Acer Aspire 2930 Service Guide

Chapter 231
Power
The Power screen allows the user to configure various CPU and power management options and device 
wakeup behavior.
             Ins y deH20 S etup Utility Rev. 3.5
Inform ation     M ain     A dvanc ed S ec urityPowerB oot E x it
Item  S pec ific  Help
XA dvanc ed CP U ControlThes e item s  c ontrol
XP latform  P ower M anagem ent various  CP U param eters .
A CP I S 3: [E nabled]
W ak e on P M E [E nabled]
W ak e on M odem  Ring [E nabled]
Quickly S4 Resume [Disabled]
A uto wak e on S...

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The table below describes the items, menus, and submenus in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default 
and suggested parameter settings. 
ParameterDescriptionSubmenu Items
Advanced CPU 
ControlEnter the Advanced CPU Control menu.  • P-States (IST)
• Boot performance mode
• Thermal Mode
• CMP Support
• Use XD capability
• VT Support
• SMRR 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
•...

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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.
             Ins y deH20 S etup Utility Rev. 3.5
Information     Main     Advanc ed S ec urity P owerBootExit
Item Spec ific  Help
B oot priority  order:Us e <
↑> or <
↓> to select
a devic e, then pres s
1. US B  HDD :< F5>  to move it down the
2. IDE1 : Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S...

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Exit
The Exit screen allows you to save or discard any changes you made and quit the BIOS Utility.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen.
ParameterDescription
Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding 
ChangesExit 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 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 Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
NOTE: Create a Crisis Recovery Media (such as USB HDD) 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...

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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 following message displays. 
6.Shutdown or reboot base on iflash.bat command. 

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WinFlash Utility
Perform the following steps to use the InsydeFlash Utility:
1.Double click the InsydeFlash executable.
The InsydeFlash program begins updating the BIOS.
IMPORTANT:Do not turn off the computer during the update process.
2.When the upgrade finishes successfully, close all applications and reboot to complete the upgrade. 

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Remove HDD/BIOS Utility
This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS method:
Remove HDD Password:
When the user keys in the wrong password three times, the system reports the following error code to user.
To unlock the HDD password, perform the following steps:
1.Press Enter to display the Select Item screen.
2.Select Enter Unlock Password and press Enter.
An Unlock Password displays.
3.Make a note of the key, 76943488 in the example.
4.Boot up the system and open a DOS prompt.
5.Enter the...

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Removing BIOS Passwords:
If you key in the wrong Supervisor Password three times, System Disabled displays on the screen. See the 
image below.
To reset the BIOS password, run BIOS_PW.EXE as follows:
1.
Key in bios_pw 14452 0
2.Select one string from the list. 

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3.Reboot the system and key in the selected string (qjjg9vy, 07yqmjd etc.) for the BIOS user 
password.
Cleaning BIOS Passwords
To clear the password, 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.