Acer Aspire 5910 Service Guide

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Navigating Through the Setup Utility
Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the Setup screen to work your way through the various 
menu and submenu screens of the Set up Utility. The table below lists these legend keys and their respective 
functions. 
Additional help information is available on the General Help
 window. Just press  F1 on any screen.  
KeyFunction
 and    To move between selections on the menu bar.
 and  To move the cursor to the field you want.The
 currently...

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Setup Utility Menus
The Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility has five m enus for configuring the various  system functions. These include:
• Information
•Main
• Security
• Boot
• Exit
Information 
The Information menu screen displays a summary of your com puter hardware information. These information 
are necessary for troubleshooting and may be required when asking for technical support. 
FieldDescription
CPU Type Displays the processor name, sequence number, and clock speed.
CPU Speed Displays the...

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Main
The Main menu screen allows you to configure the basic system settings and view the memory allocations.
FieldDescriptionVa l ue
System Time Set the system time. HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second)
System Date Set the system date. MM/DD/YYYY  (month/day/year)
System Memory Displays the size  of system memory detected during boot-up. Memory size is 
fixed at 640 MB.
Extended Memory Displays the size of exten ded memory detected during boot-up. Extended 
memory size is equal to to tal memory...

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Security
The Security menu screen displays system passwords options to help safeguard and protect your computer 
from unauthorized use.
FieldDescriptionVa l ue
Supervisor Password Is Indicates  whether a supervisor password is in use (Set) or not (Clear).
User Password Is Indicates whether a user  password is in use (Set) or not (Clear).
HDD Password Is Indicates whether an HDD password  is in use (HDD Password Set) or not 
(Clear).
Set Supervisor 
Password When set, this password will allow...

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Setting a system password
 Note the following before you define a system password:
• The maximum length of password contains eight  alphanumeric characters—A - Z, 0 - 9, and ‘;’ 
(for a French keyboard).  
• System passwords are case-insensitive.
• Password re-try is limited to three times. If user  failed to enter the correct password, the system will 
hang up.
To set a system password:
1. Press   or   to highlight a set password field, then press  Enter.  
The password box appears.
2. Type...

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To change a system password:
1.Press   or   to highlight an enabled password field, then press  Enter.  
The password box appears.
2. Type the original password, then press  Enter.
3. Type a new password, then press  Enter. 
4. Retype the new password to veri fy the first entry, then press Enter.
You will be prompted to save the new password.
5. Press  Enter.
6. Press  F10 to save the password and close the Setup Utility. 
To remove a system password: 
1. Press   or   to highlight a password...

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5.Peel off the black tape near the DIMM  slot to expose the SW1 dip switch.
6. Locate the SW1 dip switch (G55). 
7. Position the SWI dip switch to  ON to clear all system passwords. 
8. Reinstall the memory modules  and the lower case cover. 
9. Turn on the computer and press  F2 during bootup to access the Setup Utility. 
10. Press  F9 to load the system defaults. 
11 . Press  F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility. 
Boot
The Boot menu screen allows users to set the...

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Exit
The Exit menu displays the several options on how to quit from the Setup Utility. Select any of the exit options
then press  Enter.
OptionDescription
Exit Saving Changes Saves changes made and closes the Setup Utility. 
Keyboard shortcut: F10·
Exit Discarding Changes Discards changes  made and closes the Setup Utility.
Load Setup Defaults   Loads the factory- default settings for all Setup fields. 
Keyboard shortcut: F9
Discard Changes Discards all changes made to  the Setup Utility and...

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BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required under the following conditions:
TWhen there are new versions of system programs
TWhen new hardware options are installed
TWhen the BIOS has been corrupted and you need to restore it 
BIOS Flash Precautions
TIf you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, create a  Crisis Recovery Diskette in Windows XP 
of Vista before you use the flash utility.
TDo not install memory-related drivers (XMS,  EMS, DPMI) when you use the flash...

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Launch Manager 
Launch Manager allows users to configure three of the easy-launch keys—Acer Empowering, Web browser, 
and Mail.  
To configure an easy-launch key:
1.Select  Start | All Programs  | Launch Manager .
2. Select which key to configure, then click the  Add button opposite it. 
3. You can set the key to open a particular file or pr ogram, or display a Web site address. Select the 
corresponding radio button, then ty pe or browse for your selection.
4. If you’ve entered a Web site...