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... requires Adobe Reader. For instructions on how to use your computer can help you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. For more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. Follow the instructions on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. This guide contains detailed information on the screen to complete the installation. If Adobe Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and...
... requires Adobe Reader. For instructions on how to use your computer can help you use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu. For more productive, please refer to the AcerSystem User's Guide. Follow the instructions on such subjects as system utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. This guide contains detailed information on the screen to complete the installation. If Adobe Reader is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) and...
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...40 Using passwords 40 Entering passwords 41 Setting passwords 41 Expanding through options 42 Connectivity options 42 Fax/data modem 42 Built-in network feature 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 43 PC Card slot 44 Installing memory 44 BIOS utility 45 Boot sequence 45 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 46 Password 46 Using software 46 Playing DVD movies 46 Power management 47 Acer eRecovery Management 47 Create backup 48 Restore from backup 48 Create factory default image CD 49 Re-install bundled software without CD 49 Change password 50 Troubleshooting 51...
...40 Using passwords 40 Entering passwords 41 Setting passwords 41 Expanding through options 42 Connectivity options 42 Fax/data modem 42 Built-in network feature 43 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 43 PC Card slot 44 Installing memory 44 BIOS utility 45 Boot sequence 45 Enable disk-to-disk recovery 46 Password 46 Using software 46 Playing DVD movies 46 Power management 47 Acer eRecovery Management 47 Create backup 48 Restore from backup 48 Create factory default image CD 49 Re-install bundled software without CD 49 Change password 50 Troubleshooting 51...
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... you lose your password, there is unattended. • Removable data devices - Empowering Technology 3 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock up your removable data, optical and floppy drives to ensure that can 't be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system. • Optical drive 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 data...
... you lose your password, there is unattended. • Removable data devices - Empowering Technology 3 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock up your removable data, optical and floppy drives to ensure that can 't be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system. • Optical drive 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 data...
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.../data recovery tools: • Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults). • Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point). • Recover from CD/DVD. For more information, please refer to "Acer eRecovery Management" on your Acer ezDock. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on page 47 in the AcerSystem User's Guide. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive.
.../data recovery tools: • Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults). • Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point). • Recover from CD/DVD. For more information, please refer to "Acer eRecovery Management" on your Acer ezDock. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on page 47 in the AcerSystem User's Guide. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive.
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... the best settings for power users. • Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. • Permits you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your needs, simply by right-clicking on your notebook, or start automatically when you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in the taskbar. Empowering Technology 6 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you to optimize your Windows operating system...
... the best settings for power users. • Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced. • Permits you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your needs, simply by right-clicking on your notebook, or start automatically when you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in the taskbar. Empowering Technology 6 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you to optimize your Windows operating system...
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...: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, and Wired LAN. Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and Maximum Battery. Or, you can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or click on buttons to three of the window. AC mode The default setting is "Maximum Performance." Empowering Technology 8 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. DC mode To suit your own profiles. Create new power scheme 1 Assign a name for mains (AC) or battery mode. 4 Choose which power options best...
...: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, and Wired LAN. Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and Maximum Battery. Or, you can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or click on buttons to three of the window. AC mode The default setting is "Maximum Performance." Empowering Technology 8 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. DC mode To suit your own profiles. Create new power scheme 1 Assign a name for mains (AC) or battery mode. 4 Choose which power options best...
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... disk access indicator Optical drive eject button Emergency eject hole Description Internal optical drive; Lights up when the optical drive is turned off. Ejects the optical disk from the drive. accepts CDs or DVDs. Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is active. Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based port network (for selected models). 2 Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 3 DC-in jack Connects...
... disk access indicator Optical drive eject button Emergency eject hole Description Internal optical drive; Lights up when the optical drive is turned off. Ejects the optical disk from the drive. accepts CDs or DVDs. Ejects the optical drive tray when the computer is active. Rear view # Icon Item Description 1 Ethernet (RJ-45) Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based port network (for selected models). 2 Two USB 2.0 ports Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 3 DC-in jack Connects...
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... view # Item 1 Battery lock 2 Battery bay 3 Hard disk bay 4 Acer DASP (Disk AntiShock Protection) 5 Memory compartment 6 Ventilation slots and cooling fan Description Locks the battery in position. Protects the hard disk drive from shocks and bumps. Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use . Houses the computer's battery pack. English 15 # Icon Item 4 External display (VGA) port 5 Ventilation slots Description Connects to stay cool, even after prolonged use . Enable the computer to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).
... view # Item 1 Battery lock 2 Battery bay 3 Hard disk bay 4 Acer DASP (Disk AntiShock Protection) 5 Memory compartment 6 Ventilation slots and cooling fan Description Locks the battery in position. Protects the hard disk drive from shocks and bumps. Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use . Houses the computer's battery pack. English 15 # Icon Item 4 External display (VGA) port 5 Ventilation slots Description Connects to stay cool, even after prolonged use . Enable the computer to a display device (e.g., external monitor, LCD projector).
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... chipset • Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology 256/512 MB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) • 15.4" WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™ • 15...
... chipset • Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (dual-band tri-mode 802.11a/b/g) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology 256/512 MB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 2 GB using two soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) • 15.4" WXGA color TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™ • 15...
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... Hibernation power-saving modes 71 W 8-cell, 59.2 W 8-cell or 44 W 6-cell Li-ion battery pack 2-hour rapid charge; 2.5-hour charge-in speakers Intel® High-Definition audio support Sound Blaster Pro™ and MS Sound compatible S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for AC adapter Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Wake-on -Ring ready LAN: gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on -LAN ready PC Card slot (one Type II) Four USB 2.0 ports External display (VGA) port...
... Hibernation power-saving modes 71 W 8-cell, 59.2 W 8-cell or 44 W 6-cell Li-ion battery pack 2-hour rapid charge; 2.5-hour charge-in speakers Intel® High-Definition audio support Sound Blaster Pro™ and MS Sound compatible S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for AC adapter Kensington lock slot BIOS user and supervisor passwords Wake-on -Ring ready LAN: gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on -LAN ready PC Card slot (one Type II) Four USB 2.0 ports External display (VGA) port...
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... buttons Located above the keyboard are called easy-launch buttons. Please see "Acer Empowering Technology" on page 30. See "Launch Manager" on page 1. These buttons are four buttons. The mail and Web browser buttons are : mail, Web browser, Empowering Key < one user-programmable button. > and Press < > to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light...
... buttons Located above the keyboard are called easy-launch buttons. Please see "Acer Empowering Technology" on page 30. See "Launch Manager" on page 1. These buttons are four buttons. The mail and Web browser buttons are : mail, Web browser, Empowering Key < one user-programmable button. > and Press < > to email and Internet programs, but can be reset by users. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery is charging. 2. Fully charged: The light...
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... cursor-control keys. normal manner. Scroll Lock does not work with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Desired access Num Lock on embedded keypad. A better solution would be to do a lot of the keycaps. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. Use this mode when you need to connect an external keypad. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are in numeric mode. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock + Scroll Lock + Description...
... cursor-control keys. normal manner. Scroll Lock does not work with the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /). Desired access Num Lock on embedded keypad. A better solution would be to do a lot of the keycaps. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. Use this mode when you need to connect an external keypad. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are in numeric mode. Lock key Caps Lock Num Lock + Scroll Lock + Description...
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...'s controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse key button; Application This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; English 24 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. it opens the application's context menu. it launches the Start menu. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys to access...
...'s controls like screen brightness, volume output and the BIOS utility. Key Description Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse key button; Application This key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; English 24 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. it opens the application's context menu. it launches the Start menu. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the key before pressing the other keys to access...
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...+ + Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Volume up Brightness down Increases the screen brightness. See "Acer Empowering Technology" on page 1. Turns the display screen backlight off to return. Press any key to save power. Increases the sound volume. + Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + + Brightness up Launches Acer eSettings in Sleep mode. Launches Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and...
...+ + Acer eSettings Acer ePower Management Sleep Display toggle Screen blank Touchpad toggle Speaker toggle Volume up Brightness down Increases the screen brightness. See "Acer Empowering Technology" on page 1. Turns the display screen backlight off to return. Press any key to save power. Increases the sound volume. + Volume down Decreases the sound volume. + + Brightness up Launches Acer eSettings in Sleep mode. Launches Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and...
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... external monitor. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack. • Make sure that the AC adapter is properly plugged into the computer and to the power outlet. • If it may arise during the use of your Windows desktop and select Properties to restart the system. Remove or replace it is not lit, no power is set to adjust the brightness level. • The display device...
... external monitor. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack. • Make sure that the AC adapter is properly plugged into the computer and to the power outlet. • If it may arise during the use of your Windows desktop and select Properties to restart the system. Remove or replace it is not lit, no power is set to adjust the brightness level. • The display device...
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... headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to access the BIOS utility and verify that the infrared ports of the two devices are IrDA-compliant. You can also use the volume control buttons to eject the tray. (If your dealer or an authorized service center as the internal keyboard cable may be loose. There is heard from the computer. In Windows, look at the volume control (speaker) icon...
... headphones, earphones or external speakers are connected to access the BIOS utility and verify that the infrared ports of the two devices are IrDA-compliant. You can also use the volume control buttons to eject the tray. (If your dealer or an authorized service center as the internal keyboard cable may be loose. There is heard from the computer. In Windows, look at the volume control (speaker) icon...
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... you can skip the Internet Connection setup, as it is turned on. • Make sure that the printer cable is connected securely to complete the installation of your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be erased.) It is important to back up my location to its original settings without recovery CDs. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disk-to the Windows manual. The system will...
... you can skip the Internet Connection setup, as it is turned on. • Make sure that the printer cable is connected securely to complete the installation of your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be erased.) It is important to back up my location to its original settings without recovery CDs. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disk-to the Windows manual. The system will...
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... out of Sleep mode, open the display; If you may choose to shut down the computer. 4 Close the display cover. 5 Disconnect the cord from your computer from external accessories: 1 Save any open files. 2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s). 3 Shut down the computer: Click on Start, Turn Off Computer, then click on Turn Off (Windows XP). Or: You can now safely take the...
... out of Sleep mode, open the display; If you may choose to shut down the computer. 4 Close the display cover. 5 Disconnect the cord from your computer from external accessories: 1 Save any open files. 2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s). 3 Shut down the computer: Click on Start, Turn Off Computer, then click on Turn Off (Windows XP). Or: You can now safely take the...
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... disk; Password To set a password on boot: and use the and keys to set this feature. When you to enter the region code. Region code 1 2 3 4 5 6 Country or region USA, Canada Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan Southeast Asia, Taiwan, South Korea Latin America, Australia, New Zealand Former USSR, parts of Africa, India People's Republic of China Important! English 46 Enable disk-to-disk recovery To enable disk-to-disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility...
... disk; Password To set a password on boot: and use the and keys to set this feature. When you to enter the region code. Region code 1 2 3 4 5 6 Country or region USA, Canada Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan Southeast Asia, Taiwan, South Korea Latin America, Australia, New Zealand Former USSR, parts of Africa, India People's Republic of China Important! English 46 Enable disk-to-disk recovery To enable disk-to-disk recovery (hard disk recovery), activate the BIOS utility...
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Also, make sure that could result in performance, indicating a need for service. 12 The notebook PC series uses lithium batteries. f If the product exhibits a distinct change in a fire or electric shock. Keep them in your accessories box) for this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged...
Also, make sure that could result in performance, indicating a need for service. 12 The notebook PC series uses lithium batteries. f If the product exhibits a distinct change in a fire or electric shock. Keep them in your accessories box) for this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged...