User manual ACER AAR710

[. . . ] Acer Altos R710 User's Guide Copyright © 2004 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Acer Altos R710 User's Guide 1st Issue: September 2004 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents herein and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. [. . . ] ZIP drive). 113 PCI Configuration This sub-menu provides control over PCI devices and their option ROMs. If the BIOS is reporting POST error 146, use this menu to disable option ROMs that are not required to boot the system. Parameter PCI Configuration Onboard Video Disabled Enabled Dual Monitor Video Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable on board VGA Controller Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Description Option Onboard NIC 1 (Left) Onboard NIC 1 ROM Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 114 5 BIOS setup Parameter Onboard NIC 2 (Right) Onboard NIC 2 ROM Onboard SCSI Description Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Option Onboard SCSI ROM Onboard SCSI Mode Disabled Enabled IM/IME IS IM/IME = Integrated Mirroring/Integrated Mirroring Enhanced IS = Integrated Striping Before changing modes, back up array data and delete existing arrays, if any. Otherwise, loss of all data may occur. Slot 1 Option ROM Slot 2 Option ROM Slot 3 Option ROM Slot 4 Option ROM Slot 5 Option ROM Slot 6 Option ROM Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled PCI-X 64/133 PCI-X 64/133 PCI-X 64/133 PCI-X 64/133 PCI-X 64/133 PCI-X 64/133 115 Memory Configuration Sub-menu Selections This sub-menu provides information about the DIMMs detected by the BIOS. The DIMM number is printed on the baseboard next to each device. Feature Options Help Text Description System Memory Settings DIMM 1A Installed Not Installed Disabled Mirror Spare DIMM 1B Installed Not Installed Disabled Mirror Spare Informational display. Informational display. 116 5 BIOS setup Feature DIMM 2A Options Installed Not Installed Disabled Mirror Spare Help Text Description Informational display. DIMM 2B Installed Not Installed Disabled Mirror Spare Informational display. DIMM 3A Installed Not Installed Disabled Mirror Spare Informational display. DIMM 3B Installed Not Installed Disabled Mirror Spare Informational display. Extended Memory Test 1 MB 1 KB Every Location Disabled Settings for extended memory test Memory Retest Disabled Enabled If "Enabled", BIOS will activate and retest all DIMMs on the next system boot. This option will automactically reset to "Disabled" on the next system boot. 117 Feature Memory Remap Feature Options Disabled Enabled Help Text Enable: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Disable: Do not allow remapping of memory. Description Memory Mirroring / Sparing Disabled Spare Mirror Disabled provides the most memory space. Sparing reserves memory to replace failures. Mirroring keeps a second copy of memory contents. Sparing or Mirroring is grayed out if the installed DIMM configuration does not support it. 118 5 BIOS setup Boot Menu Selections Feature Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Option Help Text Description N/A Configure settings during system boot. Specifies the boot device priority sequence. Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives. Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives. Selects submenu. Selects submenu. N/A N/A Removable Drives N/A Selects submenu. CD/DVD Drives N/A Selects submenu. 119 Boot Settings Configuration Sub-menu Selections Feature Options Help Text Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Disabled Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled Enabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Disabled: Displays normal POST messages. Enabled: Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages. Select power-on state for Numlock. Bootup Num-Lock Off On PS/2 Mouse Support Disabled Enabled Auto Select support for PS/2 mouse. 120 5 BIOS setup Feature POST Error Pause Options Disabled Enabled Help Text If enabled, the system will wait for user intervention on critical POST errors. If disabled, the system will boot with no intervention, if possible. Displays "Press `F2' to run Setup" in POST. Hit `F2' Message Display Scan User Flash Area Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Allows BIOS to scan the Flash ROM for user binaries. Boot Device Priority Sub-menu Selections Feature Options Help Text Description Boot Device Priority 121 Feature 1st Boot Device Options Varies Help Text Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Description Number of entries will vary based on system configuration. nth Boot Device Varies Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. [. . . ] Check the total number of Fast Disks (ATA and SCSI) and update the bdaFdiskCount. Verify that the system clock is interrupting. Display a message if key switch is locked. Overwrite the "Press F2 for Setup" prompt with spaces, erasing it from the screen. [. . . ]