Acer Aspire 5739 Service Guide

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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...

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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....

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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 USB drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module bay.
Item Specific Help
Keys used to view or 
configure devices:
Up and Down arrows
select a device.
 and  moves 
the device up or down.
 and  specifies 
the device fixed or 
removable.
 exclude or include
the device to boot.
enables or
disables a device.
 Loads default
boot sequence.
F1
ESCHelp...

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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 Utility
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 Flash16 utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash16 Utility.
NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the flashit utility. If the battery pack does not 
contain enough power to finish the...

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WinFlash Utility
Perform the following steps to use the WinFlash Utility:
1.The flash utility is stored on the hard drive and is based on BIOS V.3208.
2.THe BIOS flash package includes the following files:
•ZK6_3208.WPH is the BIOS rom 
•WinPhlash1.6.8.8 is the BIOS windows flash tool
3.Execute  WinPhlash1.6.8.8 to update the BIOS, then choose  ZK6_3208.WPH  to continue.
NOTE:  If the AC adapter is not plugged in the following message appears. Plug the AC source in and run the 
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6.Please wait while the BIOS is overwritten.
7. The system will auto restart after upgraded BIOS complete.
DOS Flash Utility
1.Press F2 while booting to enter the setup menu.
2.Select Boot Menu to change boot priority order, for example, Press F6 to set item 4: USB HDD: USB 2.0 
Flash Drive to priority 1.
NOTE: Please use a USB KEY, USB HDD, DVD-RW, or HDD that can boot into DOS mode. 

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3.Execute the BIOS.BAT batch file to update BIOS 
 
4.The image file automatically loads as shown below.
  

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5.A  CAUTION : Please Do Not Remove AC Power Source. message displays
6.The BIOS updates as shown below. 

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Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
To reset a hard drive or BIOS password you require an additional PC. The utilities run on a DOS prompt on the 
second machine.
This section provides instructions on how to remove a HDD password. If you enter the wrong hard drive 
password three times, the system reports the following error code:
To reset the HDD password, run HDD_PW.EXE on a second machine as follows:
1.At a command prompt, type hdd_pw 15494 0
2.Ty p e  2.
3.Write down one of the two strings...