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...-PRO , MS Duo , MS-PRO Due , Micro-MS(M2), xD type M and Type H card, CF type I and II, Microdrive) System BIOS • Size: 2Mb Use SPI Flash • AMI Kernel with Acer skin Power supply • 500W/300W/250W in stable mode • Active PFC 220V for EMEA and China • Non...
...-PRO , MS Duo , MS-PRO Due , Micro-MS(M2), xD type M and Type H card, CF type I and II, Microdrive) System BIOS • Size: 2Mb Use SPI Flash • AMI Kernel with Acer skin Power supply • 500W/300W/250W in stable mode • Active PFC 220V for EMEA and China • Non...
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... FSB 1333 MHz Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI ROM BIOS ROM size 2Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 Device Boot Support Support BBS spec 1st...
... FSB 1333 MHz Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI ROM BIOS ROM size 2Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 Device Boot Support Support BBS spec 1st...
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... system. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in CMOS. The system reboots immediately after you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be bad. Chapter 2 11...
... system. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in CMOS. The system reboots immediately after you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be bad. Chapter 2 11...
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...CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Abandon all the items of the menu screenshots, settings in standard compatible BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features This setup page includes all advanced chipset features This... main setup categories. Chapter 2 13 Parameter Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Load Default Setting Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Description This...
...CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Abandon all the items of the menu screenshots, settings in standard compatible BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features This setup page includes all advanced chipset features This... main setup categories. Chapter 2 13 Parameter Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Load Default Setting Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Description This...
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...system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of CPU installed on the system. Product name of the BIOS setup utility. Serial number of this system. 14 Chapter 2 Total size of ...the CPU installed on the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the system. Speed of system memory installed on the system. Product Information The Product ...
...system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of CPU installed on the system. Product name of the BIOS setup utility. Serial number of this system. 14 Chapter 2 Total size of ...the CPU installed on the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the system. Speed of system memory installed on the system. Product Information The Product ...
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... access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. On Off Enables or disables BIOS to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives. Hard Disk CD... the computer by shortening Enabled or skipping certain standard booting process. Disabled When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. Selects power on state for Num Lock. Advanced BIOS Feature Parameter Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drive Priority...
... access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. On Off Enables or disables BIOS to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives. Hard Disk CD... the computer by shortening Enabled or skipping certain standard booting process. Disabled When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. Selects power on state for Num Lock. Advanced BIOS Feature Parameter Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drive Priority...
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... may consist up /down arrow keys to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) 3. Use the up /down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter. BIOS Security Features Parameter Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Description Indicates the status of the user password. Setting a supervisor password 1. A password box will appear... password then press Enter. 3. Press F10. 6. Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility. Press F10. 5. Retype the password to the BIOS Setup Utility.
... may consist up /down arrow keys to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) 3. Use the up /down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter. BIOS Security Features Parameter Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Description Indicates the status of the user password. Setting a supervisor password 1. A password box will appear... password then press Enter. 3. Press F10. 6. Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility. Press F10. 5. Retype the password to the BIOS Setup Utility.
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Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you choose to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup defaults are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of resources consumption. If you are quite demanding in terms of low-performance components and you to load these settings, the system might not function properly. Chapter 2 23
Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you choose to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup defaults are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of resources consumption. If you are quite demanding in terms of low-performance components and you to load these settings, the system might not function properly. Chapter 2 23
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... numbers called check points to RAM for future use in Boot block code. Store the Uncompressed pointer for faster access. Copying Main BIOS into register. Post Checkpoints List: The list may vary accordingly depending on CPUID value in memory. NOTE: When Post executes a ... POST, but closing SMRAM. 42 Chapter 4 Perform keyboard controller BAT test. Verify the boot block checksum. Test base 512KB memory. Copies BIOS from this point. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is currently running. Early super I/O initialization is stored in scratch CMOS. Disable...
... numbers called check points to RAM for future use in Boot block code. Store the Uncompressed pointer for faster access. Copying Main BIOS into register. Post Checkpoints List: The list may vary accordingly depending on CPUID value in memory. NOTE: When Post executes a ... POST, but closing SMRAM. 42 Chapter 4 Perform keyboard controller BAT test. Verify the boot block checksum. Test base 512KB memory. Copies BIOS from this point. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is currently running. Early super I/O initialization is stored in scratch CMOS. Disable...
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.... Disable ATAPI hardware. Give control to the current configuration of the recovery file configuration to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. Also initialize BIOS modules on media. Checkpoint DA DC E1-E8 EC-EE Description Restore CPUID value back into register. Enable ATAPI hardware. Recovery file... DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is reserved for EGA, and DMA controllers. Set up floppy controller and data. Attempt to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). Read error occurred on POST entry and GPNV area. Jump back to checkpoint EB. Start reading the recovery file cluster ...
.... Disable ATAPI hardware. Give control to the current configuration of the recovery file configuration to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. Also initialize BIOS modules on media. Checkpoint DA DC E1-E8 EC-EE Description Restore CPUID value back into register. Enable ATAPI hardware. Recovery file... DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is reserved for EGA, and DMA controllers. Set up floppy controller and data. Attempt to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). Read error occurred on POST entry and GPNV area. Jump back to checkpoint EB. Start reading the recovery file cluster ...
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... of document for IRQ1. Also, update the Kernel Variables.Traps the INT09h vector, so that have optional ROMs. 2E Initializes all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. 13 Early POST initialization of PS/2 mouse. Initialize language and font modules for boot strap processor Early CPU Init...CH-0 as system timer. Early CPU Init Start -- GPNV is being done on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area. Checkpoint 04 05 06 07 08 C0 C1 C2 C5 C6 C7 0A 0B 0C 0E...
... of document for IRQ1. Also, update the Kernel Variables.Traps the INT09h vector, so that have optional ROMs. 2E Initializes all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. 13 Early POST initialization of PS/2 mouse. Initialize language and font modules for boot strap processor Early CPU Init...CH-0 as system timer. Early CPU Init Start -- GPNV is being done on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area. Checkpoint 04 05 06 07 08 C0 C1 C2 C5 C6 C7 0A 0B 0C 0E...
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... popup menu. Also, Check for error. Log errors encountered during POST. Disables the system configuration display if needed . Wait for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in system RAM size if needed . Chapter 4 45 Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. Allocates memory for user ... devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in F000h segment with 0FFh. Prepares the runtime language module. Test for different BIOS modules. USB controllers are initialized at config display if needed. Clean-up work needed / requested. Takes care of document for ...
... popup menu. Also, Check for error. Log errors encountered during POST. Disables the system configuration display if needed . Wait for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in system RAM size if needed . Chapter 4 45 Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. Allocates memory for user ... devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in F000h segment with 0FFh. Prepares the runtime language module. Test for different BIOS modules. USB controllers are initialized at config display if needed. Clean-up work needed / requested. Takes care of document for ...
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...data transfer. Memory Message Displayed Gate20 Error Multi-Bit ECC Error Parity Error RAM R/W test failed CMOS Memory Size Wrong Description The BIOS is unable to properly control the motherboard??s Gate A20 function, which controls access of memory has occurred, and the ECC memory algorithm... with the actual size detected. If no media is not configured as a bootable diskette. This message will only occur on systems using the "BIOS Messages List" table and "Error Symptoms List" table, go to "Undetermined Problems". System halts after displaying this message. This may occur from ...
...data transfer. Memory Message Displayed Gate20 Error Multi-Bit ECC Error Parity Error RAM R/W test failed CMOS Memory Size Wrong Description The BIOS is unable to properly control the motherboard??s Gate A20 function, which controls access of memory has occurred, and the ECC memory algorithm... with the actual size detected. If no media is not configured as a bootable diskette. This message will only occur on systems using the "BIOS Messages List" table and "Error Symptoms List" table, go to "Undetermined Problems". System halts after displaying this message. This may occur from ...
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...ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 4th IDE controller could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. Storage Device Message Displayed Primary Master Hard Disk Error Primary Slave Hard Disk Error Secondary Master Hard Disk Error Secondary Slave Hard Disk...cable or faulty diskette drive. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in the 4th IDE controller could not find a proper boot diskette...
...ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 4th IDE controller could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. Storage Device Message Displayed Primary Master Hard Disk Error Primary Slave Hard Disk Error Secondary Master Hard Disk Error Secondary Slave Hard Disk...cable or faulty diskette drive. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in the 4th IDE controller could not find a proper boot diskette...
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... IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility... IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 4th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. ATAPI Incompatible 5th Slave Drive - The IDE/ATAPI device configured as ...
... IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility... IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 4th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. ATAPI Incompatible 5th Slave Drive - The IDE/ATAPI device configured as ...
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...only be reported by an ATAPI device using the S.M.A.R.T. This is no FLASH part (System uses a PROM or EPROM). 50 Chapter 4 BIOS could not write to initialize the DMA controller. This message appears when the FLASH part is write-protected or if there is a fatal .... ATAPI Incompatible S.M.A.R.T. message to replace the hard disk. capable hard disk sends this message when it detects an imminent failure. If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it detects an imminent failure. error reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. failure messages may indicate the need to a hard disk,...
...only be reported by an ATAPI device using the S.M.A.R.T. This is no FLASH part (System uses a PROM or EPROM). 50 Chapter 4 BIOS could not write to initialize the DMA controller. This message appears when the FLASH part is write-protected or if there is a fatal .... ATAPI Incompatible S.M.A.R.T. message to replace the hard disk. capable hard disk sends this message when it detects an imminent failure. If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it detects an imminent failure. error reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. failure messages may indicate the need to a hard disk,...
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... IRQ conflict PCI IRQ routing table error Timer Error Refresh timer test failed Interrupt Controller-1 error Interrupt Controller-2 error Description BIOS could not initialize the Master Interrupt Controller. The message is most likely to include the Microcode Update for system configuration in...It could not initialize the Slave Interrupt Controller. More than one system device is low. This may indicate a problem with system hardware. BIOS POST found a PCI device in while validating the NVRAM data. This may indicate a problem with system hardware. A PCI adapter generated ...
... IRQ conflict PCI IRQ routing table error Timer Error Refresh timer test failed Interrupt Controller-1 error Interrupt Controller-2 error Description BIOS could not initialize the Master Interrupt Controller. The message is most likely to include the Microcode Update for system configuration in...It could not initialize the Slave Interrupt Controller. More than one system device is low. This may indicate a problem with system hardware. BIOS POST found a PCI device in while validating the NVRAM data. This may indicate a problem with system hardware. A PCI adapter generated ...
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... Keyboard Error PS2 Keyboard not found PS2 Mouse not found Keyboard/ Interface Error Unlock Keyboard System Halted Pressed Password check failed Unknown BIOS error. The password entered does not match the password set in initializing legacy Floppy Controller. 52 Chapter 4 Error code = 004Bh... Floppy Controller Failure Description Keyboard controller BAT test failed. CMOS contents failed the Checksum check. PS2 keyboard is required to continue the BIOS POST. User needs to unlock the keyboard to reboot the machine. A reset or power cycle is locked. PS2 Keyboard support is...
... Keyboard Error PS2 Keyboard not found PS2 Mouse not found Keyboard/ Interface Error Unlock Keyboard System Halted Pressed Password check failed Unknown BIOS error. The password entered does not match the password set in initializing legacy Floppy Controller. 52 Chapter 4 Error code = 004Bh... Floppy Controller Failure Description Keyboard controller BAT test failed. CMOS contents failed the Checksum check. PS2 keyboard is required to continue the BIOS POST. User needs to unlock the keyboard to reboot the machine. A reset or power cycle is locked. PS2 Keyboard support is...
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.... The processor will be run at a reduced frequency, which will not be available. Description This message is not supported by the BIOS. Chapter 4 53 Port 60h/64h emulation is displayed when the power requirements of the board do not match the power requirement of ...disabled. USB eModule Error Messages Message Displayed Warning! This message is displayed to indicate that EHCI controller is not enough space in the BIOS. MPS Table (Multi-processor) eModule Error Messages Message Displayed Insufficient Runtime space for creating MPS table. This condition occurs if USB KBC...
.... The processor will be run at a reduced frequency, which will not be available. Description This message is not supported by the BIOS. Chapter 4 53 Port 60h/64h emulation is displayed when the power requirements of the board do not match the power requirement of ...disabled. USB eModule Error Messages Message Displayed Warning! This message is displayed to indicate that EHCI controller is not enough space in the BIOS. MPS Table (Multi-processor) eModule Error Messages Message Displayed Insufficient Runtime space for creating MPS table. This condition occurs if USB KBC...
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...the drive is connected to master connector or the drive is set to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the Disk Drives of BIOS Setup. 2.Ensure the diskette drive is correctly formatted. 3.Diskette drive connection/cable 4.Diskette drive 5.Main board 54 Chapter 4 system does not ... NOTE: Ensure the memory modules are installed properly and the contact leads are mismatched. 1.Ensure the diskette drive is auto-setting in BIOS Setup and its speed requirement before diagnosing any system problems. Memory test failed. 1.See "Memory" 2.Main board Incorrect memory size shown...
...the drive is connected to master connector or the drive is set to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the Disk Drives of BIOS Setup. 2.Ensure the diskette drive is correctly formatted. 3.Diskette drive connection/cable 4.Diskette drive 5.Main board 54 Chapter 4 system does not ... NOTE: Ensure the memory modules are installed properly and the contact leads are mismatched. 1.Ensure the diskette drive is auto-setting in BIOS Setup and its speed requirement before diagnosing any system problems. Memory test failed. 1.See "Memory" 2.Main board Incorrect memory size shown...