Acer Travelmate 4520 Service Guide

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Easy-launch Keys
On the upper right side of the keyboard are special keys for launching commonly-used programs. Use Launch 
Manager to customize the function assigned to any of these keys. Go to page 25 for instructions. 
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1 Acer Empowering key * Press to launch the Acer Empowering Technology 
widgets. 
2 Web browser * Press to launch the preferred Internet browser. 
3 Mail * Press to launch the preset E-mail application. 
1
PProgrammable key Press to launch a...

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Productivity Keys
The productivity keys on the upper right side of the keyboard provides one-touch manageability for a more 
secure and smarter work mode.  
 
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1 Lock Press to launch the Windows Lock window. This 
enable users to protect the system from unauthorized 
access. If your computer is equipped with an 
Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, you only need to 
swipe your finger to log into Windows again.
2 Presentation Press to enable professional...

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Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility
 Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your systems Basic Input/
Output System (BIOS). Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is normally 
no need to run this utility. 
You will need to run this utility under the following conditions: 
TWhen changing the system configuration including: 
t     Setting the system time and date
t     Configuring the hard drives
t     Specifying the boot...

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Accessing the Setup Utility
1.Turn on the computer. 
If the computer is already turned on, save your data and close all open applications, then restart the 
computer.
2.During POST, press F2.
If you fail to press F2 before POST is completed, you will need to restart the computer. 
The first page to be displayed will be the Information
 menu. Use the left ( ) and right ( ) arrow keys to 
move between selections on the menu bar. 
   
Menu bar
Legend bar
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Navigating Through the Setup Utility
Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the Setup screen to work your way through the various 
menu and submenu screens of the Setup Utility. The table below lists these legend keys and their respective 
functions. 
Additional help information is available on the General Help
 window. Just press F1 on any screen.  
KeyFunction
 and    To move between selections on the menu bar.
 and To move the cursor to the field you want.The currently...

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Setup Utility Menus
The PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility has five menus for configuring the various system functions. These include:
• Information
•Main
• Security
• Boot
• Exit
Information 
The Information menu screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information. These information 
are necessary for troubleshooting and may be required when asking for technical support. 
FieldDescription
CPU Type Displays the processor name, sequence number, and clock speed.
CPU Speed Displays the CPU...

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Main
The Main menu screen allows you to configure the basic system settings and view the memory allocations.
FieldDescriptionVa l ue
System Time Set the system time. HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second)
System Date Set the system date. MM/DD/YYYY 
(month/day/year)
System Memory Displays the size of system memory detected during boot-up. Memory size is 
fixed at 640 MB.
Extended Memory Displays the size of extended memory detected during boot-up. Extended 
memory size is equal to total memory size...

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Security
The Security menu screen displays system passwords options to help safeguard and protect your computer 
from unauthorized use.
FieldDescriptionVa l ue
Supervisor Password Is Indicates whether a supervisor password is in use (Set) or not (Clear).
User Password Is Indicates whether a user password is in use (Set) or not (Clear).
HDD Password Is Indicates whether an HDD password is in use (HDD Password Set) or not 
(Clear).
Set Supervisor 
PasswordWhen set, this password will allow the...

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Setting a system password
 Note the following before you define a system password:
• The maximum length of password contains eight alphanumeric characters—A - Z, 0 - 9, and ‘;’ 
(for a French keyboard).  
• System passwords are case-insensitive.
• Password re-try is limited to three times. If user failed to enter the correct password, the system will 
hang up.
To set a system password:
1.Press   or   to highlight a set password field, then press Enter.  
The password box appears.
2.Type a...

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To change a system password:
1.Press   or   to highlight an enabled password field, then press Enter.  
The password box appears.
2.Type the original password, then press Enter.
3.Type a new password, then press Enter. 
4.Retype the new password to verify the first entry, then press Enter.
You will be prompted to save the new password.
5.Press Enter.
6.Press F10 to save the password and close the Setup Utility. 
To remove a system password: 
1.Press   or   to highlight a password parameter,...