Acer Aspire 5739g 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 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.
Set Supervisor Password
Enter New Password        [               ][               ]
Confirm New Password        [               ]
Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password        [               ][               ]
Enter New Password        [               ]
Confirm New Password        [               ][               ] 
						

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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 displays the following 
message.
Set Supervisor Password
Enter Current Password        [               ][               ]
Enter New Password        [               ]
Confirm New Password        [               ][               ]
Setup Notice
Changes have been saved.
[Continue] [Continue]
Setup Warning
Invalid Password.
[Continue] [Continue]
Setup Warning
Passwords do not match.
Re-enter password.
[Continue] [Continue] 
						

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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
ExitSelect Item
Select Menu
Change Values
Select SubMenu
EnterF9
F10Setup Default
Save and Exit
Boot priority order:
    1. IDE0 : WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0-(S1)
    2. IDE CD : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7580S
    3. PCI LAN: Atheros Boot Agent
    4. USB HDD :
    5. USB CDROM :
    6. USB FDC :    
    7. USB KEY :
    8:
Excluded from boot order: Boot priority order:
    1. IDE0 : WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0-(S1)
    2. IDE CD : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7580S
    3. PCI LAN: Atheros Boot Agent
    4. USB HDD :
    5. USB CDROM :
    6. USB FDC :    
    7. USB KEY :
    8:
Excluded from boot order:
F5/F6 Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility 
Information
Main Boot
Exit Security 
						

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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.
Item Specific Help
Exit System Setup and
save your changes to
CMOS.
F1
ESCHelp
ExitSelect Item
Select Menu
Change Values
EnterF9
F10Setup Default
Save and Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
F5/F6 Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
Information
Main Boot
Exit Security
Execute Command  
						

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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 BIOS flash, you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not 
completely loaded. 
Using the Flash16 Utility to Update the BIOS
Follow the steps below to run the Flash16 Utility.
1.Prepare a bootable diskette.
2.Copy the flash utilities to the bootable diskette.
3.Boot the system from the bootable diskette.
4.Run Phlash16.exe z06_3106.wph /mode=3 /x. After flashing the BIOS the system will restart.
5.During POST, press F2 to enter into the BIOS setup screen.
6.Navigate to the Exit page, choose Load Setup Defaults then press ENTER.
7.When a Setup Confirmation appears, choose Yes’. The system will restart with the BIOS settings included in 
the utility. 
						

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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 
program again.
 
4.Please wait 5~10 seconds to launch BIOS Windows Flash application.
5.Click Flash BIOS. 
						

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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 (in this example, OKJFN42 or UVEIQ96).
4.Reboot the system and type the selected string (in this example OKJFN42 or UVEIQ96) for the HDD user 
password.