Acer TravelMate 8481T Service Manual page 59

Table 2-2 describes the parameters shown in
.
Table 2-2. BIOS Main
Parameter
System Time BIOS system time in 24-hour format
System Date BIOS system date
Total Memory Total memory available
Video Available memory for video
Memory
Allows to switch from text mode to graphics
Graphic
mode
Mode
Quiet Boot Shows OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
screen during system boot instead of traditional
POST screen
Network Boot Option to boot system from LAN (local area
network)
F12 Boot Option to use boot menu during POST
Menu
D2D Option to use D2D Recovery function
Recovery
SATA Mode Option to set SATA controller mode
Function key Press <Fn+F1>, <Fn+F2>,...<Fn+F12> to
behavior activate specific function keys.
Wi-Fi Option to use Wi-Fi device.
Bluetooth Option to use Bluetooth device.
3G Option to use 3G device.
Card Reader Option to use card reader.
USB ports Option to use external USB port.
Wired LAN Option to use wired LAN.
Audio Option to use audio.
Camera Option to use camera.
Power off Option to use power-off USB charge function.
USB Charge
Battery Option to set the battery threshold level.
Threshold
ASF Allows to configure WatchDog timeout, BIOS
Configuration boot timeout, OS boot timeout, power-on wait
time.
System Utilities
Figure
Description
2-2.
Format/Option
Format: HH:MM:SS
(hour:minute:second)
Format MM/DD/YYYY
(month/day/year)
N/A
N/A
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: AHCI or IDE
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: Enabled or Disabled
Option: 10%, 20% or 30%
Minimum WatchDog, BIOS
Boot Timeout, OS Boot
Timeout, Power-on wait
time
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