Acer Aspire 7250 User manual

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-5
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Features 0
The following is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:
Operating System 0
 Genuine Windows®7 Home Premium 64bit
Platform 0
 AMD Zacate E-Series dual-core processor (1 MB L2 cache, 1.6 GHz, DDR3 1066MHZ,
18W)
 AMD Hudson-M1
System Memory 0
 Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
 Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM
modules
Display 0
 17.3" HD+ 1600 x 900 resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™
LED-backlit TFT LCD
 16:9 aspect ratio
Graphics 0
ATI Radeon™ HD 6310 Graphics with 256 MB of dedicated system memory, supporting
Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD3), OpenCL™ 1.1, OpenGL® 3.1, OpenEXR High
Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 5.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 11
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:6
 •VGA port up to 2560 x 1600: 60 Hz
 •HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding
MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX® and Xvid decoding

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Storage Subsystem 0
Hard disk drive 0
 320/500/640/750 GB or larger
2-in-1 card reader(Realtek-RTS5209-GR), supporting: 0
 Secure Digital™ (SD™) Card, MultiMediaCard™ (MMC)
Audio Subsystem 0
 Realtek ALC271X-VB3-GR
 High-definition audio support
 Two built-in stereo speaker
 MS-Sound compatible
 Built-in microphone
Optical Media Drive 0
 8X DVD Super-Multi double-layer drive:
 Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X
DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL, 8X DVD-R DL, 8X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD-RW, 8X
DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
 Write: 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R
DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Communication 0
Webcam 0
 0.3M pixels UVC CAM
 1.3M pixels UVC CAM
 Acer Video Conference, featuring:
Acer Crystal Eye webcam with 640 x 480 resolution
Wireless and networking 0
 WLAN:
 Acer InviLink™ Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
 Supporting Acer signalUp™ wireless technology
 LAN:
 Atheros/ AR8151 PCI-E Fast Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

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Privacy Control 0
 BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
 Kensington lock slot
Dimensions and Weight 0
Dimensions 0
 414.75 (W) x 275(D) x 34.3(H) mm (16.3 x 10.8 x 1.35 inches)
Weight 0
 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
Power Adapter and Battery 0
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation
power-saving modes
Power adapter 0
 3-pin 65W AC Adapter
95 (W) x 50 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm (3.74 x 1.96 x 1 inches)
216 g (0.47 lbs) with 180 cm DC cable
Battery 0
 48Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
 Battery life: 4 hours
 ENERGY STAR®
Special Keys and Controls 0
Keyboard 0
 103-/104-/107-key Acer Finetip keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad,
international language support
Touchpad 0
 Multi-gesture function, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Media keys 0
 Media control keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up,
volume down
I/O Ports 0
 2-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC)

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 Three USB 2.0 ports
 HDMI®port with HDCP support
 External display (VGA) port
 Headphone/speaker
 Microphone-in jack
 Ethernet (RJ-45) port
 DC-in jack for AC adapter

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Optional Items 0
 1/2/4 GB DDR3 1066MHz soDIMM module
 6 cell Li-ion battery pack
 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
Software 0
Productivity 0
 Acer Backup Manager (V3.0.0)
 Acer ePower Management
 Acer eRecovery Management
 Adobe®Reader®v9.1
 Adobe®Flash®Player
 AUPEO! (US only)
 Bing™ Bar
 newsXpresso™
 Kobo™ (Canada only)
 Microsoft®Office 2010 preloaded (purchase a product key to activate)
 Microsoft®Office Starter 2010
 New York Times Reader (US only)
 NOOK for PC (US only)
 Norton™ Online Backup
Security 0
 MyWinLocker®(except China, Hong Kong)
 McAfee®Internet Security Suite Trial
Multimedia 0
 Acer clear fi
 NTI Media Maker™
Gaming 0
 Oberon Game Zone (except US, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea)
 Wild Tangent®(US, Canada only)
Communication and ISP 0
 Acer Crystal Eye

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 Microsoft®Silverlight™
 Skype™
 Windows Live™ Essentials 2011
Web links and utilities 0
 Acer Accessory Store (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,
UK only)
 Acer Identity Card
 Acer Registration
 Acer Updater
 Netflix Shortcut (US only)
 eBay®shortcut 2009 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, US only)
Environment 0
 Temperature:
 Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C
 Non-operating: -20 °C to 60°C
 Humidity (non-condensing):
 Operating: 20% to 80%
 Non-operating: 20% to 80%

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-11
Notebook Tour 0
This section provides an overview of the features and functions of the notebook.
Top View 0
Figure 1-1. Top View
Table 1-1. Top View
No Icon Item Description
1 Microphone Internal microphone for sound recording.
2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),
displays computer output(congiguration may
vary by model).
3 Speakers Deliver stereo audio output.
4 Power button Turns the computer on ad off.
5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer
6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions
like a computer mouse.

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7 Power indicator Indicates the computer’s power status.
Power on: Blue
Standby: Breeze mode Blue(1sec on/3 sec off)
Entering Hibernation: Blinking mode Blue(1 sec
on/1 sec off)
Hibernation/Power off: N/A
Battery Indicator INdicates the computer’s battery status.
1. Charge: The light shows amber when the
battery is charging.
2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in
AC mode.
Full Charged: Blue
Under Charging: Orange
Battery low: Breeze mode Orange(1 sec on/3
sec off)
Battery situation: Blinking mode Orange(1 sec
on/1 sec off)
Using battery or not connected to AC
power:N/A.
8 Click buttons (left, and
right)
The left and right buttons function like the left
and right mouse buttons.
9 Integrated webcam Web camera for video communication.
Table 1-1. Top View (Continued)
No Icon Item Description

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Left View 0
Figure 1-2. Left View
Table 1-2. Left View
No Icon Item Description
1 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compatible computer
security lock.
NOTE:
Wrap the computer security lock cable around
an immovable object such as a table or handle
of a locked drawer. Insert the lock into the
notch and turn the key to secure the lock.
Some keyless models are also available.
2 External display (VGA)
port
Connects to a display device (e.g. external
monitor, LCD projector).
3 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-based
network.
4 HDMI port Supports high-definition digital video connections.
5 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse,
USB camera).
6 2-in-1 card reader Accepts Secure Digital (SD 3.0), MultiMediaCard
(MMC).
NOTE:
Push to remove/install the card. Only one card
can operate at any given time.

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Right View 0
Figure 1-3. Right View
Table 1-3. Right View
No Icon Item Description
1 Microphone Jack Accepts inputs from external microphones.
Headphone/speaker
Jack
Connects to audio devices(eg., speakers,
headphones).
2 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB
camera).
3 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs.
4 Optical disk access
indicator
Lights up when the optical drive is active.
5 Optical disk eject
button
Eject the otical disk from the drive.
6 Emergency eject hole Eject the optical drive tray when the computer is
turned off.
NOTE:
Insert a paper clip to the emergency eject hole to
eject the optical drive tray when the computer is
off.
7 DC-In Jack Connects to AC adapter.