User manual GERICOM A550 10

[. . . ] Whenever you turn on the computer, the system will read the settings stored in the CMOS RAM and compare them to the equipment check conducted during the Power On Self Test (POST). If an error occurs, an error message will be displayed on the screen, and you will then be prompted to run the Setup Program. As the POST (Power-On Self Test) executes during the boot up process, the screen will display the following message: Press <F2> to Enter SETUP Press the <F2> key to run the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS Setup program is organized into five menus which you can select using the and keys. [. . . ] Internal HDD This field displays various parameters for the hard disk drive. If type [Auto] is selected, the system automatically sets these parameters. If type [User] is selected, Cylinders, Heads and Sectors can be edited. Internal CD/DVD This field is for information only as the BIOS automatically detects the CD-ROM. Boot Display Device Lets you select the display device. System Memory This field reports the amount of base (or conventional) memory found by the BIOS during Power-On Self-Test (POST). · · · · · · 6-5 Notebook · User Guide Extended Memory This field reports the amount of extended memory found by the BIOS during Power-On Self-Test (POST). CPU Type This field reports the CPU type information detected by the BIOS during Power-On Self-Test (POST). CPU Speed This field reports the CPU speed information detected by the BIOS during Power-On Self-Test (POST). BIOS Version This field is for information only as the BIOS displays the BIOS version during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). · · · 6-6 Customizing Your Notebook 6 6. 2. 1 INTERNAL HDD SUB-MENU Pho enixB IO S Set up Ut ilit y Main Advanced Internal HDD: [12073MB] Type: Cylinders: Heads: Sectors: Maximum Capacity: [Auto] [16383] [16] [63] 20004MB Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User = you enter parameters of harddisk drive installed at the Connection. Auto = autotypes Hard-disk drive Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: 32 Bit I/O: Transfer Mode: SMART Monitoring: Ultra DMA Mode: [16 Sectors] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Fast PIO 4] Enabled [Mode 2] installed here. CD-ROM = a CDROM drive is installed here. F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select F9 Setup Defaults Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Use the Type field to select the drive type installed. You can select different drive types as CD-ROM, User, Auto or None by pressing <Space> bar. Set this option to Auto so your computer will automatically detect the drive type during power on. Set this option to None when your computer is not installed any devices. Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu. 6-7 Notebook 6. 3 User Guide Using the Advanced CMOS Setup Pho enixB IO S Set up Ut ilit y Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help NumLock on Boot: PS/2 Mouse: LCD Panel View Expansion: Suspend Warning Tone: [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] `Disabled' prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning, but frees up IRQ12. `Enabled' allows the Save to Disk Warning Summary Screen [Disabled] [Disabled] operating system to determine whether to enable or disable Silent Boot: [Enabled] Intel(R)SpeedStep(TM)technology [Automatic] 4 I/O Device Configuration F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select F9 Setup Defaults Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit · NumLock on Boot Locks or unlocks the Num-Lock key during the system booting up procedure. PS/2 Mouse [Auto] allows the OS to enable the PS/2 mouse when it is detected. [Disabled] prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning. [Both] activates both the touch pad and external PS/2 mouse · 6-8 Customizing Your Notebook 6 · LCD Panel View Expansion Expands or keeps the original LCD Screen View during the booting procedure. Expands may get full screen LCD display, however, it degrades the graphic/text quality. Suspend Warning Tone Enabled or disabled the Suspend warning tone when the system goes into the Suspend mode. Save to Disk Warning Displays warning message when the Save to Disk file (save2dsk. bin) does not exist. [. . . ] Enter a new password with up to 8 alpha-numeric characters, and then re-enter it for confirmation. 6-12 Customizing Your Notebook 6 · Set User Password This field is only available when Supervisor Password has set. Enter the user password when boot the system or resume from suspend mode. But if the Write Protect is set in the Fixed disk boot sector field, you should enter a supervisor password to access the fixed disk when boot the system or resume from suspend mode. Password on Boot If you set this field to Enabled, your computer will always ask for the password every time you boot your computer. [. . . ]