Acer Travelmate 6492 Service Guide

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Advanced
The Advanced screen displays advanced settings in BIOS.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
ParameterDescriptionOption
Serial port Displays the setting of the serial portAuto or Disabled
Infrared port Displays the setting of the infrared portAuto or Disabled
Parallel port Displays the setting of the parallel portAuto or Disabled
Mode Displays the mode of the parallel port if 
enabledECP/SPP/EPP
ASF Configuration
qMinimum Watchdog Timeout
qBIOS Boot Timeout
qOS Boot Timeout
qPower-on wait Time
Access the ASF Submenu for the 
following features:
qMinimum Watchdog Timeout — 
qBIOS Boot Timeout — 
qOS Boot Timeout — 
qPower-on wait Time — 
Enter a figure in minutes
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 :Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD :Value  F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit
F1: General Help    F5: Previous Values     F7: Optimized Defaults   X
ASF Configuration
   Minimum W atchdog Timeout                       [   ]
   BIOS Boot Timeout                                    [   ]
   OS Boot Timeout                                       [   ]
   Power-on wait Time                                    [   ]    Parallel Port                                              [Auto]
   Mode                                                        [ECP]    Infrared Port (FIR)                                      [Auto] Menu Level     X Phoenix - Award W orkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced
   Serial Port                                                [Auto]
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Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
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F1: General Help    F5: Previous Values     F7: Optimized Defaults   Password on Boot                                              [Disabled]
Current TPM State
Change TPM State                                            [No Change] Set HDD Password                                             [Enter] Set Supervisor Password                                     [Enter]
Set User Password                                             [Enter] HDD Password Is                                                [Clear] Menu Level     X Phoenix - Award W orkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Security
Supervisor Password Is                                        [Clear]
Help Item
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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
Note: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget 
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to 
reset it.
Password Conventions
All the passwords must obey the following rules:
qAll the passwords can be set/cleared in BIOS Setup Security screen.
qThe password entry consists up to 8 alphanumeric characters. At least 1 character must be assigned in 
this field.
The valid keys are listed in the table below:
ParameterDescriptionOption
Supervisor Password Is Shows the setting for the Supervisor 
passwordClear or Set
User Password Is Shows the setting for the user passwordClear or Set
HDD Password Is Shows the setting for the HDD passwordClear or Set
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor 
password. When set, this password 
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from 
unauthorized access. The user can not 
either enter the Setup menu nor change 
the value of parameters
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. 
When user password is set, this 
password protects the BIOS Setup Utility 
from unauthorized access. The user can 
enter Setup menu only and does not 
have right to change the value of 
parameters
Set HDD Password Press Enter to set the HDD password. 
When HDD password is set, this 
password protects the Primary HDD
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required 
or not while the events defined in this 
group happen. The following sub-options 
are all requires the Supervisor password 
for changes and should be grayed out if 
the user password was used to enter 
setupDisabled or Enabled
Current TPM State
Change TPM State
Symbol CharacterSymbol Name
A — Z Alphabet A through Z (Not Case 
Sensitive)
0 — 9 Numeric Characters
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qThe maximum cycles to retry password is limited to 3.
qUser cannot change/remove password during resuming from S4.
qFinger print: support 10 fingers - Upack/Authentec modules.
Setting a Password
Perform the following steps to set the supervisor, user, or HDD password.
Note: The following example uses the Supervisor Password screens. The User and HDD Password screens 
are identical.
1. Use the µ 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 careful when typing the password as the characters do not appear on the screen.
3. Press Enter. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password Is parameter to Set.
4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on Boot parameter.
5. When you are done, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Removing a Password
Follow these steps:
1. Use the µ and ¶ keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. The Set 
Password box appears:= Equals Sign
[ Left Bracket
] Right Bracket
.Period
, Comma
; Semi-colon
/Slash
\ Back-slash
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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, save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Changing a Password
1. Use the µ 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 Supervisor Password Is parameter to Set.
5. If desired, you can enable the Password on Boot parameter.
6. When you are done, 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 
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If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will display the following 
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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 diskette drive in module bay, the onboard hard disk drive and the CD-ROM in module bay.
Use µ or ¶ to select a device, then press  to move it up the List, or  to move it down the list. Press 
 to escape the menu
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F1: General Help    F5: Previous Values     F7: Optimized Defaults   8: USB CD/DVD ROM 6: USB FDD
7: USB Key 4: Network Boot
5: USB HDD 2: IDE1: W DC W D200EB - (PM) Menu Level     X
3: CD/DVDPhoenix - Award W orkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Boot
Boot Priority Order:
Help Item
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Exit
The Exit screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
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 Defaults 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.
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 :Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD :Value  F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit
F1: General Help    F5: Previous Values     F7: Optimized Defaults   Save Changes Load Setup Defaults Menu Level     X
Discard ChangesPhoenix - Award W orkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Help Item
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BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:
qNew versions of system programs
qNew features or options
qRestore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted. 
Use the Flash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
Note: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery 
Diskette before you use the Flash utility.
Note: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Flash.
Note: Please use the AC adaptor power supply when you run the Flash utility. If the battery pack does not 
contain enough power to finish BIOS flash, you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not completely 
loaded. 
Fellow the steps below to run the Flash.
1. Prepare a bootable diskette.
2. Copy the flash utilities to the bootable diskette.
3. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. The flash utility has auto-execution function. 
						

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