Acer Aspire V3-731 User manual

Acer V3-771/V3-771G
SERVICEGUIDE

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particular purpose. The software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should
the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (not the manufacturer,
distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any
incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
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Before using this information and the product it supports, read the following general
information.
This service guide provides you with all technical information relating to the basic configuration
for Acer’s global product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product
competitiveness, your regional office may have decided to extend the functionality of a
machine (such as add-on cards, modems, or extra memory capabilities). These localized
features are not covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, contact your regional
offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.
When ordering FRU parts: Check the most up-to-date information available on your regional
Web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it may not be noted
in this printed service guide.
Acer-authorized Service Providers: Your Acer office may have a different part number code
than those given in the FRU list in this service guide. You must use the list provided by your
regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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CHAPTER 1
Hardware Specifications
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Optical Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Privacy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Dimensions and Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Special Keys and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
I/O Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Notebook Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Top Cover View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Keyboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Closed Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Left View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Lock Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Specification Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
CHAPTER 2
System Utilities
BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
DOS Flash Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Remove HDD Password Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Removing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Cleaning BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Using DMI Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
LAN MAC EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
CHAPTER 3
Machine Maintenance
Machine Disassembly and Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Replacement Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
External Module Disassembly Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Removing the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Removing the Main Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Removing the Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Removing the HDD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Removing the WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Removing the ODD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Removing the Top Case Palmrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Removing the Touchpad Switch Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Removing the Top Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Removing the Speaker Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Remove the Power Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Removing the Keyboard Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Removing the IO Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

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Removing the Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Removing the Thermal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Removing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Removing the Bottom Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
LCD Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
LCD Module Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Removing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Removing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Removing the Hinges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Removing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Removing the LVDS Combo Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
LCD Reassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
Replacing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
Replacing the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77
Replacing the LCD Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-84
Replacing the Bottom Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-87
Replacing the CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-90
Replacing the Thermal Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92
Replacing the Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-95
Replacing the IO Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-98
Replacing the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-100
Replacing the Power Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103
Replacing the Speaker Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105
Replacing the Top Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108
Replacing the Top Case Palmrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-111
Replacing the ODD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-116
Replacing the WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-119
Replacing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-121
Replacing the DIMM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-125
Replacing the Main Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-127
Replacing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-128
CHAPTER 4
Troubleshooting
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Power On Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
No Display Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
LCD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Keyboard Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

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Touchpad Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Internal & External Speaker Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Microphone Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
USB Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
WLAN Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Card Reader Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Thermal Unit Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
HDMI and CRT Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
CD-ROM/DVD Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Other Functions Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Post Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
POST Code Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
CHAPTER 5
Jumper and Connector Locations
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Clearing Password Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Clear CMOS Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
CHAPTER 6
FRU List
V3-771/V3-771G Exploded Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Main Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
FRU List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Screw List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
CHAPTER 7
Test Compatible Components
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
V3 771/771G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
CHAPTER 8
Online Support Information

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

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CHAPTER 1
Hardware Specifications

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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Optical Media Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Privacy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Dimensions and Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Power Adapter and Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Special Keys and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
I/O Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
Notebook Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Top Cover View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Keyboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
Closed Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Left View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
Right View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
Base View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-17
Touchpad Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19
Lock Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-20
Windows Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-22
System Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Specification Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Computer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
System Board Major Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Processor Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
DIS 35W CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj85/Tj90/Tj100/Tj105) . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
DIS 45W CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj85/Tj90/Tj100/Tj105)). . . . . . 1-28
UMA CPU Fan True Value Table (Tj85/Tj90/Tj100/Tj105) . . . . . . . . 1-29
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Memory Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Graphics Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Video Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
Hard Disk Drive (AVL components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
Super-Multi Drive Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

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BD Combo Drive Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
BD RW Drive Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
LED 17.3” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Display Supported Resolution (System Supported Resolution). . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Graphics Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
Display Supported Resolution (GPU Supported Resolution) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36
Display Supported Resolution (LCD panel Supported Resolution) . . . . . . . 1-37
Bluetooth Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
WIFI Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
Audio Codec and Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
VRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
AC Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
System Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41
Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
System LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
System DMA Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
System Interrupt Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
System IO Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-45

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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 64-bit
Genuine Windows®7 Home Basic 64-bit
Platform 0
Intel®Core™ i3-2350M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30 GHz.35W), Intel®Core™ i3-2370M
processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.40 GHz.35W), i3-3110M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.30
GHz.35W), Intel®Core™ i5-2450M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.50 GHz.35W), Intel®Core™
i5-2520M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.50 GHz.35W), Intel®Core™ i5-2540M processor (3 MB
L3 cache, 2.60 GHz.35W), Intel®Core™ i5-3210M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.50 GHz.35W),
Intel®Core™ i5-3320M processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.60 GHz.35W), Intel®Core™ i5-3360M
processor (3 MB L3 cache, 2.80 GHz.35W), Intel®Core™ i7-2670QM processor (6 MB L3
cache, 2.20 GHz.45W), Intel®Core™ i7-3610QM processor (6 MB L3 cache, 2.30 GHz.45W),
Intel®Core™ i7-3720QM processor (6 MB L3 cache, 2.60 GHz.45W), supporting Intel®64
architecture, Intel®Smart Cache
Mobile Intel®HM77 Express Chipset
System Memory 0
Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support:
Up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory, upgradable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules for
Dual-Core CPU, upgradable to 16 GB using four soDIMM modules for Quad-Core CPU
Display 0
17.3" HD 1600 x 900 resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) LED-backlit Glare TFT LCD
Mercury-free, environment-friendly
LED-backlight with driving circuit design
16:9 aspect ratio
Graphics 0
NVIDIA Optimus™ GeForce GT630M/GT640M/GT650M with dedicated DDR3 VRAM,
supporting CUDA®, PhysX®, 3D Vision®, Microsoft® DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 4.1, OpenCL™
1.1
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
HDMI®port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz
VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz

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MPEG-2/DVD decoding
VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding
Microsoft®DirectX®Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)
HDMI®(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection) support
Intel®HD Graphics 3000/4000
Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution / refresh rates:
HDMI®port up to 1920 x 1200: 60 Hz
VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding
Microsoft®DirectX®Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API)
HDMI®(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection) support
Storage Subsystem 0
Solid state drive 0
SATA Type, LF+HF
Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash
120 GB/256 GB
Hard disk drive 0
SATA Type, 5400 RPM, 2.5 ", Slim with height of 7.0/9.5/12.5 mm
320/500/640/750/1000 GB
Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting: 0
Secure Digital™ (SD), Secure Digital™ eXtended Capacity(SDXC), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC),
MultiMediaCard Plus (MMCplus™), Memory Stick™ (MS), xD-Picture Card™ (xD), Secure
Digital™ High Capacity (SDHC)
Audio Subsystem 0
Optimized Dolby®Home Theater®v4 audio enhancement, featuring Audio Optimizer, Audio
Regulator, Volume Leveler, Volume Maximizer, Intelligent EQ, Dialogue Enhancer, Surround
Virtualizer for Headphones, Surround Virtualizer for Built-in Speakers, and Dolby®Digital Output
technologies
Two built-in 20mm diameter stereo speakers and the Acer Tuba CineBass booster supporting
low-frequency effects
True-5.1-channel surround sound output
High-definition audio support
MS-Sound compatible

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-7
Built-in digital microphone
Optical Media Drive 0
Slim DVD Super Multi double-layer drive:
Read: 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 8X DVD+R,
8X DVD+RW, 8X DVD+R DL, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 24X CD-ROM
Write: 8X DVD-R, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD+R DL,
8X DVD+RW, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Slim Blu-ray Disc™ combo:
Read: 6X BD-ROM, 6X BD-ROM DL, 6X BD-R, 4.8X BD-R DL, 4.8X BD-R TL, 6X BD-R
LTH, 6X BD-RE, 4.8X BD-RE DL, 2X BD-RE TL, 4.8X BDMV, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-ROM
DL, 8X DVD-R, 6X DVD-R DL, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD+RW, 5X
DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 24X CD-ROM
Write: 8X DVD-R, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD+R DL,
8X DVD+RW, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Slim Blu-ray Disc™ writer:
Read: 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R DL, 8X
DVD+R DL, 6X BD-ROM, 6X BD-R, 6X BD-R DL, 5X BD-R L to H, 5X BD-RE, 5X BD-RE
DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Write: 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X BD-R, 6X
BD-R DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X BD-R, 6X BD-R DL, 5X
DVD-RAM, 4X BD-R L to H, 2X BD-RE, 2X BD-RE DL, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Communication 0
Webcam 0
Acer Video Conference, featuring:
1.3M webcam with 1280*1024 effective resolution
Supports 720P resolution online video calls
Wireless and networking 0
WLAN:
WiFi 2X2 AGN
WPAN:
BT4.0 Atheros WB222
LAN:
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Privacy Control 0
HDD password
BIOS user, supervisor password
Kensington lock slot

1-8 Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Dimensions and Weight 0
Dimensions 0
414.8 (L) x 275 (W) x 34~34.65 (H) mm
Weight 0
3.215 kg with 6 cell battery
Power Adapter and Battery 0
ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation
power-saving modes
Power adapter 0
3-pin 65 W AC adapter:
95.0 (W) x 50.0 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm
216 g with 180 cm power cord
3-pin 90W AC adapter:
126.5(W) x 50.0 (D) x 30.6 (H) mm
400g maximum
Battery 0
4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
9000 mAh 9-cell Li-ion standard battery pack
Special Keys and Controls 0
Keyboard 0
103-US/104-UK/107-JP keys-layout keyboard with independent standard numeric keypad,
international language support
Touchpad 0
Dual-mode touchpad with Media Console / multi-gesture function, supporting two-finger scroll,
pinch, rotate, flip
Media keys 0
Media controls: play/pause, stop, previous, next
Volume controls: up/down
I/O Ports 0
Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, SDXC™, SDHC™, MMC, MMCplus™, MS™, xD™)
2 USB 2.0 ports

Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-9
2 USB 3.0 ports
External VGA port
HDMI®port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
Software 0
Productivity 0
Acer AUPEO
OOBE offer Acer Edition
Acer Backup Manager
Acer ePower Management
Acer eRecovery Management
Acer Evernote
Acer Identity Card
Acer KOBO
Acer Netflix Shortcut
Acer newsXpresso
Acer NOOK for PC
Acer Registration
Acer Updater
Acer Welcome Center
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader X
Office 2010 Acer edition
Security 0
McAfee Family Protection Shortcut
McAfee Internet Security Suite WW
McAfee Virus Definitions
MyWinLocker Suite
Norton Online Backup
Multimedia 0
Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
Acer clear.fi Tutorial
Acer clear.fi client
Acer clear.fi
NTI Media Maker

1-10 Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Gaming 0
Acer Fooz Kids
Wild Tangent WW Acer Edition
Communication and ISP 0
Skype
Windows Live Essentials 2011
Web links and utilities 0
Acer Accessory Store
Bing Bar
Bing Setup
eBay Shortcut 2009
Internet Explorer 9
Silverlight
Environment 0
Temperature:
Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C
Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C
Humidity (non-condensing):
Operating: 20% to 80%
Non-operating: 20% to 80%