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... Mobility Center 16 Using the System Utilities 17 Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models 17 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 18 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19 System Utilities 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 28 Information 29 Main 31 Security 33 Boot... 37 Exit 38 BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD ...
... Mobility Center 16 Using the System Utilities 17 Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models 17 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 18 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19 System Utilities 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Navigating the BIOS Utility 28 Information 29 Main 31 Security 33 Boot... 37 Exit 38 BIOS Flash Utility 39 Remove HDD ...
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... Power System Check 87 Touchpad Check 88 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 88 Index of Error Messages 89 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 93 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 97 Intermittent Problems 101 Undetermined Problems 102 Connector Locations 103 Main Board... 103 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 105 Clearing Password Check 105 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 107 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 111 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series and Aspire 7540 Series Exploded Diagram . . . . .112 Model Definition and Configuration 143 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series 144 ...
... Power System Check 87 Touchpad Check 88 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 88 Index of Error Messages 89 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 93 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 97 Intermittent Problems 101 Undetermined Problems 102 Connector Locations 103 Main Board... 103 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 105 Clearing Password Check 105 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 107 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 111 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series and Aspire 7540 Series Exploded Diagram . . . . .112 Model Definition and Configuration 143 Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series 144 ...
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Wake-on -Ring ready I/O Ports • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader* (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • USB 2.0 port • HDMI™ port with HDCP support ... • Microphone-in jack • Line-in microphone Communication • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* • WLAN: • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* • WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate...
Wake-on -Ring ready I/O Ports • Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader* (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) • USB 2.0 port • HDMI™ port with HDCP support ... • Microphone-in jack • Line-in microphone Communication • Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam* • WLAN: • Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (For Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series) • Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/Draft-N* • Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g* • WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.1+Enhanced Data Rate...
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... a mouse button). Icon Function Description Wireless LAN communication button/ indicator Enables/disables the wireless LAN function. Touchpad Basics (with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader. • Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor. • Press the left ... buttons. Main touchpad (2) Tap twice (at the same speed as clicking the left button. • Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader (3) supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for three-step data backup. Bluetooth communication button/indicator Enables/disables the Bluetooth...
... a mouse button). Icon Function Description Wireless LAN communication button/ indicator Enables/disables the wireless LAN function. Touchpad Basics (with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader. • Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor. • Press the left ... buttons. Main touchpad (2) Tap twice (at the same speed as clicking the left button. • Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader (3) supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for three-step data backup. Bluetooth communication button/indicator Enables/disables the Bluetooth...
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... hold and then press the key at the upper-center and/or bottom-right of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Turns the speakers on the keyboard, or hold the key before pressing the other key in Sleep mode. + + + Display toggle Screen blank Speaker toggle...
... hold and then press the key at the upper-center and/or bottom-right of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Turns the speakers on the keyboard, or hold the key before pressing the other key in Sleep mode. + + + Display toggle Screen blank Speaker toggle...
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... you can launch up to navigate through web browsers and documents using Acer FingerNav. Utilizing the uniqueness of one's fingerprint features, Acer BioProtection Fingerprint Solution has incorporated protection against unauthorized access to the Acer Bio-Protection help files. Using the System Utilities Acer Bio-Protection (only for your personal computer, as well as the convenience of...
... you can launch up to navigate through web browsers and documents using Acer FingerNav. Utilizing the uniqueness of one's fingerprint features, Acer BioProtection Fingerprint Solution has incorporated protection against unauthorized access to the Acer Bio-Protection help files. Using the System Utilities Acer Bio-Protection (only for your personal computer, as well as the convenience of...
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H/W shot down at 110 .C BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version Phoenix Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: v1.16 Aspire 7540 Series: v1.07 System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports maximum memory...=93 C OS shut down at 105 C; Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item CPU type Core logic CPU package CPU core voltage Specification Aspire 7736/7336 Series: Intel® Core™2 Duo P8800 PGA (2.66 GHz) Intel® Core™2 Duo T6500 PGA (2.1 GHz) Intel Celeron 900 ...
H/W shot down at 110 .C BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version Phoenix Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: v1.16 Aspire 7540 Series: v1.07 System Memory Item Memory controller Memory size DIMM socket number Supports memory size per socket Supports maximum memory...=93 C OS shut down at 105 C; Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item CPU type Core logic CPU package CPU core voltage Specification Aspire 7736/7336 Series: Intel® Core™2 Duo P8800 PGA (2.66 GHz) Intel® Core™2 Duo T6500 PGA (2.1 GHz) Intel Celeron 900 ...
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...Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570* 1024M DDR3 Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: ICH9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 2.0 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 5 Three on the right side/two on the left side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Controller Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Mobile Intel® GM45.../ GL40/PM45 Aspire 7540 Series: ATI RS780MN Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Intel ICH-9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 N/A Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Lite-On Conexant Unizion...
...Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570* 1024M DDR3 Specification Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: ICH9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 2.0 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 5 Three on the right side/two on the left side Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Controller Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Mobile Intel® GM45.../ GL40/PM45 Aspire 7540 Series: ATI RS780MN Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Intel ICH-9M Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710 N/A Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: Lite-On Conexant Unizion...
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....XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7736 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 Exit Chapter 2 27 Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is set the parameter to...
....XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7736 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 Exit Chapter 2 27 Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is set the parameter to...
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...has sub-items. Press Enter to expand this carefully when making changes to the Exit menu. • In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can change the value of the menu options to go to parameter values. Navigation keys for parameters are in square ...brackets. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for a particular menu are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit...
...has sub-items. Press Enter to expand this carefully when making changes to the Exit menu. • In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. NOTE: You can change the value of the menu options to go to parameter values. Navigation keys for parameters are in square ...brackets. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for a particular menu are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit...
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... Name: System BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version: AMD Turion (tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M520 2.30GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX KBC Version: Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID: XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7540 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX...
... Name: System BIOS Version: VGA BIOS Version: AMD Turion (tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M520 2.30GHz XXXXXXXXXXX-(XX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX-XXX XX-XXXX-(XX) VX.XX XX-XXX XXXXXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXXXX KBC Version: Serial Number: Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Manufacturer Name: UUID: XX.XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX None Aspire 7540 Acer XXXxXxXX-xXxX...
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... in the system. Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed IDE0 Model Name IDE0 Serial Number IDE1 Model Name IDE1 Serial Number ATAPI Model Name System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description This field shows the CPU type and speed of...
... in the system. Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed IDE0 Model Name IDE0 Serial Number IDE1 Model Name IDE1 Serial Number ATAPI Model Name System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description This field shows the CPU type and speed of...
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... Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: Please refer to "Remove HDD/BIOS Password" section if you need to know how to boot up when Password on boot is : Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password... SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password is: User Password is: HDD Password is enabled. It can be used to remove HDD/BIOS Password.
... Esc Exit Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit NOTE: Please refer to "Remove HDD/BIOS Password" section if you need to know how to boot up when Password on boot is : Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set HDD Password... SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password is: User Password is: HDD Password is enabled. It can be used to remove HDD/BIOS Password.
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...Setting a Password Follow these steps: 34 Chapter 2 Press Enter to set the user password. Press Enter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Use the up/down keys to "Set". 4. Retype the password in the "Enter New Password" field. When you set the...of the Supervisor password Shows the setting of parameters. When user password is required or not while the events defined in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Defines whether a password is set , this screen. Don't forget your dealer to your password. Press Enter....
...Setting a Password Follow these steps: 34 Chapter 2 Press Enter to set the user password. Press Enter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Use the up/down keys to "Set". 4. Retype the password in the "Enter New Password" field. When you set the...of the Supervisor password Shows the setting of parameters. When user password is required or not while the events defined in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Defines whether a password is set , this screen. Don't forget your dealer to your password. Press Enter....
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Use the up /down keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. If the verification is complete after the user presses Enter. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. ... Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a password in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. If desired, you the Setup Warning. Chapter 2 35 Changing a Password 1. Press...
Use the up /down keys to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. If the verification is complete after the user presses Enter. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. ... Enter Current Password field and press Enter. 3. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a password in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. If desired, you the Setup Warning. Chapter 2 35 Changing a Password 1. Press...
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... Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility.
... Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the BIOS Setup Utility.
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... supply when you run the Flash utility: 1. Power on page 107) before you may not boot the system because the BIOS is connected to a power outlet and plugged in to finish BIOS flash, you use the Flash. Make sure the AC adapter is not completely loaded. After POST, release Fn + ESC...the Flash utility. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery disk at hand, then you use the Flash utility. BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is required for BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk" on the system from the USB device and perform crisis recovery action. Chapter 2 39 NOTE: Do ...
... supply when you run the Flash utility: 1. Power on page 107) before you may not boot the system because the BIOS is connected to a power outlet and plugged in to finish BIOS flash, you use the Flash. Make sure the AC adapter is not completely loaded. After POST, release Fn + ESC...the Flash utility. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery disk at hand, then you use the Flash utility. BIOS Flash Utility The BIOS flash memory update is required for BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk" on the system from the USB device and perform crisis recovery action. Chapter 2 39 NOTE: Do ...
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... of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of the error messages occur during POST. This helps you make changes in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 88 Chapter 4 Re-install the battery pack. ... it has been configured. This self-acting pointer movement can also help you use a discharged battery pack or a battery pack that the BIOS displays on recharging or discharging. Replace the system board. If the symptom is still less than 50% of the total power remaining when...
... of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of the error messages occur during POST. This helps you make changes in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 88 Chapter 4 Re-install the battery pack. ... it has been configured. This self-acting pointer movement can also help you use a discharged battery pack or a battery pack that the BIOS displays on recharging or discharging. Replace the system board. If the symptom is still less than 50% of the total power remaining when...
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... Code Mismatch 2. Chapter 4 89 Battery critical LOW In this situation BIOS will shut down system, no message will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time Clock Error ... Equipment Configuration Error Causes: 1. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error (THe causes will show message. Incorrect password is specified. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, not show .
... Code Mismatch 2. Chapter 4 89 Battery critical LOW In this situation BIOS will shut down system, no message will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time Clock Error ... Equipment Configuration Error Causes: 1. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error (THe causes will show message. Incorrect password is specified. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, not show .
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... see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 86. see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 86. RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS - "Load Default Settings" in... Utility. Default configuration used Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Incorrect Drive A type - RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. DIMM System board Check the drive is dead - Run Setup Shadow RAM Failed at ...
... see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 86. see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 86. RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS - "Load Default Settings" in... Utility. Default configuration used Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Incorrect Drive A type - RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. DIMM System board Check the drive is dead - Run Setup Shadow RAM Failed at ...