System Utilities. Packard Bell TM87, TM89, TM86 Series, TM87 Series, TM86

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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).

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.

Navigating the BIOS Utility

There are six menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit.

Follow these instructions:

•

• To choose a menu, use the left and right arrow keys.

To choose an item, use the up and down arrow keys.

•

• To change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6.

Press Esc while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.

• In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing F9. You can also press F10 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. Please

note that system information is subject to different models.

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Packard Bell EasyNote TM86/TM87/TM89 BIOS

Information

The Information screen displays a summary of the computer hardware information.

Information Main Security

InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5

Boot Exit

CPU Type

CPU Speed

HDD Model Name:

HDD Serial Number:

ATAPI Model Name:

System BIOS Version:

VGA BIOS Version:

Serial Number:

Asset Tag Number:

Product Name:

Manufacturer Name:

UUID:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz

2.13GHz

TOSHIBA MK3265GSX

Y9U5A09MA

TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C

V1.02

ATI VGA VER012.015.000.003.036141

NEW902101400114B4A1601

EasyNote TM86/TM87/TM89

Packard Bell

B2B51E657B28295741E2705AB616A5AB

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F1

ESC

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

F5/F6

Enter

Change Values

Select SubMenu

F9

F10

Setup Default

Save and Exit

NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ according to model.

The table below describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter

CPU Type

CPU Speed

HDD Model Name

HDD Serial Number

ATAPI Model Name

System BIOS Version

VGA BIOS Version

Serial Number

Asset Tag Number

Product Name

Manufacturer Name

UUID

Description

This field shows the CPU type and speed of the system.

This field shows the speed of the CPU.

This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.

This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master.

This field shows the model name of the Optical device installed in the system.

Displays system BIOS version.

This field displays the VGA firmware version of the system.

This field displays the serial number of this unit.

This field displays the asset tag number of the system.

This field shows product name of the system.

This field displays the manufacturer of this system.

Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is an identifier standard used in software construction, standardized by the Open Software

Foundation (OSF) as part of the Distributed Computing Environment

(DCE).

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Main

The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot options and recovery.

Information Main

System Time:

System Date:

Total Memory:

Video Memory:

Quiet Boot

Network Boot

F12 Boot Menu

D2D Recovery

SATA Mode

Display Mode

Security


Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

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[2/22/2010]

3072 MB

1024 MB

This is the help for the hour field. Valid range is from 0 to 23.REDUCE

/INCREASE: F5/F6

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[AHCI Mode]

[Discrete Graphics]

F1

ESC

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

F5/F6

Enter

Change Values

Select SubMenu

F9

F10

Setup Default

Save and Exit

NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ.


Parameter

System Time

System Date

Description

Sets the system time. The hours are displayed with 24hour format.

Sets the system date.

Total Memory

Video Memory

Quiet Boot

Network Boot

F12 Boot Menu

D2D Recovery

SATA Mode

Displays the total memory available.

Displays the available memory for Video.

The notebook displays an illustration called the OEM screen during system boot instead of the traditional

POST screen that displays the normal diagnostic messages.

Enables, disables the system boot from LAN (remote server).

Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST.

Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc drive to store operation system and restore the system to factory defaults.

Control the mode in which the SATA controller should operate.

Format/Option

Format: HH:MM:SS

(hour:minute:second)

Format MM/DD/YYYY

(month/day/year)

N/A

N/A

Option: Enabled or

Disabled

Option:

Disabled

Option:

Enabled or

Enabled or Enabled

Option: Enabled or

Disabled

Option:

Mode

AHCI Mode or IDE

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Parameter

Display Mode

Description

Control the graphics display mode.

Note: Switchable Graphics is displayed as an option if supported by the system.

Format/Option

Options: Integrated

Graphics, Discrete

Graphics or Switchable

Graphics

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Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.


Supervisor Password Is:

User Password Is:

HDD Password Is:

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Set HDD Password


Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Clear

Clear

Clear Install or Change the password and the length of password must be greater than one word.

F1

ESC

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

F5/F6

Enter

Change Values

Select SubMenu

F9

F10

Setup Default

Save and Exit

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Supervisor Password Is

User Password Is

Description

Shows the setting of the Supervisor password

Shows the setting of the user password.

HDD Password Is Shows the setting of the hard disk password.

Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can not either enter the

Setup menu nor change the value of parameters.

Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When user password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup

Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter

Setup menu only and does not have right to change the value of parameters.

Set HDD Password

Password on Boot

Enter HDD Password.

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.

Option

Clear or Set

Clear or Set

Clear or Set

N/A

N/A

N/A

Disabled 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.

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Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

1. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The

Set Supervisor Password box appears:


[ ]

Confirm New Password [ ]

2. Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceed 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 Enter. 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.

5. When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Removing a Password

Follow these steps:


Set Password box appears:


[ ]

Enter New Password [ ]

[ ]

2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.

3. Press Enter 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.

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Changing a Password


Set Password box appears.


[ ]

Enter New Password [ ]

2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.

3. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

4. Press Enter. 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 F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following.

Setup Notice

Changes have been saved.

The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter.

If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the

Setup Warning.

Setup Warning

Invalid Password.

[ [Continue] ]

If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following message.

Setup Warning

Passwords do not match.

Re-enter password.

[ [Continue] ]

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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 USB diskette drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module bay.

Select Boot Devices to select specific devices to support boot.



Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

1. IDE0 : TOSHIBA MK3265GSX

2. IDE1 : TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C

3. USB FDD :

4. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE

5. USB HDD :

6. USB CDROM :

Use < > or < > to select a device, then press

<F5> to move it down the list, or <F6> to move it up the list. Press

<Esc> to escape the menu

F1

ESC

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

F5/F6

Enter

Change Values

Select SubMenu

F9

F10

Setup Default

Save and Exit

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Exit

The Exit screen allows you to save or discard any changes you made and quit the BIOS Utility.



Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Exit system setup and save your changes.

F1

ESC

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

F5/F6

Enter

Change Values

Select SubMenu


Parameter

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding

Changes

Load Setup Default

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Description

Exit System Setup and save your changes.

Exit utility without saving setup data.

Load default values for all SETUP item.

Load previous values for all SETUP items.

Save Setup Data.

F9

F10

Setup Default

Save and Exit

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BIOS Flash Utilities

The BIOS Flash memory update is required for the following conditions:

• New versions of system programs

•

• New features or options

Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.

Use the Flash 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 Flash utility.

NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash.

NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Flash 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 Flash.

1. Prepare a bootable diskette.

2. Copy the Flash utilities to the bootable diskette.

3. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The Flash utility has auto-execution function.

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DOS Flash Utility

Perform the following steps to use the DOS Flash Utility:

1. Press F2 during boot to enter the Setup Menu.

2. Select Boot Menu to modify the boot priority order, for example, if using USB HDD to Update BIOS, move

USB HDD to position 1.



Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

1. IDE0 : TOSHIBA MK3265GSX

2. IDE1 : TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C

3. USB FDD :

4. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE

5. USB HDD :

6. USB CDROM :

Use < > or < > to select a device, then press

<F5> to move it down the list, or <F6> to move it up the list. Press

<Esc> to escape the menu

F1

ESC

Help

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

F5/F6

Enter

Change Values

Select SubMenu

3. Execute the BIOS.BAT batch file to update BIOS.

The flash process begins as shown.

F9

F10

Setup Default

Save and Exit

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4. In flash BIOS, the message Please do not remove AC Power Source displays.

NOTE: If the AC power is not connected, the following message displays.

Plug in the AC power to continue.

5. Flash is complete when the message Flash programming complete displays.

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WinFlash Utility

Perform the following steps to use the WinFlash Utility:

1. Double-click the WinFlash executable.

2. Click OK to begin the update. A progress screen displays.

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Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities

This section provides you with details about removing HDD/BIOS password:

Remove HDD Password:

If you key in the wrong HDD password three times, an error is generated.

To reset the HDD password, perform the following steps:

1. After the error is displayed, select the Enter Unlock Password option on the screen.

2. An Encode key is generated for unlocking utilities. Note down this key.

3. Execute the UnlockHD.EXE file to create the unlock code in DOS Mode using the format UnlockHD

[Encode code] with the code noted in the previous step, as follows:

UnlockHD 76943488

4. The command generates a password which can be used for unlocking the HDD.

Password : 46548274

5. Key in the password from the previous step to unlock the HDD as shown.

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Removing BIOS Passwords

To clear the User or Supervisor passwords, open the DIMM door and use a metal instrument to short the

RTC_RST point.

Cleaning BIOS Passwords

To clean the User or Supervisor passwords, perform the following steps:

1. From a DOS prompt, execute clnpwd.exe

2. Press 1 or 2 to clean the desired password shown on the screen.

The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not.

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Using Boot Sequence Selector

The Boot Sequence Selector allows the boot order to be changed without accessing the BIOS. To use Boot

Sequence Selector, perform the following steps:

1. Enter into DOS.

2. Execute BS.exe to display the usage screen.

3. Select the desired boot sequence by entering the corresponding sequence. For example, enter BS2 to change the boot sequence to HDD | CD ROM | LAN | Floppy.

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Using DMITools

The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to EEPROM to be used in the DMI pool for hardware management.

When the BIOS displays Verifying DMI pool data it is checking that the table correlates with the hardware before sending to the operating system (Windows, etc.).

To update the DMI Pool, perform the following steps:

1. Boot into DOS.

2. Execute dmitools. The following messages report to screen to confirm completion:

• dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from bios

•

• dmitools /wm xxxx ==> Write manufacturer name to eeprom (max. 16 characters) dmitools /wp xxxx ==> Write product name to eeprom (max. 16 characters)

•

• dmitools /ws xxxx ==> Write serial number to eeprom (max. 22 characters) dmitools /wu xxxx ==> Write uuid to eeprom

• dmitools /wa xxxx ==> Write asset tag to eeprom (max. 32 characters)

The following examples show the commands and the corresponding output information.

Read DMI Information from Memory

Input: dmitools /r

Output:

Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer

Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): TravelMate xxxxx

Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789

UUID String (Type1, Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acet Asstag

Write Product Name to EEPROM

Input: dmitools /wp Acer

Write Serial Number to EEPROM

Input: dmitools /ws 01234567890123456789

4 ). Write UUID to EEPROM ( Create UUID from Intel WFM20.pdf )

Input: dmitools /wu

5). Write Asset Tag to EEPROM

Input: dmitools /wa Acet Asstag

NOTE: When using any of the Write options, restart the system to make the new DMI data effective.

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Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility

You can use the MAC.BAT utility to write the MAC.CFG file to the EEPROM under DOS mode.

1. Use a text editor (for example: Notepad) to open the MAC.CFG file. You can see the MAC.CFG contents as below:

WriteData = ‘001122334455'

StartAddr=7A

WriteLeng=6

KeepByte=0

MAC value

MAC address

MAC value length don’t care

2. In DOS mode, run the MAC.BAT file to write MAC values to eeprom.

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