Acer Aspire 4935g Service Guide
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Chapter 241 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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42Chapter 2 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: 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:...
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Chapter 243 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. 3.Execute the IFLASH.BAT batch file to update BIOS. The flash process begins as shown. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev 3.5 Information Main Advanc ed S ec urity P owerBootExit Item Spec ific Help B oot priority order:Us e <...
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44Chapter 2 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. 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...
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Chapter 245 Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 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....
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46Chapter 2 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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Chapter 247 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.
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48Chapter 2 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...
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Chapter 249 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 Input: dmitools /wu Example 5: Write Asset Tag to EEPROM Input: dmitools /wa Acer Asstag