Chapter 2

System Utilities

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required setting or to active certain system features.

The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the mainboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the mainboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM.

When the power is turned on, pushing the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing “Ctrl+F1”. When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings.

Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. BIOS is a Window s-based utility that doesn’t required users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.

Control Keys

Item

Description

 

 

wxyz

Move to selection

 

 

e

Select Item

 

 

^

Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup

 

Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to

 

Main Menu.

 

 

{

Increase the numeric value or make changes

 

 

}

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

 

 

l

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page

 

Setup Menu

 

 

m

Item Help

 

 

p

Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for option Page

 

Setup Menu

 

 

r

Load the Optimized Defaults

 

 

t

System Information

 

 

u

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

 

 

NOTE: Main Menu: This is the online description of the highlighted setup functions is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

NOTE: Status Page Setup Menu/ Option Page Setup Menu: Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

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Acer L310 manual System Utilities, Control Keys Description Wxyz

L310 specifications

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