Acer TravelMate 4530 User Manual

							Chapter 231
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1.Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The 
Set Supervisor Password box appears:
2.Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8 
alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New 
Password” field.
IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.
3.Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
4.If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.
5.When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1.Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The 
Set Password box appears:
2.Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.
3.Press Enter twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. 
The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to “Clear”.
4.When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. 
						

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Changing a Password
1.Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The 
Set Password box appears.
2.Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter.
3.Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password 
field.
4.Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
5.If desired, you can enable the Password on boot parameter.
6.When you are done, press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
If the verification is OK, the screen will display as following. 
The password setting is complete after the user presses Enter.
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will show you the 
Setup Warning.
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following 
message. 
						

							Chapter 233
Power
The Power screen allows the user to configure CPU and power management options.
The table below describes the items, menus, and submenus in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default 
and suggested parameter settings. 
ParameterDescriptionOption
Enable ACPI (debug only) Enable or disable ACPI BIOS.Ye s or No
High Precision Event Timer Enable or disable HPET.Ye s or No
             Phoenix BIOS Set up Utility
Informat ion     Main     Advanc ed Sec urit yPowerBoot AMD Ex it
Item Specific Help
Enable ACPI (debug only ):[Yes ] En/Dis able ACPI BIOS
High Prec is ion Event  Timer[Yes ] (Advanc e Configurat ion
and Power Int erfac e)
Debug only ,  remove t his
option for produc t ion.
F1 Help           
↑↓ Select Item           F5/F6 Change Values            F9 Set up Default s
ESC Exit         
←→ Selec t  Menu       Enter Select
XSub-Menu    F10 Save and Ex it 
						

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Boot
This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices 
includes the USB diskette drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module bay.
             PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Information     Main     Advanced Security PowerBootAMD Exit
Item Specific Help
B oot priority  order:Us e <
↑> or <
↓> to 
   1. IDE 0 : TOS HIB A  M K 1246GS X-(S 1)select a device, then
   2. IDE1 : TSSTcorp CDW DVD TS-L463A-(pres s  < F6>  to m ove it
   3. P CI LAN: MBA  v11.0.3 Slot 0600up the Lis t, or < F5>
   4. US B HDD :to move it down the
   5. US B FDD :list. Press  to 
   6. USB KEY :es c ape the m enu.
   7. USB CD/DVD ROM :
F1 Help           
↑↓ Select Item           F5/F6 Change Values           F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit         
←→ Select Menu       Enter Select
XS ub-Menu    F10 S ave and E x it 
						

							Chapter 235
AMD
The AMD screen allows the user to configure memory, thermal management options, and device wakeup 
behavior.
ParameterDescriptionSubmenu Items
CBS Options Manage common platform BIOS settings. • Power Management
• Thermal Control
• DDR2 Memory & Memory Controller
PBS Options • Primary Display
• Parallel ATA
•On chip SATA
• USB Host Controller
• USB3 Controller
• Legacy USB Support
• OSC Support
• System Time Lag Workaround
• Thermal Fan Control
             PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Inform ation     M ain     A dvanc ed S ec urity P ower B ootAMDExit
Item S pecific Help
XCBS  OptionsThes e options  are
XPBS Optionscommon to all
platforms .
F1 Help           
↑↓ Select Item           F5/F6 Change Values           F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit         
←→ Select Menu       Enter Select
XS ub-Menu    F10 S ave and E x it 
						

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Exit
The Exit screen allows you to save or discard any changes you made and quit the BIOS Utility.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen.
ParameterDescription
Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding 
ChangesExit utility without saving setup data to CMOS.
Load Setup Default Load default values for all SETUP item.
Discard Changes Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items.
Save Changes Save Setup Data to CMOS.
             PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Information     Main     Advanced Security Power Boot AMDExit
Item Specific Help
Ex it  Saving ChangesExit System Setup and 
Ex it  Dis c arding Changess ave y our c hanges  t o
Load Set up Default sCMOS .
Dis c ard Changes
Save Changes
F1 Help           
↑↓ Select Item           F5/F6 Change Values           F9 Set up Default s
ESC Exit         
←→ Select Menu       Enter Select
XSub-Menu    F10 Save and Ex it 
						

							Chapter 237
BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:
•New versions of system programs
•New features or options
•Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted. 
Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
NOTE: Create a Crisis Recovery Media (such as USB HDD) before you use the Phlash utility.
NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Phlash.
NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Phlash utility. If the battery pack does not 
contain enough power to finish BIOS flash, the system will not boot as the BIOS is not loaded. 
Perform the following steps to use the Flash Utility:
1.Press F2 during boot to enter the Setup Menu.
2.Select Boot Menu to modify the boot priority order, for example, if using USB HDD to Update BIOS, move 
USB HDD to position 1.
3.Execute the JALB028.BAT batch file from C:\JALB0_JALC0\BIOS\JALB028A to update BIOS.
The flash process begins as shown. 
						

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4.In flash BIOS, the message Please do not remove AC Power Source displays.
NOTE: If the AC power is not connected, the following message displays.
Plug in the AC power to continue.
5.Flash is complete when the message Flash programming complete displays.  
						

							Chapter 239
Removing HDD Passwords
This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS password method:
Remove HDD Password:
•If you key in wrong HDD password for three time, “HDD password error code” would display on the 
screen. See the image below.
•If you need to solve HDD password locked problem, you can run HDD_PW.EXE
1.
Key in “hdd_pw 15494 0”
2.Select “2”
3.Choose one upper-case string
•Reboot system and key in “0KJFN42” or “UVEIQ96” to HDD user password. 
						

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