User manual ACER ASPIRE G5900

[. . . ] Further, Acer Incorporated reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of Acer Incorporated to notify any person of such revision or changes. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark and IRConnect is a trademark of IBM Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. [. . . ] Highlight the Setup Password parameter and press the or key. 3. User's Guide 27 Using the AcerBasic 4. The password may consist of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 5. Press Enter. A prompt asks you to retype the password to verify your first entry. 6. Retype the password then press Enter. After setting the password, the computer automatically sets the Setup Password parameter to Present. 7. 8. Press Esc to exit the System Security screen and return to the main menu. A dialog box appears asking if you want to save the CMOS data. Do you want to save CMOS data?[Yes] [No] 9. Select Yes to save the changes and reboot the computer. The next time you want to enter the BIOS Utility, you must key-in your Setup password. 28 User's Guide Using the AcerBasic Changing or Removing the Setup Password Should you want to change your setup password, do the following: 1. During POST (while the startup logo is being displayed), press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to enter the BIOS Utility. Press or to display the password prompt and keyin a new password. or Press or and select None to remove the existing password. Diskettes, one at a time, go into the diskette drive; One CD-ROM disc goes on the CD-ROM drive tray. r Do not subject the computer to heavy shock and vibration. r Do not expose the computer to dust and dirt. r Do not place items on top of cables; carefully route cables to and from the computer. User's Guide 33 Getting Help This user's guide provides clear and concise information about your AcerBasic, so read it thoroughly. Online help is also especially helpful when using specific applications. Accessing Online Help To get help with Windows 95: 1. Click on Help. To get help with specific applications, refer to the documentation that came with the application. Most applications have a Help item on their menu bar that you can gain access to. Getting Help Online If you are connected to the Internet and have World Wide Web access, visit our homepage (http://www. acer. com/) to get support and the latest information about our products. 34 User's Guide Setup Utility Your computer has a built-in BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) setup utility. With this utility, you can configure certain hardware settings for your computer. Basically, your computer is already correctly configured for you and you do not need to run this utility unless you get a Run Setup message. Run this utility if you want to do any of the following: r Check the configuration of the computer r Change the drive boot sequence r Set or change power-saving options r Set or change resume options r Set, change or remove passwords BIOS Utility Main Screen Follow these steps to access this utility: 1. The Startup logo screen shows while the computer is booting up. When you hear a beep, press Ctrl-Alt-Esc. User's Guide 35 Setup Utility The following screen is the main menu of the setup utility. BIOS Utility Basic System Configuration Advanced System Configuration Power Saving Configuration System Security PnP/PCI System Configuration Load Setup Default Settings = Move Highlight Bar, = Select, Esc = Exit and Reboot To enter a menu item, use the cursor up/down (, ) keys to select the item, then press Enter. The following sections describe the different sections of this utility. The parameters on the screens show default values. [. . . ] [--] INTB [--] [--] INTC [--] [--] Page 1/1 INTD [--] [--] PCI IRQ Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Yes] VGA Palette Snoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Disabled] Plug & Play OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Yes] Reset Resources Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]