Acer 4600 Series, 4100 Series Bios Utility, Boot sequence, Disc to Disc Recovery enable, Password

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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.

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