Acer Extensa 610 Service Guide
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BIOS Setup Information3-73.4.3System Boot Drive Control This parameter determines which drive the notebook boots from when you turn it on. The following table lists the three possible settings. Table 3-4System Boot Drive Control SettingsSettingDescriptionDrive A Then C (default)Notebook boots from floppy drive A. If there is no system disk in drive A, the notebook boots from hard disk C. If the hard disk is a non-system disk, an error message appears.Drive C Then ANotebook boots from hard disk C. If...
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3-8Service Guide3.4.5Serial Port 1 Base Address The serial port can accommodate a modem, serial mouse, serial printer, or other serial devices. The default setting for the serial port base address is 3F8h(IRQ 4)1 . Other options include: · 2F8h(IRQ 3) · 3E8h(IRQ 4) · 2E8h(IRQ 3) · Disabled Make sure the serial port base address does not conflict with the address used by a PCMCIA card, if one is installed. 3.4.6Parallel Port Base Address The parallel port can accommodate a parallel printer or other...
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BIOS Setup Information3-9The default setting is [Standard and Bidirectional].If you set EPP as the parallel port operation mode, do not use 3BCh as the parallel port base address; otherwise, I/O conflicts may occur. ECP DMA Channel Set the ECP DMA Channel parameter if you set the Parallel Port Operation Mode to [Enhanced Capabilities Port(ECP)]. The default value, with ECP selected, is [0]. 3.4.8Passwords Two passwords are implemented in this notebook. The Setup Password prevents unauthorized access to...
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3-10Service Guide3.4.9CardBus Support The notebook comes pre-installed with a Windows 95 version which has built-in support for CardBus. In this case, CardBus Support is not needed and set to [Disabled]. If in case you install an older version of Windows 95 which does not have built-in Cardbus driver support, you need to enable this parameter. The default setting is [Disabled].To verify your Windows 95 version, access the System icon in the Control Panel. In the System section of the General tab,...
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BIOS Setup Information3-113.5Power Management Settings Besides accessing this screen from POST (F2), you can also press Fn-F6 during runtime to access this section of Setup. Power Management SettingsPower Management Mode ------------- [Enabled] Display Standby Timer ------------- [ 1] Minute(s) Hard Disk Standby Timer ----------- [ 1] Minute(s) System Sleep Timer ---------------- [ 3] Minute(s) System Sleep Mode ----------------- [Hibernation] System Resume Timer Mode ---------- [Disabled] System Resume...
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3-12Service GuideThe valid values for this timer range from 1 to 15 minutes with default set at [1]. Select [Off] to disable the timer. 3.5.4System Sleep Timer This parameter enables you to set a timeout period for the notebook to enter either standby or hibernation mode. The System Sleep Mode parameter determines which sleep mode the notebook will enter into. The valid values for this timer range from 1 to 15 minutes with default set at [3]. Select [Off] to disable the timer. 3.5.5System Sleep Mode...
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BIOS Setup Information3-133.5.9Battery-low Warning Beep This parameter allows you to enable or disable the warning beep generated by the notebook when a battery-low condition occurs. The default setting is [Enabled]. 3.5.10Sleep Upon Battery-low This parameter enables the notebook to enter standby or hibernation mode when a battery-low condition takes place. The default setting is [Enabled].
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3-14Service Guide3.6System Information Reference If you access Setup during runtime (Fn-F6), pressing PgDn after the Power Management Settings screen displays a summary of your notebook’s components and settings. System Information ReferenceCPU ID : PentiumInternal Cache : 16KB, Enabled CPU Clock : 133 MHzExternal Cache : 256KB, Enabled System DRAM : 16 MBPointing Device : Detected Video DRAM : 1 MBInternal KB : 85 key Floppy Disk A : 1.44 MB Security : Normal Floppy Disk B : None Security : Normal...
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BIOS Setup Information3-15Table 3-6System Status DescriptionsItemDescriptionCPU IDShows the processor typeCPU ClockShows the processor speedSystem memoryShows the total system memoryVideo memoryShows the total video memoryFloppy Disk AShows the floppy drive A type SecurityShows floppy drive A security settingFloppy Disk BShows the floppy drive B type SecurityShows floppy drive B security settingHard DiskShows the IDE drive type and size and its security setting SecurityShows hard disk drive...
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3-16Service Guide3.7Load Setup Default Settings Selecting this option allows you to load all the default settings. The default settings are the values initially stored in CMOS RAM intended to provide high performance. If in the future, you change these settings, you can load the default settings again by selecting this option. When you select this option, the following prompt appears: Load Setup Default SettingsAre you sure?[Yes] [No]Select [Yes] to load the default settings or [No] to abort...