TravelMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Series Quick Guide.
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... to its nature, the Generic User Guide as well as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. The printed Quick Guide introduces you to the basic features... will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. For more on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters...poster helps you get... started with language such as Acer's Empowering Technology, using the keyboard, Audio, etc. It is not installed on your computer, clicking on...
... to its nature, the Generic User Guide as well as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. The printed Quick Guide introduces you to the basic features... will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. For more on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters...poster helps you get... started with language such as Acer's Empowering Technology, using the keyboard, Audio, etc. It is not installed on your computer, clicking on...
TraveMate 5725/5730 and Extensa 5630 Service Guide.
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... 117 Intermittent Problems 121 Undetermined Problems 122 Jumper and Connector Locations 123 Top and Bottom View 123 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 125 Clearing Password Check 125 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 126 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 127 TravelMate 5730 Series Exploded Diagram 128 TravelMate 5730 Series 136 Model Definition...
... 117 Intermittent Problems 121 Undetermined Problems 122 Jumper and Connector Locations 123 Top and Bottom View 123 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 125 Clearing Password Check 125 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 126 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 127 TravelMate 5730 Series Exploded Diagram 128 TravelMate 5730 Series 136 Model Definition...
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Chapter 1 23 NOTE: If your Acer ezDock. To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's Backup factory default to CD/DVD feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD.
Chapter 1 23 NOTE: If your Acer ezDock. To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's Backup factory default to CD/DVD feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD.
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Quiet Boot: Network Boot: F12 Boot Menu: D2D Recovery: SATAMode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [AHCI] F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save ... selects field. Main The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery.
Quiet Boot: Network Boot: F12 Boot Menu: D2D Recovery: SATAMode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [AHCI] F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save ... selects field. Main The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery.
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Determines if Customer Logo will not be displayed or not; Option: Disabled or Enabled Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. shows Summary Screen is disabled. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Option: AHCI or IDE NOTE:... is enabled. Chapter 2 41 Parameter System Time System Date System Memory Extended Memory VGA Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode Description Format/Option Sets the system time. The hours are the default and suggested parameter settings. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables,...
Determines if Customer Logo will not be displayed or not; Option: Disabled or Enabled Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. shows Summary Screen is disabled. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Option: AHCI or IDE NOTE:... is enabled. Chapter 2 41 Parameter System Time System Date System Memory Extended Memory VGA Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode Description Format/Option Sets the system time. The hours are the default and suggested parameter settings. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables,...
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.... 48 Chapter 2 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you may not boot the system because the BIOS is required for the following conditions: K New versions of system...
.... 48 Chapter 2 BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you may not boot the system because the BIOS is required for the following conditions: K New versions of system...
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... Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and...
... Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I/O ports and...
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... Force check (optional) Extended checksum (optional) 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 ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize...
... Force check (optional) Extended checksum (optional) 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 ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize...
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NOTE: The steps are only for TravelMate 5730 Series. Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery This section provide you the standard operating procedures of the HW Gap. • Plug in AC, keep the short condition on the HW Gap, and ..., and find out the HW Gap on M/B as picture. • Use an electric conductivity tool to short the two points of clearing password and BIOS recovery for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and User Password). Otherwise, please follow the steps and try again. Press F2 key to BIOS Setup menu. Clearing...
NOTE: The steps are only for TravelMate 5730 Series. Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery This section provide you the standard operating procedures of the HW Gap. • Plug in AC, keep the short condition on the HW Gap, and ..., and find out the HW Gap on M/B as picture. • Use an electric conductivity tool to short the two points of clearing password and BIOS recovery for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and User Password). Otherwise, please follow the steps and try again. Press F2 key to BIOS Setup menu. Clearing...
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...enabled, the system will restart. To use this machine by regular BIOS flashing process. 126 Chapter 5 Follow the steps below: 1. Power Off system. 2. BIOS Recovery Hotkey: The system provides a function hotkey: Fn+Esc, for this function, it is used to a successful one Crisis Disk should be powered on with Windows... made by executing the Crisis Disk program in hand. The Crisis Disk could be powered on with minimum BIOS initialization. Steps for BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk: Before doing this feature to restore the BIOS firmware to boot up the system with Crisis BIOS...
...enabled, the system will restart. To use this machine by regular BIOS flashing process. 126 Chapter 5 Follow the steps below: 1. Power Off system. 2. BIOS Recovery Hotkey: The system provides a function hotkey: Fn+Esc, for this function, it is used to a successful one Crisis Disk should be powered on with Windows... made by executing the Crisis Disk program in hand. The Crisis Disk could be powered on with minimum BIOS initialization. Steps for BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk: Before doing this feature to restore the BIOS firmware to boot up the system with Crisis BIOS...