Acer Aspire 7740 Support Question
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Question posted by namemik on March 2nd, 2014
Can't Flash Bios On Acer Aspire 7740
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Answer #1: Posted by sabrie on March 2nd, 2014 4:13 PM
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Related Acer Aspire 7740 Manual Pages
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire 7740 and 7740G Series Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 7740 and 7740G Series service guide. Date
Chapter
Updates
II
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 3
... into any language or computer language, in the software. Disclaimer
The information in this guide is a registered trademark of their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of Intel Corporation. Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 7
Table of Contents
System Specifications
1
Features 1 System Block Diagram 4 Your Acer Notebook tour 5
Top View 5 Hotkeys 6 Closed Front View 7 Rear View 7 ...Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 13 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 15
System Utilities
23
BIOS Setup Utility 23 Navigating the BIOS Utility 24 Information 25 Main 26 Security 28 Boot 32 Exit 33
BIOS Flash...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 8
...Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 92 Index of Error Messages 93 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 97 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 101 Intermittent Problems 104 ...Check and BIOS Recovery 107
Clearing Password Check 107 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 108
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
113
Exploded Diagram 114
Model Definition and Configuration
125
Aspire 7740/7740G Series...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 14
... Item
6
Touchpad
7
Power1
Description Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like the left and right mouse buttons. *The
right)
center button serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting
Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
(only for certain models).
9
Palmrest
Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer.
10
Touchpad toggle...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 23
... .C BIOS
Item
BIOS vendor BIOS Version Supported protocol
Specification
Phoenix
1.06
ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0 compliance, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security Control, INT 13H Extenstions, PnP BIOS 1.0a SMBIOS 2.4, BIOS Boot Specification,...Processor
Item
CPU type
Core logic CPU package
Specification
Aspire 7740: Intel® Core i5 540M 2.53G 3M Aspire 7740G: Intel® Core i3 330M PGA 2.13G...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 40
... a bootable USB device containing the Crisis Disk. 3. NOTE: Please connect the AC adapter power supply when you run the Flash utility: 1. Copy the "XXXXXXX.FD" file to update the system BIOS flash ROM.
Rename the BIOS file as "XXXXXXX.FD" 2. cold boot) while holding down the Fn + ESC key. 7. NOTE: Do not install memory...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 113
... of the hardware gap.
• Plug in Aspire 7740/7740G Series is finished. Chapter 5
107 Operation Description Short (Clearing Password Check)
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If the user sets the BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security reason, the BIOS will ask for Aspire 7740/7740G Series. There is one Hotkey for...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 114
... system.
108
Chapter 5 Set up the system with the Crisis BIOS Recovery process. 4. BIOS Recovery Hotkey
The system provides a function hotkey: Fn+Esc, for BIOS recovery: 1. The user can enable this system using the regular BIOS flashing process. The system should have a successful and workable BIOS after power on.
Connect a removable USB storage device containing the...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 119
...it will not be noted on the printed Service Guide. For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by ..., you should follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations of Aspire 7740/7740G Series.
Chapter 6
113
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 121
... CELL 4800MAH MAIN COMMON
1
BLUETOOTH BOARD FOXCONN BRM 2046 BT2.1 T60H928.33 F/W:861
1
BLUETOOTH BOARD FOXCONN ATHEROS AR3011 T77H056.01
Acer Part No.
AP.06501.026 AP.06503.024 AP.0650A.012 BT.00603.042 BT.00604.025 BT.00605.021 BT.00606.001... BOARD ALPS KGDFF0038A
55.4GC03.001G 56.ATR01.001 56.PAW01.001
1 USB BOARD
55.4GC02.001G
Chapter 6
115 Aspire 7740/7740G Series FRU List 1.
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 132
Appendix A
Aspire 7740/7740G Series
NOTE: All models have following common specifications: LCD (NLED17.3WXGA+G), card reader (5-in-1), NB chipset (HM55), Webcam (0.3M DV)
Model
AS7740G338G50Mn
AS7740G338G50Mn
AS7740G338G50Mn
...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 157
... including:
• Service guides for all models
• User's manuals
• Training materials
• Bios updates
• Software utilities
• Spare parts lists
• TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin)
For these to us.
Appendix C
151 and password.
Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you can be obtained directly from...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 159
... 42
battery pack removing 40
BIOS 15 vendor 15 Version 15
BIOS Recovery 107 BIOS Recovery Boot Block 108 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 108
steps 108 BIOS Recovery Hotkey 108 BIOS Utility 23-34
Navigating 24 ...display hotkeys 6
E
Euro 11 External CD-ROM Drive Check 90 External Module Disassembly
Flowchart 39
F
Flash Utility 34 front view 7 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 113
H
Hard disk 17 HDD 17...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 160
... 92 Processor 15
S
Screw List 38 speakers
154
hotkey 6 System 4
Block Diagram 4 System Check Procedures 90 System Memory 15 System Utilities 13, 23 System utilities
Acer GridVista 13
T
Test Compatible Components 147 touchpad and button boards
removing 61 Touchpad Check 92 Troubleshooting 89
U
Undetermined Problems 104 utility...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 2
All Rights Reserved. Aspire 7740 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 10/2009
Aspire 7740 Series Notebook PC
Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase Copyright © 2009. Acer Incorporated.
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 3
... on your notebook.
It covers basic topics such as "only for Starters...
The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in Portable Document Format (PDF... on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides:
First off, the Just for certain models". If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series. 3
First things...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 5
...Battery1
Indicates the computer's battery status. 1.
Protection fingerprint reader supporting
Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
(only for certain models).
9
Palmrest
...8
Click buttons (left, The left and right mouse buttons. *The
center button serves as Acer Bio- Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication (only for three-step data backup. Indicates the status of...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 11
...drive*
• DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive* Multi-in-1 card reader
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* WLAN:
• Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 802.11a/g/n* &#... • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) LAN: Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on -Ring ready
BIOS user, supervisor,...
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