Acer 6000 3.9.3 Disk Drive Control

Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-29

Make sure switch 1 of SW1 is set to Off to enable

the Power-on password.

Operation Mode

This function lets you enable or disable the password prompt display. When set to

Normal, the password prompt appears before system boot. When set to Keyboard

Lock, the password prompt does not appear; however, your system will not

respond to any keyboard or mouse input until you enter the correct password.

The default setting is Normal.

3.9.3 Disk Drive Control

The Disk Drive Control parameters allow you to protect the floppy drive and hard

disk data from being modified (possible under DOS mode only).

Table 3-2 lists the drive control settings and their corresponding functions.

Table 3-2 Drive Control Settings

Floppy Drive

Setting Description

Normal Floppy drive functions normally

Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors

Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector

Hard Disk Drive

Setting Description

Normal Hard disk drive functions normally

Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors

Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector

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