Acer Travelmate 260 Service Guide

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Basic System Settings
The Basic System Settings screen allows you to set the system date and time.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.
Startup Configuration
The Startup Configuration screen contains parameter values that define how your computer behaves on 
system startup.
ParameterDescriptionFormat
Date Sets the system date. DDD MMM DD, YYYY 
(day-of-the-week month day, year)
Time Sets the system time. HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second)
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The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface
 are the default and 
suggested parameter settings.
Setting the Boot Drive Sequence
The Boot Drive Sequence section lists boot priorities (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th) for bootable drives in your 
computer.
For example, the default value (1st:Floppy Disk, 2nd:CD-ROM, 3rd:Hard Disk and 4th: Realtek PXE2.0 Boot 
Agent) tells the computer to first search for a bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive. If it finds one...

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Onboard Device Configuration
The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. You do not need to change the values in this 
screen because these values are already optimized.
The Onboard Device Configuration screen assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface
 are the default and 
suggested parameter settings.
NOTE: 
When the device is disabled, all the sub-items will be showed as [--]....

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System Security
The System Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from 
unauthorized use.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface
 are the default and 
suggested parameter settings.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps: 
1.
Use the cursor 
w
ww w/y
yy y keys to highlight a Password parameter (Setup, Power-on or Hard Disk) and press 
the 
e
ee e key. The password box appears:
2.
Type a password. The password...

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4.
After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Present.
Three password types protect your computer from unauthorized access. Setting these passwords creates 
several different levels of protection for your computer and data:
!Setup Password prevents unauthorized entry to the BIOS Utility. Once set, you must key-in this 
password to gain access to the BIOS Utility.  
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To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password.
To remove a password, follow the same steps used to set a password, except type nothing in the password 
boxes. 

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Load Default Settings
If you want to restore all parameter settings to their default values, select this menu item and press e
ee e. The 
following dialog box displays.
If you would like to load factory- default settings for all parameters, use the cursor 
z
zz z / x
xx x keys to select Ye s
; 
then press 
e
ee e. Choose No
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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
Use the IFlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
NOTE: 
Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use IFlash.
NOTE: 
This program contains a readme.txt file. This readme.txt file will introduce on how to use IFlash utility.
System Utility Diskette
This utility diskette is for the TravelMate 220/260 series notebook...

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Running PQA Diagnostics Program
Press z
zz z / x
xx xto move around the main menu. Press e
ee e to enable the selected option. The main options 
are Diag, Result, SysInfo, Option and Exit.
The Diag option lets you select testing items and times.
The following screen appears when you select Diag from the main menu.
One Test performs a single test and Manual checks the selected test items in sequence.
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The screen below appears if you select Multi Test.
Specify the desired number of tests and press 
e
ee e.
After you specify the number of tests to perform, the screen shows a list of test items (see below).
Move the highlight bar from one item to another. Press Space to enable or disable the item. Press 
e
ee e to 
view the available options of each selected item. Press 
|
|| | to close the submenu.
The right corner screen information gives you the available function keys and the specified...