Acer Travelmate 280 Service Guide

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Secondary Master
The Secondary Master sub-menu contains parameters related to the Media bay drive.
CAUTION:  The parameters in this screen are for the advanced users only. Typically, you do not need to 
change the values in this screen. The default setting of Auto optimizes all the settings for your Media 
bay drive. 
ParameterDescriptionOptions
Type The setting of detail functions stands on type.
Help: Auto= Autotype Hard-Disk drive installed hereAuto/ CD-ROM/ ATAPI 
Removable/ User...

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I/O 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 I/O 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 hidden....

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PCI IRQ Routing
The PCI IRQ Routing sub-menu allows you to set IRQ for PCI devices.  
CAUTION:  The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. Typically, you do not need to change 
the values in this screen because these values are already optimized.
ParameterDescriptionOptions
PIRQ A-H# Set default IRQ of PCI device.
Help: PCI devices can use hardware interrupt called 
IRQs. A PCI device cannot use IRQs already in use 
by ISA or EISA devices. Use “Auto” only if no ISA or 
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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/y keys to highlight a Password parameter (Supervisor Password, User Password, 
Password on boot or Primary Hard Disk Password) and press the
e key. The password...

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2.Type a password. The password may consist of up to eight characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and then press 
e.
IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the 
screen. 
3.Retype password to verify your first entry and then press 
e. The following screen appears:
4.After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the chosen password parameter to Present.
5.Press 
^ to return to the main menu.
6.Press 
u. The following dialogue box appears....

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Type the Supervisor Password and press e to access the BIOS Utility.
2.When the User Password is set and Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-
up when pressing 
m.
Type the User Password (a symbol appears for each character you type) and press 
e to use the computer. 
If you enter the password incorrectly, an x symbol appears. Try again and press 
e.
3.When the Power on boot is set enabled, the following prompt appears at boot-up.
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Boot Options
Users can press F12 during POST to enter the Boot Options Menu. In this menu users can change boot 
device without entering BIOS SETUP utility.
NOTE:  There are three priorities that can let the user to specify the boot device sequence.
The priority of options from top to bottom is 1
st, 2nd, 3rd ,and 4th.
If the Removable Device or Hard Drive option has multi devices, show ‘+’ in front of option and show each 
device information.
Help: Keys used to view or configure devices:
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Exit Setup
This menu contains exit options.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Setting in boldface are the defaults and 
suggested parameter settings.
Load Setup Default
If you want to restore all parameter settings to their default values, select this menu item and press e. The 
following dialog box displays.
ParameterDescription
Exit Saving Changes Save any changes, and exit BIOS setup.
Help: Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
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If you would like to load factory- default settings for all parameters, use the cursor z / x keys to select Ye s; 
then press 
e. Choose No if otherwise.
Do you want to load default settings?
[Yes ]              [N o] 

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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 WFlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
Executing the Flash Program
Please do the following to update BIOS.
To update BIOS:
1.Prepare the BIOS Flash Diskette
a.Prepare the BIOS Flash Package.
2.Unzip this package
3.Run Update.bat
4.The system will ask you to reboot the computer after the BIOS is updated.