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... up when Caps Lock is activated. Battery1 Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Indicates the status of wireless button/indicator LAN communication. Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for certain models). 9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for sound recording. 5 English # Icon Item Description 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-... for your computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like center* and right) the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer Bio-
... up when Caps Lock is activated. Battery1 Indicates the computer's battery status. 1. Indicates the status of wireless button/indicator LAN communication. Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for certain models). 9 Palmrest Comfortable support area for sound recording. 5 English # Icon Item Description 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-... for your computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like center* and right) the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer Bio-
Acer Aspire 7736, Aspire 7736Z Notebook Series Start Guide
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...Pentium® mobile processor* Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45/GL40 Express Chipset* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* Dual-Channel SDRAM support Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4...• DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive* Multi-in-1 card reader Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* WLAN: • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)...
...Pentium® mobile processor* Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45/GL40 Express Chipset* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* Dual-Channel SDRAM support Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4...• DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive* Multi-in-1 card reader Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* WLAN: • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300* • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)...
Acer Aspire 7736, Aspire 7736Z Notebook Series Start Guide
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...; ACPI 3.0 • 48.8 W 4400 mAh • 3-pin 65 W AC adapter • ENERGY STAR® • 103-/104-/107-key keyboard • Touchpad pointing device • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader* • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • USB 2.0 port • HDMI™ port with HDCP support •...
...; ACPI 3.0 • 48.8 W 4400 mAh • 3-pin 65 W AC adapter • ENERGY STAR® • 103-/104-/107-key keyboard • Touchpad pointing device • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader* • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • USB 2.0 port • HDMI™ port with HDCP support •...
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... Mobility Center 16 Using 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 31 Security 33 Boot... 37 Exit 38 BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD ...
... Mobility Center 16 Using 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 31 Security 33 Boot... 37 Exit 38 BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD ...
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... Power System Check 87 Touchpad Check 88 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 88 Index of Error Messages 89 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 93 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 97 Intermittent Problems 101 Undetermined Problems 102 Connector Locations 103 Main Board... 103 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 105 Clearing Password Check 105 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 107 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 111 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series and Aspire 7540 Series Exploded Diagram . . . . .112 Model Definition and Configuration 143 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series 144 ...
... Power System Check 87 Touchpad Check 88 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 88 Index of Error Messages 89 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 93 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 97 Intermittent Problems 101 Undetermined Problems 102 Connector Locations 103 Main Board... 103 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 105 Clearing Password Check 105 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 107 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 111 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series and Aspire 7540 Series Exploded Diagram . . . . .112 Model Definition and Configuration 143 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series 144 ...
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Wake-on -Ring ready I/O Ports • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader* (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • USB 2.0 port • HDMI™ port with HDCP support ... • Microphone-in jack • Line-in microphone Communication • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* • WLAN: • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* • WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate...
Wake-on -Ring ready I/O Ports • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader* (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • USB 2.0 port • HDMI™ port with HDCP support ... • Microphone-in jack • Line-in microphone Communication • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* • WLAN: • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* • WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate...
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...pressing on the right scroll bar of wireless LAN communication. These buttons are : WLAN, Bluetooth and Backup. Touchpad Basics (with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader. • Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to perform selection and execution functions. Function Execute Select Drag...Right button (4) Click once. Tap twice (at the same speed as clicking the left button. • Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader (3) supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for three-step data backup. Indicates the status of the keyboard are similar to ...
...pressing on the right scroll bar of wireless LAN communication. These buttons are : WLAN, Bluetooth and Backup. Touchpad Basics (with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader. • Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to perform selection and execution functions. Function Execute Select Drag...Right button (4) Click once. Tap twice (at the same speed as clicking the left button. • Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader (3) supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for three-step data backup. Indicates the status of the keyboard are similar to ...
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... symbol and the US dollar sign at the upper-center and/or bottom-right of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility.
... symbol and the US dollar sign at the upper-center and/or bottom-right of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility.
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... tasks with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Chapter 1 17 Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution also allows you can launch up to navigate through web browsers and documents using Acer FingerNav. With Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution, you to three applications/websites from a single... finger swipe. Using the System Utilities Acer Bio-Protection (only for your personal computer, as well as ...
... tasks with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Chapter 1 17 Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution also allows you can launch up to navigate through web browsers and documents using Acer FingerNav. With Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution, you to three applications/websites from a single... finger swipe. Using the System Utilities Acer Bio-Protection (only for your personal computer, as well as ...
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... Series: Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45/GL40 Express Chipset Aspire 7540 Series: AMD M880G Chipset Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: 478-pin micro-FCPGA Aspire 7540 Series: Socket S1 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series:: 1.0375V to 1.3V Aspire 7540 Series: 1.35V to 1.5V CPU Fan True Value...OFF=93 C OS shut down at 105 C; H/W shot down at 110 .C BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version Phoenix Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: v1.16 Aspire 7540 Series: v1.07 System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports...
... Series: Mobile Intel® PM45/GM45/GL40 Express Chipset Aspire 7540 Series: AMD M880G Chipset Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: 478-pin micro-FCPGA Aspire 7540 Series: Socket S1 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series:: 1.0375V to 1.3V Aspire 7540 Series: 1.35V to 1.5V CPU Fan True Value...OFF=93 C OS shut down at 105 C; H/W shot down at 110 .C BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version Phoenix Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: v1.16 Aspire 7540 Series: v1.07 System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports...
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...Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570* 1024M DDR3 Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: ICH9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 2.0 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 5 Three on the right side/two on the left side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Controller Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Mobile Intel® GM45.../ GL40/PM45 Aspire 7540 Series: ATI RS780MN Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Intel ICH-9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 N/A Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Lite-On Conexant Unizion...
...Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570* 1024M DDR3 Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: ICH9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 2.0 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 5 Three on the right side/two on the left side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Controller Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Mobile Intel® GM45.../ GL40/PM45 Aspire 7540 Series: ATI RS780MN Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Intel ICH-9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 N/A Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Lite-On Conexant Unizion...
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... XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7736 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX-XXxx-xXXx-xXXxXXxXxxXX F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Chapter 2 27 In this utility. Your computer is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System...
... XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7736 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX-XXxx-xXXx-xXXxXXxXxxXX F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Chapter 2 27 In this utility. Your computer is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System...
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... screen. Read this item. • Press Esc while you can also press F10 to the Exit menu. • In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press...to different models. 28 Chapter 2 Please note that system information is enclosed in square brackets. You can load default settings by pressing F9. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are in any of the menu options to go to save any menu, you are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, ...
... screen. Read this item. • Press Esc while you can also press F10 to the Exit menu. • In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press...to different models. 28 Chapter 2 Please note that system information is enclosed in square brackets. You can load default settings by pressing F9. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are in any of the menu options to go to save any menu, you are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, ...
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... Name: System BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version: AMD Turion (tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M520 2.30GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX KBC Version: Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID: XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7540 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX...
... Name: System BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version: AMD Turion (tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M520 2.30GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX KBC Version: Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID: XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7540 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX...
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...the system. Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed IDE0 Model Name IDE0 Serial Number IDE1 Model Name IDE1 Serial Number ATAPI Model Name System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description This field shows the CPU type and speed... of the system. Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the asset tag number of the system. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on secondary IDE master...
...the system. Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed IDE0 Model Name IDE0 Serial Number IDE1 Model Name IDE1 Serial Number ATAPI Model Name System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description This field shows the CPU type and speed... of the system. Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the asset tag number of the system. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on secondary IDE master...
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... Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: Please refer to "Remove HDD/BIOS Password" section if you need to know how to boot up when Password on boot is : Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password... Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access of the whole setup utility. It can be used to remove HDD/BIOS Password. Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
... Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: Please refer to "Remove HDD/BIOS Password" section if you need to know how to boot up when Password on boot is : Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password... Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access of the whole setup utility. It can be used to remove HDD/BIOS Password. Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
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... you can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). The table below describes the parameters in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. When set the user or the supervisor password: 1. If you forget your password because the characters do not... password. Type a password in the "Confirm New Password" field. The password length can opt to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to enter a password, you are done, press F10 ...
... you can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). The table below describes the parameters in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. When set the user or the supervisor password: 1. If you forget your password because the characters do not... password. Type a password in the "Confirm New Password" field. The password length can opt to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to enter a password, you are done, press F10 ...
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... does not match the actual current password, the screen will display as following. Use the up /down keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The Set Password box appears: 2. The password setting is OK, the screen will show you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6.... to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. Use the up /down keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type the current password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Chapter 2 35...
... does not match the actual current password, the screen will display as following. Use the up /down keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The Set Password box appears: 2. The password setting is OK, the screen will show you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6.... to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the Enter key. Use the up /down keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type the current password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. Chapter 2 35...
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... Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility. Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items. Save Setup Data to CMOS.
... Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility. Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items. Save Setup Data to CMOS.
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...create a Crisis Disk (See "Steps for the following conditions: • New versions of system programs • New features or options • Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you run the Flash utility: 1. If the battery pack ...an off the system power. 4. Insert the USB device containing the renamed BIOS file and Crisis Disk to a bootable USB device containing the Crisis Disk. 3. BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is required for BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk" on the system from the USB device and ...
...create a Crisis Disk (See "Steps for the following conditions: • New versions of system programs • New features or options • Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you run the Flash utility: 1. If the battery pack ...an off the system power. 4. Insert the USB device containing the renamed BIOS file and Crisis Disk to a bootable USB device containing the Crisis Disk. 3. BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is required for BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk" on the system from the USB device and ...