Acer Aspire 5742 Support Question
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Question posted by tkblov on February 14th, 2014
Acer Aspire 5742-7653 How To Replace Hard Drive
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Quick Start Guide - Page 5
...Quick Guide introduces you to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides:
First off, the setup poster helps you for making an Acer notebook your choice for your computer.... the Help and Support menu.
If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series.
The Aspire Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to complete the installation. For more...
Quick Start Guide - Page 7
... the left and right mouse buttons. Note: Push to remove/install the card. Only one card can operate at any given time. Indicates when the hard disk drive is charging. 2. Communication indicator
Power button / indicator
Keyboard Power indicator
Indicates the computer's wireless connectivity device status.
Internal microphone for sound recording. Indicates the...
Quick Start Guide - Page 267
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Service Guide - Page 1
for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG Series Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web;
Service Guide - Page 7
...UMA 6 Discrete (nVidia 7 Discrete (ATI 8 Your Acer Notebook tour 9 Top View 9 Rear view 10 ...
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BIOS Setup Utility 31 Navigating the BIOS Utility 31
Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS 32 Information 32 Main 33 Security ... 41
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 42
Machine Disassembly and Replacement
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Disassembly Requirements 47 Pre-disassembly Instructions 48 Disassembly Process...
Service Guide - Page 9
... 195 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 197
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
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Aspire Exploded Diagrams 200 Main Assembly 200 Lower Cover 202 LCD Assembly 203 LED Assembly 204
Aspire FRU List 205 Screw List 229
Model Definition and Configuration
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Aspire 5742/5742G 231 Aspire 5742Z/5742ZG 257
Test Compatible Components
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Online Support Information...
Service Guide - Page 11
... Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit2
CPU and chipset
• Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
5742, 5742G
• Intel® Core™ i5-450M/i5-460M/i5-540M/i5-560M/i5-580M processor...• •
15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio
Audio
Built-in mono speaker High-definition audio support MS-Sound ...
Service Guide - Page 12
...Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support 5742, 5742Z • Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of ...® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
Storage
Hard disk drive: • 160/250/320/500/640/750 GB or larger
2-in-1 ...Acer Video Conference featuring: • Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
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Chapter 1
Service Guide - Page 13
... modes
Battery • 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack • ENERGY STAR® • 5742, 5742Z • Battery life: 3.5 hours • 5742G, 5742ZG • Battery life: 3 hours
Power adapter •...) • 390 g (0.86 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable • Acer QuicCharge™ technology: • 80% charge in 1 hour • 2-hour rapid charge system-off
Chapter 1
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Service Guide - Page 19
Your Acer Notebook tour
Top View
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Item Integrated webcam Display screen
HDD indicator
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Description Web camera for video communication (only for certain ... the computer's power status. Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. Turns the computer on and off. Chapter 1
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Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.
Service Guide - Page 24
... panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is active.
NOTE: 1. Indicators
The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators. Indicates when the hard disk drive is closed. Communication indicator
Indicates the computer's wireless connectivity device status.
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Chapter 1 Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Icon...
Service Guide - Page 32
... reverse T cursor keys • Factory configurable different languages by OEM customer
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Item
Vendor & Model Name
Western Digital WD1600BEVT22A23T0, Hitachi
HTS545016B9A3 00, Toshiba MK1665GSX... ST9160314AS
Capacity (GB)
160GB
Bytes per sector
Data heads
1, 2, 1, 2
Drive Format
Disks
1
Spindle speed (RPM)
Performance Specifications
Buffer size
Interface
Fast data ...
Service Guide - Page 42
... (DCE).
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Chapter 2 This field displays the manufacturer of this system. Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS
Information
The Information screen displays a summary of the system...@ 2.53GHz
WDC WD2500BEVT-22A23T0 WD-WX30AA9U3617 None
V1.01 Intel V1994 123456789
Aspire5742 Acer 3A1243A988698043211288AE1D5E974E
F1 Help ESC Exit
Select Item F5/F6 Change Values
F9 Setup Default
Select...
Service Guide - Page 43
..., disables D2D Recovery function. The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc drive to store operation system and restore the system to set the system time and date as ...well as enable and disable boot options and recovery.
Control the mode in this screen. Quiet Boot replaces...
Service Guide - Page 47
Bootable devices includes the USB diskette drives, the onboard hard disk drive and the DVD drive in the module bay. IDE0: WDC WD 3200BEVT-22A23TO 2. Select Boot Devices to select specific devices to escape the menu
F1 Help ESC Exit
Select ...
Service Guide - Page 172
... is not normal, right-click on the screen), the LCD
is faulty and should be replaced. d. Check the Device Manager to the previous version if updated. 7. Run the Windows Memory Diagnostic from the BIOS, the drive may reduce display brightness. If the computer is more than one at the highest brightness setting...
Service Guide - Page 178
...issue is not fixed, repeat the preceding steps and select an earlier time and date. 11. Replace the HDD. Disconnect all cables and jumpers on page 49.
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Chapter 4 h. For more...any recently added hardware and associated software. 8. Click Next. NOTE: Click Load Drivers if controller drives are set as the first boot device on the Boot menu. 6. f. When complete, click Finish...
Service Guide - Page 179
...180; Control Panel´ System and Maintenance´ System´ Device Manager. Chapter 4
169 Do not replace a nondefective FRUs:
ODD Not Operating Correctly
If the ODD exhibits any of the following symptoms it may be ...discs do not burn correctly • DVD or CD play breaks up or jumps • Optical drive not found or not active: • Not shown in My Computer or the BIOS setup •...
Service Guide - Page 186
... a short circuit is suspected, or whether the system is detected, replace the FRU. If the problem remains, replace the following devices:
• Non-Acer devices • Printer, mouse, and other external devices • Battery pack • Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module • PC Cards 4. Power-off the computer. 2. Intermittent Problems...
Service Guide - Page 209
....
You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations of customer machines. Chapter 6
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
Chapter 6
This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in the FRU list of this chapter whenever...
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