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...those given in the FRU list of customer machines. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to...part number code to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. add-on your Acer office may have decided to order FRU parts for repair and service of this generic service guide. To ...
...those given in the FRU list of customer machines. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to...part number code to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1. add-on your Acer office may have decided to order FRU parts for repair and service of this generic service guide. To ...
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... chipset T Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/ n) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology T Core logic: Intel® 965PM/965GM+ICH8M (north bridge+ south bridge) T Up to 2GB of DDR2...Features Below is a brief summary of /off and 8 ms average gray-to-gray response time T Simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer VistaTM supported T Supporting NVIDIA® PureVideoTM technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration, integrated HDTV encoder) dual-link DVI, Microsoft® DirectX...
... chipset T Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/ n) Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology T Core logic: Intel® 965PM/965GM+ICH8M (north bridge+ south bridge) T Up to 2GB of DDR2...Features Below is a brief summary of /off and 8 ms average gray-to-gray response time T Simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer VistaTM supported T Supporting NVIDIA® PureVideoTM technology (WMV HD, High-Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration, integrated HDTV encoder) dual-link DVI, Microsoft® DirectX...
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...: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) T WLAN: Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi® CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology I/O Ports T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T PCI Express Card slot (54mm type) 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) Four USB 2.0 ports IEEE 1394 port...
...: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) T WLAN: Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965ABGN network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi® CERTIFIEDTM solution, supporting Acer SignalUpTM wireless technology I/O Ports T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T PCI Express Card slot (54mm type) 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) Four USB 2.0 ports IEEE 1394 port...
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... Secures the LCD display in jack Accepts input from external microphones. 5 Headphones/speaker/ Connects to show the status of the computer's functions and components. Comfortable support area for sound recording. Launches the Empowering Technology toolbar. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Closed Front View Status indicators Click buttons (left and right...
... Secures the LCD display in jack Accepts input from external microphones. 5 Headphones/speaker/ Connects to show the status of the computer's functions and components. Comfortable support area for sound recording. Launches the Empowering Technology toolbar. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Closed Front View Status indicators Click buttons (left and right...
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... 1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. 2 External display (VGA) Connects to a display device (e.g., external port monitor, LCD projector). 3 DVI DVI-D port Supports digital video connections. 4 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to IEEE 1394 devices. 8 Volume control Increases and decreases the volume. 9 5-in 75x54mm and 75x34mm sizes. Note: Express...
... 1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer security lock. 2 External display (VGA) Connects to a display device (e.g., external port monitor, LCD projector). 3 DVI DVI-D port Supports digital video connections. 4 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to IEEE 1394 devices. 8 Volume control Increases and decreases the volume. 9 5-in 75x54mm and 75x34mm sizes. Note: Express...
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...button; Hot Key + Icon Function Hot key help Description Displays help on hot keys. + Acer eSettings Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. + + Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches the Acer ePower Management in the hotkey combination. it opens the application's context menu. It can also be...key before pressing the other keys to access most of function: + Activates next taskbar button. + Opens the My Computer window + Opens Help and Support. + Opens the Search: All Files dialog box. + Opens the Run dialog box. + Minimizes all windows. + action. + Undoes the ...
...button; Hot Key + Icon Function Hot key help Description Displays help on hot keys. + Acer eSettings Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. + + Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches the Acer ePower Management in the hotkey combination. it opens the application's context menu. It can also be...key before pressing the other keys to access most of function: + Activates next taskbar button. + Opens the My Computer window + Opens Help and Support. + Opens the Search: All Files dialog box. + Opens the Run dialog box. + Minimizes all windows. + action. + Undoes the ...
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... . + + Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. To type: The Euro symbol 1. Press any key to previous media file. NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Hot Key + + + Icon Function Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Description Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected...
... . + + Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. To type: The Euro symbol 1. Press any key to previous media file. NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Hot Key + + + Icon Function Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Description Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected...
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...that is closest to turn the following functions on/off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, FireWire (1394), Wired LAN and Optical Device if supported. A new power plan is "Maximum Performance." Enter the name for your needs. You can also define the power plan optimized for the... newly created power plan. 3. To create new power plan 1. Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. Select a predefined power plan and click the " " icon shown on buttons to what you want...
...that is closest to turn the following functions on/off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, FireWire (1394), Wired LAN and Optical Device if supported. A new power plan is "Maximum Performance." Enter the name for your needs. You can also define the power plan optimized for the... newly created power plan. 3. To create new power plan 1. Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. Select a predefined power plan and click the " " icon shown on buttons to what you want...
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... with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for a supervisor password and default encryption. Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryption utility that the system needs to safeguard all related passwords!... 22 Chapter 1 The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will be used encrypt a file is the unique key that protects your files from being...
... with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for a supervisor password and default encryption. Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryption utility that the system needs to safeguard all related passwords!... 22 Chapter 1 The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will be used encrypt a file is the unique key that protects your files from being...
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...Acoustic Level (dBA) 39 36.5 34.5 31 BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control InsydeH2O Specification Flash ROM 512KB 32-pin PLCC ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security Control, ... 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.4, Simple Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification, USB1.1/2.0, IEEE 1394 1.0, USB/1394 CD-ROM Boot Up support, PC Card 95 (PCMCIA 3.0 Compliant Device), IrDA 1.0, Intel AC97 CNR Specification, WfM 2.0, PXE (Preboot Execution Environment), BIS 1.0 (Boot Integrity Service...
...Acoustic Level (dBA) 39 36.5 34.5 31 BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control InsydeH2O Specification Flash ROM 512KB 32-pin PLCC ACPI 1.0b/2.0/3.0, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security Control, ... 1.0a, SMBIOS 2.4, Simple Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification, USB1.1/2.0, IEEE 1394 1.0, USB/1394 CD-ROM Boot Up support, PC Card 95 (PCMCIA 3.0 Compliant Device), IrDA 1.0, Intel AC97 CNR Specification, WfM 2.0, PXE (Preboot Execution Environment), BIS 1.0 (Boot Integrity Service...
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System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports maximum memory size Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage Supports DIMM package Memory module combinations Memory Combinations 0MB 0MB 0MB 0MB 0MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 512MB ...
System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports maximum memory size Supports DIMM type Supports DIMM Speed Supports DIMM voltage Supports DIMM package Memory module combinations Memory Combinations 0MB 0MB 0MB 0MB 0MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 512MB ...
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...Features Specification Broadcom 5787 10/100/1000 Ethernet Giga LAN RJ45 Left side Integrated 10/100/1000 BASE-T transceiver Wake on LAN support compliant with various capacities to Bluetooth 1.2 when SIG specification is ratified). USB 1.1 USB Wireless Module 802.11a/b/g/n Item Chipset...system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with ACPI 2.0 PCI v2.2 Modem Interface Item Data modem data baud rate (bps) Supports modem protocol Modem connector type Modem connector location Bluetooth Interface Item Chipset Data throughput Protocol Interface Connector type 56K V.92 RJ11 Right side...
...Features Specification Broadcom 5787 10/100/1000 Ethernet Giga LAN RJ45 Left side Integrated 10/100/1000 BASE-T transceiver Wake on LAN support compliant with various capacities to Bluetooth 1.2 when SIG specification is ratified). USB 1.1 USB Wireless Module 802.11a/b/g/n Item Chipset...system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with ACPI 2.0 PCI v2.2 Modem Interface Item Data modem data baud rate (bps) Supports modem protocol Modem connector type Modem connector location Bluetooth Interface Item Chipset Data throughput Protocol Interface Connector type 56K V.92 RJ11 Right side...
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... 12.7mm Tray TS-L802A With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Sustained: Max 3.6Mbytes/sec Sustained: Max 10.8Mbytes/sec 2MB Enhanced IDE(ATAPI) compatible Support disc formats 1. Reads and writes CD-R discs 5. Reads data in Photo CD (single and Multi-session) 3.
... 12.7mm Tray TS-L802A With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Sustained: Max 3.6Mbytes/sec Sustained: Max 10.8Mbytes/sec 2MB Enhanced IDE(ATAPI) compatible Support disc formats 1. Reads and writes CD-R discs 5. Reads data in Photo CD (single and Multi-session) 3.
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... 4 One on the rear side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup TI PCI 7412 Type-II One type-II Left side No ZV support Yes Specification System Board Major Chips Item Core logic LAN USB 2.0 Super I/O controller MODEM Controller Intel® 965PM/965GM+ICH8M Broadcom... Audio Interface Item Audio Controller Audio onboard or optional Mono or Stereo Resolution Compatibility Sampling rate Internal microphone Internal speaker / Quantity Supports PnP DMA channel Supports PnP IRQ 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) Specification Specification Realtek ALC268 Built-in ICH8M NS 87383 Foxconn Delphi-AM3 3.3v Foxconn...
... 4 One on the rear side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup TI PCI 7412 Type-II One type-II Left side No ZV support Yes Specification System Board Major Chips Item Core logic LAN USB 2.0 Super I/O controller MODEM Controller Intel® 965PM/965GM+ICH8M Broadcom... Audio Interface Item Audio Controller Audio onboard or optional Mono or Stereo Resolution Compatibility Sampling rate Internal microphone Internal speaker / Quantity Supports PnP DMA channel Supports PnP IRQ 5 V +/- 5 % (Operating) Specification Specification Realtek ALC268 Built-in ICH8M NS 87383 Foxconn Delphi-AM3 3.3v Foxconn...
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... Uniformity Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time)msec Nominal Input Voltage VDD Typical Power Consumption (watt) Weight Physical Size(mm) Electrical Interface Support Color Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal: Right/Left Vertical: Upper/Lower Temperature Range( ° C) Operating Storage (shipping) Normally White 300 N/A 300 8 +3.3V Typ. 5.6/5.7 550 317.3x242...
... Uniformity Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time)msec Nominal Input Voltage VDD Typical Power Consumption (watt) Weight Physical Size(mm) Electrical Interface Support Color Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal: Right/Left Vertical: Upper/Lower Temperature Range( ° C) Operating Storage (shipping) Normally White 300 N/A 300 8 +3.3V Typ. 5.6/5.7 550 317.3x242...
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... 3.0 Advanced CPU Control Platform Power Management IDE Configuration ACPI S1: ACPI S3: Auto wake on S5 Crestline PM Support POPUP Support POPDOWN Support DeepC4 Hard C4E Description Sets the ACPI S1 sleep state. Option Enabled or Disabled Enabled or Disabled Disabled, By Every... CPU Control Platform Power Management IDE Configuration ACPI S1 ACPI S3 Auto wake on S5 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Crestline PM Support POPUP Support POPDOWN Support DeepC4 Hard C4E [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Specific Help These items control various CPU parameters. Enables...
... 3.0 Advanced CPU Control Platform Power Management IDE Configuration ACPI S1: ACPI S3: Auto wake on S5 Crestline PM Support POPUP Support POPDOWN Support DeepC4 Hard C4E Description Sets the ACPI S1 sleep state. Option Enabled or Disabled Enabled or Disabled Disabled, By Every... CPU Control Platform Power Management IDE Configuration ACPI S1 ACPI S3 Auto wake on S5 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Crestline PM Support POPUP Support POPDOWN Support DeepC4 Hard C4E [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Specific Help These items control various CPU parameters. Enables...
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... not have more than one at a time to fail. Reconnect the keyboard cables. 2. External CD-ROM Drive Check Do the following auxiliary input devices are supported by this computer: T Numeric keypad T External keyboard 72 Chapter 4 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check Remove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is passed...
... not have more than one at a time to fail. Reconnect the keyboard cables. 2. External CD-ROM Drive Check Do the following auxiliary input devices are supported by this computer: T Numeric keypad T External keyboard 72 Chapter 4 Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check Remove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is passed...
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... to isolate the failing FRU (do not isolate non-defective FRU). Power-on page 73.): 1. If the problem remains, replace the following devices: T Non-Acer devices T Printer, mouse, and other external devices T Battery pack T Hard disk drive T DIMM T CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module T PC Cards 4. Do... not replace a non-defective FRU: T System board T LCD assembly 88 Chapter 4 Remove or disconnect all attached devices are supported by the computer. NOTE: Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the following FRU one at a time. NOTE: Verify that ...
... to isolate the failing FRU (do not isolate non-defective FRU). Power-on page 73.): 1. If the problem remains, replace the following devices: T Non-Acer devices T Printer, mouse, and other external devices T Battery pack T Hard disk drive T DIMM T CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module T PC Cards 4. Do... not replace a non-defective FRU: T System board T LCD assembly 88 Chapter 4 Remove or disconnect all attached devices are supported by the computer. NOTE: Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the following FRU one at a time. NOTE: Verify that ...
Aspire 7720 Series User's Guide EN
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...screen beside the easy-launch buttons. For more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. This guide contains detailed information on how your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of your notebook. Follow the instructions on how to use your computer can help you use Adobe Reader, ...access the Help and Support menu. xiii First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for meeting your computer. It is not installed on your notebook. Your guides To...
...screen beside the easy-launch buttons. For more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. This guide contains detailed information on how your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of your notebook. Follow the instructions on how to use your computer can help you use Adobe Reader, ...access the Help and Support menu. xiii First things first We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for meeting your computer. It is not installed on your notebook. Your guides To...
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For projectors and external devices that is not supported by Acer ePresentation Management, adjust your display settings using the hotkey: + . Note: If the restored resolution is not correct after disconnecting a projector, or you project your system ... be automatically switched out when an external display is connected to the system. If autodetection hardware is implemented in the system and the external display supports it, your computer's display to an external display device or projector using Display Properties or the utility provided by the graphics vendor. Empowering Technology...
For projectors and external devices that is not supported by Acer ePresentation Management, adjust your display settings using the hotkey: + . Note: If the restored resolution is not correct after disconnecting a projector, or you project your system ... be automatically switched out when an external display is connected to the system. If autodetection hardware is implemented in the system and the external display supports it, your computer's display to an external display device or projector using Display Properties or the utility provided by the graphics vendor. Empowering Technology...