Acer Aspire 5742 Support Question
Acer Aspire 5742 Support Question
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Question posted by sbarringer on December 31st, 2012
Restore To Factory Settings
i received an acer aspire 5742z-4685 for Christmas. it was gotten from a pawn shop. there is a password on the hard drive, and no recovery disc how can i do a factory restore to the system. can not afford to spend the money on the disc
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Quick Start Guide - Page 4
Aspire Notebook Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 07/2010
Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase © 2010. All Rights Reserved.
Quick Start Guide - Page 5
..., the Generic User Guide as well as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. The Quick Guide introduces you to... your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides:
First off, the setup poster helps you for making an Acer notebook your... in the Aspire product series. Follow these steps to functions or features which are marked in the text with setting up your...
Quick Start Guide - Page 135
Aspire Notebook sorozat
Rövid útmutató
Quick Start Guide - Page 205
Aspire seeria sülearvutid
Lühijuhend
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
...
Features 1 System Block Diagram 6
UMA 6 Discrete (nVidia 7 Discrete (ATI 8 Your Acer Notebook tour 9 Top View 9 Rear view 10 Left View 11 Right View 12 Base ... BIOS Utility 31
Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS 32 Information 32 Main 33 Security 34 Boot 37 Exit 38
BIOS Flash Utilities 39 DOS Flash Utility 40 WinFlash Utility 41
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities 42
Machine...
Service Guide - Page 9
...BIOS Settings 162 ...Password Check and BIOS Recovery 195 Clearing Password Check 195 Clear CMOS Jumper 195 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 197
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
199
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
231
Aspire 5742/5742G 231 Aspire 5742Z...
Service Guide - Page 11
...
CPU and chipset
• Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
5742, 5742G
• Intel® Core™ i5-450M/i5-... 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture, Intel® Smart Cache
5742Z, 5742ZG
• Intel® Pentium® processor P6100/P6200 (3 ...HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio
Audio
Built-in mono...
Service Guide - Page 12
... HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support 5742, 5742Z • Intel® HD Graphics with 128... 11, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenCL™ 1.1
Storage
Hard disk drive: • 160/250/320/500/640/750 GB ...8226; 4X Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive: • Read:...Acer Video Conference featuring: • Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
2
Chapter 1
Service Guide - Page 13
...passwords • Kensington lock slot
Power adapter and battery
• ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Stand-by and Hibernation power-saving modes
Battery • 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack • ENERGY STAR® • 5742, 5742Z...cm DC cable • Acer QuicCharge™ technology: • 80% charge in 1 hour • 2-hour rapid charge system-...
Service Guide - Page 42
...the system. Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is for your reference only. Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS
Information
The Information screen displays a summary of this unit. This...@ 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
...
Service Guide - Page 43
..., disables D2D Recovery function. Valid range is from LAN (remote server). Actual values may differ. Sets the system date.
Main
The Main screen allows the user to factory defaults.
Parameter ...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. Quiet Boot replaces ...
Service Guide - Page 172
... page 279. If display size is still not resolved, see "Disassembly Process" on adjusting settings. d. e. Click Apply and check the display. Check the Device Manager to its highest level. Run the Windows Memory Diagnostic from the BIOS, the drive may reduce display brightness. 6.
Reboot the computer. 2. See "Disassembly Process" on page 279...
Service Guide - Page 175
... the previous version, if updated recently. 4. Navigate to Start´ Control Panel´ Hardware and Sound´ Sound. Chapter 4
165 Restore system and file settings from a known good date using System Restore.
Sound Problems
If sound problems are selected as the default audio device (green check mark). Navigate to Start´ Control Panel...
Service Guide - Page 178
...Repair attempts to enter the BIOS Utility. Check the BIOS settings are correct and that CD/DVD drive is discovered, follow the onscreen information to ensure the computer ... computer. Replace the HDD. h. The System Recovery Options screen displays. Select Startup Repair. Select Repair your computer. i. Restore system and file settings from a command prompt. When prompted, press ...
Service Guide - Page 180
...the device and click Enable. Right-click DVD drive and click Properties, then click the DVD Region tab.
Playback is Choppy If playback is the factory default.
a. b. Navigate to Start´...exclamation marker is set to correct the problem. 1.
b. a. Discs Do Not Play
If discs do not play when inserted in the drive. Try an alternate disc in DVD/CD-ROM drives. Ensure that...
Service Guide - Page 184
... mouse operation. Cosmetic Failure
If an external component fails, perform the following actions one at a time to correct the problem. 1. Restore system and file settings from a known good date using System Restore. If the Issue is listed under Other Devices. 13. Remove any recently added software and reboot. 8. There are no red Xs...
Service Guide - Page 191
... PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI PEI
Post Code C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB
Description
Set cache for physical memory during S3 resume
Start to restore system configuration
Restore system configuration stage1
Restore system configuration stage2
Relocate SMM BASE during S3 resume
Multi-processor initial during S3 resume
Start to...
Service Guide - Page 205
...
the tool from the machine. 2. Clearing Password Check
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If users set BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when systems enter to short the two points of clearing password and BIOS recovery for the Aspire 5741/5741G. Clear CMOS Jumper
UMA...
Service Guide - Page 209
... 6
This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in the FRU list of Aspire 5741/5741G. Refer to repair or for repair and service of customer machines.
Chapter 6
199 ...local government ordinance or regulations on how to dispose it properly, or follow the rules set by your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations of ...
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