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, 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 .

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.

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Information

Main Advanced Security Power 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:

TravelMate 4730

Acer

DCEB0597-DE29-11D3-444C-001B38D96A6F

Rev. 3.5

Intel (R) Core (TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz

2.53GHz

ST9250827AS

5RG01NK8

Slimtype DVD A DS8A2S v0.16-T6 nVidia NB9M-GS VER62.98.1F.00.00

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.

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 Number

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 option and recovery.

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Information

Main

Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

System Time

System Date

Total Memory

Video Memory

[13:

04:04]

[06/04/2008]

4095 MB

[256MB]

Rev. 3.5

Item Specific Help

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

INCREASE/REDUCE : F5/F6

Quick Boot

Network Boot

F12 Boot Menu

D2D Recovery

SATA Mode

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[AHCI]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

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 Mode

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 screen allows the user to configure the various advanced BIOS options.

IMPORTANT: Making incorrect settings to items on these pages may cause the system to malfunction. Unless you have experience adjusting these items, we recommend that you leave these settings at the default values. If making settings to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or prevents the system from booting, open BIOS and choose Load Optimal Defaults in the Exit menu to boot up normally.

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Information Main

Advanced

Security Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Configures Boot

X Boot Configuration

X

Peripheral Configuration

X

IDE Configuration

X

Video Configuration

X

USB Configuration

X

Chipset Configuration

X

ACPI Table/Features Control

Express Card

X

PCI Express Root Port 1

X

PCI Express Root Port 2

X

PCI Express Root Port 3

X

PCI Express Root Port 4

X

PCI Express Root Port 5

X

PCI Express Root Port 6

[Disabled]

Settings.

Rev. 3.5

X

ASF Configuration

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

The table below describes the items, menus, and submenus in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Boot

Configuration

Peripheral

Configuration

IDE

Configuration

Video

Configuration

Description

Enter the Boot Configuration menu.

Enter the Peripheral Configuration menu.

Enter the IDE Configuration menu.

Enter the Video Configuration menu.

Submenu Items

• Numlock

• Zip Emulation Type

• Serial Port A

• Infrared Port

• Azalia

• Lan

• IDE Controller

• HDC Configure as

• ACHI Option ROM Support

• SATA Port 0, 1, 4, and 5 Hotplug

• Channel 1 to 4 Master and Slave

• PEG Aperture Size

• ASPM

• Extended Synch

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Parameter

USB

Configuration

Chipset

Configuration

Enter the Chipset Configuration menu.

ACPI Table/

Features Control

Enter the ACPI Table/Features Control menu.

Express Card

PCI Express

Root Port 1 to 6

ASF

Configuration

Description

Enter the USB Configuration menu.

Disable or Enable the Express Card solution for windows Standby and

Hibernation.

Enter the PCI Port 1 to 6 configuration menus.

Enter the ASF Configuration menu.

Submenu Items

• USB Driver Select

• EHCI 1 and 2

• UHCI 1 to 5

• Per-Port Control

• USB Port 1 to 11

• Port 80h Cycles

• DMI Link ASPM Control

• PCI Latency Timer

• VT-d

• FACP C2 Latency Value

• FACP C3 Latency Value

• FACP RTC S4 Wakeup

• APIC IO APIC Mode

• HPET Support

• Base Address select

N/A

• VC1 Enable

• ASPM

• URR

• FER

• NFER

• CER

• CTO

• SEFE

• SENFE

• SECE

• PME Interrupt

• PME SCI

• Hot Plug SCI

• Mini Watchdog Timeout

• BIOS Boot Timeout

• OS Boot Timeout

• Power-on wait time

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Security

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

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password and the length of password must be less than eight words.

Rev. 3.5

Information Main Advanced

Security

Power Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password Is: Clear

Install or Change the

User Password Is:

HDD Password Is:

Clear

Clear

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Set Hdd Password

Power on password [Enabled]

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F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 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

HDD Password Is

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Set HDD Password

Power on password

Description

Shows the setting of the Supervisor password

Shows the setting of the user password.

Shows the setting of the hard disk 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 or

Disabled

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:

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:

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.

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.

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.

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

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Power

The Power screen allows the user to configure various CPU and power management options and device wakeup behavior.

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Information Main Advanced Security

Power

Boot Exit

Item Specific Help

X Advanced CPU Control

X

Platform Power Management

These items control various CPU parameters.

ACPI S3:

W ake on PME

W ake on Modem Ring

Auto wake on S5

Quickly S4 Resume

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

The table below describes the items, menus, and submenus in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Advanced CPU

Control

Description

Enter the Advanced CPU Control menu.

Submenu Items

• P-States (IST)

• Boot performance mode

• Thermal Mode

• CMP Support

• Use XD capability

• VT Support

• C-States

• Enhanced C-States

• C-State Pop Up Mode

• C-State Pop Down Mode

• C4 Exit Timing Mode

• DeepC4

• Hard C4E

• Enable C6

• EMTTM

• Bi-directional PROCHOT#

• Dynamic FSB Switching

• Turbo Mode

• ACPI 3.0 T-States

• DTS

• DTS Calibration

• Thermal Trip Points Setting (Fan

On Temp., Throttle On Temp.)

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Parameter

Platform Power

Management

ACPI S3

Wake on PME

Wake on Modem

Ring

Description

Enter the Platform Power Management menu.

• PCI Clock Run

• _CST - C4 Latency Value

• C4 on C3 - Deeper Sleep

Enable or Disable ACPI S1/S3 Sleep State.

N/A

Enable or Disable wake up when the system power is off and a PCI Power

Management Enable wake up event occurs.

Enable or Disable wake up when the system power is off and a modem attached to the serial port is ringing.

N/A

N/A

Submenu Items

Auto wake on S5 Disable or Enable auto wake up by date and time or at a fixed time everyday.

Quickly S4

Resume

Disable or Enable optional quick boot from

S4 Resume.

N/A

N/A

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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.

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Information Main Advanced Security Power

Boot

Exit

Boot priority order:

Rev. 3.5

Item Specific Help

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

1. USB HDD :

2. IDE0 : ST9250827AS

3. IDE1 : Slimtype DVD a DS8A2S

4. USB FDD :

5. Network Boot : MBA v11.0.3 Slot 0500

6. USB CDROM :

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

<Esc> to escape the menu

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 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.

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Information Main Advanced Security Power Boot

Exit

Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Exit System Setup and save your changes to

CMOS.

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Valies F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

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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