Advanced - Acer TravelMate 6493 Series Service Manual

Advanced

The Advanced screen allows the user to configure the various advanced BIOS options.
IMPORTANT:Making incorrect settings to items on these pages may cause the system to malfunction. Unless
you have experience adjusting these items, we recommend that you leave these settings at the
default values. If making settings to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or
prevents the system from booting, open BIOS and choose Load Optimal Defaults in the Exit menu to
boot up normally.
Information Main
Serial port:
Parallel Port:
Infrared Port (FIR):
Base I/O address:
PS/2 Mouse
Installed O/S:
Reset Configuration Data:
Large Disk Access Mode:
IDE Controller:
Keyboard Features
Cache Memory
↑↓
F1 Help
←→
ESC Exit
The table below describes the items, menus, and submenus in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default
and suggested parameter settings.
Parameter
Serial port
Parallel Port
Infrared Port
(FIR)
Base I/O address
PS/2 Mouse
Installed O/S
Reset
Configured Data
Large Disk
Access Mode
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Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
Advanced Intel
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[680/IRQ3/DMA1]
[Auto Detect]
[W in XP]
[No]
[DOS]
[Disabled]
Select Item F5/F6
Select Menu Enter
Description
Determines serial port behavior, Disabled,
Enabled, or Auto configure.
Determines parallel port behavior, Disabled,
Enabled, or Auto configure.
Determines FIR port behavior, Disabled or
Enabled.
Select the base I/O address for serial port A.
Determines PS/2 mouse port (IRQ12)
behavior, Disabled, Enabled, or Auto Detect.
Select the most commonly used O/S on the
system from Win95, Win98, WinMe,
Win2000, Win XP, or Other.
Clear the Extended System Configuration
Data (ESCD) area. Select No or Yes.
For UNIX, Novell Netware, or other OS
select Other. If installing new software and
the drive fails, change this option and try
again. Default setting is DOS.
Security Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
[Disabled]
Serial port is not
active.
[Enabled]
Serial port is active
and is user configured.
[Auto]
Serial port is active
and is automatically
configured.
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Submenu Items
Chapter 2