Acer Travelmate C100 Service Guide

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System Information
The System Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information.
NOTE: The screen above is a sample and may not reflect the actual data on your computer.  “X” may refer to 
a series of numbers and/or characters.
The following table describes the information in this screen.
The items in this screen are important and vital information about your computer.  If you experience computer 
problems and need to contact technical support, this data helps our...

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Basic System Settings
The Basic System Settings screen allows you to set the system date and time.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.
ParameterDescriptionFormat
Date Sets the system date. DDD MMM DD, YYYY  (day-of-the-week month day, year)
Time Sets the system time. HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second)
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Date [Mon Jan 1, 2001]
Time [12:00:00]
ÏÐ = Move highlight bar, ÍÎ= Change setting, F1 = HelpBasic System Setting...

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Startup Configuration
The Startup Configuration screen contains parameter values that define how your computer behaves on 
system startup.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.  Settings in boldface are the default and 
suggested parameter settings.
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.  Settings in  boldface are the default and 
suggested parameter settings
ParameterDescriptionOptions
Boot Display Sets the display device on boot-up. When set to...

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Setting the Boot Drive Sequence
The Boot Drive Sequence section lists boot priorities (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th-see the explanation above ) 
for bootable drives in your computer.
For example, the default value (1st:  Floppy Disk, 2nd:  CD-ROM, 3rd:  Hard Disk) tells the computer to first 
search for a bootable floppy disk in the floppy drive.  If it finds one present, it boots up from that floppy disk.  If 
not, the computer continues to search for a bootable CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.  If...

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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
Setup Password When set, this password protects the computer and the BIOS  Utility from unauthorized entry.  See the following section for 
instructions on how to set a password. None
 or Present
Power...

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Setting a Password
Follow these steps: 
1.Use the cursor up/down keys to highlight a Password parameter (Setup, Power-on, Hard Disk, or 
Resume) and press the  
z / x 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.  Retype the password to verify your first entry and press e.
4. After setting the...

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You have three chances to enter a password.  If you successfully entered the password, the system starts 
Windows.
If you fail to enter the password correctly after three tries, the system hangs.
To change a password, follow the same steps used to set a password.
To remove a password, follow the same steps used to set a password, except type nothing in the password 
boxes.
Load Default Settings
If you want to restore all parameter settings to their default values, select this menu item and...

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BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions:
TNew versions of system programs
TNew 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.
System Utility Diskette
This utility diskette is for the Acer TravelMate C100 notebook...

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Running PQA Diagnostics Program
Press z / xto move around the main menu.  Press 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 sequence....

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The screen below appears if you select Multi Test.
Specify the desired number of tests and press 
e.
After you specify the number of tests to perform, the screen shows a list of test items (see below).
Move the highlight bar from one item to another. Press Space to enable or disable the item. Press 
e to 
view the available options of each selected item. Press 
| to close the submenu.
The right corner screen information gives you the available function keys and the specified test number....