Acer Aspire 5742 Support Question
Acer Aspire 5742 Support Question
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Question posted by chrishope4 on September 15th, 2013
How To Restore Acer Aspire To Factory Settings Model 5742
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Quick Start Guide - Page 4
© 2010. Aspire Notebook Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 07/2010
Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase All Rights Reserved.
Quick Start Guide - Page 5
... Reader, access the Help and Support menu. The Aspire Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in the model you purchased. It covers basic topics such as system...guide contains detailed information on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of the series, but not necessarily in the Aspire product series. For instructions on such subjects as ...
Quick Start Guide - Page 6
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Your Acer notebook tour
After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show you around your new Acer notebook.
Quick Start Guide - Page 267
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Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG Series Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service Guide - Page 7
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Features 1 System Block Diagram 6
UMA 6 Discrete (nVidia 7 Discrete (ATI 8 Your Acer Notebook tour 9 Top View 9 Rear view 10 Left View 11 Right View 12 Base ...Hardware Specifications and Configurations 19
System Utilities
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BIOS Setup Utility 31 Navigating the BIOS Utility 31
Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS 32 Information 32 Main 33 Security 34 Boot 37 Exit 38
BIOS Flash...
Service Guide - Page 9
...159 Power On Issue 160 No Display Issue 161 Random Loss of BIOS Settings 162 LCD Failure 163 Internal Keyboard Failure 163 Touch Pad Failure 164 Internal ... List
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Aspire Exploded Diagrams 200 Main Assembly 200 Lower Cover 202 LCD Assembly 203 LED Assembly 204
Aspire FRU List 205 Screw List 229
Model Definition and Configuration
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Aspire 5742/5742G 231 Aspire 5742Z/5742ZG 257...
Service Guide - Page 11
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CPU and chipset
• Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
5742, 5742G
• Intel® Core™ i5-450M/i5-...features: NOTE: Items denoted with an (*) are only available for selected models.
System Specifications
Chapter 1
Features
Below is a brief summary of DDR3...768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ TFT LCD 16:9 aspect ratio
Audio
Built-in mono...
Service Guide - Page 12
...Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support 5742, 5742Z • Intel® HD Graphics with 128 MB of dedicated...HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11 • ATI Mobility...Acer Video Conference featuring: • Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 1280 x 1024 resolution
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Service Guide - Page 13
... modes
Battery • 48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack • ENERGY STAR® • 5742, 5742Z • Battery life: 3.5 hours • 5742G, 5742ZG • Battery life: 3 hours
Power adapter •...) • 390 g (0.86 lbs.) with 180 cm DC cable • Acer QuicCharge™ technology: • 80% charge in 1 hour • 2-hour rapid charge system-off
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Service Guide - Page 19
...Turns the computer on and off.
Indicates the computer's power status. Communication indicator
Power button / indicator
Keyboard
Indicates the computer's wireless connectivity device status. Your Acer Notebook tour
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Service Guide - Page 32
... • Overlay numeric keypad • Support independent pgdn/pgup/pgup/home/end keys • Support reverse T cursor keys • Factory configurable different languages by OEM customer
Hard Disk Drive Interface
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Vendor & Model Name
Western Digital WD1600BEVT22A23T0, Hitachi
HTS545016B9A3 00, Toshiba MK1665GSX,
Seagate ST9160314AS
Capacity (GB)
160GB
Bytes per sector
Data heads...
Service Guide - Page 41
... you encounter configuration problems, you can change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set to parameter values. To activate the BIOS Utility, press F2 during POST to run this ...Help for a particular menu are in square brackets. Press during POST (when "Press to different models. You can also press F10 to save any menu, you may need to "enabled". Please note...
Service Guide - Page 42
... system. This field displays the asset tag number of the system. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master. Displays system BIOS version. This field shows product name of the system. Aspire 5742/5742G/5742Z/5742ZG BIOS
Information
The Information screen displays a summary of this unit.
This field...
Service Guide - Page 43
... system and restore the system to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot options and recovery.
Sets the system ...date. Control the mode in this screen. The hours are displayed with a more visually pleasing and comfortable display (OEM Logo screen). Enables, disables D2D Recovery function.
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The Main screen allows the user to factory...
Service Guide - Page 175
... by default).
7. Follow the onscreen prompts to Start´ Control Panel´ System and Maintenance´ System´ Device Manager. Restore system and file settings from a known good date using System Restore. Sound Problems
If sound problems are experienced, perform the following actions one at a time to determine that: • The device is...
Service Guide - Page 178
...any recently added hardware and associated software. 8. e. f. i. Restore system and file settings from a command prompt. Select Repair your computer. h. Startup... Startup Repair Utility:
a. Select the appropriate operating system, and click Next. Check the BIOS settings are set as the first boot device on the Boot menu. 6. For more information see Windows Help ...
Service Guide - Page 180
...a limited number of times. a. d. Click OK. 2. Check that the Regional Code is the factory default. b. Check that there are no yellow exclamation marks against the items in the drive, perform... media:
IMPORTANT:Region can not be changed even Windows is reinstalled or the drive is set to another computer. In the Desktop disc recording panel, select the writable ODD from the...
Service Guide - Page 184
... added hardware and associated software. 7. Do not replace a non-defective FRU.
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Chapter 4 Remove and reinstall the mouse driver. 12. Restore system and file settings from a known good date using System Restore. Cosmetic Failure
If an external component fails, perform the following actions one at a time to the previous version if updated recently...
Service Guide - Page 209
... a DIFFERENT part number code from those given in global configurations of Aspire 5741/5741G.
Chapter 6
199 For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel.
Please note that WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, you should follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it will not be noted on...
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