Main

Use the Main menu to set the system time and date, and other basic options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix

SecureCore(tm)

Setup

Utility

 

 

 

 

 

Information

Main

 

 

 

Security

Boot

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Specific Help

 

 

 

System

Time:

[

10

:05:48]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System

Date:

[03/19/2010]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or

 

 

 

Total

Memory:

3072

MB

 

 

 

<Enter>

selects field.

 

 

 

Video

Memory:

512

MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiet

Boot:

 

 

[Enabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network

Boot:

 

[Enabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F12

Boot Menu:

 

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D2D

Recovery:

 

[Enabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA

Mode:

 

 

[AHCI Mode]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Help

 

Select

Item

F5/F6

Change

Values

 

F9

Setup

Defaults

 

 

Esc

Exit

 

Select

Menu

Enter

Select

Sub-Menu F10

Save

and Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

Format/Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Time

 

 

 

Displays the system time. The time is expressed in a 24-hour

HH:MM:SS

 

 

 

 

 

format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(hour:minute:second)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Date

 

 

 

Displays the system date.

 

 

 

 

 

MM/DD/YYYY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(month/day/year)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Memory

 

 

 

Displays the size of system memory detected during boot-up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Memory

 

 

 

Displays the size of video memory detected during boot-up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiet Boot

 

 

 

Enables or disables the Quiet Boot function.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

When enabled, BIOS setup is in graphical mode and displays

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

only the system brand logo during POST and while booting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When disabled, BIOS setup is in conventional text mode and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displays the system Summary Screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Boot

 

 

 

When enabled, a remote host with appropriate boot image

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

can boot this system. (only works with an Ethernet device.)

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F12 Boot Menu

 

 

 

Enables or disables the Boot menu during POST.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D2D Recovery

 

 

 

Enables or disables the D2D Recovery function. This function

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

allows the user to create a hidden partition on the hard drive

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

to store the operation system. User can then use this partition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to restore the system to factory defaults by pressing the <Alt>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ <F10> keys during system boot-up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA Mode

 

 

 

Select the SATA controller operating mode.

 

 

 

AHCI

 

 

 

 

 

When set to AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), the

IDE

 

 

 

 

 

SATA controller enables its AHCI and RAID features when the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system boots up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its AHCI and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID functions when the system boots up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If you do not intend to use the AHCI or RAID features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set this parameter to IDE to speed up the boot-up time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acer 4740G, 4740ZG manual Main, System Time

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