User manual ACER ASPIRE M500P

[. . . ] Copyright Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks and Aspire is a trademark of Acer Inc. Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corp. All other brands/product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. [. . . ] The settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Item IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Primary Master Description Auto-detects your hard disk. Format/Options [Press Enter] Displays the device type. Auto None Manual Auto Large LBA CHS xxxxx MB 0 to 65535 Access Mode Selects the hard disk access mode. Capacity Cylinder Shows the size of your hard disk in MB. Shows the number of cylinders in your hard disk. Shows the number of heads in your hard disk. Selects the Precomp number for old hard disk parking Selects the Landing Zone number for old hard disk parking. Shows the number of sectors in your hard disk. Head 0 to 255 Precomp 0 to 65535 Landing Zone Sector 0 to 65535 0 to 255 27 Advanced BIOS Features English The following screen appears if you select Advanced BIOS 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. 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. Format/Options Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Silent Boot Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled CDROM Floppy HDD Floppy CDROM HDD HDD Floppy CDROM Configuration Table First Boot Device Second Boot Device Allows you to specify the second device in the system boot up search sequence. Third Boot Device Allows you to specify the third device in the system boot up search sequence. 28 English Boot Other Device Security Option Allows you to specify the other device in the system boot up search sequence. 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. Enabled Disabled System Setup 29 Advanced Chipset Features English 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. 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 30 Integrated Peripherals English 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. Parameter Internal PCI/IDE Description These parameters let you enable or disable the IDE devices connected to the primary and secondary IDE connectors. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]