Acer Aspire 7540 Notebook Series Start Guide
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...Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like center* and right) the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer Bio- 5 English # Icon Item Description 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output (Configuration may ... Caps Lock is activated. Bluetooth communication button/indicator Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Battery1 Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Indicates the status of wireless button/indicator LAN communication. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. (only ...
...Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like center* and right) the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer Bio- 5 English # Icon Item Description 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output (Configuration may ... Caps Lock is activated. Bluetooth communication button/indicator Enables/disables the Bluetooth function. Battery1 Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Indicates the status of wireless button/indicator LAN communication. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. (only ...
Acer Aspire 7540 Service Guide
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... the System Utilities 17 Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models 17 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 18 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19 System Utilities 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 28 Information 29 Main...BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD Password 40 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 41 Disassembly Requirements 41 General Information 42 Pre-disassembly Instructions 42 Disassembly Process 42 External Module Disassembly Process 43 External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 43 Removing the SD Dummy Card 44 Removing the Battery...
... the System Utilities 17 Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models 17 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 18 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19 System Utilities 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 28 Information 29 Main...BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD Password 40 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 41 Disassembly Requirements 41 General Information 42 Pre-disassembly Instructions 42 Disassembly Process 42 External Module Disassembly Process 43 External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 43 Removing the SD Dummy Card 44 Removing the Battery...
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...XXXXXXX.FD" 2. Copy the "XXXXXXX.FD" file to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery disk at hand, then you should boot from an off the system power. 4. If the battery pack does not contain enough power to run the Flash utility. Make sure...After POST, release Fn + ESC key. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not completely loaded. The system should create a Crisis Disk (See "Steps for the following conditions: • New versions of system programs • New...
...XXXXXXX.FD" 2. Copy the "XXXXXXX.FD" file to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery disk at hand, then you should boot from an off the system power. 4. If the battery pack does not contain enough power to run the Flash utility. Make sure...After POST, release Fn + ESC key. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot the system because the BIOS is not completely loaded. The system should create a Crisis Disk (See "Steps for the following conditions: • New versions of system programs • New...
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... and measure the voltage between battery terminals 1(+) and 6(ground). 3. If the charge indicator still does not light up , replace the DC/DC charger board. Replace the system board. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on recharging or discharging. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for ...not solve the problem, put the original part back in the screen for Current Power Source and Total Battery Power Remaining are necessary if the pointer movement stops in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. ...
... and measure the voltage between battery terminals 1(+) and 6(ground). 3. If the charge indicator still does not light up , replace the DC/DC charger board. Replace the system board. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on recharging or discharging. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for ...not solve the problem, put the original part back in the screen for Current Power Source and Total Battery Power Remaining are necessary if the pointer movement stops in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. ...
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... shut down system, no message will show message. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error System disabled. Index of Error Messages Error Code List Error Codes 006...
... shut down system, no message will show message. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error System disabled. Index of Error Messages Error Code List Error Codes 006...
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... Device Check" on page 86. System board Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Unlock external keyboard Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. System board RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Check the drive is ...reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Default configuration used System timer error Real time clock error Previous boot incomplete - RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 86. ...
... Device Check" on page 86. System board Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Unlock external keyboard Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. System board RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Check the drive is ...reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Default configuration used System timer error Real time clock error Previous boot incomplete - RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 86. ...
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... Error Message List FRU/Action in Sequence DIMM System board Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. LED board. RTC battery System board Run "Load Default Settings" in Sequence Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See "Power System Check" on an external CRT. FRU/Action... in BIOS Setup Utility. No beep, power-on indicator turns on page 87.. Ensure every connector is blank. System board. See "...
... Error Message List FRU/Action in Sequence DIMM System board Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. LED board. RTC battery System board Run "Load Default Settings" in Sequence Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See "Power System Check" on an external CRT. FRU/Action... in BIOS Setup Utility. No beep, power-on indicator turns on page 87.. Ensure every connector is blank. System board. See "...
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Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board Chapter 4 97 Action in Sequence Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See "...in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed. Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board Power source (battery pack and power adapter). Index of Symptom-to execute "Load Setup Default Settings", then...
Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board Chapter 4 97 Action in Sequence Power source (battery pack and power adapter). See "...in characters Abnormal screen Wrong color displayed LCD has extra horizontal or vertical lines displayed. Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board Power source (battery pack and power adapter). Index of Symptom-to execute "Load Setup Default Settings", then...
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...Battery pack System board PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot pin is from the keyboard) Hard disk drive System board Press Fn+o and see if the computer enters hibernation mode. Audio driver Speaker System board Speaker System board Action in Sequence Enter BIOS... / Error The system will not enter hibernation The system doesn't enter hibernation mode and four short beeps every minute. System board See "Check the Battery Pack" on page 87. See "Power System Check" on page 88. Action in Sequence See "Save to Disk (S4)" on page 26. ...
...Battery pack System board PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot pin is from the keyboard) Hard disk drive System board Press Fn+o and see if the computer enters hibernation mode. Audio driver Speaker System board Speaker System board Action in Sequence Enter BIOS... / Error The system will not enter hibernation The system doesn't enter hibernation mode and four short beeps every minute. System board See "Check the Battery Pack" on page 87. See "Power System Check" on page 88. Action in Sequence See "Save to Disk (S4)" on page 26. ...
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...configuration does not match the installed devices. Action in Windows doesn't go higher than 90%. System hangs intermittently. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to Disk (S4)" on page 26. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Device driver Device cable Device System board ...Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Keyboard (one or more keys) does not work correctly. Battery pack System board Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching System board System board Onboard ...
...configuration does not match the installed devices. Action in Windows doesn't go higher than 90%. System hangs intermittently. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to Disk (S4)" on page 26. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Device driver Device cable Device System board ...Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Keyboard (one or more keys) does not work correctly. Battery pack System board Reconnect hard disk/CD-ROM drives. Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching System board System board Onboard ...
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...the computer and look for the hardware gap on the computer until the BIOS POST routine is cleared. Otherwise, repeat the steps above . • Use an electric conductivity tool to turn on the main board as shown in Aspire 7540 Series is necessary to bypass the password check, the user needs to ...short the hardware gap to clear the password by following these steps: • Power off the system, and remove the HDD, AC adapter and battery from the hardware gap. • Restart...
...the computer and look for the hardware gap on the computer until the BIOS POST routine is cleared. Otherwise, repeat the steps above . • Use an electric conductivity tool to turn on the main board as shown in Aspire 7540 Series is necessary to bypass the password check, the user needs to ...short the hardware gap to clear the password by following these steps: • Power off the system, and remove the HDD, AC adapter and battery from the hardware gap. • Restart...
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... Crisis Disk to a USB port connected to a successful one once the previous BIOS flashing process failed. Creating the Crisis Disk in hand. BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk Before doing this function, the AC adapter and the battery must be connected. It is finished, the system will be powered on during... the creation of the BIOS. After the crisis flashing process is used to BIOS ROM on . Note that all data on the USB storage device...
... Crisis Disk to a USB port connected to a successful one once the previous BIOS flashing process failed. Creating the Crisis Disk in hand. BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk Before doing this function, the AC adapter and the battery must be connected. It is finished, the system will be powered on during... the creation of the BIOS. After the crisis flashing process is used to BIOS ROM on . Note that all data on the USB storage device...
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... cover removing 46 battery pack removing 45 BIOS 19 vendor 19 Version 19 BIOS Recovery 105 BIOS Recovery Boot Block 107 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 107 steps 107 BIOS Recovery Hotkey 107 BIOS Utility 27-39 Navigating 28 System Security 38 block diagram Aspire 7540 Series 5 Aspire 7738/7738G Series and... 7735/7735G/ 7735Z/7735ZG Series 4 bluetooth board removing 72 button/indicator Bluetooth 11 Wireless LAN 11 buttons easy-launch 11 C caps lock on indicator 7 Clearing BIOS Password steps 106 Clearing Password ...
... cover removing 46 battery pack removing 45 BIOS 19 vendor 19 Version 19 BIOS Recovery 105 BIOS Recovery Boot Block 107 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 107 steps 107 BIOS Recovery Hotkey 107 BIOS Utility 27-39 Navigating 28 System Security 38 block diagram Aspire 7540 Series 5 Aspire 7738/7738G Series and... 7735/7735G/ 7735Z/7735ZG Series 4 bluetooth board removing 72 button/indicator Bluetooth 11 Wireless LAN 11 buttons easy-launch 11 C caps lock on indicator 7 Clearing BIOS Password steps 106 Clearing Password ...
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... on indicator 7 O Online Support Information 175 P password changing 35 removing 35 setting 34 178 Power Adapter Check 87 Power System Check 87 Battery Pack 88 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 88 Processor 19 S Screw List 42 System 4 Block Diagram 4 System Check Procedures ...86 System Memory 19 System Utilities 17, 27 System utilities Acer GridVista 18 T Test Compatible Components 171 touchpad using 11 Touchpad Check 88 Troubleshooting 85 U Undetermined Problems 102 utility BIOS 27-39 V view bottom 10 left 8 rear 9 right 9 view front 6 W Windows...
... on indicator 7 O Online Support Information 175 P password changing 35 removing 35 setting 34 178 Power Adapter Check 87 Power System Check 87 Battery Pack 88 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 88 Processor 19 S Screw List 42 System 4 Block Diagram 4 System Check Procedures ...86 System Memory 19 System Utilities 17, 27 System utilities Acer GridVista 18 T Test Compatible Components 171 touchpad using 11 Touchpad Check 88 Troubleshooting 85 U Undetermined Problems 102 utility BIOS 27-39 V view bottom 10 left 8 rear 9 right 9 view front 6 W Windows...
User Guide
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... computer on and off xiii Taking care of your computer xiv Taking care of your AC adapter xiv Taking care of your battery pack xv Cleaning and servicing xv Touchpad 1 Touchpad basics (with fingerprint reader) 1 Touchpad basics (with two-click buttons)... (only for certain models) 5 Video 6 16:9 display 6 Using the system utilities 7 Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models) 7 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 8 Acer Backup Manager 9 Power management 10 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Burn backup discs 12 Restore 13 Restore Windows from backup discs 14...
... computer on and off xiii Taking care of your computer xiv Taking care of your AC adapter xiv Taking care of your battery pack xv Cleaning and servicing xv Touchpad 1 Touchpad basics (with fingerprint reader) 1 Touchpad basics (with two-click buttons)... (only for certain models) 5 Video 6 16:9 display 6 Using the system utilities 7 Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models) 7 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 8 Acer Backup Manager 9 Power management 10 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Burn backup discs 12 Restore 13 Restore Windows from backup discs 14...
User Guide
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...note the message and take the corrective action. Solutions to open the computer yourself; If the problem cannot be solved using the BIOS utility. CMOS checksum error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center. Hard disk 0 error Contact your dealer or an authorized.... contact your dealer. Do not attempt to more serious problems require opening up the computer. Error messages Corrective action CMOS battery bad Contact your dealer or an authorized service center. Troubleshooting tips This notebook PC incorporates an advanced design that delivers onscreen ...
...note the message and take the corrective action. Solutions to open the computer yourself; If the problem cannot be solved using the BIOS utility. CMOS checksum error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center. Hard disk 0 error Contact your dealer or an authorized.... contact your dealer. Do not attempt to more serious problems require opening up the computer. Error messages Corrective action CMOS battery bad Contact your dealer or an authorized service center. Troubleshooting tips This notebook PC incorporates an advanced design that delivers onscreen ...