Acer Aspire 8920 Service Guide

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Advanced
The Advanced screen displays advanced settings in BIOS.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionOption
Serial port Displays the settings of the serial port
Enabled or Disabled
Parallel port Shows the settings of the parallel port
Enabled or Disabled 
						

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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized 
use. 
						

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget 
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your 
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1.Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e 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 e.
                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 u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
ParameterDescriptionOption
User Password is Shows the setting of the user password.
Clear or Set
Supervisor Password is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Clear or Set
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When 
user password is set, this password protects 
the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized 
access. The user can enter Setup menu only 
and does not have right to change the value of 
parameters.
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password. 
When set, this password protects the BIOS 
Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The 
user can not either enter the Setup menu nor 
change the value of parameters.
HardDisk Security Enables or disables primary hard disk security 
function. 
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or not 
while the events defined in this group 
happened. The following sub-options are all 
requires the Supervisor password for changes 
and should be grayed out if the user password 
was used to enter setup.
Disabled or Enabled 
						

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Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1.Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set 
Password box appears:
2.Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e.
3.Press e 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.
Changing a Password
1.Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set 
Password box appears:
2.Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e.
3.Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password 
field.
4.Press e. 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 u 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 u. 
						

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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 will display the following 
message. 
						

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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 distette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM in module bay. 
						

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Exit
The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen.
ParameterDescription
Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding Changes Exit 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 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: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Phlash utility. If the battery pack does not 
contain enough power to finish BIOS flash, you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not 
completely loaded. 
Fellow the steps below to run the Phlash.
1.Prepare a bootable diskette.
2.Copy the flash utilities to the bootable diskette.
3.Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The flash utility has auto-execution function. 
						

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Remove HDD password Utility
This section provide you with removing HDD password method:
Remove HDD Password:
If you key in wrong HDD password for three time, “HDD password error code” would display on the screen. 
See the image below.
If you need to solve HDD password locked problem, you can run unlock6.EXE
1.
Key in “unlock6 error code 205”
2.Select “2”
3.Choose one HDD password
Reboot system and key in “R6PI11X” or “MI8N4KK” to HDD user password. 
						

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Then the HDD password will be unlocked and will auto into Windows after reboot.