastleRock integrated video's frame buffer to use 16, 32, or 64MB or the system's total memory. Unlike Intel's Extreme Graphics engine, which dynamically allocates frame buffer resources as needed, CastleRock's frame buffer size is static.

The EPIA-M10000 doesn't serve up much in the way of BIOS safety features, but I suppose the platform doesn't really need any. With no processor voltage or overclocking options, it seems unlikely that anyone will find a way to overheat the processor. I would, however, like to see a fan failure alarm or system shutdown condition that would protect the Nehemiah core should the system's tiny CPU fan fail. Were the EPIA-M10000 to use a completely passive processor cooling system, such a BIOS option would be unnecessary. *hint hint*