Acer Travelmate 330 Service Guide

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Advanced Power Management
This computer supports the APM standard designed to further reduce power 
consumption.  APM is a power-management approach defined jointly by 
Microsoft and Intel.  An increasing number of software packages support 
APM to take advantage of its power-saving features and allow greater system 
availability without degrading performance.
For more information about APM under Windows, refer to your Windows 
user’s manual.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface...

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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 
a problem arises.
To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2
 during POST (while the TravelMate logo 
is being displayed)....

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Press Esc while you are in any of the menu options to return to the main 
menu.
Note: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in 
square brackets.
Note: Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the bottom of 
the screen.
At the main menu, press Esc to exit the BIOS Utility.  If you make any 
changes, the following dialog box displays:
If you would like to keep the changes you made, use the cursor left/right 
keys to select Ye s; then press Enter. Choose...

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combination of both.
The items in this sub-menu are important and vital information about your 
computer.  If you experience computer problems and need to contact 
technical support, this data helps our service personnel know more about 
your computer.
ParameterDescriptionFormat
CPU Type & Speed Shows the type and speed in 
Megahertz (MHz) of the Central 
Processing Unit (CPU)
Floppy Disk Drive Shows the floppy disk drive type
Hard Disk Drive Shows the size or capacity of 
the hard disk
HDD...

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Basic System Settings
The Basic System Settings sub-menu allows you to set the system date and 
time.
The following table describes the parameters in this sub-menu.
ParameterDescriptionFormat
Date Sets the system 
date.DDD MM DD, YYYY (day-of-
the-week  month day, year)
Time Sets the system 
time.HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second) 

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Startup Configuration
The Startup Configuration sub-menu contains parameter values that define 
how your computer behaves on system startup.
The following table describes the parameters in this sub-menu.  Settings in 
boldface
 are the default and suggested parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionOptions
Boot Display Sets the display on boot-up.
When set to 
Auto, the computer 
automatically determines the display 
device when the computer starts up.  If an 
external display device (e.g.,...

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Setting the Boot Drive Sequence
The Boot Drive Sequence section lists boot priorities (1st, 2nd and 3rd) for 
bootable drives in your computer.
For example, the default value (1st:Floppy Disk, 2nd:Hard Disk, and 3rd:CD-
ROM) tells the computer to first search for a bootable floppy disk in the floppy 
drive.  If it finds one present, it boots up from that floppy disk.  If not, the 
computer continues by booting up from the hard disk.  If it cannot boot up 
from the hard disk, it...

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Onboard Devices 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 Devices Configuration sub-menu assigns resources to basic 
computer communication hardware.
The following table describes the parameters in this sub-menu.  Settings in 
boldface
 are the default and suggested parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionOptions
Serial Port Enables or disables the...

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System Security
The System Security sub-menu allows you to safeguard your computer and 
data with passwords and other security measures.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.  Settings in 
boldface
 are the default and suggested parameter settings.
Parallel 
PortEnables or disables the parallel port.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O 
address, interrupt request (IRQ) and 
operation mode of the parallel port.
If operation mode is set to ECP, the direct...