Chapter 2

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 F2 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.

Navigating the BIOS Utility

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

Follow these instructions:

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•

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

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

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

A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press Enter to expand this item.

• 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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Information

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

Information Main Security

I n s y d e H 2 0 S e t u p U t i l i t y R e v . 3 . 5

Boot Exit

I n t e l ( R ) A t o m ( T M ) C P U N 2 7 0 @ 1 . 6 0 G H z

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F 1

E S C

H e l p

E x i t

S e l e c t I t e m

S e l e c t M e n u

F 5 / F 6

E n t e r

C h a n g e Va l u e s

S e l e c t S u b M e n u

F 9

F 1 0

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S a v e a n d E x i t

NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.

Parameter

CPU Type

CPU Speed

HDD Model Name

HDD Serial Number

System BIOS Version

VGA BIOS Version

Serial Number

Asset Tag Number

Product Name

Manufacturer Name

UUID

Displays system BIOS version.

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 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 option and recovery.

Information Main Security

I n s y d e H 2 0 S e t u p U t i l i t y R e v . 3 . 5

Boot Exit

I t e m S p e c i f i c H e l p

T h i s i s t h e h e l p f o r t h e h o u r f i e l d . V a l i d r a n g e i s f r o m 0 t o 2 3 .

I N C R E A S E / R E D U C E : F 5 / F 6

F 1

E S C

H e l p

E x i t

S e l e c t I t e m

S e l e c t M e n u

F 5 / F 6

E n t e r

C h a n g e Va l u e s

S e l e c t S u b M e n u

F 9

F 1 0

S e t u p D e f a u l t

S a v e a n d E x i t

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

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

Parameter

System Time

System Date

Total Memory

Video Memory

Quick Boot

Network Boot

F12 Boot Menu

D2D Recovery

SATA Mode

Description

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

Sets the system date.

Format/Option

Format: HH:MM:SS

(hour:minute:second)

Format MM/DD/YYYY

(month/day/year)

N/A This field reports the memory size of the system.

Memory size is fixed to 3017 MB.

Shows the video memory size. VGA Memory size=32 MB N/A

Option: Enabled or Disabled Allows startup to skip certain tests while booting, decreasing the time needed to boot the system.

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

Option: Enabled or Disabled

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.

Option: Enabled or Enabled

Option: Enabled or Disabled

Option: AHCI or IDE

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Security

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

Information Main Security

I n s y d e H 2 0 S e t u p U t i l i t y R e v . 3 . 5

Boot Exit

I t e m S p e c i f i c H e l p

I n s t a l l o r C h a n g e t h e p a s s w o r d a n d t h e l e n g t h o f p a s s w o r d m u s t b e l e s s t h a n e i g h t w o r d s .

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F 1

E S C

H e l p

E x i t

S e l e c t I t e m

S e l e c t M e n u

F 5 / F 6

E n t e r

C h a n g e Va l u e s

S e l e c t S u b M e n u

F 9

F 1 0

S e t u p D e f a u l t

S a v e a n d E x i t

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

HDD Password IS

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Set Hdd Password

Password on Boot

Description

Shows the setting of the Supervisor password

Shows the setting of the user password.

Shows the setting of the HDD 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.

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.

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

Enabled

Disabled

or

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:

S e t S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d

C o n f i r m N e w P a s s w o r d [ ]

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 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:

1.

Use the

↑

and

↓

keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The

Set Password box appears:

S e t S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d

E n t e r N e w P a s s w o r d [ ]

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

1.

Use the

↑

and

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

Set Password box appears.

S e t S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d

E n t e r N e w P a s s w o r d [ ]

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.

S e t u p N o t i c e

C h a n g e s h a v e b e e n s a v e d .

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.

S e t u p W a r n i n g

I n v a l i d P a s s w o r d .

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

S e t u p W a r n i n g

P a s s w o r d s d o n o t m a t c h .

R e - e n t e r p a s s w o r d .

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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.

Information Main Security Boot

I n s y d e H 2 0 S e t u p U t i l i t y R e v . 3 . 5

Exit

I t e m S p e c i f i c H e l p

U s e < > o r < > t o s e l e c t a d e v i c e , t h e n p r e s s

< F 5 > t o m o v e i t d o w n t h e l i s t , o r < F 6 > t o m o v e i t u p t h e l i s t . P r e s s

< E s c > t o e s c a p e t h e m e n u

F 1

E S C

H e l p

E x i t

S e l e c t I t e m

S e l e c t M e n u

F 5 / F 6

E n t e r

C h a n g e Va l u e s

S e l e c t S u b M e n u

F 9

F 1 0

S e t u p D e f a u l t

S a v e a n d E x i t

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Exit

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

Information Main Security

I n s y d e H 2 0 S e t u p U t i l i t y R e v . 3 . 5

Boot Exit

I t e m S p e c i f i c H e l p

E x i t S y s t e m S e t u p a n d s a v e y o u r c h a n g e s t o

C M O S .

F 1

E S C

H e l p

E x i t

S e l e c t I t e m

S e l e c t M e n u

F 5 / F 6

E n t e r

C h a n g e Va l u e s

S e l e c t S u b M e n u

F 9

F 1 0

S e t u p D e f a u l t

S a v e a n d E x i t

The table below describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding

Changes

Load Setup Default

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Description

Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.

Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS.

Load default values for all SETUP item.

Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items.

Save Setup Data to CMOS.

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BIOS Flash Utility

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

• New versions of system programs

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New features or options

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 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.

Information Main Security Boot

I n s y d e H 2 0 S e t u p U t i l i t y R e v . 3 . 5

Exit

I t e m S p e c i f i c H e l p

U s e < > o r < > t o s e l e c t a d e v i c e , t h e n p r e s s

< F 5 > t o m o v e i t d o w n t h e l i s t , o r < F 6 > t o m o v e i t u p t h e l i s t . P r e s s

< E s c > t o e s c a p e t h e m e n u

F 1

E S C

H e l p

E x i t

S e l e c t I t e m

S e l e c t M e n u

F 5 / F 6

E n t e r

C h a n g e Va l u e s

S e l e c t

3.

Execute the IFLASH.BAT

batch file to update BIOS.

The flash process begins as shown.

S u b M e n u

F 9

F 1 0

S e t u p D e f a u l t

S a v e a n d E x i t

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

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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.

3.

When the process is complete, close all programs and applications and reboot the system.

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Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities

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

Removing 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 key] 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 3G bay door and use a metal instrument to short the

RTC_RST jumper as shown below.

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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Miscellaneous Utilities

Using Boot Sequence Selector

Boot Sequence Selector allows the boot order to be changes 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.

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 the table correlates with the hardware before sending to the operating system (Windows, etc.).

To update the DMI Pool, perform the following steps:

1.

Enter into DOS.

2.

Execute dmitools.exe

. The following messages show dmitools usage:

DMITOOLS [ /R | /WP | /WS | /WU ] [ STRING ]

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•

•

•

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• dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from bios dmitools /wm xxxx ==> Write manufacturer name to eeprom dmitools /wp xxxx ==> Write product name to eeprom dmitools /ws xxxx ==> Write serial number to eeprom dmitools /wu xxxx ==> Write uuid to eeprom dmitools /wa xxxx ==> Write asset tag to eeprom

IMPORTANT: The following write examples (2 to 5) require a system reboot to take effect

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Example 1: Read DMI Information from Memory

Input: dmitools /r

Output:

Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer

Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): Aspire one xxxxx

Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789

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

Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acer Asstag

Example 2: Write Product Name to EEPROM

Input: dmitools /wp Acer

Example 3: Write Serial Number to EEPROM

Input: dmitools /ws 01234567890123456789

Example 4: Write UUID to EEPROM

(Create UUID from Intel WFM20.pdf)

Input: dmitools /wu

Example 5: Write Asset Tag to EEPROM

Input: dmitools /wa Acer Asstag

Using the LAN MAC Utility

Perform the following steps to write MAC information to eeprom:

1.

Use a text editor, for example Notepad, to edit the MAC.CFG file as shown:

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WriteData= '001122334455' <------- MAC value

StartAddr=7A <------- MAC address

WriteLeng=6 <------- MAC value length

KeepByte=0 <------- can be any value

2.

Boot into DOS.

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Execute MAC.BAT to write MAC information to eeprom.

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