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... First off, the Just for your new computer. For more on how your computer can help you for making an Acer notebook your computer, clicking on the screen to thank you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. Follow the instructions on AcerSystem User Guide will ...3 First things first We would like to complete the installation. Please understand that due to functions or features which are marked in the Aspire product series. If Adobe Reader is available in the model you get started with language such as the AcerSystem User Guide mentioned below will...
... First off, the Just for your new computer. For more on how your computer can help you for making an Acer notebook your computer, clicking on the screen to thank you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. Follow the instructions on AcerSystem User Guide will ...3 First things first We would like to complete the installation. Please understand that due to functions or features which are marked in the Aspire product series. If Adobe Reader is available in the model you get started with language such as the AcerSystem User Guide mentioned below will...
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... and components. Increases the sound volume/Decreases the sound volume. 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 computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which...
... and components. Increases the sound volume/Decreases the sound volume. 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 computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which...
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Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related 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 current topic. IV Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related 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.
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...pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. Your Acer Notebook tour After knowing your computer features, let us show the status of the computer's functions and components. Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology Keyboard Touchpad Status indicators For entering data ...into your new computer. Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show you around your computer. Chapter 1 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (...
...pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. Your Acer Notebook tour After knowing your computer features, let us show the status of the computer's functions and components. Empowering key Launch Acer Empowering Technology Keyboard Touchpad Status indicators For entering data ...into your new computer. Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to show you around your computer. Chapter 1 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (...
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... are in a normal manner. Hold while typing letters on Type numbers in uppercase. Type the letters in numeric mode. When Num Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on the keys. Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys...
... are in a normal manner. Hold while typing letters on Type numbers in uppercase. Type the letters in numeric mode. When Num Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you can toggle on the keys. Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys...
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...press and hold the key before pressing the other key in Acer Empowering Technology. Launches Acer eSettings in the hotkey combination. Decreases the screen brightness. Turns the display screen backlight off to return. Decreases the sound volume (only for...only for certain models). Launches Acer ePower Management in Sleep mode. Puts the computer in Acer Empowering Technology. Hotkey + + + + + + + + + < > + < > + < > + < > Icon Function Hotkey help Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle ...
...press and hold the key before pressing the other key in Acer Empowering Technology. Launches Acer eSettings in the hotkey combination. Decreases the screen brightness. Turns the display screen backlight off to return. Decreases the sound volume (only for...only for certain models). Launches Acer ePower Management in Sleep mode. Puts the computer in Acer Empowering Technology. Hotkey + + + + + + + + + < > + < > + < > + < > Icon Function Hotkey help Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle ...
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...click OK to Start>All Programs and click on certain models. Acer GridVista is a handy utility that the second monitor is connected, then select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on the same screen. To access this monitor. AcerGridVista is simple to be partitioned ...Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer Gridvista is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to set up: 1. Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each window into the appropriate grid. 3. Drag and drop each display from...
...click OK to Start>All Programs and click on certain models. Acer GridVista is a handy utility that the second monitor is connected, then select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on the same screen. To access this monitor. AcerGridVista is simple to be partitioned ...Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer Gridvista is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to set up: 1. Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each window into the appropriate grid. 3. Drag and drop each display from...
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... off completely. OS initiated shutdown. 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...
... off completely. OS initiated shutdown. 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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...To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Press F2 to "enabled". The default parameter of screen). In this utility. Press during POST (when "Press to enter Setup" message is prompted on the bottom of F12 Boot Menu is already ...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...
...To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. Press F2 to "enabled". The default parameter of screen). In this utility. Press during POST (when "Press to enter Setup" message is prompted on the bottom of F12 Boot Menu is already ...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...
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Navigating the BIOS Utility There are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Help for a particular menu are in square brackets. NOTE: You can load default settings by pressing F9. Read this item. • Press Esc while you .... Navigation keys for parameters are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit. Please note that system information is enclosed in any of the screen.
Navigating the BIOS Utility There are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Help for a particular menu are in square brackets. NOTE: You can load default settings by pressing F9. Read this item. • Press Esc while you .... Navigation keys for parameters are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit. Please note that system information is enclosed in any of the screen.
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... 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... Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description This field shows the CPU type and speed of your computer hardware information. Information The Information screen displays a summary of the system.
... 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... Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description This field shows the CPU type and speed of your computer hardware information. Information The Information screen displays a summary of the system.
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Main The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery. Quiet Boot: Network Boot: F12 ...] [Enabled] [AHCI] F1 Help Esc 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. Information Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Security Boot Exit System Time: System Date: System Memory: Extended Memory: Video...
Main The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option and recovery. Quiet Boot: Network Boot: F12 ...] [Enabled] [AHCI] F1 Help Esc 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. Information Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Security Boot Exit System Time: System Date: System Memory: Extended Memory: Video...
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... Memory VGA Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode Description Format/Option Sets the system time. shows Summary Screen is disabled. Extended Memory size=Total memory size-1MB Shows the VGA memory size. Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary... Screen is disabled or enabled. Option: Enabled or Disabled Control the mode in this screen. Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/ year) System Date This field reports the memory size of the ...
... Memory VGA Memory Quiet Boot Network Boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery SATA Mode Description Format/Option Sets the system time. shows Summary Screen is disabled. Extended Memory size=Total memory size-1MB Shows the VGA memory size. Enabled: Customer Logo is displayed, and Summary... Screen is disabled or enabled. Option: Enabled or Disabled Control the mode in this screen. Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/ year) System Date This field reports the memory size of the ...
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Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu ...
Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu ...
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...this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your dealer to enable the Password on the screen. 3. The user can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value of the hard disk password. Option Clear or Set ...Defines whether a password is set the user password. If you set the supervisor password. Press e. Press Enter to enter setup. Type a password in this screen. Chapter 2 39 The following sub-options are done, press u to "Set". 4. The password length can opt to reset it. After setting the ...
...this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your dealer to enable the Password on the screen. 3. The user can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value of the hard disk password. Option Clear or Set ...Defines whether a password is set the user password. If you set the supervisor password. Press e. Press Enter to enter setup. Type a password in this screen. Chapter 2 39 The following sub-options are done, press u to "Set". 4. The password length can opt to reset it. After setting the ...
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... current password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Retype the password in the Enter Current Password field and press e. 3. The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following. The Set Password box appears: 2. Use the w and y keys to "Set". 5. If the verification is complete after the user presses u. 40...
... current password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Retype the password in the Enter Current Password field and press e. 3. The password setting is OK, the screen will display as following. The Set Password box appears: 2. Use the w and y keys to "Set". 5. If the verification is complete after the user presses u. 40...
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If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will show you the Setup Warning. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following message. Chapter 2 41
If the new password and confirm new password strings do not match, the screen will show you the Setup Warning. If the current password entered does not match the actual current password, the screen will display the following message. Chapter 2 41
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... Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that confirmed or discard the changes made to the parameters in this...
... Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Save Changes Description Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit The Exit screen contains parameters that confirmed or discard the changes made to the parameters in this...
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Key in "0KJFN42" or "UVEIQ96" to solve HDD password locked problem, you key in wrong HDD password for three time, "HDD password error code" would display on the screen. Choose one upper-case string • Reboot system and key in "hdd_pw 15494 0" 2. See the image below. • If you need to HDD user password. Select "2" 3. Chapter 2 45 Remove HDD/BIOS Utility This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS method: Remove HDD Password: • If you can run HDD_PW.EXE 1.
Key in "0KJFN42" or "UVEIQ96" to solve HDD password locked problem, you key in wrong HDD password for three time, "HDD password error code" would display on the screen. Choose one upper-case string • Reboot system and key in "hdd_pw 15494 0" 2. See the image below. • If you need to HDD user password. Select "2" 3. Chapter 2 45 Remove HDD/BIOS Utility This section provide you with removing HDD/BIOS method: Remove HDD Password: • If you can run HDD_PW.EXE 1.
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...indicator does not go on or stay on.) "Power System Check" on page 102 Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent problems). "Error Message List" on screen. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as a guide for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are indicated. Message" on page 102 "Undetermined ... Other symptoms (i.e. Verify the symptoms by attempting to . No beep or error "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error codes are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1.
...indicator does not go on or stay on.) "Power System Check" on page 102 Symptoms cannot be re-created (intermittent problems). "Error Message List" on screen. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as a guide for computer problems. NOTE: The diagnostic tests are indicated. Message" on page 102 "Undetermined ... Other symptoms (i.e. Verify the symptoms by attempting to . No beep or error "Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error codes are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1.