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One Type II CardBus PC Card slot Upgradeable memory modules Acer EasyPort I/O Ports One Type II PC Card slot Modem (RJ-11) port One RJ-45 jack for LAN (Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T) One external ...) 124-pin Easy Dock connector DC-in jack for AC adaptor Security ! ! ! Smart Card support Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor password support Software Acer Launch Manager Acer eManager Acer System Recovery CD Acer disc-to-disc recovery3 Norton AntiVirusTM Adobe® Reader® CyberLinlk® PowerDVD® MTI CD-MakerTM GridVista 2 Chapter 1 Expansion ! ! !
One Type II CardBus PC Card slot Upgradeable memory modules Acer EasyPort I/O Ports One Type II PC Card slot Modem (RJ-11) port One RJ-45 jack for LAN (Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T) One external ...) 124-pin Easy Dock connector DC-in jack for AC adaptor Security ! ! ! Smart Card support Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor password support Software Acer Launch Manager Acer eManager Acer System Recovery CD Acer disc-to-disc recovery3 Norton AntiVirusTM Adobe® Reader® CyberLinlk® PowerDVD® MTI CD-MakerTM GridVista 2 Chapter 1 Expansion ! ! !
TravelMate 8100 Service Guide
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... system. Main Advanced Security System Time: System Date: System Memory: Extended Memory: Video Memory Quiet Boot: Power on Display: Network boot F12 Boot Menu: D2D Recovery: [11:59:38] [08/05/2004] 640 KB 766 KB 128 KB [Enabled] [Auto ] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Exit Item Specific Help , , or selects field...
... system. Main Advanced Security System Time: System Date: System Memory: Extended Memory: Video Memory Quiet Boot: Power on Display: Network boot F12 Boot Menu: D2D Recovery: [11:59:38] [08/05/2004] 640 KB 766 KB 128 KB [Enabled] [Auto ] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Exit Item Specific Help , , or selects field...
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... displayed, and Summary Screen is set to disable or auto. Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary Screen is disabled or enabled. Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. shows Summary Screen is disabled. If any display device is connected on display will be in LCD only mode. The function allows the user... process, the system will detect if any external display device is not allowed to create a hidden partition on display Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery Description Format/Option Determines if Customer Logo will not be displayed or not;
... displayed, and Summary Screen is set to disable or auto. Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary Screen is disabled or enabled. Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. shows Summary Screen is disabled. If any display device is connected on display will be in LCD only mode. The function allows the user... process, the system will detect if any external display device is not allowed to create a hidden partition on display Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery Description Format/Option Determines if Customer Logo will not be displayed or not;
TravelMate 8100 Service Guide
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... enough power to the bootable diskette. 3. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you run the Phlash. 1. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot...
... enough power to the bootable diskette. 3. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you run the Phlash. 1. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot...
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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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... I/O and memory for boot block in Flash ROM 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...
... I/O and memory for boot block in Flash ROM 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...
TravelMate 8100 User's Guide
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... port 41 PC Card slot 42 BIOS Utility 44 Boot sequence 44 Disc to Disc Recovery enable 44 Password 44 Using software 45 Playing DVD movies 45 Power management 46 Acer eRecovery 47 Create backup 47 Restore from backup 48 Create factory default image CD 48 ...Re-install bundled software without CD 49 Change password 49 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 50 Multilingual operating system installation 50 Restore without a Recovery CD 50
... port 41 PC Card slot 42 BIOS Utility 44 Boot sequence 44 Disc to Disc Recovery enable 44 Password 44 Using software 45 Playing DVD movies 45 Power management 46 Acer eRecovery 47 Create backup 47 Restore from backup 48 Create factory default image CD 48 ...Re-install bundled software without CD 49 Change password 49 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 50 Multilingual operating system installation 50 Restore without a Recovery CD 50
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... problems, you do not need to run this utility. Password To set a password on boot:" and use the F5/F6 keys to Disc Recovery (Hard Disk Recovery), activate the BIOS utility, then select "Main" from the categories listed at the bottom of the screen. Find "Password on boot, activate ...the BIOS Utility, then select "Security" from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Disc to Disc Recovery enable To enable Disc to set the boot sequence in the BIOS Utility, activate the BIOS Utility, then select "Boot" from the categories listed at...
... problems, you do not need to run this utility. Password To set a password on boot:" and use the F5/F6 keys to Disc Recovery (Hard Disk Recovery), activate the BIOS utility, then select "Main" from the categories listed at the bottom of the screen. Find "Password on boot, activate ...the BIOS Utility, then select "Security" from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Disc to Disc Recovery enable To enable Disc to set the boot sequence in the BIOS Utility, activate the BIOS Utility, then select "Boot" from the categories listed at...
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... utility. 3 Enter the password to quickly backup and restore the system. Note: This feature is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next. 6 Select the backup method. Users can create and save backup of the following...
... utility. 3 Enter the password to quickly backup and restore the system. Note: This feature is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next. 6 Select the backup method. Users can create and save backup of the following...
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... password to proceed. Please refer to disc window, select 01. The default password is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to disc and click Next. 6 In the Burn image to the Create backup section....device to complete the restore process. Note: The "Restore C:" item is enabled only if there is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5 Select the desired restore action and follow the onscreen instructions to store the backup disc image on CD or...
... password to proceed. Please refer to disc window, select 01. The default password is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to disc and click Next. 6 In the Burn image to the Create backup section....device to complete the restore process. Note: The "Restore C:" item is enabled only if there is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5 Select the desired restore action and follow the onscreen instructions to store the backup disc image on CD or...
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... password that can be changed by the user. The default password is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/ drivers and click Next. 6 Select the desired driver/application and follow...instructions on screen to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Password: Change Acer eRecovery password and click Next. 6 Follow the instructions on screen to complete the ...
... password that can be changed by the user. The default password is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/ drivers and click Next. 6 Select the desired driver/application and follow...instructions on screen to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5 In the Recovery settings window, select Password: Change Acer eRecovery password and click Next. 6 Follow the instructions on screen to complete the ...
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...you first power-on the system. 1 Turn on certain models. Note: To activate BIOS Setup Utility, press during POST. English 50 Acer disc-to -disc recovery is enabled or not. Press to confirm your selection. 4 The operating system and language you choose now will be reformatted and all... operating system selection menu will pop-up all data will be the only option for future recovery operations. 5 The system will reboot. a Check to see if Acer disc-to -disc recovery Note: This feature is [Enabled]. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. The system will...
...you first power-on the system. 1 Turn on certain models. Note: To activate BIOS Setup Utility, press during POST. English 50 Acer disc-to -disc recovery is enabled or not. Press to confirm your selection. 4 The operating system and language you choose now will be reformatted and all... operating system selection menu will pop-up all data will be the only option for future recovery operations. 5 The system will reboot. a Check to see if Acer disc-to -disc recovery Note: This feature is [Enabled]. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. The system will...
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English 51 1 Restart the system. 2 While the Acer logo is displayed. 4 Enter six zeros and continue. 5 The Acer Recovery main page appears. 6 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating system versions) and press to enter the recovery process. 3 The message "The system has password protection. Important: This feature occupies 2~3 GB in a hidden partition on your hard drive. Please enter 000000:" is showing, press + at the same time to select.
English 51 1 Restart the system. 2 While the Acer logo is displayed. 4 Enter six zeros and continue. 5 The Acer Recovery main page appears. 6 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating system versions) and press to enter the recovery process. 3 The message "The system has password protection. Important: This feature occupies 2~3 GB in a hidden partition on your hard drive. Please enter 000000:" is showing, press + at the same time to select.