User manual ACER ALTOS G330

[. . . ] Acer Altos G330 Series User's Guide Copyright © 2006 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Acer Altos G330 Series User's Guide 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 hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. [. . . ] When a field is selected, it is highlighted in white. Right frame ­ Displays the key legend (navigation keys). Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text description of the currently selected field. · BIOS setup navigation keys The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Use the following keys to move around the Setup utility. · · · Left and Right arrow keys ­ Move between menu selections. Tab or Up/Down arrow keys ­ Move the cursor to the field you want. Enter key ­ Display a submenu screen. Note: Primary menus marked by a (>) include submenu fields. 53 · + and - keys ­ Select a value for the currently selected field (only if it is user-configurable). Press these keys repeatedly to display each possible entry, or the Enter key to choose from a pop-up menu. Esc ­ If you press this key: · · · · · · On one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays. On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays. When you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a selection. · F1 ­ Display the BIOS setup General Help panel. F9 ­ Press to load the default system values. F10 ­ Save the changes made and close the utility. Note: When other hot keys become available, they are displayed at the bottom of the screen along with their intended function. 54 4 System BIOS BIOS setup primary menus The Setup menu bar displays the eight primary BIOS Setup menus, namely: · · · · Main Advanced Security Server Management · · · · Boot Options Boot Manager Error Manager Exit Main menu Parameter Logged in as BIOS Version BIOS Build Date Quiet Boot Description Option The kind of account used to logged into the system. Firmware version loaded on the hardware platform. Date when the firmware loaded on the hardware platform was compiled. Select whether to display the Acer logo screen (Enabled) or the BIOS POST messages (Disabled) during boot-up. Enabled Disabled 55 Parameter POST Error Pause Description Select whether to wait for user intervention (Enabled) or proceed with boot-up (Disabled)--when possible--if a critical POST error is detected during boot-up. Option Enabled Disabled System Date Set the system date following the weekday-month-dayyear format. Set the system time following the hour-minute-second format. System Time Advanced menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components and system functions. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen. 56 4 System BIOS Processor Parameter Processor Family Description Option Identifies the Intel processor line to which the system processor belongs. System processor frequency Front side bus frequency Core Frequency System Bus Frequency L2 Cache RAM CPUID Register System processor second-level cache size The CPUID register value consists of bit fields corresponding to particular processor details (e. g. EM64T enables the system to perform 64-bit computing that leads to optimum graphic performance and faster data processing speed. Select whether to enable the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) function. [. . . ] Press the space bar to select the array, then press F10 to configure the logical drive. Accept the default RAID level (RAID1), then press Enter to return to the array selection window. Press Enter to end the array configuration. Select YES to save the configuration, then press any key to return to the Configuration menu. Initializing the RAID volume 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press Esc to return to the Management menu. [. . . ]