Acer TravelMate 520 TravelMate 520 Service Guide - Page 44

System Utility Diskette This utility diskette is for the Acer TravelMate 520 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 520 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 520 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. 38 Chapter 2