Acer Travelmate 330 Service Guide

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Setting a Password
Follow these steps: 

Use the cursor up/down keys to highlight a Password parameter (Setup 
or Power-on) and press the Enter key.  The password box appears:

Type a password.  The password may consist of up to seven characters 
(A-Z, a-z, 0-9). 
Important: Be very careful when typing your password because the 
characters do not appear on the screen.1

Press Enter.  Retype the password to verify your first entry and press 
Enter.
After setting the password, the computer...

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Changing a Password
To change a password, follow these steps:

Remove the current password.  See “Removing a Password” on page 
51.

Set a new password.  See “Setting a Password” on page 51.
Power Management
The Power Management screen contains parameters that are related to 
power-saving and power management. 

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The following table describes the parameters in this screen.  Settings in 
boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.
Note: If your system has ACPI, all power management functions are 
taken care of by Windows
.
ParameterDescriptionOptions or Format
Advanced Power 
Management ModeEnables or disables 
Advanced Power 
Management (APM) modeDisabled, Enabled or 
time values
Turn Off Display Sets the time-out value 
before the display enters 
power saving mode.Disabled or time...

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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 Enter
.  The following dialog box displays.
If you would like to load default settings for all parameters, use the cursor 
left/right
 keys to select Ye s
; then press Enter
. Choose No
 if otherwise. 

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AFlash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:

New versions of system programs

New features or options
Use the AFlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. 
Note: 
Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when 
you use AFlash.
The AFlash functions support all the operations required for system Flash 
ROM.  The functions are divided into four steps as follows.
1.  Load BIOS file to buffer 
reads a specified file from a diskette to...

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Quick Way to Execute AFlash
When you have already copied the AFlash files into your hard disk, you can 
simply type the following on the DOS prompt (subdirectory where the files are 
located) to quickly execute the program.
aflash (file name)          Enter
The program automatically performs the loading and programming functions, 
then reboots the system.
If the program cannot find the BIOS file, it returns to the main menu and 
flashes the following message:
Can’t Read This File!!!...

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System Utility Diskette
This utility diskette is for the Acer TravelMate 330 notebook machine.  It 
provides the following functions:
1.  Read/write LCD panel ID
2.  Set thermal sensor threshold
3.  Verify thermal sensor threshold (by testing fan function)
4.  Modem Dialing test
To use this diskette, first boot from this diskette, then a “Microsoft Windows 
98 Startup Menu” prompt you to choose the testing item.  Follow the 
instructions on screen to proceed.
Important: 
If this diskette is...

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Set Thermal Sensor Threshold
The system is equipped with sensors to protect against system overheating. 
By setting System and processor thermal thresholds, the system can turn on 
the cooling fan or shut down automatically when temperatures reach the 
defined threshold parameters.
Modem Dialing Test
The system is equipped with a 56K Modem. By testing the modem dialing to 
ensure the modem function.
Note: 
A phone line is required when executing the Modem Dialing Test, 
or this test...

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System Diagnostic Diskette
This diagnostic diskette is for the Acer TravelMate 330 notebook machine.  It 
provides the following functions:
1.  PQA System Diagnostics
2.  Audio Resource and Speaker Out Test
3.  Scroll Button Test
4.  Infrared Ray Test
Note: 
The Infrared Ray setting in BIOS Setup must be set to enable 
when executing the Infrared Ray Test.
5.  USB Register and Connect/Disconnect Test
Note: 
The USB setting in BIOS Setup must be set to enable and a USB 
device is required...

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Running PQA Diagnostics Program.
Press Æ
¨ to move around the main menu. Press Enter 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.
Multi Test performs multiple tests of the selected items and check the select 
test items in...