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...the label affixed to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of Acer Incorporated. Aspire Series Notebook PC Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of such revisions or changes. Aspire Series Generic User Guide Original Issue: 05/... of merchantability or fitness for identification purposes only and belong to notify any means, electronically, mechanically, by any person of Acer Incorporated. Such changes will be made periodically to the information in the space provided below...
...the label affixed to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of Acer Incorporated. Aspire Series Notebook PC Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of such revisions or changes. Aspire Series Generic User Guide Original Issue: 05/... of merchantability or fitness for identification purposes only and belong to notify any means, electronically, mechanically, by any person of Acer Incorporated. Such changes will be made periodically to the information in the space provided below...
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... from Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit http://global.acer.com/about/sustainability.htm Mercury advisory For projectors or electronic products containing an LCD/CRT monitor or display: Lamp(s) inside this electronic device into the trash when discarding. For lamp-specific disposal information, check www.lamprecycle.org. For more information, contact...
... from Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) regulations, visit http://global.acer.com/about/sustainability.htm Mercury advisory For projectors or electronic products containing an LCD/CRT monitor or display: Lamp(s) inside this electronic device into the trash when discarding. For lamp-specific disposal information, check www.lamprecycle.org. For more information, contact...
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... access to display the Acer Empowering Technology toolbar on the desktop. 2 To hide the toolbar, press the Empowering Key again or click the hide button on the Empowering Technology toolbar, then select Help. Actual product specifications may also launch Acer Empowering Technology by running ...the program from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in the Start menu, or by pressing the Empowering Key, it ...
... access to display the Acer Empowering Technology toolbar on the desktop. 2 To hide the toolbar, press the Empowering Key again or click the hide button on the Empowering Technology toolbar, then select Help. Actual product specifications may also launch Acer Empowering Technology by running ...the program from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in the Start menu, or by pressing the Empowering Key, it ...
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Empowering Technology 13 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you set an asset tag for navigation. • Prints and saves hardware specifications. • Lets you to inspect hardware specifications, set BIOS passwords and modify boot options. Acer eSettings Management also: • Provides a simple graphical user interface for your system.
Empowering Technology 13 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you set an asset tag for navigation. • Prints and saves hardware specifications. • Lets you to inspect hardware specifications, set BIOS passwords and modify boot options. Acer eSettings Management also: • Provides a simple graphical user interface for your system.
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..., power plan, wireless networking on or off , external display settings, synchronization status and presentation settings. Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like sharing folders overview/sharing service on /off , Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), and a shortcut to fit the situation... as you can quickly configure your Acer system to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities. 14 Windows Mobility Center Empowering Technology The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related ...
..., power plan, wireless networking on or off , external display settings, synchronization status and presentation settings. Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like sharing folders overview/sharing service on /off , Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), and a shortcut to fit the situation... as you can quickly configure your Acer system to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities. 14 Windows Mobility Center Empowering Technology The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related ...
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... Windows Vista, some shortcuts may not function as clicking the right mouse button; English 21 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. This key has the same effect as described. it opens the application's context menu. it launches the Start menu. Key Windows key Description Pressed...
... Windows Vista, some shortcuts may not function as clicking the right mouse button; English 21 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. This key has the same effect as described. it opens the application's context menu. it launches the Start menu. Key Windows key Description Pressed...
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Do not use another country, check that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter power cord specifications are compatible. Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as you need to show it to customs officials • International Travelers Warranty passport Special considerations Follow ...
Do not use another country, check that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter power cord specifications are compatible. Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as you need to show it to customs officials • International Travelers Warranty passport Special considerations Follow ...
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... and clicking Password settings in an external optical disc burner before entering Acer eRecovery Management for general reference only. Note: This feature is set the Empowering Technology password. Acer eRecovery Management consists of Acer eRecovery Management, you through each process. You can also back up drivers...; Restore system to CD/DVD • Back up /restore the factory default image, and reinstall applications and drivers. English 62 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is for optical disc-related tasks. Actual product specifications may vary.
... and clicking Password settings in an external optical disc burner before entering Acer eRecovery Management for general reference only. Note: This feature is set the Empowering Technology password. Acer eRecovery Management consists of Acer eRecovery Management, you through each process. You can also back up drivers...; Restore system to CD/DVD • Back up /restore the factory default image, and reinstall applications and drivers. English 62 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is for optical disc-related tasks. Actual product specifications may vary.
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...shall go on the equipment (PC) associated with minimum conditions for connection to the same number within the following limits for compliance with Telecom's Specifications: a There shall be set to ensure that there is not less than 10 call attempts to its network. In order to operate within the... limits for compliance with Telecom's specifications, the associated equipment shall be set up to make or model, nor does it provide any item of terminal equipment indicates only that ...
...shall go on the equipment (PC) associated with minimum conditions for connection to the same number within the following limits for compliance with Telecom's Specifications: a There shall be set to ensure that there is not less than 10 call attempts to its network. In order to operate within the... limits for compliance with Telecom's specifications, the associated equipment shall be set up to make or model, nor does it provide any item of terminal equipment indicates only that ...
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81 LCD panel ergonomic specifications English Design viewing distance Design inclination angle Design azimuth angle Viewing direction range class Screen tilt angle Design screen illuminance Reflection class of LCD panel (... IV 85.0° • Illuminance level: [250 + (250cosα)] lx where α = 85° • Color: Source D65 • Ordinary LCD: Class I • Protective or Acer CrystalBrite™ LCD: Class III Both • Yn • u'n • v'n Class II
81 LCD panel ergonomic specifications English Design viewing distance Design inclination angle Design azimuth angle Viewing direction range class Screen tilt angle Design screen illuminance Reflection class of LCD panel (... IV 85.0° • Illuminance level: [250 + (250cosα)] lx where α = 85° • Color: Source D65 • Ordinary LCD: Class I • Protective or Acer CrystalBrite™ LCD: Class III Both • Yn • u'n • v'n Class II
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...all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Acer is . Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide is a registered trademark of this manual is sold or licensed as is ...a registered trademark of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Intel is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of Acer Corporation. No part of Intel Corporation. Copyright Copyright © 2008 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,...
...all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Acer is . Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide is a registered trademark of this manual is sold or licensed as is ...a registered trademark of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Intel is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of Acer Corporation. No part of Intel Corporation. Copyright Copyright © 2008 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,...
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IV 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. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic.
IV 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. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic.
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Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram 4 Your Acer Notebook tour 5 Front View 5 Closed Front View 6 Left View 7 Right View 8 Rear View 8 Bottom View 9 Indicators 10 Easy-Launch Buttons 10 Touchpad Basics (with ...12 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 12 Windows Keys 13 Hot Keys 14 Special Key 15 Using the System Utilities 16 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 System Utilities 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 27 Information 28 Main 29 Advanced 30 Security...
Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram 4 Your Acer Notebook tour 5 Front View 5 Closed Front View 6 Left View 7 Right View 8 Rear View 8 Bottom View 9 Indicators 10 Easy-Launch Buttons 10 Touchpad Basics (with ...12 Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad 12 Windows Keys 13 Hot Keys 14 Special Key 15 Using the System Utilities 16 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 System Utilities 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 27 Information 28 Main 29 Advanced 30 Security...
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...; Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* System Memory • Dual-Channel DDR2 support • Up to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules Display and graphics • 15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800 • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200/3470/3650 Graphics (for Aspire 5530G only... Weight • 364.6 (W) x 272.3 (D) x 30.8/43.7 (H) mm (14.3 x 10.6 x 1.2/1.7 inches) • 3.0 kg (6.61 Ibs) Chapter 1 1 System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Below is a brief summary of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB of the computer's many feature: NOTE: Items marked with * denote only...
...; Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* System Memory • Dual-Channel DDR2 support • Up to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules Display and graphics • 15.4" WXGA 1280 x 800 • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200/3470/3650 Graphics (for Aspire 5530G only... Weight • 364.6 (W) x 272.3 (D) x 30.8/43.7 (H) mm (14.3 x 10.6 x 1.2/1.7 inches) • 3.0 kg (6.61 Ibs) Chapter 1 1 System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Below is a brief summary of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB of the computer's many feature: NOTE: Items marked with * denote only...
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... shortcuts may not function as described. Chapter 1 13 it opens the key application's context menu. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; It can also be used with...
... shortcuts may not function as described. Chapter 1 13 it opens the key application's context menu. Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; It can also be used with...
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... 4000 100 4000 Acoustic Level (dBA) 31 34 37 40 40 • BIOS CPU DTS Throttling 50% point = 100C; /recover 85C Item Specification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS Version V0.19T1 BIOS ROM type Flash BIOS ROM size 2MB BIOS package ACPI 2.0 compliance with Intel Speed Step Support C1..., C2, C3, C4, C6 and S3, S4 for mobile CPU Supported protocols • Support ISIPP • Support Acer UI • Support multi-boot • Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4) • Various hot-keys for system control • Support SMBUS 2.0, PCI2.3...
... 4000 100 4000 Acoustic Level (dBA) 31 34 37 40 40 • BIOS CPU DTS Throttling 50% point = 100C; /recover 85C Item Specification BIOS vendor Phoenix BIOS Version V0.19T1 BIOS ROM type Flash BIOS ROM size 2MB BIOS package ACPI 2.0 compliance with Intel Speed Step Support C1..., C2, C3, C4, C6 and S3, S4 for mobile CPU Supported protocols • Support ISIPP • Support Acer UI • Support multi-boot • Suspend to RAM (S3)/Disk (S4) • Various hot-keys for system control • Support SMBUS 2.0, PCI2.3...
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... Slot 1 0MB 0MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB 2048MB 2048MB 2048MB Specification 0MB (no on the system) Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth Interface Chipset Item BCM2045 Specification Data throughput Protocol Interface 3Mbps IEEE 802.15 USB Connector type mini-USB Chapter 1 19...-rear side on -board memory) 2 sockets 2 GB 4G for 64bit OS (with various capacities to form other combinations. On above specifications. 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 0MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 0MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB Slot 2 Total Memory 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 1024MB 1536MB 2560MB...
... Slot 1 0MB 0MB 0MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB 2048MB 2048MB 2048MB Specification 0MB (no on the system) Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth Interface Chipset Item BCM2045 Specification Data throughput Protocol Interface 3Mbps IEEE 802.15 USB Connector type mini-USB Chapter 1 19...-rear side on -board memory) 2 sockets 2 GB 4G for 64bit OS (with various capacities to form other combinations. On above specifications. 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 0MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 0MB 512MB 1024MB 2048MB Slot 2 Total Memory 512MB 1024MB 2048MB 1024MB 1536MB 2560MB...
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... throughput Protocol Interface Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Segate ST9250827AS BCM4312 54Mbps 802.11b/g pci-E Specification Segate ST9160310AS Specification Toshiba MK1246GSX Toshiba MK1652GSX Hitachi 5K320-320 5K320-250 Capacity 250 (MB) Bytes per 512 sector Data heads 4 Drive... Format Disks 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400 Performance Specifications Buffer size 8 MB Interface SATA Internal 778 transfer rate (Mbits/ sec, max) I/O data 300 transfer rate (Mbytes/ sec ...
... throughput Protocol Interface Hard Disk Drive Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Segate ST9250827AS BCM4312 54Mbps 802.11b/g pci-E Specification Segate ST9160310AS Specification Toshiba MK1246GSX Toshiba MK1652GSX Hitachi 5K320-320 5K320-250 Capacity 250 (MB) Bytes per 512 sector Data heads 4 Drive... Format Disks 2 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400 Performance Specifications Buffer size 8 MB Interface SATA Internal 778 transfer rate (Mbits/ sec, max) I/O data 300 transfer rate (Mbytes/ sec ...
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... Audio Interface Item Audio Controller Audio onboard or optional Mono or Stereo Resolution Compatibility Sampling rate Internal microphone Internal speaker / Quantity Specification Sony NEC Optiarc BC-5500S-AR Drawer loading SATA • PIO mode • DMA • Ultra DMA33 4.5 MB 11... Taiyo- Yuden, Mitsui, Ricoh, Fuji film, Sony, Hitachi Maxell, Memorex, RITEK, CMC, P.V.C, JVC, SKC, ACER, Prime Disc, TDK • CD-RW Media (10x/4x) Ricoh, Mitsubishi (Verbatim), ACER, OPTROM, Memorex, P.V.C, RITEK, CMC, LEADDATA, GigaStorage, Prodisc, Fornex, Samsung, Philips DVD Write • DVD+R ...
... Audio Interface Item Audio Controller Audio onboard or optional Mono or Stereo Resolution Compatibility Sampling rate Internal microphone Internal speaker / Quantity Specification Sony NEC Optiarc BC-5500S-AR Drawer loading SATA • PIO mode • DMA • Ultra DMA33 4.5 MB 11... Taiyo- Yuden, Mitsui, Ricoh, Fuji film, Sony, Hitachi Maxell, Memorex, RITEK, CMC, P.V.C, JVC, SKC, ACER, Prime Disc, TDK • CD-RW Media (10x/4x) Ricoh, Mitsubishi (Verbatim), ACER, OPTROM, Memorex, P.V.C, RITEK, CMC, LEADDATA, GigaStorage, Prodisc, Fornex, Samsung, Philips DVD Write • DVD+R ...
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... Board Major Chips Item Core logic VGA LAN USB 2.0 Super I/O controller MODEM Bluetooth Wireless 802.11 b+g PCMCIA/ 5 in 1 Card Reader Audio Codec Specification AMD SB700 Support USB 1.1 and 2.0 5 OHCI and 2 EHCI controller Chipset support 12 port(4 external port on the system) 2 ports on the right...and 4312 JMicron JMB385 Realtek ALC888S Keyboard Item Keyboard controller Total number of keypads Windows logo key Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Specification LPC interface 88-/89-/93-key Yes Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes Battery 6 Cell Item Vendor & model...
... Board Major Chips Item Core logic VGA LAN USB 2.0 Super I/O controller MODEM Bluetooth Wireless 802.11 b+g PCMCIA/ 5 in 1 Card Reader Audio Codec Specification AMD SB700 Support USB 1.1 and 2.0 5 OHCI and 2 EHCI controller Chipset support 12 port(4 external port on the system) 2 ports on the right...and 4312 JMicron JMB385 Realtek ALC888S Keyboard Item Keyboard controller Total number of keypads Windows logo key Internal & external keyboard work simultaneously Specification LPC interface 88-/89-/93-key Yes Plug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes Battery 6 Cell Item Vendor & model...