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Acer 6000 3.7.3 Primary Display Adapter, 3.7.4 Fast Boot, 3.7.5 Silent Boot, 3.7.6 Num Lock After Boot

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AcerPower 6000 User’s Guide3-22

3.7.3 Primary Display Adapter

Setting this parameter to Onboard enables the onboard video controller.

Normally, the onboard video controller is considered as the primary display

adapter. If you installed a video card into your system, set this parameter to Auto.

BIOS will automatically disable the onboard video controller and consider the

video card as the primary display adapter.

3.7.4 Fast Boot

Setting this parameter to Auto allows the system to boot faster by skipping some

POST routines. Select Disabled to return to the normal booting process.

3.7.5 Silent Boot

This parameter enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When set to Enabled,

BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an identification logo during POST

and while booting. Then, the screen displays the operating system prompt (as in

DOS) or logo (as in Windows 95). If any error occurred while booting, the system

automatically switches to the text mode.

Even if your setting is Enabled, you may also switch to the text mode while

booting by pressing after you hear a beep that indicates the activation of the

keyboard.

When set to Disabled, BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the

system initialization details on the screen.

3.7.6 Num Lock After Boot

This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting. The

default setting is Enabled.

Contents

Main Page iii Join Us to Fight Against Piracy Page Page Page FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Page Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 System Board Chapter 3 BIOS Utility Page Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components List of Figures List of Tables Conventions Introduction Overview About This Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Preinstallation 1.1.1 Selecting a Site 1.1.2 Unpacking Components 1.2 Features 1.2.1 Front Panel 1.2.2 Rear Panel Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.4 Turning On Your Computer 1.5 Turning Off Your Computer 1.6 Troubleshooting General Failure Front Panel Light Doesn't Work "Garbage" or Nothing Appears on the Screen Page 1.7 Error Messages 1.7.1 Software Error Messages 1.7.2 System Error Messages Table 1-1 System Error Messages Table 1-1 System Error Messages (continued) 1.7.3 Correcting Error Conditions Chapter 2 System Board 2.1 Major Components Page 2.2 Layout Figure 2-1 shows the locations of the major components on the system board. Figure 2-1 System Board Layout Page 2.3.2 Jumper Settings 2.3.3 Onboard Connectors Table 2-2 lists the onboard connectors. Table 2-2 Onboard Connectors 2.4 IDE Hard Disk Support 2.5 Video Function AcerPower 6000 Users Guide2-10 Table 2-4 Supported Video Resolutions (continued) Resolution bpp Vertical Freq. (Hz) Horizontal Freq. (KHz) 2.6 Audio Function 2.7 USB 2.8 Hardware Monitoring Function Page Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3.1 Entering Setup 3.2 System Information Page Page 1st Bank None 2nd Bank None 3.3 Product Information Page 3.4 Disk Drives 3.4.1 Floppy Drives 3.4.2 LS-120 drive as 3.4.3 IDE Drives Type Cylinders Page Advanced PIO Mode Hard Disk 32-bit Access DMA Transfer Mode CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode 3.5 Onboard Peripherals 3.5.1 Serial Port Base Address IRQ 3.5.2 Parallel Port Base Address IRQ Page 3.5.3 Onboard Device Settings Floppy Disk Controller IDE Controller PS/2 Mouse Controller Page 3.6 Power Management 3.6.1 Power Management Mode IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer System Sleep Timer Sleep Mode 3.6.2 Power Switch < 4 sec. 3.6.3 System Wake-Up Event Modem Ring Indicator 3.7 Boot Options 3.7.1 Boot Sequence 3.7.2 First Hard Disk Drive 3.7.3 Primary Display Adapter 3.7.4 Fast Boot 3.7.5 Silent Boot 3.7.6 Num Lock After Boot 3.7.7 Memory Test 3.8 Date and Time 3.8.1 Date 3.8.2 Time 3.9 System Security 3.9.1 Setup Password Setting a Password Page Changing or Removing the Setup Password Bypassing the Setup Password 3.9.2 Power-on Password Operation Mode Normal, the password prompt appears before system boot. When set to Keyboard Lock 3.9.3 Disk Drive Control 3.10 Load Default Settings 3.11 Abort Settings Change 3.12 Exiting Setup Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components 4.1 Installation Precautions 4.1.1 ESD Precautions 4.1.2 Pre-installation Instructions 4.1.3 Post-installation Instructions 4.2 Removing and Replacing the Housing Cover 4.2.1 Removing the Housing Cover Page Page Page 4.3.2 Installing ISA Cards Page Table 4-1 Memory Configurations 4.4.1 Installing a DIMM Page 4.5 Upgrading the CPU 4.5.1 Removing the Processor Card 4.5.2 Installing a Processor Card Page Page Page 4.5.3 Installing the Celeron CPU Page Page Page Index A B C D E L M N O P