Acer Travelmate 630 Service Guide

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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.
ParameterDescriptionOptions
Set Supervisor Password While entering SETUP, BIOS need to request user to enter 
supervisor password if set.
This password protects the BIOS SETUP menu from 
unauthorized entry.Enter or Present
Set...

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Setting a Password
Follow these steps: 
1.
Use the cursor 
w
ww w/y
yy y keys to highlight a Password parameter (Setup, Power-on or Hard Disk) and press 
the 
e
ee e key. The password box appears:
2.
Type a password. The password may consist of up to eight characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). 
IMPORTANT:
Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the 
screen. 
3.
Press 
e
ee e. Retype the password to verify your first entry and press e
ee e.
4.
After setting the...

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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 four 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, 4th.
If the Removable Device or Hard Drive option has multi devices, show ‘+’ in front of option and show each 
device information.
If secondary Hard Disk exists, user can also choose...

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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.
ParameterDescription
Exit Saving Changes Save any changes, and exit BIOS setup.
Help: Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding Changes Discard any changes, and exit BIOS setup.
Help: Exit utility without saving Setup data to CMOS.
Load Setup Defaults Load Setup Defaults.
Help: Load default...

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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 IFlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
NOTE: 
Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use IFlash.
NOTE: 
This program contains a readme.txt file. This readme.txt file will introduce on how to use IFlash utility.
Executing Flash Program
IMPORTANT:
If this diskette is not bootable, do the following...

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System Utility Diskette
This utility diskette is for the notebook machine. It provides the following functions:
1.
Read Panel ID Setting
2.
Write Panel ID Utility
3.
Thermal and Fan Utility
4.
Main Board Data Utility
  
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.
NOTE: 
This program contains a readme.txt file. This readme.txt file will introduce each test...

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It is allowed to input 4 bytes on the manufacture name and will revise the record into EEPROM automatically. 
4.Write MBD U UID
The MBD includes 32 bytes stored in EEPROM. There are two sub-functions:
a.Create and write a new UUID
This function is used when the original UUID is lost or damaged.
b.Write UUID by user key in
This function is used when the original UUID is kept. The user can use  Read Main Board Data 
function before to get it and have stored it.
5.Write MBD serial number
This...

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System Diagnostic Diskette
IMPORTANT:
 1The diagnostics program here that we used is called PQA (Product Quality Assurance) and is 
provided by Headquarters. You can utilize it as a basic diagnostic tool. To get this program, you can 
find it in the service CD kit. 
To better fit local service requirements, your regional office MAY have other diagnostic program.  
Please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further 
technical details. 
NOTE:...

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4.Exit to main menu:
USB Test
    This function will test USB Connect/Disconnect of the notebook machine. 
UHCI/OHCI test utility:
1.Please prepare a USB device such as USB mouse, USB keyboard, USB floppy diskette or USB modem, 
and leave the USB ports disconnected. 
NOTE:  The diagnostic program will not be interrupted by disconnecting the USB diskette. 
2.The program will dynamically detect the incoming device for 2 USB ports. Plug the USB connector on the 
first USB port, then un-plug it...

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Running PQA Diagnostics Program
Press z
zz z / x
xx xto move around the main menu. Press e
ee e 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 selected test items in...