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...Menu is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST to run this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. . In this utility. Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save...BIOS Ver BK-ATI VER008.025M.000.000 KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name: 01.17 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N/A TravelMate 4400 Acer 22 Byte 32 Byte 16 Byte UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16 Byte 32 Byte F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← ...
...Menu is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System). To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST to run this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. . In this utility. Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save...BIOS Ver BK-ATI VER008.025M.000.000 KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name: 01.17 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx N/A TravelMate 4400 Acer 22 Byte 32 Byte 16 Byte UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16 Byte 32 Byte F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← ...
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... system date. Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary Screen is fixed to disable or auto. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Disabled: Customer Logo is not displayed, and Summary Screen is not allowed to factory defaults. The system will be in this screen. The table below...
... system date. Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary Screen is fixed to disable or auto. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Disabled: Customer Logo is not displayed, and Summary Screen is not allowed to factory defaults. The system will be in this screen. The table below...
Aspire 5020 Service Guide
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...the diagnostic test or by attempting to test only Acer products. Other symptoms (i.e. "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message" on page 62 "Undetermined Problems" on page 74 "Error Message List" on page 63 "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message" on page 62 Use the ... Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent problems). Go To "Power System Check" on screen. POST detects an error and displayed messages on page 59. Use the following procedure as possible. 2. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Symptoms...
...the diagnostic test or by attempting to test only Acer products. Other symptoms (i.e. "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message" on page 62 "Undetermined Problems" on page 74 "Error Message List" on page 63 "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message" on page 62 Use the ... Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent problems). Go To "Power System Check" on screen. POST detects an error and displayed messages on page 59. Use the following procedure as possible. 2. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Symptoms...
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... when servicing a computer. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of the error messages occur during POST. NOTE: Most of memory installed. Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. The most likely cause is not listed, see...
... when servicing a computer. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of the error messages occur during POST. NOTE: Most of memory installed. Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message The POST error message index lists the error message and their possible causes. The most likely cause is not listed, see...
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System board Previous boot incomplete - Incorrect Drive A type - RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST differed from CMOS Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility See "External Diskette Drive Check" on page 58. run SETUP Check the drive is ...
System board Previous boot incomplete - Incorrect Drive A type - RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST differed from CMOS Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility See "External Diskette Drive Check" on page 58. run SETUP Check the drive is ...
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... turns on and LCD is blank. Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly. LED board. System board. System board No beep during POST. Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly. Reconnect the LCD connector Hard disk drive LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD Inverter LCD System... board No beep, power-on indicator turns on and LCD is blank. Speaker System board Chapter 4 65 But you can see POST on indicator turns off and LCD is blank. Power source (battery pack and power adapter). Error Message List No beep Error Messages FRU/Action...
... turns on and LCD is blank. Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly. LED board. System board. System board No beep during POST. Ensure every connector is connected tightly and correctly. Reconnect the LCD connector Hard disk drive LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD Inverter LCD System... board No beep, power-on indicator turns on and LCD is blank. Speaker System board Chapter 4 65 But you can see POST on indicator turns off and LCD is blank. Power source (battery pack and power adapter). Error Message List No beep Error Messages FRU/Action...
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... 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 26h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 30h 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 42h 45h Beeps 1-2-2-3 1-3-1-1 1-3-1-3 1-3-4-1 1-3-4-3 1-4-1-1 66 POST Routine Description Verify Real Mode Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Get CPU type Initialize system hardware Initialize chipset with initial...initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory ...
... 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 26h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 30h 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 42h 45h Beeps 1-2-2-3 1-3-1-1 1-3-1-3 1-3-4-1 1-3-4-3 1-4-1-1 66 POST Routine Description Verify Real Mode Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Get CPU type Initialize system hardware Initialize chipset with initial...initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory ...
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... copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended ... errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non-MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible ...
... copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP" Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB Test extended ... errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non-MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible ...
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...B5h B6h B9h BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh C0h C1h C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h 68 Code Beeps 1-2 1 POST Routine Description Initialize floppy controller Determine number of day Check key lock Initialize Typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter... drives Set time of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) Initialize notebook docking (optional)...
...B5h B6h B9h BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh C0h C1h C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h 68 Code Beeps 1-2 1 POST Routine Description Initialize floppy controller Determine number of day Check key lock Initialize Typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter... drives Set time of ATA drives (optional) Initialize hard-disk controllers Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers Jump to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) Initialize notebook docking (optional)...
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... E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh F0h F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Beeps Beeps 1 POST Routine Description Unknown interrupt Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS...
... E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh F0h F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Beeps Beeps 1 POST Routine Description Unknown interrupt Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS...
Aspire 5020 User's Guide
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... . See "Hotkeys" on the computer, the internal speakers automatically turn off. out port on page 14 for printing to an infrared printer). • During the POST, press to access the BIOS utility and verify that the infrared ports of the two devices are connected to eject the optical drive tray without...
... . See "Hotkeys" on the computer, the internal speakers automatically turn off. out port on page 14 for printing to an infrared printer). • During the POST, press to access the BIOS utility and verify that the infrared ports of the two devices are connected to eject the optical drive tray without...
Aspire 5020 User's Guide
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... or a USB port and the corresponding port on the printer. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disk-to use your system is the multilingual version, the operating system and language you choose when you can proceed with the Internet Connection setup.... Note: To activate the BIOS setup utility, press during POST. I want to set up my location to -disk recovery is enabled or not. 2 Make sure the D2D Recovery setting in Main is not ...
... or a USB port and the corresponding port on the printer. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disk-to use your system is the multilingual version, the operating system and language you choose when you can proceed with the Internet Connection setup.... Note: To activate the BIOS setup utility, press during POST. I want to set up my location to -disk recovery is enabled or not. 2 Make sure the D2D Recovery setting in Main is not ...
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... cover. 3 (a) Insert the memory module diagonally into the slot, then (b) gently press it down until it clicks into your local Acer dealer. To activate the BIOS utility, press during the POST; Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration...
... cover. 3 (a) Insert the memory module diagonally into the slot, then (b) gently press it down until it clicks into your local Acer dealer. To activate the BIOS utility, press during the POST; Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you may need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration...
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...Contact your dealer or an authorized service center. If the problem cannot be resolved, contact your dealer. Memory size mismatch Press (during POST) to enter the BIOS utility, then press Exit in the BIOS utility to deal with the recommended course of action. 55 English English... help you receive an error message, note the message and take the corrective action. Solutions to reboot. Equipment configuration error Press (during POST) to enter the BIOS utility, then press Exit in the BIOS utility to more serious problems require opening up the computer. Do not...
...Contact your dealer or an authorized service center. If the problem cannot be resolved, contact your dealer. Memory size mismatch Press (during POST) to enter the BIOS utility, then press Exit in the BIOS utility to deal with the recommended course of action. 55 English English... help you receive an error message, note the message and take the corrective action. Solutions to reboot. Equipment configuration error Press (during POST) to enter the BIOS utility, then press Exit in the BIOS utility to more serious problems require opening up the computer. Do not...