Acer Ferrari 1200 Service Guide

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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. 
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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.
Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility
Main
Item Specific Help
Useorto
select a device, then
presstomoveit
up the list, or 
to move it down the
list. Press  to
escape the menu. Boot priority order:
F1
EscHelp
ExitSelect Item
Select Menu
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu -/+
EnterF9
F10Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
Information Advanced Security Boot Exit
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7: 1: IDE0: XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX)
CD/DVD: XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-XX
PCI LAN: MBA vXX.X.X Slot XXXX
USB HDD:
USB FDD:
USB Key:
USB CD/DVD ROM: 
						

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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.
Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility
Main
Item Specific Help
Exit System Setup and
save your changes to
CMOS.
F1
EscHelp
ExitSelect Item
Select Menu
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu -/+
EnterF9
F10Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
Information Advanced Security Boot Exit
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes Exit Saving Changes 
						

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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/BIOS Utility
This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS 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 HDD_PW.EXE
1.
Key in “hdd_pw 15494 0”
2.Select “2”
3.Choose one upper-case string
•Reboot system and key in “0KJFN42” or “UVEIQ96” to HDD user password. 
						

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Remove BIOS Password:
•If you key in wrong Supervisor Password for three time, “System Disabled” would display on the 
screen. See the image below. 
						

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•If you need to solve BIOS password locked problem, you can run BIOS_PW.EXE
1.
Key in “bios_pw 14452 0”
2.Choose one upper-case string
•Reboot the system and key in “qjjg9vy” or “07yqmjd” to BIOS user password. 
						

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