User manual ACER TRAVELMATE 8571

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[. . . ] Please consult a qualified technician or contact your local Acer dealer. 42 English BIOS Utility The BIOS Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS. Your computer is already properly configured and optimised, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run it. To activate the BIOS Utility, press <F2> during the POST; while the Notebook PC logo is being displayed. Boot sequence To set the boot sequence in the BIOS Utility, activate the BIOS Utility, then select "Boot" from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Disc to Disc Recovery enable To enable Disc to Disc Recovery (Hard Disk Recovery), activate the BIOS utility, then select "Main" from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Find "D2D Recovery" at the bottom of the screen and use the F5/F6 keys to set this value to "Enabled". Password To set a password on boot, activate the BIOS Utility, then select "Security" from the categories listed at the top of the screen. Find "Password on boot:" and use the F5/F6 keys to "Enable" this feature. 43 Using software Playing DVD movies When the DVD drive module is installed in the optical drive bay, you can play DVD movies on your computer. 1 Eject the DVD tray and insert a DVD movie disc; then close the DVD tray. Important!When you launch the DVD player for the first time, the programme asks you to enter the region code. Once your DVD drive is set to a region code, it will play DVD discs of that region only. You can set the region code a maximum of five times (including the first time), after which the last region code set will remain permanent. Recovering your hard disc does not reset the number of times the region code has been set. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/ drivers and click Next. Select the desired driver/application and follow the instructions on screen to re-install. At first launch, Acer eRecovery prepares all the needed software and may take few seconds to bring up the software content window. Change password Acer eRecovery and Acer disc-to-disc recovery are protected by a password that can be changed by the user. Follow the steps below to change the password in Acer eRecovery. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. In the Recovery settings window, select Password: Change Acer eRecovery password and click Next. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process. Note: If the system crashes, and will not boot to Windows, you can run Acer disc-to-disc recovery to restore the factory default image under DOS mode. 48 English Acer disc-to-disc recovery Note: This feature is only available on certain models. Multilingual operating system installation Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you use when you first power-on the system. Acer's multilingual operating system selection menu will pop-up automatically. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the language version you want. [. . . ] 4, 631, 603, 4, 577, 216, 4, 819, 098, 4, 907, 093, and 6, 516, 132 licensed for limited viewing uses only. Radio Device Regulatory Notice Note: Below regulatory information is for models with wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth® only. General This product complies with the radio frequency and safety standards of any country or region in which it has been approved for wireless use. Depending on configurations, this product may or may not contain wireless radio devices (such as wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth® modules). Below information is for products with such devices. European Union (EU) This device complies with the essential requirements of the European Council Directives listed below: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive · EN 60950 EN 55022 EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2/-3 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive · · · 99/5/EC Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive · · · · Art. 3. 1a) EN 60950 Art. 3. 1b) EN 301 489 -1/-17 Art. 3. 2) EN 300 328-2 Art. 3. 2) EN 301 893 *applies to 5 GHz only English and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. English 70 Appendix A Regulation & safety notices English List of Applicable Countries EU member states as of May 2004 are: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta. [. . . ]