Acer Aspire 7740 Support Question
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Question posted by sybreej on December 29th, 2013
How Do I Update My Bios On My Aspire 7740?
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Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 1
for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN Aspire 7740 and 7740G Series Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web;
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 2
Date
Chapter
Updates
II Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 7740 and 7740G Series service guide.
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 7
... Utilities 13 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 13 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 15
System Utilities
23
BIOS Setup Utility 23 Navigating the BIOS Utility 24 Information 25 Main 26 Security 28 Boot 32 Exit 33
BIOS Flash Utility 34 Remove HDD Password 35
Machine Disassembly and Replacement
37
Disassembly Requirements 37 General Information...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 8
...Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message 92 Index of Error Messages 93 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes 97 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message 101 Intermittent Problems 104 ...Check and BIOS Recovery 107
Clearing Password Check 107 BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk 108
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
113
Exploded Diagram 114
Model Definition and Configuration
125
Aspire 7740/7740G Series...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 14
....
8
Click buttons (left, center* and The left and right buttons function like the left and right mouse buttons. *The
right)
center button serves as Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting
Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
(only for certain models).
9
Palmrest
Comfortable support area for your hands when you use the computer...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 23
... compliance, PCI 2.2, System/HDD Password Security Control, INT 13H Extenstions, PnP BIOS 1.0a SMBIOS 2.4, BIOS Boot Specification, Simple Boot Flag 1.0, Boot Block, PCI Bus Power Management Interface... and Configurations
Processor
Item
CPU type
Core logic CPU package
Specification
Aspire 7740: Intel® Core i5 540M 2.53G 3M Aspire 7740G: Intel® Core i3 330M PGA 2.13G 3M
Intel...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 31
... parameter of screen).
Please also refer to "disabled". Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. If you do not need to enter Setup" message is a hardware configuration program built into...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 32
... any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
• In any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Navigation keys for parameters are in square brackets. Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are shown on the bottom of the screen. NOTE: You can load default settings by pressing F9...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 33
...is subject to different models.
This field shows the model name of the system. Displays system BIOS version. This field shows product name of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field ... IDE0 Serial Number IDE1 Model Name IDE1 Serial Number ATAPI Model Name System BIOS Version VGA BIOS Version KBC Variation Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 35
... be grayed out if the user password was used to set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. When set the supervisor password.
Parameter Supervisor Password Is User ... password.
The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right to remove HDD/BIOS Password. Enter HDD Password.
Option
Clear or Set Clear or Set Clear or Set
Disabled or...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 40
... Flash utility to a bootable USB device containing the Crisis Disk. 3. Follow the steps below to run the Flash utility. Copy the "XXXXXXX.FD" file to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Power on page 108) before you may not boot the system because the...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 99
...down system, no message will show message. Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error")
Memory Error at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh ... Drive Error (THe causes will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, not show .
CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch 2.
Index of Error Messages
Error Code List
Error Codes 006
010 070 071 072 110
Error Messages
Equipment...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 113
Operation Description Short (Clearing Password Check)
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If the user sets the BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security reason, the BIOS will ask for Aspire 7740/7740G Series.
Clearing Password Check
Hardware Open Gap Description
Hardware Gap
Default Setting Open (Normal)
HW Gap position on the main...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 114
... above and try again.
Follow these steps to boot up another computer loaded with minimum BIOS initialization. Connect a removable USB storage device containing the Crisis Disk to a USB port ...system. 2. It is enabled, the system will restart. Users can then update the latest BIOS version for Creating the Crisis Disk in Windows" section below) and keep it ready ...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 119
... the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in the FRU list of this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for repair and service of Aspire 7740/7740G Series. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office on how to return it. Chapter 6
113
FRU (Field Replaceable...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 121
ACER_ASPIRE 7740 UMACBK_JV70_CP (NO: LX.PLY02.025/44 )
Category ADAPTER BATTERY
BOARDS
No. AP.06501.026 AP.06503.024 AP....SYNAPTICS TM00540-005 1 TOUCHPAD BOARD ALPS KGDFF0038A
55.4GC03.001G 56.ATR01.001 56.PAW01.001
1 USB BOARD
55.4GC02.001G
Chapter 6
115
Aspire 7740/7740G Series FRU List 1. Part Name
1
ADAPTER 65W 19V 3PIN DELTA ADP-65JH DB A LV5 LED LF YELLOW
1
ADAPTER 65W 19V ...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 132
Appendix A
Aspire 7740/7740G Series
NOTE: All models have following common specifications: LCD (NLED17.3WXGA+G), card reader (5-in-1), NB chipset (HM55), Webcam (0.3M DV)
Model
AS7740G338G50Mn
AS7740G338G50Mn
AS7740G338G50Mn
...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Service Guide - Page 157
... on Acer's International Traveller's Warranty (ITW)
• Returned material authorization procedures
• An overview of all models
• User's manuals
• Training materials
• Bios updates
• Software utilities
• Spare parts lists
• TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin)
For these to your local Acer branch office. In the Technical Information section ...
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 2
Aspire 7740 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 10/2009
Aspire 7740 Series Notebook PC
Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2009. Acer Incorporated.
Acer Aspire 7740, Aspire 7740G Notebook Series Start Guide - Page 3
... It is not installed on your mobile computing needs. If Adobe Reader is available in the Aspire product series. 3
First things first
We would like to thank you for making an Acer...will occasionally refer to functions or features which are marked in the model you purchased. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to complete the installation. For more on ...
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