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System Utilities
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if
you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST (when “Press <F2> to enter Setup” message is prompted
on the bottom of screen).
Press m to enter setup. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is set to “disabled”. If you want to change
boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set the parameter to “enabled”.
Press <F12> during POST to enter multi-boot menu. In this menu, user can change boot device without
entering BIOS SETUP Utility.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
. Info. Main Advanced Security Boot Exit
CPU Type :
CPU Speed :
HDD Model Name :
HDD Serial Number :
ATAPI Model Name :
ATAPI Serial Number None
System BIOS Ver
VGA BIOS Ver
KBC Ver
Serial Number
Asset Tag Number
Produce Name
Manufacturer Name: Acer
UUID:
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←
Mobile AMD Sempron (TM) Processor 2800+
1.6 GHz
HTS4244040N9AT00-(PM)
MPA201Q2G0W2YA
MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-825S
V1.0
90.F8.00.37
02.13.29
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
N/A
Aspire 1360
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Select Menu Enter Select
22 Byte
Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
32 Byte
16 Byte
16 Byte
32 Byte
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Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
q
To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).
q
To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).
q
To change the value of a parameter, press por q.
q
A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this item.
q
Press ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
q
In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing t. You can also press u to save any
changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for a
particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item
Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values.
This menu provides you the information of the system.
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Information
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4
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
. Info. Main Advanced Security Boot Exit
CPU Type :
CPU Speed :
HDD Model Name :
HDD Serial Number :
ATAPI Model Name :
ATAPI Serial Number None
System BIOS Ver
VGA BIOS Ver
KBC Ver
Serial Number
Asset Tag Number
Produce Name
Manufacturer Name: Acer
UUID:
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←
Mobile AMD Sempron (TM) Processor 2800+
1.6 GHz
HTS4244040N9AT00-(PM)
MPA201Q2G0W2YA
MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-825S
V1.0
90.F8.00.37
02.13.29
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
N/A
Aspire 1360
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Select Menu Enter Select
22 Byte
32 Byte
16 Byte
16 Byte
32 Byte
Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
Parameter Description
CPU Type Displays the CPU type information.
CPU Speed Displays the CPU speed.
HDD Model Name HDD device model name information will be retrieved automatically during system boot.
HDD Serial Number HDD device serial number information will be retrieved automatically during system boot.
ATAPI Model Name Display the ATAPI device model name.
ATAPI Serial Number Display the ATAPI device serial number
System BIOS Ver Displays the system BIOS version.
VGA BIOS Ver Displays the VGA BIOS version.
KBC Ver Displays the keyboard controller firmware version.
Serial Number Displays the system serial number.
Asset Tag Number N/A
Product Name Displays the product name.
Manufacturer Name Displays the Acer company.
UUID Number Displays the UUID (Universal Unique IDentifier) string = 32 bytes.
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Main
The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information, and also includes basic setup
parameters. It allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info.
Main
Advanced Security Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
System Time: [15:56:48]
System Date: [08/23/2004]
System Memory: 640 KB
Extended Memory: 446MB
Video Memory [64 MB]
Shows system base memory size
Shows extended memory size
VGA memory size
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.
Quiet Boot: [Enabled]
Power on Display: [Auto ]
LCD Auto Dim [Enabled]
Network Boot
F12 Boot Menu:
D2D Recovery
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
NOTE: The screen above is for reference only. Actual values may differ.
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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter Description Format/Option
System Time Sets the system time. The hours are displayed
with 24-hour format.
System Date Sets the system date. Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/
System Memory This field reports the memory size of the system.
Memory size is fixed to 640MB
Extended Memory This field reports the memory size of the
extended memory in the system.
Extended Memory size=Total memory size-1MB
VGA Memory Shows the VGA memory size. VGA Memory
size=64/128MB
Fast Boot Determines if Customer Logo will be displayed or
not; shows Summary Screen is disabled or
enabled.
Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and
Summary Screen is disabled.
Disabled: Customer Logo is not displayed, and
Summary Screen is enabled.
Power on display Auto: During power process, the system will
detect if any display device is connected on
external video port. If any external display device
is connected, the power on display will be in CRT
(or projector) only mode. Otherwise it will be in
LCD only mode.
Both: Simultaneously enable both the integrated
LCD screen and the system’s external video port
(for an external CRT or projector).
LCD Auto Dim Determines if the system will automatically dim
the LCD brightness in order to save power when
AC is not present.
The system will support an automatic dimming of
the LCD backlight when the AC power is NOT
available (running on battery power).
Network Boot Enables, disables the system boot from LAN
(remote server).
F12 Boot Menu Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST.
D2D Recovery Enables or disables Hard Disk to Hard Disk
system Recovery by pressing Fn+F10 key during
POST.
Format: HH:MM:SS
(hour:minute:second) System Time
year)
System Date
Option:
Option:
Option:
Option:
Option:
Option:
Enabled
Auto
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
or Disabled
or Both
or Disabled
or Disabled
or Enabled
or Disabled
NOTE: The sub-items under each device will not be shown if the device control is set to disable or auto. This is
because the user is not allowed to control the settings in these cases.
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Advanced
The Advanced menu screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced
settings of the system.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info. Main Advanced Security Boot Exit
Infrared Port (FIR)
Base I/O address:
Interrupt:
DMA channel:
[Enabled]
[2F8]
[IRQ 3]
[DMA 1]
Parallel port:
Mode:
Base I/O address:
Interrupt:
DMA channel:
[Auto]
[ECP]
[378]
[IRQ 7]
[DMA 3]
Infrared Port (FIR):
[Enabled]
Item Specific Help
Configure Infrared Port
using options:
[Disable]
No configuration
[Enabled]
User configuration
[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration
(OS Controlled)
Displayed when controlled
by OS
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
.
Parameter Description Options
Infrared Port Enables, disables or auto detects the infrared port.
Base I/O address Sets the I/O address of the infrared port.
Interrupt Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.
DMA channel Sets a DMA channel for the infrared port.
Parallel Port Enables, disables or auto detects the parallel port.
Mode Sets the operation mode of the parallel port.
Base I/O address Sets the I/O address of the parallel port.
Interrupt Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.
Enabled
2F8
IRQ3
DMA
Enabled
ECP
directional
378
IRQ7
/Disabled/Auto
/3F8/3E8/2E8
/IRQ4
/DMA3
/Disabled/Auto
, EPP, Output only or Bi-
/278
/IRQ5
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Parameter Description Options
DMA channel Sets a DMA channel for the printer to operate in
ECP mode. This parameter is enabled only if Mode
is set to ECP.
Legacy USB Support Enables, disables USB interface devices support.
(Enable for use with a non-USB aware Operating
System such as DOS or UNIX).
DMA3
Option:
/DMA1
Disabled
or Enabled
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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info. Main Advanced Boot
Security
Item Specific Help
Exit
User Password is : Clear
Supervisor Password is : Clear
Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set Supervisor Password
[Enter]
[Enter]
controls accesses of the
whole setup utility.
It can be used to
Primary HardDisk Security
Password on Boot
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
boot up when Password
on boot is enabled.
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter Description Option
User Password is Shows the setting of the user password.
Supervisor Password is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
Utility from unauthorized access.
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
Primary Harddisk Security This feature is available to user when
Supervisor password is set. Password can be
written on HDD only when Supervisor
password or user password is set and
password on HDD is set to enabled.
Supervisor Password is written to HDD only
when Supervisor password is being set. User
password is written to HDD when both
passwords are set. When both Supervisor and
user password are present, both passwords
can unlock the HDD.
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or not
while the events defined in this group
happened. The following sub-options are all
requires the Supervisor password for changes
and should be grayed out if the user password
was used to enter setup.
or Set
Clear
or Set
Clear
Disabled
Disabled
or Enabled
or Enabled
NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1. Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set
Supervisor Password box appears:
2. Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8
alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New
Password” field.
IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the
screen.
3. Press e.
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.
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5. When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1. Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set
Password box appears:
2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e.
3. Press e twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The
computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Clear”.
4. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Changing a Password
1. Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set
Password box appears:
2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e.
3. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password
field.
4. Press e. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
5. If desired, you can enable the Password on boot parameter.
6. When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
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If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following.
The password setting is complete after the user presses u.
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the
Setup Warning.
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following
message.
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Boot
This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices
includes the distette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM in module bay.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info. Main Advanced Security Exit
Boot
Item Specific Help
+Hard Drive
Floppy Drive
CD-ROM/DVD Drive
Network Boot
↑
> or <↓> to select a
Use <
device, then press <F6> to
move it up the list, or <F5>
move it down the list.
Press <ESC> to escape the
menu
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
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Exit
The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info. Main Advanced Security Boot
Exit Saving Changes
Exit Dicarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
Exit System Setup and save
your changes to CMOS.
Exit
Item Specific Help
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ← → Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
The table below describes the parameters in this screen.
Parameter Description
Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding Changes Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS.
Load Setup Default Load default values for all SETUP item.
Discard Changes Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items.
Save Changes Save Setup Data to CMOS.
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BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:
q
New versions of system programs
q
New features or options
q
Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.
Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery
Diskette before you use the Phlash utility.
NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Phlash.
NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Phlash utility. If the battery pack does not
contain enough power to finish BIOS flash, you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not
completely loaded.
Fellow the steps below to run the Phlash.
1. Prepare a bootable diskette.
2. Copy the Phlash utilities to the bootable diskette.
3. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function.
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