System Utilities. Acer X241, 2430
Acer X241 offers a variety of features that make it a versatile and capable device. It is powered by an Intel® Pentium® M processor and has up to 2GB of memory, providing ample performance for everyday tasks. The 15.4-inch WXGA display offers stunning visuals, perfect for watching movies or working on projects. Additionally, the Aspire X241 comes equipped with a DVD drive, allowing you to enjoy your favorite movies and music. With its long battery life, you can stay productive on the go.
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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
m
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.
. Info.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Exit
CPU Type :
Mobile AMD Sempron (TM) Processor 2600+
CPU Speed :
HDD Model Name :
HDD Serial Number :
ATAPI Model Name :
ATAPI Serial Number None
System BIOS Ver V1.0
VGA BIOS Ver
KBC Ver
Serial Number
Asset Tag Number
Produce Name
Manufacturer Name:
UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
N/A
Aspire 3000
Acer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
22 Byte
32 Byte
16 Byte
16 Byte
32 Byte
F1 Help ↑ ↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit → Select Menu Enter Select 4 Sub - Menu F10 Save and Exit
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Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
T
T
To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).
To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).
T
T
T
T
To change the value of a parameter, press por q.
A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this item.
Press ^ 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 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. Please note that system information vary in models.
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Information
. Info.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Exit
CPU Type :
CPU Speed :
HDD Model Name :
Mobile AMD Sempron (TM) Processor 2600+
HDD Serial Number :
ATAPI Model Name :
ATAPI Serial Number None
System BIOS Ver V1.0
VGA BIOS Ver
KBC Ver
Serial Number
Asset Tag Number
Produce Name
Manufacturer Name:
UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
N/A
Aspire 3000
Acer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
22 Byte
32 Byte
16 Byte
16 Byte
32 Byte
F1 Help ↑ ↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit → Select Menu Enter Select 4 Sub - Menu F10 Save and Exit
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
Parameter
HDD Model Name
HDD Serial Number
ATAPI Model Name
ATAPI Serial Number
Serial Number
UUID Number
Description
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 mofel name of devices installed on secondary IDE master. The hard disk drive or optical drive model name is automatically detected by the system.
This field shows the serial number of devices installed on secondary IDE master.
This field displays the serial number of this unit.
This will be visible only when an internal LAN device is presenting.
UUID=32bytes
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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:
System Date:
System Memory:
Extended Memory:
Video Memory
Quiet Boot:
Power on display:
Network boot
F12 Boot Menu
D2D Recovery
USB BIOS Legacy
[15:56:48]
[0 3/18/2005]
640 KB
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.
Shows system base memory size
446MB
[64 MB]
Shows extended memory size
VGA memory size
[Enabled]
[Auto ]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
F1
Help
↑ ↓
Select Item Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
←
Select Menu
Enter
Select
4
Sub -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
System Time
System Date
Description
Sets the system time. The hours are displayed with 24-hour format.
Sets the system date.
Format/Option
Format: HH:MM:SS
(hour:minute:second) System Time
Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/ year)
System Date
System Memory
Extended Memory
VGA Memory
Fast Boot
Power on display
Network Boot
This field reports the memory size of the system.
Memory size is fixed to 640MB
This field reports the memory size of the extended memory in the system.
Extended Memory size=Total memory size-1MB
Shows the VGA memory size. VGA Memory size=64/128MB
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.
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).
Enables, disables the system boot from LAN
(remote server).
Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST.
F12 Boot Menu
D2D Recovery 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.
USB BIOS Legacy Support Enables or disables legacy USB devices under
DOS mode.
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Auto or Both
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Disabled or Enabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: 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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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Info.
Main Advanced
Security
Boot Exit
Supervisor Password Is:
User Password Is:
Primary HardDisk Security:
HDD Master ID:
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Passord
Set HDD Password
Password on Boot
Clear
Clear
Clear
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[Enter]
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Disabled]
Item Specific Help
When shown as [Locked], the hard drive password currently can not be changed or disabled.
To change or disable it, turn off the system and enter Setup immediately after turning it back on.
Press [Enter] to input, change, or disable hard drive passwords.
F1
Help
↑ ↓
Select Item
F5/F6
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
← → Enter 4
Sub -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
User Password is
Supervisor Password is
Set User Password
Set Supervisor Password
Primary Harddisk Security
Password on Boot
Description
Shows the setting of the user password.
Shows the setting of the Supervisor 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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.
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:
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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
Boot
Exit
Item Specific Help
+ and - indicate device categories. Use <Enter> to expand/collapses.
CD-ROM/DVD Drive
Floppy Devices
+Hard Drive
Network Boot
Boot order is top-down using only the top device in each category.
Use <F6> and <F5> to move highlighted item up and down.
F1
Help
↑ ↓
Select Item
F5/F6
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
← → Enter 4 Sub-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.
Info.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot
Exit
Item Specific Help
Exit Saving Changes
Exit Dicarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
F1
Help
↑ ↓
Select Item
F5/F6
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
← → Enter
4 Sub-Menu
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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BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:
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New versions of system programs
T
T
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 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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Key features
- Intel® Pentium® M processor for reliable performance
- Up to 2GB of memory for smooth multitasking
- 15.4-inch WXGA display for vibrant visuals
- DVD drive for entertainment and data storage
- Long battery life for extended use
- 802.11b/g wireless connectivity for easy internet access