User manual ACER ASPIRE M500

[. . . ] Copyright Notice © Acer Incorporated 2002. All rights reserved. Acer Incorporated reserves the right to change product specifications and the information contained in this user guide without notice. No part of this document may be copied, reproduced, or transmitted by any means, or for any purpose, without prior written permission from Acer Incorporated. Table Welcome Major Benefits of Contents 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 8 9 9 12 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 23 25 26 43 43 45 Before You Start Safety Instructions Setting Up The System Placement Tips System Overview Computer Front View Computer Rear View System Components System Components The Mouse The Keyboard The Speakers The Monitor Audio DJ Cd Storage Unit 3-in-1 Flash Card Readers TV Tuner (Optional) Upgrading Your System Opening The Case Installing New Components BIOS Settings Questions & Troubleshooting General System Problems Cordless Keyboard/Mouse Problems 1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing your new Aspire computer!You now have the convenience and flexibility of a full-featured multimedia PC, offering increased productivity combined with first class digital entertainment. [. . . ] The settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter Virus Warning Description Allows you to choose the Virus warning feature for the IDE hard disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and issue an alarm beep. Speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked. Allows you to set if the system logo will be displayed during system boot up. When enabled, displays the preboot system configuration table. Allows you to specify the first device in the system boot up search sequence. Allows you to specify the second device in the system boot up search sequence. Allows you to specify the third device in the system boot up search sequence. Allows you to specify the other device in the system boot up search sequence. Format/Options Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Disabled Silent Boot Enabled Disabled Configuration Table Enabled Disabled First Boot Device CDROM Floppy HDD Floppy CDROM HDD HDD Floppy CDROM Enabled Disabled Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device 32 Security Option Use this option to set the access limit to the System and Setup utility or just to the Setup utility. Password prompt will occur both during boot up (User Password) and when all attempt to enter the Setup utility (Supervisor Password) is made. Attempt to boot up/ access Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Password prompt (Supervisor Password) will occur only during the attempt to enter the Setup utility. Access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. To disable the Security Option, select Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password from the Main menu, do not type anything on the "Enter password" field, then press Enter. System Setup Advanced Chipset Features The following screen appears if you select Advanced Chipset Features from the Main menu: The following table describes the parameters found on this submenu. The settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. 33 Parameter Memory Hole at 15M-16M Description Lets you reserve system memory area for special ISA cards. The chipset accesses code/data these areas from the ISA bus directly. Normally, these areas are reserved for memory mapped I/O cards. Lets you determine the effective size of the AGP Graphic Aperture. Format/Options Disabled Enabled AGP Aperture Size (MB) 64 4 8 16 32 128 256 Integrated Peripherals The following screen appears if you select Integrated Peripherals from the Main menu: The following table describes the parameters found on this submenu. The settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. 34 Parameter On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO Description These parameters let you enable or disable the IDE devices connected to the primary and secondary IDE connectors. These four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set the PIO mode for each of the four IDE devices supported by the onboard IDE interface. The PIO mode specifies the data transfer rate of the hard disk. [. . . ] A metal desk or a desk with a metal frame can also cause interference problems. Q: How many cordless devices can I use in one area?A: Cordless devices have a range of 2 meters/6 feet, although this might be greater under certain conditions. To avoid possible interference, try to keep systems at least 3 meters/10 feet apart. [. . . ]