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No part of this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Disclaimer The information in this... II/III are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Copyright Copyright © 2008 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. ...
No part of this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Disclaimer The information in this... II/III are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Copyright Copyright © 2008 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. ...
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IV NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic.
IV NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic.
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Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram 3 Your Acer Notebook tour 4 Front View 4 Closed Front View 5 Left View 5 Right View 6 Rear View 6 Bottom View 7 Indicators 7 TouchPad Basics 8 Using the Keyboard 9 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 9 Hot Keys 10 Special Key 11 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 12 System Utilities 19 BIOS Setup...
Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram 3 Your Acer Notebook tour 4 Front View 4 Closed Front View 5 Left View 5 Right View 6 Rear View 6 Bottom View 7 Indicators 7 TouchPad Basics 8 Using the Keyboard 9 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 9 Hot Keys 10 Special Key 11 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 12 System Utilities 19 BIOS Setup...
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... 90 Other Failures 90 Intermittent Problems 91 Undetermined Problems 91 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ 92 POST Code Reference Tables 102 Sec 102 Memory 102 BDS & Specific action 103 Each PEIM entry point used in 80_PORT 105 Each Driver entry point used in 80_PORT 105 Each SmmDriver entry point used in 80_PORT...
... 90 Other Failures 90 Intermittent Problems 91 Undetermined Problems 91 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ 92 POST Code Reference Tables 102 Sec 102 Memory 102 BDS & Specific action 103 Each PEIM entry point used in 80_PORT 105 Each Driver entry point used in 80_PORT 105 Each SmmDriver entry point used in 80_PORT...
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System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the computer's many feature: Operating System • Microsoft Windows® XP™ / Linux Platform • Diamondville Atrom series standard voltage 533FSB processors • Intel 945GSE + ICH7M Chipset System Memory NOTE: It is not possible for end users to upgrade the Aspire one memory. • One DDRII SO...
System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the computer's many feature: Operating System • Microsoft Windows® XP™ / Linux Platform • Diamondville Atrom series standard voltage 533FSB processors • Intel 945GSE + ICH7M Chipset System Memory NOTE: It is not possible for end users to upgrade the Aspire one memory. • One DDRII SO...
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... Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology • Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security System Controller Item Processor Support System Memory Support Internal Graphics DMI Specification • Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor LV and ULV • Intel Core Duo processor LV and ULV • Intel Core Solo processor...533 MHz • 166-MHz core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1.05-V core voltage only • Support for only one SDVO port • SDVO slot reversal not supported • Support for dual-channel LVDS resolutions up to UXGA • Support for CRT ...
... Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology • Execute Disable Bit support for enhanced security System Controller Item Processor Support System Memory Support Internal Graphics DMI Specification • Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor LV and ULV • Intel Core Duo processor LV and ULV • Intel Core Solo processor...533 MHz • 166-MHz core render clock and 200 MHz core display clock at 1.05-V core voltage only • Support for only one SDVO port • SDVO slot reversal not supported • Support for dual-channel LVDS resolutions up to UXGA • Support for CRT ...
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...PC device, LPC • 14.31818Mhz for ICH7M and Audio 3.3V • Support spread spectrum function, for reducing EMI • Support SM bus interface Specification • 14.31818Mhz crystal for clock chip • 32.768Khz crystal for ICH7M and WPCE775L • 25MHZ crystal for LAN RTL8102EL... in 512MB or 1GB DDR2 RAM (if 2Gb die support is available) 1 1GB 1GB DDR II 533Mhz SDRAM memory interface design 533Mhz SDRAM Specification • USB or ZIF connector (PATA compatible) Interface • 2GB, 4GB or 8GB • USB connector BTO (not user selectable) • 9.5mm height, 2.5" HDD ...
...PC device, LPC • 14.31818Mhz for ICH7M and Audio 3.3V • Support spread spectrum function, for reducing EMI • Support SM bus interface Specification • 14.31818Mhz crystal for clock chip • 32.768Khz crystal for ICH7M and WPCE775L • 25MHZ crystal for LAN RTL8102EL... in 512MB or 1GB DDR2 RAM (if 2Gb die support is available) 1 1GB 1GB DDR II 533Mhz SDRAM memory interface design 533Mhz SDRAM Specification • USB or ZIF connector (PATA compatible) Interface • 2GB, 4GB or 8GB • USB connector BTO (not user selectable) • 9.5mm height, 2.5" HDD ...
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...Vendor & Model Name Capacity (MB) Bytes per sector Segate ST9120817AS 120 512 Data 2 heads Drive Format Disks 1 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400 Performance Specifications Buffer size 8 MB Interface Internal transfer rate (Mbits/ sec, max) I/O data transfer rate (Mbytes/ sec max) SATA 778 300 DC Power ...vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Block Size G780 8-pin MSOP Thermal sensor control I2C bus, address: 98h Specification Specification InSyde v0.2103 W25X80VSSIG 1Mb CMOS Boot Block Flash Memory 8 pin SOIC 64 Kb per block WD WD1200BEVT 120 512 2 1 5400 8...
...Vendor & Model Name Capacity (MB) Bytes per sector Segate ST9120817AS 120 512 Data 2 heads Drive Format Disks 1 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400 Performance Specifications Buffer size 8 MB Interface Internal transfer rate (Mbits/ sec, max) I/O data transfer rate (Mbytes/ sec max) SATA 778 300 DC Power ...vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Block Size G780 8-pin MSOP Thermal sensor control I2C bus, address: 98h Specification Specification InSyde v0.2103 W25X80VSSIG 1Mb CMOS Boot Block Flash Memory 8 pin SOIC 64 Kb per block WD WD1200BEVT 120 512 2 1 5400 8...
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... Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal (Right) CR = 10 (Left) Vertical (Upper) CR = 10 (Lower) Temperature Range (°C) Operating Storage (shipping) RoHS Compliance Specification Active current =15 mA (Typical) Standby current=4 µA (Typical) Specification AOU B089AW01 V1 226.06 195.07(H) X 113.4(V) 1024x3(RGB) x 600 0.1905 (H) x 0.189 (V) R.G.B. Vertical Stripe Normally White 180 typ. (center...
... Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal (Right) CR = 10 (Left) Vertical (Upper) CR = 10 (Lower) Temperature Range (°C) Operating Storage (shipping) RoHS Compliance Specification Active current =15 mA (Typical) Standby current=4 µA (Typical) Specification AOU B089AW01 V1 226.06 195.07(H) X 113.4(V) 1024x3(RGB) x 600 0.1905 (H) x 0.189 (V) R.G.B. Vertical Stripe Normally White 180 typ. (center...
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... Microphone • Two speakers, at up events • Extremely low current consumption in 1 antenna (combo- wireless+3G) on Intel's LPC Interface specification Revision 1.0 • PC01 REV 0.3 and ACPI 1.0b compliant • 16-bit RISC core, with 2 Mbyte address space, and running at ...least 1.0W for each • 1* Analog Microphone, 1*Headphone jack Specification Realtek solution RTL8102EL • Support WOL from S53 • File deployment support • LDCM support Specification New Acer flat keyboard 84 Yes Plug USB keyboard to 20 MHZ • Software and Hardware...
... Microphone • Two speakers, at up events • Extremely low current consumption in 1 antenna (combo- wireless+3G) on Intel's LPC Interface specification Revision 1.0 • PC01 REV 0.3 and ACPI 1.0b compliant • 16-bit RISC core, with 2 Mbyte address space, and running at ...least 1.0W for each • 1* Analog Microphone, 1*Headphone jack Specification Realtek solution RTL8102EL • Support WOL from S53 • File deployment support • LDCM support Specification New Acer flat keyboard 84 Yes Plug USB keyboard to 20 MHZ • Software and Hardware...
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... Type F/N Focusing Range Format of Image Output Data Frame Rate Operation Voltage System Interfacing Board Connector Type PCB layer Power consumption Weight Specification 65*8*4.74 mm3 Color CMOS, VGA(640x480) USB 2.0 high speed Fix Focus 2.8±5% 30 cm ~infinity (theory) focus at... LCD in A/B cover Wireless LAN Type Features Item Battery Item Vendor & model name Battery Type Pack capacity Number of battery cell Package configuration Specification Foxconn FOX_ATH_XB63 Foxconn Atheros XB63 • Manufacturing option: mini-card • 802.11b/g (3rd Party) • Built-in 2 Antenna ...
... Type F/N Focusing Range Format of Image Output Data Frame Rate Operation Voltage System Interfacing Board Connector Type PCB layer Power consumption Weight Specification 65*8*4.74 mm3 Color CMOS, VGA(640x480) USB 2.0 high speed Fix Focus 2.8±5% 30 cm ~infinity (theory) focus at... LCD in A/B cover Wireless LAN Type Features Item Battery Item Vendor & model name Battery Type Pack capacity Number of battery cell Package configuration Specification Foxconn FOX_ATH_XB63 Foxconn Atheros XB63 • Manufacturing option: mini-card • 802.11b/g (3rd Party) • Built-in 2 Antenna ...
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.... In this item. • Press Esc while you may need to run Setup. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press Enter to "enabled". Press F2 to save...
.... In this item. • Press Esc while you may need to run Setup. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press Enter to "enabled". Press F2 to save...
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... Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit System Time System Date [13:04:04] [06/04/2008] Total Memory Video Memory 512 MB [8 MB] Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help This is fixed to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery. Enables, disables Boot Menu...
... Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit System Time System Date [13:04:04] [06/04/2008] Total Memory Video Memory 512 MB [8 MB] Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help This is fixed to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery. Enables, disables Boot Menu...
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... password. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Clear Clear Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Install or Change the password and the length than eight words. Settings in this group happened. When set , this password protects the BIOS Setup...
... password. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Clear Clear Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Install or Change the password and the length than eight words. Settings in this group happened. When set , this password protects the BIOS Setup...
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IDE0 : INTEL Castle Point 2. IDE1 : 3. USB CDROM : Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it down the list, or to load the operating system. Boot This menu allows the ...
IDE0 : INTEL Castle Point 2. IDE1 : 3. USB CDROM : Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it down the list, or to load the operating system. Boot This menu allows the ...
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... BIOS Utility. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Parameter Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description...
... BIOS Utility. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Security Boot Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Parameter Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description...
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...POST or video appears on the external display, see "Power On Issue" on page 34). 8. Remove any stored power by one of the following actions one at least one until the failure point is selected. If the Issue is no power, see "LCD Failure" on page 161. 82 Chapter ... Connect an external monitor to correct the problem. 1. If the computer boots correctly, add the devices one by removing the power cable and battery and holding down the power button for specific model procedures. 2. Make sure that the internal display is discovered. 6. Reference Product pages for 10 ...
...POST or video appears on the external display, see "Power On Issue" on page 34). 8. Remove any stored power by one of the following actions one at least one until the failure point is selected. If the Issue is no power, see "LCD Failure" on page 161. 82 Chapter ... Connect an external monitor to correct the problem. 1. If the computer boots correctly, add the devices one by removing the power cable and battery and holding down the power button for specific model procedures. 2. Make sure that the internal display is discovered. 6. Reference Product pages for 10 ...
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..., where dedicated support staff are on hand to obtain related information on page 94. 2. Acer Aspire one Messenger 1.01.2012 92 Chapter 4 If the system encountered problem, where can I browse the Aspire one does not support expansion. Please refer to the system specifications to serve you. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) This section provides help . 3. on suitable...
..., where dedicated support staff are on hand to obtain related information on page 94. 2. Acer Aspire one Messenger 1.01.2012 92 Chapter 4 If the system encountered problem, where can I browse the Aspire one does not support expansion. Please refer to the system specifications to serve you. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) This section provides help . 3. on suitable...
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... the Windows operating system, however, users of OpenOffice can open and view Microsoft Office documents that may not be automatically detected. How do I search for specific files? There is my webpage garbled? Why is a search bar on viruses and available software go to search the local system only. Chapter 4 101 Are...
... the Windows operating system, however, users of OpenOffice can open and view Microsoft Office documents that may not be automatically detected. How do I search for specific files? There is my webpage garbled? Why is a search bar on viruses and available software go to search the local system only. Chapter 4 101 Are...
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... operation and enable Enable RCOMP Clear DRAM initialization bit in the SB Initialization Sequence Completed, program graphic clocks Disable access to the XMM registers BDS & Specific action: Code 0x00 0x12 0x13 0x21 0x27 0x28 0x50 0x51 0x58 0x5A 0x70 0x71 0x72 0x78 0x79 0x7A 0x90 0x91 0x92 0x93 0x94 0x95 0x98...
... operation and enable Enable RCOMP Clear DRAM initialization bit in the SB Initialization Sequence Completed, program graphic clocks Disable access to the XMM registers BDS & Specific action: Code 0x00 0x12 0x13 0x21 0x27 0x28 0x50 0x51 0x58 0x5A 0x70 0x71 0x72 0x78 0x79 0x7A 0x90 0x91 0x92 0x93 0x94 0x95 0x98...