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...assumes the entire cost of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Acer Corporation. III Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to change without the prior written permission...is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. All rights reserved. No part of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in the software. Copyright Copyright © ...
...assumes the entire cost of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Acer Corporation. III Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to change without the prior written permission...is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. All rights reserved. No part of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in the software. Copyright Copyright © ...
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... problems. Reminds you to the accomplishment of additional information related to the local regulations. IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Conventions The following conventions are used in the Service Guide designates a component that should be recycled according...
... problems. Reminds you to the accomplishment of additional information related to the local regulations. IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Conventions The following conventions are used in the Service Guide designates a component that should be recycled according...
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... Acer Notebook tour 6 Front View 6 Closed Front View 7 Left View 7 Right View 8 Bottom View 9 Indicators 9 TouchPad Basics 10 Using the Keyboard 11 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 11 Windows Keys 12 Hot Keys 13 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 14 System Utilities 25 BIOS Setup Utility 25 Navigating the BIOS Utility 25 Aspire 5251...
... Acer Notebook tour 6 Front View 6 Closed Front View 7 Left View 7 Right View 8 Bottom View 9 Indicators 9 TouchPad Basics 10 Using the Keyboard 11 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 11 Windows Keys 12 Hot Keys 13 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 14 System Utilities 25 BIOS Setup Utility 25 Navigating the BIOS Utility 25 Aspire 5251...
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System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Below is a brief summary of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL ® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1 (Aspire 5551G) Chapter 1...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...
System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Below is a brief summary of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL ® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1 (Aspire 5551G) Chapter 1...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...
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Application This key has the same effect as described. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions: < >: Open or close the Start menu < > + : Display the desktop < > + : Open Windows ...
Application This key has the same effect as described. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions: < >: Open or close the Start menu < > + : Display the desktop < > + : Open Windows ...
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..., and RTC. • Realtek RTS5160 for Card Reader, 5 in 1 controller. • Realtek ALC272-X for High Definition Audio Codec. • Broadcom BCM57780A1KMLG for Giga LAN Processor Specifications Item CPU Speed Cores AAN330 2.23 GHz 2 AAP320 2.1 GHz 2 AAP320_ 2.1 GHz 2 BR AMDV12 2.2 GHz 1 0 APN830 2.1 GHz 3 APN930 2.0 GHz 4 ATN530 2.5 GHz ...Package S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 Core Voltage 35 W 25 W 25 W 25 W 35 W 35 W 35 W 25 W 25 W Acer P/N CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj = 100 DIS) CPU Temp (°C) Core 0 Fan Speed (rpm) 50 2500 56 2900 63 3200 70 3600 80...
..., and RTC. • Realtek RTS5160 for Card Reader, 5 in 1 controller. • Realtek ALC272-X for High Definition Audio Codec. • Broadcom BCM57780A1KMLG for Giga LAN Processor Specifications Item CPU Speed Cores AAN330 2.23 GHz 2 AAP320 2.1 GHz 2 AAP320_ 2.1 GHz 2 BR AMDV12 2.2 GHz 1 0 APN830 2.1 GHz 3 APN930 2.0 GHz 4 ATN530 2.5 GHz ...Package S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 S1g4 Core Voltage 35 W 25 W 25 W 25 W 35 W 35 W 35 W 25 W 25 W Acer P/N CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj = 100 DIS) CPU Temp (°C) Core 0 Fan Speed (rpm) 50 2500 56 2900 63 3200 70 3600 80...
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... 40 • Throttling 50%: On=95°C, Off=85°C • OS Shutdown: 100°C • H/W Shutdown: 92°C Fan Acoustic Specifications Operation Mode Application SPL dBA Fan off Windows Idle (HDD random N/A seek) Fan 1 Windows Idle 28 Fan 2 Windows Idle, HDD spinning 31 Fan 3... Play Movie (read from HDD), 34 Play TV (TV tuner sku) Fan 4 3DMark06,Prime95, 37 Prime95+Play TV(TV tuner sku), acer screen saver, HDD spinning Fan 5 TAT100% or 40 Thermanow100%,3DMark06, at ambient 35C, HDD spinning ODD ODM's test software 43 (Reference) (Sequential) ...
... 40 • Throttling 50%: On=95°C, Off=85°C • OS Shutdown: 100°C • H/W Shutdown: 92°C Fan Acoustic Specifications Operation Mode Application SPL dBA Fan off Windows Idle (HDD random N/A seek) Fan 1 Windows Idle 28 Fan 2 Windows Idle, HDD spinning 31 Fan 3... Play Movie (read from HDD), 34 Play TV (TV tuner sku) Fan 4 3DMark06,Prime95, 37 Prime95+Play TV(TV tuner sku), acer screen saver, HDD spinning Fan 5 TAT100% or 40 Thermanow100%,3DMark06, at ambient 35C, HDD spinning ODD ODM's test software 43 (Reference) (Sequential) ...
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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 system control • Support... SMBIOS 2.3, PCI2.2. • Refer to form other combinations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to Acer BIOS specification. • DMI utility for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag • Support PXE • Support Y2K solution • Support WinFlash • ...
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 system control • Support... SMBIOS 2.3, PCI2.2. • Refer to form other combinations. You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to Acer BIOS specification. • DMI utility for BIOS serial number configurable/asset tag • Support PXE • Support Y2K solution • Support WinFlash • ...
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... Wireless LAN Item Vendor/model name Protocol Interface Antenna Battery Item Vendor & model name Battery Type Pack capacity Normal Voltage Package configuration Specification Broadcom 57780KMLG for GIGA LAN • Integrated 10/100/10000BASE-T transceiver • Automatic MDI crossover function • PCIe V1.1 ... support • Integrated switching regulator for improved power consumption • IPv4 and IPv6 large send offload and checksum offload(LSO/TCO) Specification • Foxconn Wireless LAN Atheros HB93 2x2 BGN (HM) • QMI Wireless LAN Atheros HB93 2x2 BGN (HM) EM306 •...
... Wireless LAN Item Vendor/model name Protocol Interface Antenna Battery Item Vendor & model name Battery Type Pack capacity Normal Voltage Package configuration Specification Broadcom 57780KMLG for GIGA LAN • Integrated 10/100/10000BASE-T transceiver • Automatic MDI crossover function • PCIe V1.1 ... support • Integrated switching regulator for improved power consumption • IPv4 and IPv6 large send offload and checksum offload(LSO/TCO) Specification • Foxconn Wireless LAN Atheros HB93 2x2 BGN (HM) • QMI Wireless LAN Atheros HB93 2x2 BGN (HM) EM306 •...
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...as the CPU and hard disk may be power managed in the system are turned off the whole system. Power and Keyboard Controller Item Specification Controller Total number of keypads Windows logo key Hotkeys ENE KB926 99-/100-/103-key keyboard Yes See "Hot Keys" on page 13.... Capacity (MB) 160, 250, 320, 500 Bytes per sector Data heads Drive Format Disks Spindle speed (RPM) Performance Specifications Buffer size Interface DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance HGST 160, 250, 320, 500 Specification Toshiba 160, 250, 320, 500 512 2-4 Western Digital 160, 250, 320, 500, 640 1-2 5400 8 MB ...
...as the CPU and hard disk may be power managed in the system are turned off the whole system. Power and Keyboard Controller Item Specification Controller Total number of keypads Windows logo key Hotkeys ENE KB926 99-/100-/103-key keyboard Yes See "Hot Keys" on page 13.... Capacity (MB) 160, 250, 320, 500 Bytes per sector Data heads Drive Format Disks Spindle speed (RPM) Performance Specifications Buffer size Interface DC Power Requirements Voltage tolerance HGST 160, 250, 320, 500 Specification Toshiba 160, 250, 320, 500 512 2-4 Western Digital 160, 250, 320, 500, 640 1-2 5400 8 MB ...
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... & model name HLDS GT20N Sony AD7580S Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate (MB/ sec) Sustained: 3,600 KB/s (24x) max. Sustained: 1,571 (typical) Sustained: ...
... & model name HLDS GT20N Sony AD7580S Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Transfer rate (MB/ sec) Sustained: 3,600 KB/s (24x) max. Sustained: 1,571 (typical) Sustained: ...
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VGA Chip Item Vendor/model name Features Supported Resolutions Specification ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650/5470 GPU • On Board 1024MB(5650) / 512MB(5470) DDR3 Video RAM • PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface • ...; 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 Display Resolutions...
VGA Chip Item Vendor/model name Features Supported Resolutions Specification ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650/5470 GPU • On Board 1024MB(5650) / 512MB(5470) DDR3 Video RAM • PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface • ...; 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 Display Resolutions...
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...(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 Clare 0.204 x 0.204 Normal 220 500 typical 8 1.25 max LVDS 262K 15/...35/45/45 0 to +50 -20 to +60 USB Chipset Item USB Compliancy Level OHCI Numer of USB Ports Location Serial Port Function Control Specification • AMD RS880M North Bridge uFCBGA-528p • AMD SB820M South Bridge uFCBGA-605p 2.0 3 Two on the right side, one on the ...
...(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 Clare 0.204 x 0.204 Normal 220 500 typical 8 1.25 max LVDS 262K 15/...35/45/45 0 to +50 -20 to +60 USB Chipset Item USB Compliancy Level OHCI Numer of USB Ports Location Serial Port Function Control Specification • AMD RS880M North Bridge uFCBGA-528p • AMD SB820M South Bridge uFCBGA-605p 2.0 3 Two on the right side, one on the ...
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...High Speed/Full Speed Transceiver • Secure Digital/Multimedia Card Interface • Compliant with SD Memory Card Specification Version 2.0 • Compliant with Multimedia Card Specification Version 4.2 • Support High Speed SD 4-bit Data Transfer Mode (Up to 32 GB) •...• Support Write Protection Switch • Memory Stick 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 ...
...High Speed/Full Speed Transceiver • Secure Digital/Multimedia Card Interface • Compliant with SD Memory Card Specification Version 2.0 • Compliant with Multimedia Card Specification Version 4.2 • Support High Speed SD 4-bit Data Transfer Mode (Up to 32 GB) •...• Support Write Protection Switch • Memory Stick 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 ...
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Audio Interface Item Chipset Features Specification Realtek ALC272-X • Meets performance and function requirements for Microsoft WLP 3.10, and stricter performance requirements for future WLP. • Two stereo DAC supports 16/... (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
Audio Interface Item Chipset Features Specification Realtek ALC272-X • Meets performance and function requirements for Microsoft WLP 3.10, and stricter performance requirements for future WLP. • Two stereo DAC supports 16/... (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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... square brackets. Press during POST (when "Press to enter Setup" message is prompted on the bottom of a parameter if it is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of F12 Boot Menu is subject to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are shown on the bottom of...
... square brackets. Press during POST (when "Press to enter Setup" message is prompted on the bottom of a parameter if it is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of F12 Boot Menu is subject to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are shown on the bottom of...
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... Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode [19:10:59] [2/22/2010] 3072 MB 1024 MB [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [AHCI Mode] Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help This is for Video. Format/Option Format: HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second) Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) N/A N/A Option: Enabled or Disabled...
... Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode [19:10:59] [2/22/2010] 3072 MB 1024 MB [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [AHCI Mode] Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help This is for Video. Format/Option Format: HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second) Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) N/A N/A Option: Enabled or Disabled...
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... Password Is User Password Is SATA Port 0 Disk Status Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password Clear Clear Frozen Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Install or Change the password and the length of the user password.
... Password Is User Password Is SATA Port 0 Disk Status Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password Clear Clear Frozen Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Install or Change the password and the length of the user password.
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... F10 Save and Exit Chapter 2 31 Press to move it up the list. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE 2. USB FDD : 3. Select Boot menu to select specific devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices includes the USB diskette drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module... bay. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit Rev. 3.5 Boot priority order: Item Specific Help 1. USB CD/DVD ROM : 6. Boot This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to support boot.
... F10 Save and Exit Chapter 2 31 Press to move it up the list. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE 2. USB FDD : 3. Select Boot menu to select specific devices to load the operating system. Bootable devices includes the USB diskette drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module... bay. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit Rev. 3.5 Boot priority order: Item Specific Help 1. USB CD/DVD ROM : 6. Boot This menu allows the user to decide the order of boot devices to support boot.
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Information Main InsydeH20 Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Rev. 3.5 Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit The Exit screen allows you made and quit the BIOS Utility. Parameter Exit Saving ...
Information Main InsydeH20 Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Rev. 3.5 Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit The Exit screen allows you made and quit the BIOS Utility. Parameter Exit Saving ...