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..., but not necessarily in the text with setting up your computer. For more on the screen to complete the installation. It is not installed on your computer, clicking on such subjects ... features which are marked in the model you purchased. If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series. For instructions on your notebook. Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. 3... First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for your notebook. Follow these steps to access it contains warranty information and ...
..., but not necessarily in the text with setting up your computer. For more on the screen to complete the installation. It is not installed on your computer, clicking on such subjects ... features which are marked in the model you purchased. If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series. For instructions on your notebook. Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. 3... First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for your notebook. Follow these steps to access it contains warranty information and ...
Quick Start Guide
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Top view 1 2 3 11 10 9 4 5 6 # Icon 1 2 3 Item Acer Crystal Eye webcam Display screen Speaker 8 7 Description Web camera for video communication. (only for certain models) Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output (configuration may vary by models). English 4 Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook. Delivers audio output.
Top view 1 2 3 11 10 9 4 5 6 # Icon 1 2 3 Item Acer Crystal Eye webcam Display screen Speaker 8 7 Description Web camera for video communication. (only for certain models) Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output (configuration may vary by models). English 4 Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook. Delivers audio output.
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...+ Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Brightness up Decreases the screen brightness. Increases the sound volume. Jump to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. Hotkey Icon + + Function...computer in the hotkey combination. Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off to save power. Volume down Volume up Increases the screen brightness. + < > + < > + < > Brightness down Decreases the sound volume. Stop Stop playing the selected media ...
...+ Display toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Brightness up Decreases the screen brightness. Increases the sound volume. Jump to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output. Hotkey Icon + + Function...computer in the hotkey combination. Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off to save power. Volume down Volume up Increases the screen brightness. + < > + < > + < > Brightness down Decreases the sound volume. Stop Stop playing the selected media ...
Service Guide
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IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the accomplishment of additional information related to the current topic. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures.
IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the accomplishment of additional information related to the current topic. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of procedures.
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... tour Front View No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 Icon Item Acer Crystal Eye webcam Display screen Speaker Keyboard Touchpad Power indicator Description Web camera for video communication (for selected models). Delivers audio output. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery ...
... tour Front View No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 Icon Item Acer Crystal Eye webcam Display screen Speaker Keyboard Touchpad Power indicator Description Web camera for video communication (for selected models). Delivers audio output. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery ...
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.... (Communication devices may vary by configuration.) Puts the computer in the hotkey combination. Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the speakers on and off. Jump to save... power. Brightness down Decreases the sound volume. 14 Chapter 1 Turns the display screen backlight off . Play/Pause Stop Previous Next Brightness up Increases the sound volume. Press any key to access most of the ...
.... (Communication devices may vary by configuration.) Puts the computer in the hotkey combination. Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the speakers on and off. Jump to save... power. Brightness down Decreases the sound volume. 14 Chapter 1 Turns the display screen backlight off . Play/Pause Stop Previous Next Brightness up Increases the sound volume. Press any key to access most of the ...
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... capacity Normal Voltage Package configuration Specification 6 Cell SANYO/SONY/PANASONIC/SAMSUNG/SIMPLO AS2009A Li-ion 4400 mAh 2.2 Ah 3S2P LCD 17" Item Vendor/model name Screen Diagonal (mm) Display Area (mm) Display resolution (pixels) Pixel Pitch Display Mode Typical White Luminance (cd/m2) (also called Brightness) Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical...
... capacity Normal Voltage Package configuration Specification 6 Cell SANYO/SONY/PANASONIC/SAMSUNG/SIMPLO AS2009A Li-ion 4400 mAh 2.2 Ah 3S2P LCD 17" Item Vendor/model name Screen Diagonal (mm) Display Area (mm) Display resolution (pixels) Pixel Pitch Display Mode Typical White Luminance (cd/m2) (also called Brightness) Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical...
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... the BIOS Setup Utility. Help for a particular menu are in square brackets. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is enclosed in any of the screen. NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • Press Esc while you are shown on the bottom of... screen). Read this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. Your computer is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic ...
... the BIOS Setup Utility. Help for a particular menu are in square brackets. The default parameter of F12 Boot Menu is enclosed in any of the screen. NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6. • Press Esc while you are shown on the bottom of... screen). Read this menu, user can change boot device without entering BIOS SETUP Utility. Your computer is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS (Basic ...
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...Manufacturer Name: UUID: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 900 @ 2.20GHz 2.20GHz Hitachi HTS545016B9A300 100314PBNK06ASC6HJ5L HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT30N V0.03 Intel V1800 Aspire 5334 Acer 65333665-6330-6439-3036-705AB6D75AB6 F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 ... the speed of your reference only. This field displays the serial number of this unit. HM52-MV Intel BIOS Information The Information screen displays a summary of the CPU. This field displays the asset tag number of the system. This field displays the manufacturer of ...
...Manufacturer Name: UUID: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 900 @ 2.20GHz 2.20GHz Hitachi HTS545016B9A300 100314PBNK06ASC6HJ5L HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT30N V0.03 Intel V1800 Aspire 5334 Acer 65333665-6330-6439-3036-705AB6D75AB6 F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 ... the speed of your reference only. This field displays the serial number of this unit. HM52-MV Intel BIOS Information The Information screen displays a summary of the CPU. This field displays the asset tag number of the system. This field displays the manufacturer of ...
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... Mode] Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help This is the help for Video. Valid range is for your reference only. Control the mode in this screen. Displays the total memory available. Enables, disables the system boot from 0 to factory defaults. Parameter System Time System Date Total Memory Video Memory ...Help ESC Exit Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: The screen above is from LAN (remote server). The table below describes the parameters in which the SATA controller should operate. Enables, disables Boot...
... Mode] Rev. 3.5 Item Specific Help This is the help for Video. Valid range is for your reference only. Control the mode in this screen. Displays the total memory available. Enables, disables the system boot from 0 to factory defaults. Parameter System Time System Date Total Memory Video Memory ...Help ESC Exit Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: The screen above is from LAN (remote server). The table below describes the parameters in which the SATA controller should operate. Enables, disables Boot...
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... the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized use. The following sub-options are the default and suggested parameter settings. Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized access. Settings in boldface are all requires the Supervisor password for... Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Shows the setting of the user password. Defines whether a password is set the supervisor password. Password on Boot Description Shows...
... the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized use. The following sub-options are the default and suggested parameter settings. Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized access. Settings in boldface are all requires the Supervisor password for... Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Shows the setting of the user password. Defines whether a password is set the supervisor password. Password on Boot Description Shows...
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... ↓ keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Chapter 2 27 The password length can opt to enable the Password on the screen. 3. Press Enter. Removing a Password Follow these steps as you are done, press F10 to "Clear". 4. When you can not exceed 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive...
... ↓ keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Chapter 2 27 The password length can opt to enable the Password on the screen. 3. Press Enter. Removing a Password Follow these steps as you are done, press F10 to "Clear". 4. When you can not exceed 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive...
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...Set". 5. Setup Notice Changes have been saved. [Continue] The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following message. Setup Warning Passwords do not match, the screen will show you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6. Setup Warning Invalid Password. [Continue... new password and confirm new password strings do not match. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following . Re-enter password. [Continue] 28 Chapter 2 The Set Password box appears. Set Supervisor Password Enter Current ...
...Set". 5. Setup Notice Changes have been saved. [Continue] The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following message. Setup Warning Passwords do not match, the screen will show you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6. Setup Warning Invalid Password. [Continue... new password and confirm new password strings do not match. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following . Re-enter password. [Continue] 28 Chapter 2 The Set Password box appears. Set Supervisor Password Enter Current ...
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... F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Load default values for all SETUP item. Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items. Save Setup Data to CMOS. Exit The... Exit screen allows you made and quit the BIOS Utility. Parameter Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit...
... F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Default Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Load default values for all SETUP item. Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items. Save Setup Data to CMOS. Exit The... Exit screen allows you made and quit the BIOS Utility. Parameter Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit...
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A progress screen displays. 34 Chapter 2 Click OK to use the WinFlash Utility: 1. Double-click the WinFlash executable. 2. WinFlash Utility Perform the following steps to begin the update.
A progress screen displays. 34 Chapter 2 Click OK to use the WinFlash Utility: 1. Double-click the WinFlash executable. 2. WinFlash Utility Perform the following steps to begin the update.
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... steps: 1. The command generates a password which can be used for unlocking utilities. An Encode key is displayed, select the Enter Unlock Password option on the screen. 2. Chapter 2 35 Key in the password from the previous step to create the unlock code in DOS Mode using the format UnlockHD [Encode code] with...
... steps: 1. The command generates a password which can be used for unlocking utilities. An Encode key is displayed, select the Enter Unlock Password option on the screen. 2. Chapter 2 35 Key in the password from the previous step to create the unlock code in DOS Mode using the format UnlockHD [Encode code] with...
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Press 1 or 2 to short the J1 jumper. The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not. 36 Chapter 2 From a DOS prompt, execute clnpwd.exe 2. Cleaning BIOS Passwords To clean the User or Supervisor passwords, perform the following steps: 1. Removing BIOS Passwords: To clear the User or Supervisor passwords, open the RAM door and use a metal instrument to clean the desired password shown on the screen.
Press 1 or 2 to short the J1 jumper. The onscreen message determines whether the function is successful or not. 36 Chapter 2 From a DOS prompt, execute clnpwd.exe 2. Cleaning BIOS Passwords To clean the User or Supervisor passwords, perform the following steps: 1. Removing BIOS Passwords: To clear the User or Supervisor passwords, open the RAM door and use a metal instrument to clean the desired password shown on the screen.
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Execute BS.exe to HDD | CD ROM | LAN | Floppy. Select the desired boot sequence by entering the corresponding sequence. For example, enter BS2 to change the boot sequence to display the usage screen. 3. Chapter 2 37 Using Boot Sequence Selector The Boot Sequence Selector allows the boot order to be changed without accessing the BIOS. To use Boot Sequence Selector, perform the following steps: 1. Enter into DOS. 2.
Execute BS.exe to HDD | CD ROM | LAN | Floppy. Select the desired boot sequence by entering the corresponding sequence. For example, enter BS2 to change the boot sequence to display the usage screen. 3. Chapter 2 37 Using Boot Sequence Selector The Boot Sequence Selector allows the boot order to be changed without accessing the BIOS. To use Boot Sequence Selector, perform the following steps: 1. Enter into DOS. 2.
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To update the DMI Pool, perform the following messages report to screen to confirm completion: • dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from Memory Input: dmitools /r Output: Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): TravelMate xxxxx Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789 UUID String (...Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acet Asstag Write Product Name to EEPROM Input: dmitools /wp Acer Write Serial Number to make the new DMI data effective. 38 Chapter 2 Boot into DOS. 2. Write UUID to be used...
To update the DMI Pool, perform the following messages report to screen to confirm completion: • dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from Memory Input: dmitools /r Output: Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): TravelMate xxxxx Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789 UUID String (...Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Asset Tag (Type3, Offset04h): Acet Asstag Write Product Name to EEPROM Input: dmitools /wp Acer Write Serial Number to make the new DMI data effective. 38 Chapter 2 Boot into DOS. 2. Write UUID to be used...
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... the computer is more than one year old, replace the CMOS battery. 2. If HDD information is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on the screen), the LCD is faulty and should be replaced. If the Issue is missing from the operating system DVD and follow the onscreen prompts. 11.
... the computer is more than one year old, replace the CMOS battery. 2. If HDD information is still not resolved, see "Online Support Information" on the screen), the LCD is faulty and should be replaced. If the Issue is missing from the operating system DVD and follow the onscreen prompts. 11.