Acer 6492 manual Chapter System Utilities Bios Setup Utility, Navigating the Bios Utility

Chapter 2

System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).

Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises.

To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST (when “Press <F2> to enter Setup” message is prompted on the bottom of screen).

Press m to enter setup. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is set to “disabled”. If you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set the parameter to “enabled”.

Press <F12> during POST to enter multi-boot menu. In this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility.

Phoenix TrustedCore Setup Utility

Information	Main Advanced	Security Boot Exit
CPU Type:		Genuine Intel ® CPU		Help Item
CPU Speed:		XXXXGHz
				Menu Level X
IDE0 Model Name:		Intel Raid0
IDE0 Serial Number:		TSST CorpCD
IDE1 Model Name:		MK3018GAP-(PM)
IDE1 Serial Number:		Y2554027T
ATAPI Model Name		Slimtype DVD-ROM LSD-081-(S
System BIOS Version		V1.0
VGA BIOS Version		ATI M9+XC V0.1
Serial Number		XXXXXXXXXX
Asset Tag Number		XXXXXXXXXX
Product Name		TravelMate XXXX
Manufacturer Name		Acer Inc.
UUID:		XXXXXXXXXX
KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value			F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit
	F1: General Help	F5: Previous Values	F7: Optimized Defaults

Navigating the BIOS Utility

There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.

Follow these instructions:

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