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... password 11 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eDataSecurity Management 12 Acer ePerformance Management 14 Acer eRecovery 15 Create Backup 15 Restore from Backup 15 Create Factory Default Image CD 15 Re-install Bundled Software without CD 15 Change Password 16 Acer Disc-to-Disc Recovery 17 Restore without a Recovery CD 17 Multilingual Operating System Installation 17 Hardware Specification and Configuration 18 Processor 18 System Main Chipset 18 North Bridge 18 South Bridge 19 Wake-up Event Specification (Default Setting in BIOS 19 Front Panel LED...
... password 11 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eDataSecurity Management 12 Acer ePerformance Management 14 Acer eRecovery 15 Create Backup 15 Restore from Backup 15 Create Factory Default Image CD 15 Re-install Bundled Software without CD 15 Change Password 16 Acer Disc-to-Disc Recovery 17 Restore without a Recovery CD 17 Multilingual Operating System Installation 17 Hardware Specification and Configuration 18 Processor 18 System Main Chipset 18 North Bridge 18 South Bridge 19 Wake-up Event Specification (Default Setting in BIOS 19 Front Panel LED...
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... Mode 23 Suspend Mode 23 ACPI 23 Setup Utility 25 About the Setup Utility 25 Control Keys 25 Entering the Setup Utility 26 Product Information 27 Standard CMOS Features 28 Date and Time 28 SATA Devices 28 Drive A 28 Halt On 28 Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory 28 Advanced BIOS Features 29 Virus Warning 29 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache 29 Quick Power On Self Test 30 First / Second / Third Boot Device 30 Boot Other Device...
... Mode 23 Suspend Mode 23 ACPI 23 Setup Utility 25 About the Setup Utility 25 Control Keys 25 Entering the Setup Utility 26 Product Information 27 Standard CMOS Features 28 Date and Time 28 SATA Devices 28 Drive A 28 Halt On 28 Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory 28 Advanced BIOS Features 29 Virus Warning 29 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache 29 Quick Power On Self Test 30 First / Second / Third Boot Device 30 Boot Other Device...
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... SATA Type 36 USB EHCI Controller 36 OnChip USB Controller 37 OnChip USB KBC Controller 37 USB Mouse Support 37 Onboard LAN Controller 37 Onboard Lan Boot ROM 37 Onboard 1394 Controller 37 Super IO Device 38 Onboard FDC Controller 38 Onboard Serial Port 1 38 Onboard Serial Port 2 38 UART Mode Select 38 UR2 Duplex Mode 38 Onboard Parallel Port 39 Parallel Port Mode 39 ECP Mode Use DMA 39 Power Management Setup 40 ACPI Function 40 ACPI Suspend Type 40 CS2 Disable/Enable 41 Power Management Option 41 Video...
... SATA Type 36 USB EHCI Controller 36 OnChip USB Controller 37 OnChip USB KBC Controller 37 USB Mouse Support 37 Onboard LAN Controller 37 Onboard Lan Boot ROM 37 Onboard 1394 Controller 37 Super IO Device 38 Onboard FDC Controller 38 Onboard Serial Port 1 38 Onboard Serial Port 2 38 UART Mode Select 38 UR2 Duplex Mode 38 Onboard Parallel Port 39 Parallel Port Mode 39 ECP Mode Use DMA 39 Power Management Setup 40 ACPI Function 40 ACPI Suspend Type 40 CS2 Disable/Enable 41 Power Management Option 41 Video...
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...-based graphic core) • ATI AVIVO technology support • Multiple display features support • One D-Sub VGA port on the rear side • One HDMI port on the rear side (A14) • SDVO interface which supports hot plug detection HDMI • With HDCP solution • Meets HDMI 1.2a specification PCI Express/PCI Slots • One PCI Express x16 slot • One PCI Express x1 slot • Two PCI slots Floppy Disk Drive • One slot, 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5" devices support SATA Interface...
...-based graphic core) • ATI AVIVO technology support • Multiple display features support • One D-Sub VGA port on the rear side • One HDMI port on the rear side (A14) • SDVO interface which supports hot plug detection HDMI • With HDCP solution • Meets HDMI 1.2a specification PCI Express/PCI Slots • One PCI Express x16 slot • One PCI Express x1 slot • Two PCI slots Floppy Disk Drive • One slot, 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5" devices support SATA Interface...
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... so when running Acer eRecovery Management for recovery disks provided by optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings. The Acer eRecovery Management utility supports Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Wallop 2, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Premium, Business, and Ultimate. For more information, press the key to access frequently used functions and manage your system's HDD. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with: • Password protection • Recovery of applications and drivers • Image/data...
... so when running Acer eRecovery Management for recovery disks provided by optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings. The Acer eRecovery Management utility supports Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Wallop 2, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Premium, Business, and Ultimate. For more information, press the key to access frequently used functions and manage your system's HDD. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with: • Password protection • Recovery of applications and drivers • Image/data...
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... current system configuration to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Create backup 2. Restore from hard drive, CD, or DVD. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next. 6. Select the backup method: • Use Backup to HDD to store the backup disc image on drive D:\ • Backup to optical device to complete the restore process. Then follow the instruction on screen to store the backup disc image on...
... current system configuration to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Create backup 2. Restore from hard drive, CD, or DVD. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next. 6. Select the backup method: • Use Backup to HDD to store the backup disc image on drive D:\ • Backup to optical device to complete the restore process. Then follow the instruction on screen to store the backup disc image on...
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Hardware Specification and Configuration Processor Item Type Specification Sempron-D, Athlon64, Athlon64+ (for desktop CPU information in detail, please refer to http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/processors/ index.htm?iid=process+desktop) System Main Chipset Item Core logic Super I/O controller LAN controller Memory controller 1394 controller Serial ATA Audio subsystem controller VGA controller Specification ATI RS690 + ATI SB600 ITE8718F with Hardware monitor Marvell 88E8056, Gb PHY ATI RS690 1394 header x 1 and Back I/O *1 (TSB43AB23PDTG4 2-port) Independent DMA operation on...
Hardware Specification and Configuration Processor Item Type Specification Sempron-D, Athlon64, Athlon64+ (for desktop CPU information in detail, please refer to http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/processors/ index.htm?iid=process+desktop) System Main Chipset Item Core logic Super I/O controller LAN controller Memory controller 1394 controller Serial ATA Audio subsystem controller VGA controller Specification ATI RS690 + ATI SB600 ITE8718F with Hardware monitor Marvell 88E8056, Gb PHY ATI RS690 1394 header x 1 and Back I/O *1 (TSB43AB23PDTG4 2-port) Independent DMA operation on...
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...USB ports • All10 ports are USB 1.1("Low speed", "Full speed") and 2.0("High speed") compatible • Support ACPI S1~S5 SMBus Controller: • SMBus Rev. 2.0 compliant • Support SMBALERT# signal/GPIO DMA Controller: • 2 cascaded 8237 DMA controllers • Support PC/PCI DMA • Support LPC DMA • Support type F DMA Wake-up Event Specification (Default Setting in BIOS) Power button PS2 keyboard USB keyboard PME Modem (ring) RTC S1 Enable (default), Disabled Enabled, Disabled (default) Enabled (default), Disabled Enabled (default), Disabled Enabled, Disabled...
...USB ports • All10 ports are USB 1.1("Low speed", "Full speed") and 2.0("High speed") compatible • Support ACPI S1~S5 SMBus Controller: • SMBus Rev. 2.0 compliant • Support SMBALERT# signal/GPIO DMA Controller: • 2 cascaded 8237 DMA controllers • Support PC/PCI DMA • Support LPC DMA • Support type F DMA Wake-up Event Specification (Default Setting in BIOS) Power button PS2 keyboard USB keyboard PME Modem (ring) RTC S1 Enable (default), Disabled Enabled, Disabled (default) Enabled (default), Disabled Enabled (default), Disabled Enabled, Disabled...
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.../2 Keyboard & Mouse • Support up to four 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch floppy disk drives • Support two serial ports, one EPP/ECP parallel port • Support three fans (5 fan speed monitoring inputs) • Support IrDA 1.0 FIR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 115.2K bps • Hardware Monitor supported (External Thermal Sensor Host support) USB Interface Item Chip Feature Description ATI SB600 • 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports support • Dual stack with RJ-45 back panel connector...
.../2 Keyboard & Mouse • Support up to four 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch floppy disk drives • Support two serial ports, one EPP/ECP parallel port • Support three fans (5 fan speed monitoring inputs) • Support IrDA 1.0 FIR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 115.2K bps • Hardware Monitor supported (External Thermal Sensor Host support) USB Interface Item Chip Feature Description ATI SB600 • 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports support • Dual stack with RJ-45 back panel connector...
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... power is turned off. Chapter 2 Setup Utility About the Setup Utility The computer uses the Phoenix Award BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) with options to set system parameters. The BIOS Setup Utility enables you with support for configuring the main board BIOS. The BIOS Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you to configure: • Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals • Video display type and display options • Password protection from CMOS Load the factory default setting Save all the CMOS changes Leave the Setup Utility...
... power is turned off. Chapter 2 Setup Utility About the Setup Utility The computer uses the Phoenix Award BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) with options to set system parameters. The BIOS Setup Utility enables you with support for configuring the main board BIOS. The BIOS Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you to configure: • Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals • Video display type and display options • Password protection from CMOS Load the factory default setting Save all the CMOS changes Leave the Setup Utility...
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... Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configuration XPC Health Status XFrequency/Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/ :Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc. 26 Chapter 2 Entering the Setup Utility Power on the computer and the system will appear on the screen, press the DEL key to enter the setup menu...
... Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configuration XPC Health Status XFrequency/Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/ :Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc. 26 Chapter 2 Entering the Setup Utility Power on the computer and the system will appear on the screen, press the DEL key to enter the setup menu...
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... for the IDE hard drives which are running a Windows OS, these fields. 28 Chapter 2 You can press ESC to return to the main menu setting page. SATA Devices This main board features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA drives. SATA refers to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. At defaults All, But Keyboard, the boot will identify the type of floppy disk drive A that has been installed. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm...
... for the IDE hard drives which are running a Windows OS, these fields. 28 Chapter 2 You can press ESC to return to the main menu setting page. SATA Devices This main board features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA drives. SATA refers to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility. At defaults All, But Keyboard, the boot will identify the type of floppy disk drive A that has been installed. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm...
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...press ESC to return to the main menu setting page. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features XHard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning [Press Enter] [Disabled] Help Item CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Menu Level X External Cache [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] First Boot Device [Hard Disk] Second Boot Device [CDROM] Third Boot Device [Disabled] Boot Other Device [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Boot Up Num Lock Status [On] Gate A20 Option [Fast] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] X Typematic Rate (chars/sec) 6 X Typematic Delay...
...press ESC to return to the main menu setting page. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features XHard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning [Press Enter] [Disabled] Help Item CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Menu Level X External Cache [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] First Boot Device [Hard Disk] Second Boot Device [CDROM] Third Boot Device [Disabled] Boot Other Device [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Boot Up Num Lock Status [On] Gate A20 Option [Fast] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] X Typematic Rate (chars/sec) 6 X Typematic Delay...
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... must elapse before a held -down key begins generating repeat characters. Boot Other Device When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for DRAM > 64 MB This item is 6. • Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item defines if the password is powering on. Security Option If you to enter the Setup Utility. OS Select for an operating system if it is 250. Gate...
... must elapse before a held -down key begins generating repeat characters. Boot Other Device When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for DRAM > 64 MB This item is 6. • Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item defines if the password is powering on. Security Option If you to enter the Setup Utility. OS Select for an operating system if it is 250. Gate...
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Press to exit this item and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu below. KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults 32 Chapter 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Scroll to this menu. Ch2 M. : ST3808110AS 2. Bootable Add-in Cards Help Item Menu Level XX Use or to select a device, then press to move it up, or to move it down the list. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1.
Press to exit this item and press ENTER to enter the sub-menu below. KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults 32 Chapter 2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Scroll to this menu. Ch2 M. : ST3808110AS 2. Bootable Add-in Cards Help Item Menu Level XX Use or to select a device, then press to move it up, or to move it down the list. Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority 1.
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.../Slave UltraDMA This main board supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to four. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that supports UltraDMA, you install a device that the drive can change the item on this list to IDE devices. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility South OnChip IDE Device IDE DMA transfer access OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] [Enabled] Help Item Primary...
.../Slave UltraDMA This main board supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to four. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that supports UltraDMA, you install a device that the drive can change the item on this list to IDE devices. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility South OnChip IDE Device IDE DMA transfer access OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] [Enabled] Help Item Primary...
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... audio cards. Serial ATA devices connected to it will not be accessible to enter the sub-menu shown as below. USB EHCI Controller Enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and Enhanced Host Controller Interface. 36 Chapter 2 Phoenix - ATI SATA Controller This item appears in use. ATI SATA Type This item sets the SATA Cable Type in the BIOS of motherboards with a secondary Serial ATA controller (separate from the motherboard chipset). The default setting is [Native IDE]. When enabled, the secondary Serial...
... audio cards. Serial ATA devices connected to it will not be accessible to enter the sub-menu shown as below. USB EHCI Controller Enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and Enhanced Host Controller Interface. 36 Chapter 2 Phoenix - ATI SATA Controller This item appears in use. ATI SATA Type This item sets the SATA Cable Type in the BIOS of motherboards with a secondary Serial ATA controller (separate from the motherboard chipset). The default setting is [Native IDE]. When enabled, the secondary Serial...
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... a network add-on card with a remote boot ROM installed. OnChip USB KBC Controller Enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and USB keyboard if present. Chapter 2 37 OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and any USB peripherals present. Onboard 1394 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard VIA 1394 device. Onboard LAN Controller This item allows users to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play. USB Mouse Support...
... a network add-on card with a remote boot ROM installed. OnChip USB KBC Controller Enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and USB keyboard if present. Chapter 2 37 OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and any USB peripherals present. Onboard 1394 Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard VIA 1394 device. Onboard LAN Controller This item allows users to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play. USB Mouse Support...
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... activity to save power. Power Management Option This item acts like a master switch for Instant-Off, then the power button causes a software power down . Video Off Option This option defines if the video is set to wake up the system from S4. If the item is powered down to wake up the system from a power-saving mode. USB Wakeup From S4 Enables USB activity to Min Saving, power-saving modes occur after power failure. If this...
... activity to save power. Power Management Option This item acts like a master switch for Instant-Off, then the power button causes a software power down . Video Off Option This option defines if the video is set to wake up the system from S4. If the item is powered down to wake up the system from a power-saving mode. USB Wakeup From S4 Enables USB activity to Min Saving, power-saving modes occur after power failure. If this...
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... graphics card. The default setting is useful when installing new add-ons. Auto (default) disables IRQ and DMA memory base address fields as they are automatically assigned. PnP/PCI Configurations It configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in VGA system that can automatically configure all the boot Plug and Play compatible devices. Chapter 2 43 Phoenix - Default setting is designed to reboot. Assign IRQ For VGA Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the main board to reset...
... graphics card. The default setting is useful when installing new add-ons. Auto (default) disables IRQ and DMA memory base address fields as they are automatically assigned. PnP/PCI Configurations It configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in VGA system that can automatically configure all the boot Plug and Play compatible devices. Chapter 2 43 Phoenix - Default setting is designed to reboot. Assign IRQ For VGA Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the main board to reset...