Quick Start Guide
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...your computer can help you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. Follow these steps to access it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for your notebook. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in ...Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of the series, but not...
...your computer can help you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. Follow these steps to access it contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety notices for your notebook. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in ...Portable Document Format (PDF) and comes preloaded on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of the series, but not...
Quick Start Guide
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.... Note: The exact configuration of your computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like the and right) left and right mouse buttons. 9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 10 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 11 Microphone Internal microphone for recording...
.... Note: The exact configuration of your computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like the and right) left and right mouse buttons. 9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 10 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 11 Microphone Internal microphone for recording...
Quick Start Guide
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... devices (e.g., speakers, headphones). Ventilation slots External display (VGA) port Enable the computer to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). HDMI port USB 2.0 port Microphone jack Supports high definition digital video connections. English 7 Closed front view # Icon 1 Item Multi-in jack Description Connects to an AC adapter. Only one card can operate...
... devices (e.g., speakers, headphones). Ventilation slots External display (VGA) port Enable the computer to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector). HDMI port USB 2.0 port Microphone jack Supports high definition digital video connections. English 7 Closed front view # Icon 1 Item Multi-in jack Description Connects to an AC adapter. Only one card can operate...
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3 Acer Acer Aspire Aspire AcerSystem AcerSystem PDF (Portable Document Format 1 Start All Programs AcerSystem 니다 . 2 AcerSystem Adobe Reader Adobe Reader AcerSystem Adobe Reader Adobe Reader Help and Support
Service Guide
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... it will not be noted in the FRU list of customer machines. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. 2. You MUST use the list provided by your... Acer office may have decided to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of this printed Service Guide. To better fit local market requirements...
... it will not be noted in the FRU list of customer machines. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. 2. You MUST use the list provided by your... Acer office may have decided to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of this printed Service Guide. To better fit local market requirements...
Service Guide
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... Unit) List 161 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 Exploded Diagrams 162 Main Assembly 162 Base Assembly 163 LED Assembly 164 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 FRU List 165 Screw List 166 Model Definition and Configuration 168 Aspire 5251 168 Aspire 5551G 170 Aspire 5551 179 Test Compatible Components 187 Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test 188 Online Support Information 195 Index...
... Unit) List 161 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 Exploded Diagrams 162 Main Assembly 162 Base Assembly 163 LED Assembly 164 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 FRU List 165 Screw List 166 Model Definition and Configuration 168 Aspire 5251 168 Aspire 5551G 170 Aspire 5551 179 Test Compatible Components 187 Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test 188 Online Support Information 195 Index...
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... resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio Graphics • ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (Aspire 5251/5551) • ATI Mobility...
... resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio Graphics • ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (Aspire 5251/5551) • ATI Mobility...
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... display support (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G) • 16.7 million colors (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G) • External resolution / refresh rates: • VGA port up to 2560 x 1440: 75 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551) • VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz (Aspire 5551G) • HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551...8482; (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD) Audio Two built-in Acer 3DSonic™ stereo speakers High-definition audio support Built-in microphone MS-Sound compatible Storage • • 160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk ...
... display support (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G) • 16.7 million colors (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G) • External resolution / refresh rates: • VGA port up to 2560 x 1440: 75 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551) • VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz (Aspire 5551G) • HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551...8482; (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD) Audio Two built-in Acer 3DSonic™ stereo speakers High-definition audio support Built-in microphone MS-Sound compatible Storage • • 160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk ...
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...RAM Communication • Acer Video Conference, featuring: • Acer Crystal Eye 1.3 MP webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution • WLAN: • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ • Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless...• 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel • Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip • 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent...
...RAM Communication • Acer Video Conference, featuring: • Acer Crystal Eye 1.3 MP webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution • WLAN: • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ • Supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless...• 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel • Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip • 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent...
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• HDMI™ port with HDCP support • External display (VGA) port • Headphone/speaker/line-out jack • Microphone-in jack • Ethernet (RJ-45) port • DC-in jack for ...
• HDMI™ port with HDCP support • External display (VGA) port • Headphone/speaker/line-out jack • Microphone-in jack • Ethernet (RJ-45) port • DC-in jack for ...
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... Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network. Connects to HDMI devices 7 NOTE: 1 The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is charging. 2. Comfortable support area for recording sound. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is closed. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode. Left...
... Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network. Connects to HDMI devices 7 NOTE: 1 The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is charging. 2. Comfortable support area for recording sound. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is closed. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC mode. Left...
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.... BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS ROM type Features Specification Insyde BIOS Flash • 16Mbit(2MB) CMOS Serial Flash ROM • Support Acer UI • Support multi-boot • Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4) • Various hot-keys for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag •...; Wake on LAN form S4 in AC mode • System information System Memory Item Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage 8GB maximum 2 4GB 204-pin +1.5V DDRIII 800/1066/1333 MHz 1.5V Specification Memory Combinations Slot 1...
.... BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS ROM type Features Specification Insyde BIOS Flash • 16Mbit(2MB) CMOS Serial Flash ROM • Support Acer UI • Support multi-boot • Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4) • Various hot-keys for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag •...; Wake on LAN form S4 in AC mode • System information System Memory Item Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage 8GB maximum 2 4GB 204-pin +1.5V DDRIII 800/1066/1333 MHz 1.5V Specification Memory Combinations Slot 1...
Service Guide
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...side scaling(RSS) for multicore processors • Complies with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, and 802.1p • Wake on LAN (WOL) support meeting the ACPI requirements • Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, and Ethernet MIB (IEEE 802.3z, Clause 30) • Self-boot... feature, utilizing smaller EEPROM size with ability to use on-chip memory • Supports iSCSI boott • PCI Express CLKREQ support • Integrated switching regulator for improved power consumption • IPv4 and IPv6 large send offload and checksum offload(LSO/TCO) ...
...side scaling(RSS) for multicore processors • Complies with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, and 802.1p • Wake on LAN (WOL) support meeting the ACPI requirements • Statistics for SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, and Ethernet MIB (IEEE 802.3z, Clause 30) • Self-boot... feature, utilizing smaller EEPROM size with ability to use on-chip memory • Supports iSCSI boott • PCI Express CLKREQ support • Integrated switching regulator for improved power consumption • IPv4 and IPv6 large send offload and checksum offload(LSO/TCO) ...
Service Guide
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... MHz / 750 MHz • Memory clock speed: 800 MHz • VGA output support • HDMI output Support VGA Aspire 5251/5551 • All resolutions up to 2456 x 1536: 60 Hz Aspire 5551G • All resolutions up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz HDMI™ Aspire 5251/5551/5551G • All resolutions up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz LCD...:9 1440x576i/50Hz 4:3 1440x576i/50Hz 16:9 1920x1080p/50Hz 16:9 2048x1536/85 Hz 16:9 2560x1440/75 Hz 16:9 Aspire 5251 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Aspire 5551 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes...
... MHz / 750 MHz • Memory clock speed: 800 MHz • VGA output support • HDMI output Support VGA Aspire 5251/5551 • All resolutions up to 2456 x 1536: 60 Hz Aspire 5551G • All resolutions up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz HDMI™ Aspire 5251/5551/5551G • All resolutions up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz LCD...:9 1440x576i/50Hz 4:3 1440x576i/50Hz 16:9 1920x1080p/50Hz 16:9 2048x1536/85 Hz 16:9 2560x1440/75 Hz 16:9 Aspire 5251 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Aspire 5551 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes...
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... Pitch Display Mode Typical White Luminance (cd/m2) (also called Brightness) Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time) msec Luminance Uniformity Electrical Interface Support Color Viewing Angle (up/down/right/ left) Temperature Range (°C) Operating Storage (shipping) Specification AUO/CPT/CMO/Samsung/LCD/INL 15.6 inches 1366 x 768 WXGA... South Bridge uFCBGA-605p 2.0 3 Two on the right side, one on the left side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup HDMI Item Version Number Connector Type Supported Resolutions Features Specification Chapter 1 21
... Pitch Display Mode Typical White Luminance (cd/m2) (also called Brightness) Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time) msec Luminance Uniformity Electrical Interface Support Color Viewing Angle (up/down/right/ left) Temperature Range (°C) Operating Storage (shipping) Specification AUO/CPT/CMO/Samsung/LCD/INL 15.6 inches 1366 x 768 WXGA... South Bridge uFCBGA-605p 2.0 3 Two on the right side, one on the left side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup HDMI Item Version Number Connector Type Supported Resolutions Features Specification Chapter 1 21
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...saving • Power Down when no memory card is inserted • Power Idle (Selective Suspend) • USB2.0 Interface • Support both High-Speed (480 Mbps) and Full-Speed (12 Mbps) Data Transfer • Embedded High Speed/Full Speed Transceiver •... Interface • Compliant with Memory Stick PRO Format Specification Version 1.x • Compliant with xD-Picture Card Specification Version 1.2 (support multi-plane) • Support Hardware ECC (1-bit correction and 2-bits detection) Generation • Embedded Program memory and Data SRAM • Miscellaneous Functions •...
...saving • Power Down when no memory card is inserted • Power Idle (Selective Suspend) • USB2.0 Interface • Support both High-Speed (480 Mbps) and Full-Speed (12 Mbps) Data Transfer • Embedded High Speed/Full Speed Transceiver •... Interface • Compliant with Memory Stick PRO Format Specification Version 1.x • Compliant with xD-Picture Card Specification Version 1.2 (support multi-plane) • Support Hardware ECC (1-bit correction and 2-bits detection) Generation • Embedded Program memory and Data SRAM • Miscellaneous Functions •...
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..., and features an integrated digital BEEP generator • Headphone amplifier on port-I (HP-OUT) is designed to drive output without external DC blocking capacitors • Supports EAPD (External Amplifier Power Down) control for external amplifier • 48-pin LQFP 'Green' package • WaveRT-based audio function driver for Windows Vista •... (AEC), Noise Suppression (NS), and Beam Forming(BF)technology for voice application • Smart multiple streaming operation • HDMI audio driver for AMD platform • Acer exclusive software features Chapter 1 23
..., and features an integrated digital BEEP generator • Headphone amplifier on port-I (HP-OUT) is designed to drive output without external DC blocking capacitors • Supports EAPD (External Amplifier Power Down) control for external amplifier • 48-pin LQFP 'Green' package • WaveRT-based audio function driver for Windows Vista •... (AEC), Noise Suppression (NS), and Beam Forming(BF)technology for voice application • Smart multiple streaming operation • HDMI audio driver for AMD platform • Acer exclusive software features Chapter 1 23
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... the setting of password must be greater than one word. When user password is required. Enter SATA Port 0 HDD Password. NOTE: System BIOS does not support Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Option Clear Clear Frozen N/A N/A N/A Disabled or Enabled NOTE: When prompted to enter a password, you may have to return your notebook computer...
... the setting of password must be greater than one word. When user password is required. Enter SATA Port 0 HDD Password. NOTE: System BIOS does not support Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Option Clear Clear Frozen N/A N/A N/A Disabled or Enabled NOTE: When prompted to enter a password, you may have to return your notebook computer...
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... Security Boot Exit Rev. 3.5 Boot priority order: Item Specific Help 1. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE 2. USB CD/DVD ROM : 6. USB FDD : 3. IDE0 : ST9250315AS 4. Press to support boot. IDE1 : Slimtype DVD A DS8A4SH Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it down the list, or to load the operating system. USB...
... Security Boot Exit Rev. 3.5 Boot priority order: Item Specific Help 1. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE 2. USB CD/DVD ROM : 6. USB FDD : 3. IDE0 : ST9250315AS 4. Press to support boot. IDE1 : Slimtype DVD A DS8A4SH Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it down the list, or to load the operating system. USB...
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Use the following procedure as possible. 2. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Symptoms (Verified) Go...Failures Page 150 4. Chapter 4 137 Verify the symptoms by attempting to . If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on page 195. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Common Problems Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go...in as much detail as a guide for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products.
Use the following procedure as possible. 2. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Symptoms (Verified) Go...Failures Page 150 4. Chapter 4 137 Verify the symptoms by attempting to . If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on page 195. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Common Problems Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go...in as much detail as a guide for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products.