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... employs hotkeys or key combinations to provide a variety of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output, and the BIOS utility. it launches the Start menu. To activate hot keys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys ...as clicking on the Windows Start button; Chapter 1 15 See "Acer Empowering Technology" on hot keys. + Acer eSettings Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. + + Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches the Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. Windows Keys The keyboard has one key that performs Windows...
... employs hotkeys or key combinations to provide a variety of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output, and the BIOS utility. it launches the Start menu. To activate hot keys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys ...as clicking on the Windows Start button; Chapter 1 15 See "Acer Empowering Technology" on hot keys. + Acer eSettings Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. + + Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches the Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. Windows Keys The keyboard has one key that performs Windows...
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...(rpm) 86 3700 88 3450 91 3150 95 2800 Acoustic Level (dBA) 39 36.5 34.5 31 BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control InsydeH2O Specification Flash ROM 512KB 32-pin PLCC ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security ...Control, INT 13h Extensions, PnP BIOS 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.4, Simple Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification, USB1.1/2.0, IEEE 1394 1.0, USB/...
...(rpm) 86 3700 88 3450 91 3150 95 2800 Acoustic Level (dBA) 39 36.5 34.5 31 BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control InsydeH2O Specification Flash ROM 512KB 32-pin PLCC ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security ...Control, INT 13h Extensions, PnP BIOS 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.4, Simple Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification, USB1.1/2.0, IEEE 1394 1.0, USB/...
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... ZV (Zoomed Video) port Supports 32 bit CardBus Specification Built-in ICH8M 2.0 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 4 One on the rear side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup TI PCI 7412 Type-II One type-II Left side No ZV support Yes Specification System Board Major Chips Item Core logic LAN USB...
... ZV (Zoomed Video) port Supports 32 bit CardBus Specification Built-in ICH8M 2.0 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 4 One on the rear side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup TI PCI 7412 Type-II One type-II Left side No ZV support Yes Specification System Board Major Chips Item Core logic LAN USB...
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..."Press to enter Setup" message is prompted on the bottom of F12 Boot Menu is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). Information Main InsydeH20 Setup Utility Security Advanced Boot Exit Rev. 3.0 CPU Type : CPU Speed : Intel ...Model Name : TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATAPI Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version: V0.18.T04 VGA BIOS Version: ATI Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx F1 Help Esc Exit Chapter 2 Select Item Select Menu F5...
..."Press to enter Setup" message is prompted on the bottom of F12 Boot Menu is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). Information Main InsydeH20 Setup Utility Security Advanced Boot Exit Rev. 3.0 CPU Type : CPU Speed : Intel ...Model Name : TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATAPI Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version: V0.18.T04 VGA BIOS Version: ATI Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx F1 Help Esc Exit Chapter 2 Select Item Select Menu F5...
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Navigating the BIOS Utility There are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. T To change the value of a parameter if it is subject to parameter ... any menu, you are shown on the bottom of the screen. Please note that system information is enclosed in any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Navigation keys for parameters are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit. Help for a particular menu are in square...
Navigating the BIOS Utility There are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. T To change the value of a parameter if it is subject to parameter ... any menu, you are shown on the bottom of the screen. Please note that system information is enclosed in any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Navigation keys for parameters are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit. Help for a particular menu are in square...
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...ATAPI Model Name : TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATAPI Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version: V0.18.T04 VGA BIOS Version: ATI Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rev. 3.0 F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item Select Menu F5/F6... This field displays the asset tag number of HDD installed on secondary IDE master. UUID=32bytes Chapter 2 41 Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the serial number of this unit. This field displays the serial number of the system. This ...
...ATAPI Model Name : TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATAPI Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version: V0.18.T04 VGA BIOS Version: ATI Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rev. 3.0 F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item Select Menu F5/F6... This field displays the asset tag number of HDD installed on secondary IDE master. UUID=32bytes Chapter 2 41 Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the serial number of this unit. This field displays the serial number of the system. This ...
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... and press the e key. When you may have right to set the supervisor, user, or hard disk password: 1. When set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Don't forget your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. If you forget your password, you are... length can enter Setup menu only and does not have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Shows the setting of parameters. Settings in boldface are done, press u to reset it. The user can opt to set the ...
... and press the e key. When you may have right to set the supervisor, user, or hard disk password: 1. When set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Don't forget your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. If you forget your password, you are... length can enter Setup menu only and does not have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Shows the setting of parameters. Settings in boldface are done, press u to reset it. The user can opt to set the ...
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...parameter and press the e key. Use the w and y keys to "Clear". 4. If desired, you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The password setting is OK, the screen will show you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the... BIOS Setup Utility. The Set Supervisor Password box appears: 2. Changing a Password 1. Type a password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. After setting the password, the ...
...parameter and press the e key. Use the w and y keys to "Clear". 4. If desired, you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The password setting is OK, the screen will show you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the... BIOS Setup Utility. The Set Supervisor Password box appears: 2. Changing a Password 1. Type a password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. After setting the password, the ...
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... below describes the parameters in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Settings in this feature. Advanced The Advanced screen displays advanced settings in BIOS. Parameter Advanced CPU Control Platform Power Management IDE Configuration ACPI S1 ACPI S3 Auto wake on S5 by day of month or fixed time of...
... below describes the parameters in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Settings in this feature. Advanced The Advanced screen displays advanced settings in BIOS. Parameter Advanced CPU Control Platform Power Management IDE Configuration ACPI S1 ACPI S3 Auto wake on S5 by day of month or fixed time of...
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...contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Use the Phlash utility to the bootable diskette. 3. Copy the flash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. The flash utility has auto-execution function. NOTE: Please use the AC adapter power supply when you use the Phlash. Follow the... steps below to finish BIOS flash, you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis ...
...contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Use the Phlash utility to the bootable diskette. 3. Copy the flash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. The flash utility has auto-execution function. NOTE: Please use the AC adapter power supply when you use the Phlash. Follow the... steps below to finish BIOS flash, you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis ...
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...actions in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 76 Chapter 4 The following lists the error ...messages that the BIOS displays on page 88. The most likely cause is not listed, see "Undetermined Problems" on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function. ...
...actions in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 76 Chapter 4 The following lists the error ...messages that the BIOS displays on page 88. The most likely cause is not listed, see "Undetermined Problems" on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function. ...
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...checksum bad - Keyboard Controller Failed see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 72. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at offset: nnnn DIMM System board System battery is specified. Error Message List... (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error System disabled. System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 72...
...checksum bad - Keyboard Controller Failed see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 72. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at offset: nnnn DIMM System board System battery is specified. Error Message List... (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error System disabled. System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 72...
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...Diskette drive A error Incorrect Drive A type - RTC battery System board Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Utility System board System board DIMM System board DIMM System board DIMM System board Run "Load Default... Settings" in Sequence RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Diskette drive Hard disk drive System board 78 Chapter 4 DIMM System board Check...
...Diskette drive A error Incorrect Drive A type - RTC battery System board Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Utility System board System board DIMM System board DIMM System board DIMM System board Run "Load Default... Settings" in Sequence RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Diskette drive Hard disk drive System board 78 Chapter 4 DIMM System board Check...
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... Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test ... RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager ...
... Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test ... RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager ...
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...Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize... external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse 81
...Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize... external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse 81
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... Description Unknown interrupt Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System...
... Description Unknown interrupt Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System...
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... cable LCD inverter LCD System board LCD inverter ID LCD inverter LCD cable LCD System board Indicator-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Action in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD has extra...
... cable LCD inverter LCD System board LCD inverter ID LCD inverter LCD cable LCD System board Indicator-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Action in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD has extra...
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... Chapter 4 85 Touchpad Keyboard Hard disk connection board Hard disk drive System board See "Save to Disk (S4)" on page 45. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound comes from standby mode after closing the...
... Chapter 4 85 Touchpad Keyboard Hard disk connection board Hard disk drive System board See "Save to Disk (S4)" on page 45. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Internal speakers make noise or emit no sound comes from standby mode after closing the...
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External display does not work correctly Print problems. Serial or parallel port device problems. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. USB does not work correctly. Printer driver Printer cable .... Keyboard System board Reconnect touchpad cable. Touchpad board System board Modem-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in the Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. Hard disk connection board System board Peripheral-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System configuration does not match ...
External display does not work correctly Print problems. Serial or parallel port device problems. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. USB does not work correctly. Printer driver Printer cable .... Keyboard System board Reconnect touchpad cable. Touchpad board System board Modem-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in the Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. Hard disk connection board System board Peripheral-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System configuration does not match ...
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...95 96 LCD panel ergonomic specifications 97 Index 98 Installing memory 75 Connecting your TV and AV-in cables (for selected models) 76 BIOS utility 79 Boot sequence 79 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 79 Password 79 Using software 80 Playing DVD movies 80 Power management 81... Acer eRecovery Management 82 Create backup 82 Burn backup disc 83 Restore and recovery 83 Troubleshooting 84 Troubleshooting tips 84 Error messages 84 ...
...95 96 LCD panel ergonomic specifications 97 Index 98 Installing memory 75 Connecting your TV and AV-in cables (for selected models) 76 BIOS utility 79 Boot sequence 79 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 79 Password 79 Using software 80 Playing DVD movies 80 Power management 81... Acer eRecovery Management 82 Create backup 82 Burn backup disc 83 Restore and recovery 83 Troubleshooting 84 Troubleshooting tips 84 Error messages 84 ...