Bios setup utility, System utilities, Chapter 2 – Acer 2430 User Manual

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Chapter 2

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

during POST (when “Press 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 during POST to enter multi-boot menu. In this menu, user can change boot device without
entering BIOS SETUP Utility.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

. Info.

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

CPU Type :

Mobile AMD Sempron (TM) Processor 2600+

CPU Speed :

System BIOS Ver

V1.0

VGA BIOS Ver

KBC Ver

Serial Number

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Asset Tag Number

N/A

Produce Name

Aspire 3000

Manufacturer Name:

Acer

UUID:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Help

↑ ↓

Select Item

F5/F6

Change Values

Setup Defaults

Esc

Exit

←

→

Select Menu

Enter

Select

Sub - Menu

F10

Save and Exit

HDD Model Name :

HDD Serial Number :

22 Byte

32 Byte

16 Byte

32 Byte

ATAPI Model Name :

ATAPI Serial Number None

System Utilities

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