Acer Aspire 9800 Service Guide

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System Power Management
ACPI modePower Management
Mech. Off (G3) All devices in the system are turned off completely.
Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are turned off 
completely.
Working (G0/S0) Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disc may be power 
managed in this state.
Suspend to RAM (S3) CPU set power down
VGA Suspend
PCMCIA Suspend
Audio Power Down
Hard Disk Power Down
CD-ROM Power Down
Super I/O Low Power mode
Save to Disk (S4) Also called...

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Chapter 247
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/
Output System).
Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if 
you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup.  Please also refer to Chapter 4 
Troubleshooting when problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press 
m during POST (when “Press  to enter Setup” message is prompted 
on the...

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Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
TTo choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).
TTo choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).
TTo change the value of a parameter, press por q.
TA plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this item.
TPress ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
TIn any menu, you can load default...

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Information
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
ParameterDescription
CPU Type This field shows the CPU type and speed of the system.
IDE1 Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
IDE1 Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
IDE2I Model Name This field displays the mofel name of devices installed on secondary IDE master. The hard 
disk drive or optical drive model name is...

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UUID Number This will be visible only when an internal LAN device is presenting.
UUID=32bytes
ParameterDescription 

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Main
The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information, and also includes basic setup 
parameters. It allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters.
NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
   Information      
Main      Advanced          Security       Boot       Exit 
 
  
Item Specific Help 
System Time: [19:03:49] 
System Date: [04/25/2006] 
  
System Memory:  633 KB 
Extended Memory:...

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
NOTE: The sub-items under each device will not be shown if the device control is set to disable or auto. This is 
because the user is not allowed to control the settings in these cases.
ParameterDescriptionFormat/Option
System Time Sets the system time. The hours are displayed 
with 24-hour format.Format: HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second) System Time
System Date Sets...

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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 prot
Enabled or Disabled
Parallel port Shows the settings of the parallel port
Enabled or Disabled
IrDA Device Shows the setting of the infrared port
Enabled or Disabled
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
   Information        Main...

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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized 
use.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 
     Information             Main        Advanced Boot
 
 
Item Specific Help 
Supervisor Password Is : Clear 
User Password Is : Clear
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
  Password on Boot[Disabled]
 
  
 
Supervisor Password 
controls accesses of the 
whole setup utility. 
It can be used to 
boot up when Password 
on boot is enabled. 
 
F1...