Change Values Select Su bMenu
NOTE The system information is subject to different models. NOTE The system information is subject to different models. This field shows the CPU type and speed of the system. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of devices installed on secondary IDE master. The hard disk drive or optical drive model name is automatically detected by the system. This...
Removing the Wireless LAN Card Modem Card
1. Disconnect the two antennae from the wireless LAN card. 2. Remove the two screws fastening the wireless LAN card. 3. Then take out the wireless LAN card from the main unit. 4. Remove the two screws fastening the modem card and detach the modem card from the main board. 5. Disconnect the RJ-11 cable and remove the modem card.
Removing the System FanThermal Module and CPU
1. Disconnect the fan cable from the main board. 2. Remove the three screws holding the system fan. 3. Remove the four spring screws holding the CPU thermal module. 4. Then detach the CPU thermal module as shown. 5. Use a flat screwdriver to release the CPU lock Turn counter clock-wire . 6. Remove the CPU from the CPU socket carefully.
Removing a Password
1. Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears 2. Type the current password in the Enter Current Password field and press e. 3. Press e twice without typing anything in the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to Clear. 4. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Changing a...
Disassembling the LCD Module
1. Remove the four screw rubbers as shown. 2. Then remove the four screws fastening the LCD bezel. 3. Detach the LCD bezel from the LCD module carefully. 4. Remove the four screws holding the LCD to the LCD panel. 5. Detach the CCD cable connector from the CCD board. 6. Take out the CCD module from the LCD panel. 7. Remove the screw fastening the CCD board to the CCD bracket. 8. Lift out the LCD from the LCD panel as shown. 9. Detach the two inverter cable connectors from the inverter board....
Check the Battery Pack
To check the battery pack, do the following From Software 1. Check out the Power Management in Control Panel 2. In Power Meter, confirm that if the parameters shown in the screen for Current Power Source and Total Battery Power Remaining are correct. 3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for both battery and adapter. 4. This helps you identify first the problem is on recharging or discharging. From Hardware 2. Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 1 and 6 ground . See...
Disassembling the Lower Case Assembly
1. Disconnect the USB cable from the main board. 2. Remove the screw fastening the USB board and take out the board and its cable from the lower case. 3. Then detach the USB cable from the USB board. 4. Disconnect the Bluetooth cable from the main board. 5. Take out the Bluetooth module and its cable from the lower case as shown. 6. Then detach the Bluetooth cable from the Bluetooth module. 7. Disconnect the right speaker cable from the main board. 8. Remove the two screws fastening the right...
Acer eSettings Management lui
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications and to monitor the system health status. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer runs faster, smoother and better. q Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigating. q Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users. To launch the Acer OrbiCam, double click on the Acer OrbiCam icon on the screen. OR Click Start gt All...
Confirm New Password [j
2. Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length can not exceed 8 alphanumeric characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive . Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field. IMPORTANT Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press e. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password parameter to Set. 4. If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter. 5. When you are done,...
External CDROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-ROM does not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail. Do the following to select the test device 1. Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program. 2. See if CD-ROM Test is passed when the program runs to CD-ROM Test. 3. Follow the instructions in the message window. If an error occurs, reconnect the connector on the...
Indicators
The computer has several easy-to-read status indicators. The front panel indicators are visible even when the computer cover is closed up. Lights up when the battery is being charged. Indicates the status of wireless LAN communication. Indicates the status of Bluetooth communication. Indicates when the hard disc or optical drive is active. NOTE 1. Charging The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged The light shows green when in AC mode.
Touchpad Check
If the touchpad doesn't work, do the following actions one at a time to correct the problem. Do not replace a non-defective FRU 1. Reconnect the touchpad cables. After you use the touchpad, the pointer drifts on the screen for a short time. This self-acting pointer movement can occur when a slight, steady pressure is applied to the touchpad pointer. This symptom is not a hardware problem. No service actions are necessary if the pointer movement stops in a short period of time.
Troubleshooting
Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems. NOTE The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible. 2. Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation. 3. Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which...
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Rrz
PCI LAN MBA v9.0.12 Slot 0400 USB HDD USB CDROM Use lt gt or lt I gt to select a device, then press lt F6 gt to move it up the list, or lt F5 gt to move it down the list. Press lt Esc gt to escape the menu.
Acer Empowering Technology
Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your new Acer notebook. It features the following handy utilities q Acer eNet Management hooks up to location-based networks intelligently. q Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage profiles. q Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts display settings conveniently. q Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced...
Acer eRecovery Management
Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system's HDD. User-created backups are stored on D drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with q Password protection. q Recovery of applications and drivers. q Image data backup q Back up to HDD set recovery point . q Back up to CD DVD. q Image data recovery tools q Recover from a...
Hot Keys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer's controls like screen brightness, volume output, and the BIOS utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the lt Fn gt key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. Launches the Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. See Acer Empowering Technology on page 18. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor if...
Removing the Keyboard and LCD Module
2. Remove the four screws securing the lower assembly to the upper assembly. 3. Turn the notebook over and detach the strip cover from the front side and remove it. 4. Gently pull up the keyboard to release it from the four snaps as shown. 5. Turn over the keyboard as the image shows. Then disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board. 6. Remove the keyboard from the main unit. 7. Disconnect the LCD cable and microphone cable from the main board. 8. Pull the wireless LAN antennas free from...
Acer Aspire 3680 Maxdvmt
The Main screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information, and also includes basic setup parameters. It allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters. System Memory Extended Memory Video Memory Quiet Boot Network boot F12 Boot Menu D2D Recovery 640 KB Shows system base memory si 1023 MB Shows extended memory size MaxDVMT Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled lt Tab gt , lt Shift-Tab gt , or lt Enter gt selects field. NOTE The screen above is for your reference only....
Acer eLock Management K
Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock your removable data, optical and floppy drives to ensure that data cannot be stolen while your notebook is unattended. q Removable data devices - includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any other removable disk drives that can be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system. q Optical drive devices - includes any kind of CD-ROM or...
Index of Error Messages
Equipment Configuration Error Causes 1. CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch 2. IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error THe causes will be shown before Equipment Configuration Error Memory Error at xxxx xxxx xxxxh R xxxxh, W xxxxh In this situation BIOS will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, no message will show. In this situation BIOS will shut down system, not show message. Reconnect hard disk drive connector. Load Default Settings in BIOS Setup Utility. Hard disk drive System board see...
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Intel CoreTM2 Duo processor T7300 T7500 T7700 4MB, L2 cache 2.0 2.2 2.4, 800 MHz FSB or higher Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 T7100 2MB, L2 cache 1.66 1.8, 667 800 MHz FSB or higher Intel 965PM 965GM Express chipset ICH8M TEST Condition 35W Ambient 35 degree C ACPI 1.0b 2.0 3.0, PCI 2.2, System HDD Password Security Control, INT 13h Extensions, PnP BIOS 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...
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer's BIOS Basic Input Output System . Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises. To activate the BIOS Utility, press m during POST when Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup message is prompted on the bottom of screen ....
EasyLaunch Buttons
To the top of the keyboard there are four easy-launch buttons Web browser, mail, arcade buttons and an Empowering Key . Press to run the Acer Empowering Technology. The mail and Web browser buttons are pre-set to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser and mail buttons, run the Launch Manager. Acer Empowering Technology user-programmable Internet browser user-programmable Email application user-programmable
Touchpad Basics
The following teaches you how to use the touchpad Move your finger across the touchpad 2 to move the cursor. Press the left 1 and right 4 buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button. The center 3 button to mimics your cursor pressing on the right scroll bar of Windows applications. Tap twice at the same speed as...
Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. Supervisor Password Is User Password Is HDD Password Is Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility. It can be used to boot up when Password on boot is enabled. The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Shows the setting of the user password....
Acer eNet Management ltaJ
Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of locations. To access this utility, either click on the Acer eNet Management icon on your notebook, or start the program from the Start menu. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you boot up your PC. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you the freedom to manually adjust the settings...
BIOS Flash Utility
The BIOS flash memory update is required for the following conditions q New versions of system programs q New features or options q Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted. Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery Diskette before you use the Phlash utility. NOTE Do not install memory-related drivers XMS, EMS, DPMI when you use the Phlash. NOTE Please use the AC adapter power...
Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes
Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt NMI Initialize chipset with initial POST values Initialize caches to initial POST values Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize cache before memory autosize Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus Advanced...
Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. When Caps Lock is on, all alphabetic characters typed are in uppercase. When Num Lock is on, the embedded keypad is in numeric mode. The keys function as a calculator complete with the arithmetic operators , -, , and . Use this mode when you need to do a lot of numeric data entry. A better solution would be to connect an external keypad. When Scroll Lock is on, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up or down...
Advanced
The Advanced screen displays advanced settings in BIOS. The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Determines the SATA controller mode. Compatible mode SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Legacy mode. Enhanced mode SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Native IDE mode.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Dwy
Information Main Security Advanced Boot Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS. Exit utility without saving setup data to CMOS. Load default values for all SETUP item. Load previous values from CMOS for all SETUP items.