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...the Generic User Guide as well as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. This guide contains detailed information on the screen to complete the installation. Follow the instructions on such subjects as the AcerSystem User Guide mentioned below will run the Adobe Reader setup... general regulations and safety notices for certain models". If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series. It is not installed on your computer, clicking on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of your new computer. poster helps you to be...
...the Generic User Guide as well as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. This guide contains detailed information on the screen to complete the installation. Follow the instructions on such subjects as the AcerSystem User Guide mentioned below will run the Adobe Reader setup... general regulations and safety notices for certain models". If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series. It is not installed on your computer, clicking on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of your new computer. poster helps you to be...
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...+/ Volume up to the Generic User Guide for more details. 5 English # Icon Item Description 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 3 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 4 Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology. 5 Keyboard For entering data into your hands when you use the computer. 10...
...+/ Volume up to the Generic User Guide for more details. 5 English # Icon Item Description 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 3 Power button Turns the computer on and off. 4 Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology. 5 Keyboard For entering data into your hands when you use the computer. 10...
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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 accomplishment of additional information related to the current topic. IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any damage that appear on screen. NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures.
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 accomplishment of additional information related to the current topic. IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any damage that appear on screen. NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures.
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Your Acer Notebook tour After knowing your computer features, let us show the status of the computer's functions and components. Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a... computer mouse. Chapter 1 Power button Turns the computer on and off. Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7/14 4 Icon Item Description Acer Crystal Eye webcam Web...
Your Acer Notebook tour After knowing your computer features, let us show the status of the computer's functions and components. Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a... computer mouse. Chapter 1 Power button Turns the computer on and off. Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7/14 4 Icon Item Description Acer Crystal Eye webcam Web...
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... which you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock + Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on the upper right corner of numeric data entry. Chapter 1 11 Num Lock off . Hold...
... which you press the up or down arrow keys respectively. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock + Scroll Lock + Description When Caps Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on the upper right corner of numeric data entry. Chapter 1 11 Num Lock off . Hold...
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...Hotkey + + + + + + + + + < > + < > + < > + < > Icon Function Hotkey help Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Brightness up Brightness down Volume up Volume down Description Displays help on and off. Turns the internal touchpad on ...key to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Turns the display screen backlight off . Launches Acer eSettings in the hotkey combination. Increases the screen brightness. To activate hot keys, press and hold ...
...Hotkey + + + + + + + + + < > + < > + < > + < > Icon Function Hotkey help Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Brightness up Brightness down Volume up Volume down Description Displays help on and off. Turns the internal touchpad on ...key to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Turns the display screen backlight off . Launches Acer eSettings in the hotkey combination. Increases the screen brightness. To activate hot keys, press and hold ...
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... is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to Start>All Programs and click on certain models. Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each window into the appropriate grid. 3. Drag and drop each display from the task bar. 2. Enjoy the convenience of.... You may choose any one of a well-organized desktop. 24 Chapter 1 Acer GridVista is a handy utility that the second monitor is connected, then select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on the same screen. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to be ...
... is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to Start>All Programs and click on certain models. Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each window into the appropriate grid. 3. Drag and drop each display from the task bar. 2. Enjoy the convenience of.... You may choose any one of a well-organized desktop. 24 Chapter 1 Acer GridVista is a handy utility that the second monitor is connected, then select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on the same screen. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to be ...
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... in this state. 32 Chapter 1 Battery Item Vendor Battery Type Pack capacity Number of battery cell Package configuration LCD 15.4" inch Item Vendor & model name Screen Diagonal (mm) Display resolution (pixels) Pixel Pitch Pixel Arrangement Display Mode Typical White Luminance (NIT) also called Brightness Luminance Uniformity Contrast Ratio Response Time msec...
... in this state. 32 Chapter 1 Battery Item Vendor Battery Type Pack capacity Number of battery cell Package configuration LCD 15.4" inch Item Vendor & model name Screen Diagonal (mm) Display resolution (pixels) Pixel Pitch Pixel Arrangement Display Mode Typical White Luminance (NIT) also called Brightness Luminance Uniformity Contrast Ratio Response Time msec...
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...BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST to run this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. The default parameter of screen). Press F2 to an actual sample or finish good unit for real system information. If you do not need to enter multi-boot menu.... 2.53 GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 5730 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...
...BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST to run this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. The default parameter of screen). Press F2 to an actual sample or finish good unit for real system information. If you do not need to enter multi-boot menu.... 2.53 GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 5730 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...
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... options to go to parameter values. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are shown on the bottom of the screen. Please note that system information is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Help for a particular menu are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit. NOTE: You can...
... options to go to parameter values. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are shown on the bottom of the screen. Please note that system information is enclosed in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Help for a particular menu are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit. NOTE: You can...
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Information The Information screen displays a summary of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of your computer hardware information. Displays system BIOS version. Universally ... GHz 2.53 GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 5730 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...
Information The Information screen displays a summary of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of your computer hardware information. Displays system BIOS version. Universally ... GHz 2.53 GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 5730 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...
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... Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Main The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery. Actual...
... Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Main The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery. Actual...
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Determines if Customer Logo will not be displayed or not; Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary Screen is disabled or enabled. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Option: AHCI or IDE NOTE: The sub-items under each device ...:minute:second) System Time Sets the system date. Memory size is set to 640MB This field reports the memory size of the system. shows Summary Screen is disabled. Option: Disabled or Enabled Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. Chapter 2 37 The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc...
Determines if Customer Logo will not be displayed or not; Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary Screen is disabled or enabled. Option: Enabled or Disabled Enables, disables Boot Menu during POST. Option: AHCI or IDE NOTE: The sub-items under each device ...:minute:second) System Time Sets the system date. Memory size is set to 640MB This field reports the memory size of the system. shows Summary Screen is disabled. Option: Disabled or Enabled Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. Chapter 2 37 The function allows the user to create a hidden partition on hard disc...
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... Password on Boot: Clear Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access of the whole setup utility. Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. It can be used to remove HDD/BIOS Password. 38 Chapter 2
... Password on Boot: Clear Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access of the whole setup utility. Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. It can be used to remove HDD/BIOS Password. 38 Chapter 2
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...your password because the characters do not appear on boot parameter. 5. When user password is required or not while the events defined in this screen. The user can opt to set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Type a password in boldface are prompted ... and does not have three tries before the system halts. Chapter 2 39 Enter HDD Password. Press Enter to enable the Password on the screen. 3. The password length can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value of the user password. If desired, you set ,...
...your password because the characters do not appear on boot parameter. 5. When user password is required or not while the events defined in this screen. The user can opt to set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Type a password in boldface are prompted ... and does not have three tries before the system halts. Chapter 2 39 Enter HDD Password. Press Enter to enable the Password on the screen. 3. The password length can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value of the user password. If desired, you set ,...
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... the e key. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following.
... the e key. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following.
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If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following message. If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will show you the Setup Warning. Chapter 2 41
If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following message. If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will show you the Setup Warning. Chapter 2 41
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... F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility. Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that confirmed or discard the changes made to the parameters in this screen. Parameter Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit System Setup...
... F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility. Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that confirmed or discard the changes made to the parameters in this screen. Parameter Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit System Setup...
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Choose one upper-case string • Reboot system and key in "0KJFN42" or "UVEIQ96" to solve HDD password locked problem, you key in "hdd_pw 15494 0" 2. Chapter 2 45 Select "2" 3. Key in wrong HDD password for three time, "HDD password error code" would display on the screen. Remove HDD/BIOS Utility This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS method: Remove HDD Password: • If you can run HDD_PW.EXE 1. See the image below. • If you need to HDD user password.
Choose one upper-case string • Reboot system and key in "0KJFN42" or "UVEIQ96" to solve HDD password locked problem, you key in "hdd_pw 15494 0" 2. Chapter 2 45 Select "2" 3. Key in wrong HDD password for three time, "HDD password error code" would display on the screen. Remove HDD/BIOS Utility This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS method: Remove HDD Password: • If you can run HDD_PW.EXE 1. See the image below. • If you need to HDD user password.
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... Problems" on page 116 Chapter 4 97 No beep or error "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error codes are intended to . Message" on screen. Use the customer-reported symptoms and go to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation. 3. Message" on... be re-created (intermittent problems). Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to test only Acer products. Symptoms (Verified) Go To Power failure. (The power indicator does not go on or stay on.) "Power System Check" on page ...
... Problems" on page 116 Chapter 4 97 No beep or error "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error codes are intended to . Message" on screen. Use the customer-reported symptoms and go to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation. 3. Message" on... be re-created (intermittent problems). Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to test only Acer products. Symptoms (Verified) Go To Power failure. (The power indicator does not go on or stay on.) "Power System Check" on page ...