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... cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. If, for repair and service of customer machines. add-on your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to extend the... or channel. V This Service Guide provides you should check the most up-to order FRU parts for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1.
... cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. If, for repair and service of customer machines. add-on your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to extend the... or channel. V This Service Guide provides you should check the most up-to order FRU parts for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it supports, please read the following general information. 1.
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...Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, or Intel® PRO/Wireless Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection System memory Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules Display and graphics 18...6-in-1 card reader Chapter 1 1 Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of TurboCache™ TV-tuner Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T Audio Dolby® -certified surround sound system with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to : Microsoft.com/windowsvista. For...
...Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, or Intel® PRO/Wireless Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection System memory Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM support Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules Display and graphics 18...6-in-1 card reader Chapter 1 1 Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of TurboCache™ TV-tuner Digital TV-tuner supporting DVB-T Audio Dolby® -certified surround sound system with Windows® XP installed, and can be upgraded to : Microsoft.com/windowsvista. For...
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...Acer PureZone technology z Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone WLAN: z Intel® Wireless WiFi Link network connection or Intel® PRO/Wireless network connection I/O Ports ExpressCard™/54 slot 6-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS, MS PRO, xD) USB 2.0 ports HDMI™ port with HDCP support... Consumer infrared (CIR) port External display (VGA) port Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support Microphone-in jack Line-in jack ...
...Acer PureZone technology z Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone WLAN: z Intel® Wireless WiFi Link network connection or Intel® PRO/Wireless network connection I/O Ports ExpressCard™/54 slot 6-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS, MS PRO, xD) USB 2.0 ports HDMI™ port with HDCP support... Consumer infrared (CIR) port External display (VGA) port Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support Microphone-in jack Line-in jack ...
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...of the computer's functions and components. Comfortable support area for sound recording. Front View No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Icon Item Acer PureZone Display screen Power button Status indicators CineDash ...media console Keyboard Palmrest Touchpad Description Two internal stereo microphones for your hands when you around your computer. Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. The CineDash media console is a touch-sensitive entertainment interface. For entering data into your new Aspire...
...of the computer's functions and components. Comfortable support area for sound recording. Front View No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Icon Item Acer PureZone Display screen Power button Status indicators CineDash ...media console Keyboard Palmrest Touchpad Description Two internal stereo microphones for your hands when you around your computer. Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. The CineDash media console is a touch-sensitive entertainment interface. For entering data into your new Aspire...
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...in-1 card reader Description Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. Easy-launch button Buttons for selected models) Empowering key Lanuch Acer Empowering Technology. Chapter 1 7 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), ... The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer BioProtect fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function. (for selected models) Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up ...
...in-1 card reader Description Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. Easy-launch button Buttons for selected models) Empowering key Lanuch Acer Empowering Technology. Chapter 1 7 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. Accepts Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), ... The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer BioProtect fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function. (for selected models) Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up ...
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...Left View No. 1 Icon Item DC-in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman). 8 Chapter 1 with S/PDIF support 8 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones. 9 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in jack Description Connects to... Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network. 4 External display Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, (VGA) port LCD projector). 5 HDMI port Supports high definition digital video connections. 6 2 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 7 Headphones/ Connects to audio line-out...
...Left View No. 1 Icon Item DC-in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo walkman). 8 Chapter 1 with S/PDIF support 8 Microphone-in jack Accepts input from external microphones. 9 Line-in jack Accepts audio line-in jack Description Connects to... Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network. 4 External display Connects to a display device (e.g., external monitor, (VGA) port LCD projector). 5 HDMI port Supports high definition digital video connections. 6 2 USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 7 Headphones/ Connects to audio line-out...
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... the keyboard, or hold and then press the symbol at the upper-center of the keyboard. Chapter 1 17 NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. NOTE: This function varies by the operating system version. Special Key You can locate the Euro symbol and US dollar sign at...
... the keyboard, or hold and then press the symbol at the upper-center of the keyboard. Chapter 1 17 NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. NOTE: This function varies by the operating system version. Special Key You can locate the Euro symbol and US dollar sign at...
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It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for selected models) Acer eDataSecurity Management is an encryption utility that protects your files from being accessed by default. You will prompt you ...password to encrypt a file, but you forgot the encryption password, you to decrypt the file. 22 Chapter 1 On first use, the Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will use the Mater Password to create the Master Pas word. The Master Password may also be used to access the...
It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for selected models) Acer eDataSecurity Management is an encryption utility that protects your files from being accessed by default. You will prompt you ...password to encrypt a file, but you forgot the encryption password, you to decrypt the file. 22 Chapter 1 On first use, the Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will use the Mater Password to create the Master Pas word. The Master Password may also be used to access the...
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... Fixed in write-back Specification 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 Specification Intel PM45 0MB (no on-board memory) 2 sockets 2GB 4GB ...DDR 3 Synchronous DRAM 1066 MHz 1.5V and 0.9V 204-pin soDIMM Lan Interface Item Chipset Supports LAN protocol PCI-E Giga LAN connector type LAN connector location Features Specification ATHEROS_AR8121 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 Left side Integrated 10/...
... Fixed in write-back Specification 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 Specification Intel PM45 0MB (no on-board memory) 2 sockets 2GB 4GB ...DDR 3 Synchronous DRAM 1066 MHz 1.5V and 0.9V 204-pin soDIMM Lan Interface Item Chipset Supports LAN protocol PCI-E Giga LAN connector type LAN connector location Features Specification ATHEROS_AR8121 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 Left side Integrated 10/...
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... sector 512 Data heads 2 4 for Toshiba and 4 HGST Drive Format Disks 1 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400 RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 8M Interface SATA Max. Item Supports modem protocol Modem connector type Modem connector location V.92 RJ11 Left side Specification Bluetooth Interface Item Chipset Data throughput Protocol Interface Connector type Specification Built...
... sector 512 Data heads 2 4 for Toshiba and 4 HGST Drive Format Disks 1 Spindle speed (RPM) 5400 RPM Performance Specifications Buffer size 8M Interface SATA Max. Item Supports modem protocol Modem connector type Modem connector location V.92 RJ11 Left side Specification Bluetooth Interface Item Chipset Data throughput Protocol Interface Connector type Specification Built...
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...DVD-Super Multi Interface Item Vendor & model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Buffer Memory Interface Applicable disc format Support disc formats Loading mechanism Power Requirement Input Voltage 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 Specification TOSHIBA 8X TS-L632D PHILIPS 8X DS-8A1P HLDS 8X GSA-T20N With CD Diskette Sustained:...
...DVD-Super Multi Interface Item Vendor & model name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Buffer Memory Interface Applicable disc format Support disc formats Loading mechanism Power Requirement Input Voltage 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 Specification TOSHIBA 8X TS-L632D PHILIPS 8X DS-8A1P HLDS 8X GSA-T20N With CD Diskette Sustained:...
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...Port Item Chipset USB Compliancy Level OHCI Number of USB port Location Serial port function control Express Card Interface Item Express card controller Supports card type Number of slots Access location Interface System Board Major Chips Item Core logic VGA LAN USB 2.0 CardReader MODEM Bluetooth ...Wireless 802.11 a+b+g Audio Specification Acer MXM compatible Specification Built-in ICH9M 2 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 4 One on the right side Enable/Disable by BIOS ...
...Port Item Chipset USB Compliancy Level OHCI Number of USB port Location Serial port function control Express Card Interface Item Express card controller Supports card type Number of slots Access location Interface System Board Major Chips Item Core logic VGA LAN USB 2.0 CardReader MODEM Bluetooth ...Wireless 802.11 a+b+g Audio Specification Acer MXM compatible Specification Built-in ICH9M 2 USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller 4 One on the right side Enable/Disable by BIOS ...
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... 8 Time/Fall Time) msec Nominal Input Voltage VDD +3.3V Typical Power Consumption (watt) 4.5W Weight(g) 550g Physical Size(mm) 365x214x6.5 Electrical Interface Dual channel LVDS Support Color 262,144 Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal: Right/Left Vertial: Upper/Lower 65/65 50/50 Chapter 1 33
... 8 Time/Fall Time) msec Nominal Input Voltage VDD +3.3V Typical Power Consumption (watt) 4.5W Weight(g) 550g Physical Size(mm) 365x214x6.5 Electrical Interface Dual channel LVDS Support Color 262,144 Viewing Angle (degree) Horizontal: Right/Left Vertial: Upper/Lower 65/65 50/50 Chapter 1 33
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... that the diskette does not have any of these devices do the following one label attached to be tested. The following auxiliary input devices are supported by this computer: Numeric keypad External keyboard If any label attached to CD-ROM Test. 3. Replace the main board. Reconnect the keyboard cables...
... that the diskette does not have any of these devices do the following one label attached to be tested. The following auxiliary input devices are supported by this computer: Numeric keypad External keyboard If any label attached to CD-ROM Test. 3. Replace the main board. Reconnect the keyboard cables...
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If the problem remains, replace the following devices: z Non-Acer devices z Printer, mouse, and other external devices z Battery pack z Hard disk drive z DIMM z CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module z PC Cards 4. NOTE: Verify that the power ... diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are found, replace the FRU. 3. Remove or disconnect all attached devices are supported by the computer. Power-on page 67): 1. Do not replace a non-defective FRU: z System board z LCD assembly 82 Chapter 4 Visually check them for damage. Follow...
If the problem remains, replace the following devices: z Non-Acer devices z Printer, mouse, and other external devices z Battery pack z Hard disk drive z DIMM z CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module z PC Cards 4. NOTE: Verify that the power ... diagnostic problems does not identify which adapter or device failed, which installed devices are found, replace the FRU. 3. Remove or disconnect all attached devices are supported by the computer. Power-on page 67): 1. Do not replace a non-defective FRU: z System board z LCD assembly 82 Chapter 4 Visually check them for damage. Follow...
Aspire 8930G/8930Q Quick Guide
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... basic topics such as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. This guide contains detailed information on such subjects as Acer's Empowering Technology, using the keyboard, audio, etc. poster helps you to be more on AcerSystem User Guide will occasionally refer to... all models in the model you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to functions or features which are only contained in Portable Document Format (...
... basic topics such as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. This guide contains detailed information on such subjects as Acer's Empowering Technology, using the keyboard, audio, etc. poster helps you to be more on AcerSystem User Guide will occasionally refer to... all models in the model you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to functions or features which are only contained in Portable Document Format (...
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... CineDash media The CineDash media console is a touch- console sensitive entertainment interface 6 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 7 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 8 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 9 Click buttons ...buttons function like the (left, center* and left and right mouse buttons. *The center right) button serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for launching frequently used button program.
... CineDash media The CineDash media console is a touch- console sensitive entertainment interface 6 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 7 Palmrest Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer. 8 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 9 Click buttons ...buttons function like the (left, center* and left and right mouse buttons. *The center right) button serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer FingerNav 4-way control function (only for launching frequently used button program.
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Supports high definition digital video connections. Note: If you plug an eSATA device you will have three USB ports available in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo ... to USB 2.0 or eSATA devices (only for certain models). Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000based network. Supports high definition digital video connections. Ethernet (RJ-45) port External display (VGA) port HDMI port DISPLAY port USB 2.0 port USB 2.0 / e SATA port Headphones/ speaker/line...
Supports high definition digital video connections. Note: If you plug an eSATA device you will have three USB ports available in devices (e.g., audio CD player, stereo ... to USB 2.0 or eSATA devices (only for certain models). Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000based network. Supports high definition digital video connections. Ethernet (RJ-45) port External display (VGA) port HDMI port DISPLAY port USB 2.0 port USB 2.0 / e SATA port Headphones/ speaker/line...