Acer TravelMate 6500 Service Manual

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Chapter 2 52BIOS Setup UtilityThe BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However,if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4Troubleshooting when problem arises.To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST (when “Press to enter Setup” message is promptedon the bottom of screen).The setup screen displays BIOS as follows:Navigating the BIOS UtilityDuring setup,all Fn function keys and power saving functions are disabled.There are five menu options: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot and Exit.Follow these instructions:T To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).T To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).T To change the value of a parameter, press p or q.T Press ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.T In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing t. You can also press u to save anychanges made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for aparticular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the ItemSpecific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values.Function ItemInformation Display the system informationsMain Allows the user to specify standard IBM PC ATsystem parametersAdvanced Provides advanced settings of the systemSecurity Provides security settings of the systemBoot Allows the user to specify the boot optionsExit Allows the user to save CMOS setting and exit SetupSystem UtilitiesChapter 2