System Utility Diskette - Acer TravelMate 200 Service Manual

System Utility Diskette

This utility diskette is for the Acer TravelMate 200 notebook machine. It provides the following functions:
1.
Panel ID Utility
2.
Thermal & Fan Utility
3. Main Board Data Utility
To use this diskette, first boot from this diskette, then a "Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu" prompt you to
choose the testing item. Follow the instructions on screen to proceed.
NOTE: This program contains a readme.txt file. This readme.txt file will introduce each test utility and its
functions.
IMPORTANT: If this diskette is not bootable, do the following actions before you use it:
1. Do system transfers.
2.
Copy the following files to A:\.
HIMEM.SYS
RAMDRIVE.SYS
Panel ID Read/ Write Utility
1.
Panel ID Read
This function will display the panel ID setting of Acer TravelMate 200 series, there maybe no values in inverter
if no ID was found.
2.
Panel ID Write
This function will display a table of all panel IDs of Acer TravelMate 200 series, and ask to input the no.
corresponding to the panel ID of the LCD. Then, the chosen ID will be set in EEPROM.
Thermal test Utility
1. Read thermal setting
This function will show the current thermal setting of your system and CPU which include the status, current
local temp, remote temp, conversion and configuration.
2. Set thermal setting
This function will write the default values into EEPROM.
3. Test fan
This function will test the fan.
Error message will be displayed when problem is found.
Main Board Data Utility
1. Read Main Board Data.
This function displays the MBD data.
2.
Create MBD header, product & manufacturer names.
This function will create three informations and write to EEPROM automatically:
a.
Header information
b.
Product name
c.
Manufacturer name
3.
Write MBD UUID
There are two sub-functions:
a.
Create and write a new UUID - this function is used when the original UUID is lost or damaged.
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