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... enhance product competitiveness, your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). In such cases, please contact your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to extend the functionality of ... made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have decided to those given in the printed Service Guide. add-on your regional Acer office to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of a machine...
... enhance product competitiveness, your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). In such cases, please contact your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to extend the functionality of ... made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have decided to those given in the printed Service Guide. add-on your regional Acer office to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of a machine...
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...-assisted capability T S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support T Acer ArcadeTM featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM and Acer ClearVision technologies Audio T Intel® High Definition audio support T Two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers (1W) Chapter 1 1 Platform and memory T Intel® Centrino® Merom mobile technology, featuring: t...(north bridge+ south bridge) T Up to 2GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) Display and graphics T 17" WXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 6 lamps T 16 ms...
...-assisted capability T S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support T Acer ArcadeTM featuring Acer CinemaVisionTM and Acer ClearVision technologies Audio T Intel® High Definition audio support T Two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers (1W) Chapter 1 1 Platform and memory T Intel® Centrino® Merom mobile technology, featuring: t...(north bridge+ south bridge) T Up to 2GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) Display and graphics T 17" WXGA+ high-brightness Acer CrystalBriteTM TFT LCD, 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 6 lamps T 16 ms...
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... (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port DC-in -1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD) Input devices T 88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with 5-degree curve T Touchpad with 4-way scroll button T Four easy-launch buttons T Two front-access...
... (RJ-45) port Modem (RJ-11) port DC-in -1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PROTM (MS PRO), xD-Picture CardTM (xD) Input devices T 88/89-key Acer FineTouchTM keyboard with 5-degree curve T Touchpad with 4-way scroll button T Four easy-launch buttons T Two front-access...
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... footprint. Express Card/54 slot means this notebook accepts 75x54mm Express Cards. Express Cards come in -1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD- Note: Express Cards are 5mm thick like Type II PC Cards, but do not use either USB 2.0 or a single...
... footprint. Express Card/54 slot means this notebook accepts 75x54mm Express Cards. Express Cards come in -1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD- Note: Express Cards are 5mm thick like Type II PC Cards, but do not use either USB 2.0 or a single...
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...the Help or Tutorial function. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to do so when running Acer eLock Management or Acer eRecovery Management for a new location, while offering you the freedom to ...Acer notebook. Acer Empowering Technology Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to external storage media. Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management, you must initialize the Empowering Technology password. T Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory...
...the Help or Tutorial function. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to do so when running Acer eLock Management or Acer eRecovery Management for a new location, while offering you the freedom to ...Acer notebook. Acer Empowering Technology Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to external storage media. Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management, you must initialize the Empowering Technology password. T Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory...
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...taking your notebook to any other removable disk drives that can apply locks to an Acer Customer Service Center. includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM ...is unattended. T Optical drive devices - Lock(s) will remain locked after rebooting, until unlocked. T Floppy disk drives - 3.5-inch disks only. Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock your removable data, optical and floppy drives to remember or write down your password...
...taking your notebook to any other removable disk drives that can apply locks to an Acer Customer Service Center. includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM ...is unattended. T Optical drive devices - Lock(s) will remain locked after rebooting, until unlocked. T Floppy disk drives - 3.5-inch disks only. Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock your removable data, optical and floppy drives to remember or write down your password...
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... 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB Slot 1 Specification Built-in Intel® 965PM/965PM 0MB (no on-board memory) 2 sockets 2GB 4GB (by two 1024MB SO-DIMM module) DDR 2 Synchronous DRAM 667 MHz 1.8V and 0.9V 200-pin soDIMM You can install...2048MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 0MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB Slot 2 Total Memory 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 256MB 384MB 640MB 1152MB 2176MB 384MB 512MB 768MB 1280MB 2304MB 640MB 768MB 1024MB 1536MB 2560MB 1024MB 1152MB 1280MB 1536MB ...
... 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB Slot 1 Specification Built-in Intel® 965PM/965PM 0MB (no on-board memory) 2 sockets 2GB 4GB (by two 1024MB SO-DIMM module) DDR 2 Synchronous DRAM 667 MHz 1.8V and 0.9V 200-pin soDIMM You can install...2048MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 0MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB Slot 2 Total Memory 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 256MB 384MB 640MB 1152MB 2176MB 384MB 512MB 768MB 1280MB 2304MB 640MB 768MB 1024MB 1536MB 2560MB 1024MB 1152MB 1280MB 1536MB ...
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NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. USB 1.1 USB Wireless Module 802.11a/b/g/n Item Chipset Data throughput Protocol Interface Specification Intel 4965AGN/3945ABG/3945BG 11~54 Mbps 802.11a+b+g+Draft-n/802....
NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. USB 1.1 USB Wireless Module 802.11a/b/g/n Item Chipset Data throughput Protocol Interface Specification Intel 4965AGN/3945ABG/3945BG 11~54 Mbps 802.11a+b+g+Draft-n/802....
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.../ATAPI-6; ATA-6 350 100 MB/Sec. Ultra DMA mode-5 5V(DC) +/- 5% DVD-Dual Interface Item Vendor & model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Buffer Memory Interface Applicable disc format Loading mechanism Specification HLDS COMBO 12.7mm Tray 24X GCC-T10N SONY COMBO 12.7mm Tray 24X CRX880A LF PIONEER Super...
.../ATAPI-6; ATA-6 350 100 MB/Sec. Ultra DMA mode-5 5V(DC) +/- 5% DVD-Dual Interface Item Vendor & model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Buffer Memory Interface Applicable disc format Loading mechanism Specification HLDS COMBO 12.7mm Tray 24X GCC-T10N SONY COMBO 12.7mm Tray 24X CRX880A LF PIONEER Super...
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...reference only. It allows the user to 23. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Advanced Boot Exit Rev. 3.0 System Time: System Date : System Memory : Total Memory : Video Memory : Quiet Boot : Network Boot : F12 Boot Menu : D2D Recovery : Wake-up on LAN : [19:03:49] [04/25/2007] ...640 KB 1023 MB [256MB] Shows system base memory size Shows extended memory size [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Item Specific Help This is from 0 to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters. ...
...reference only. It allows the user to 23. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Advanced Boot Exit Rev. 3.0 System Time: System Date : System Memory : Total Memory : Video Memory : Quiet Boot : Network Boot : F12 Boot Menu : D2D Recovery : Wake-up on LAN : [19:03:49] [04/25/2007] ...640 KB 1023 MB [256MB] Shows system base memory size Shows extended memory size [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Item Specific Help This is from 0 to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters. ...
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...: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables the system boot from LAN (remote server). Chapter 2 43 Parameter System Time System Date System Memory Total Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery Wake-up on ) via Option: Disabled or Enabled LAN. The hours are the...function. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables remote wakeup (power on LAN Description Format/Option Sets the system time. Shows the Video memory size. shows Summary Screen is set to factory defaults. The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc drive ...
...: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables the system boot from LAN (remote server). Chapter 2 43 Parameter System Time System Date System Memory Total Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery Wake-up on ) via Option: Disabled or Enabled LAN. The hours are the...function. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables remote wakeup (power on LAN Description Format/Option Sets the system time. Shows the Video memory size. shows Summary Screen is set to factory defaults. The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc drive ...
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... does not contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Copy the flash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Phlash. Follow the steps below to finish BIOS flash, you run the Phlash. 1. Prepare a bootable diskette... have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the Phlash utility. BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded.
... does not contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Copy the flash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you use the Phlash. Follow the steps below to finish BIOS flash, you run the Phlash. 1. Prepare a bootable diskette... have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the Phlash utility. BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is not completely loaded.
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... Set F*2 Media Board (for AS models) F*1 Touchpad Bracket Touchpad Touchpad FFC Chapter 3 55 Start Battery Pack B*1 D*1 System Fan B*4 Thermal Module F*1 ODD Module CPU D*5 F*1 Thermal Door Memory Lower Case Assembly F*1 Mimi Cover F*2 HDD Door H*4 HDD Bracket HDD Middle Cover F*2 Keyboard C*2 LCD hinges to logic D*2 LCD hinges to logic C*2 on bottom side LCD...
... Set F*2 Media Board (for AS models) F*1 Touchpad Bracket Touchpad Touchpad FFC Chapter 3 55 Start Battery Pack B*1 D*1 System Fan B*4 Thermal Module F*1 ODD Module CPU D*5 F*1 Thermal Door Memory Lower Case Assembly F*1 Mimi Cover F*2 HDD Door H*4 HDD Bracket HDD Middle Cover F*2 Keyboard C*2 LCD hinges to logic D*2 LCD hinges to logic C*2 on bottom side LCD...
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... tab to remove the HDD module in the direction of the arrow. Pop out the memory from the main unit. 3. Detach the thermal cover from the DIMM socket then remove it (If the notebook has two memory, then repeat this step). 58 Chapter 3 Remove the two screws fastening the HDD cover. 2.... Detach the HDD cover from the main unit. 3. Removing the HDD Module/Memory/Wireless LAN Card/Modem Card/ TV Tuner Card/System Fan/Thermal Modules/VGA Board/CPU/ Keyboard and the LCD Module Removing the HDD Module 1. Remove...
... tab to remove the HDD module in the direction of the arrow. Pop out the memory from the main unit. 3. Detach the thermal cover from the DIMM socket then remove it (If the notebook has two memory, then repeat this step). 58 Chapter 3 Remove the two screws fastening the HDD cover. 2.... Detach the HDD cover from the main unit. 3. Removing the HDD Module/Memory/Wireless LAN Card/Modem Card/ TV Tuner Card/System Fan/Thermal Modules/VGA Board/CPU/ Keyboard and the LCD Module Removing the HDD Module 1. Remove...
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Then press the release the memory dummy card from the 5-in-1 card reader slot as shown. 3. Chapter 3 63 Disassembling the Main Unit Separate the Main Unit Into the Upper and the ...
Then press the release the memory dummy card from the 5-in-1 card reader slot as shown. 3. Chapter 3 63 Disassembling the Main Unit Separate the Main Unit Into the Upper and the ...
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...cable connector and repeat the failing operation. Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the doagmpstotics program (please refer to the diagnostic memory in the message window. Connect the power adapter and check that the DIMM is fully installed into the connector. A loose connection ...in the following power sources: 1. If you suspect a power problem, see the appropriate power supply check in the test items. 4. Memory check Memory errors might stop system operations, show error messages on page 75 Chapter 4 73 NOTE: Make sure that power is supplied by the battery...
...cable connector and repeat the failing operation. Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the doagmpstotics program (please refer to the diagnostic memory in the message window. Connect the power adapter and check that the DIMM is fully installed into the connector. A loose connection ...in the following power sources: 1. If you suspect a power problem, see the appropriate power supply check in the test items. 4. Memory check Memory errors might stop system operations, show error messages on page 75 Chapter 4 73 NOTE: Make sure that power is supplied by the battery...
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... during POST. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. If the symptom is listed first. NOTE: Most of memory installed.
... during POST. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. If the symptom is listed first. NOTE: Most of memory installed.
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Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at offset: nnnn DIMM System board System battery is specified. Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 72. Shadow RAM ...
Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at offset: nnnn DIMM System board System battery is specified. Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 72. Shadow RAM ...
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Default configuration used Memory size found FRU/Action in BIOS Setup Utility. Cache disabled CPU ID: DMA Test Failed Software NMI Failed Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Device Address ...
Default configuration used Memory size found FRU/Action in BIOS Setup Utility. Cache disabled CPU ID: DMA Test Failed Software NMI Failed Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Device Address ...
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... POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register ...to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of...
... POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register ...to 4 GB Enable A20 line Autosize DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 215 KB base RAM RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of...