Acer Aspire 3810tz Service Guide

Chapter 125
Audio:
Use Speaker Environment to choose between Headphones, SPDIF, 2 Speakers or more speakers 
depending on your audio equipment.
Output Mode should be set to Stereo if you are using speakers, Dolby Surround, or Virtual Surround Sound if 
you are using headphones. You can select from a variety of Virtual Surround Sound settings to create the 
effects of different venues.
NOTE: If your speakers are not capable of outputting lowfrequency signals, it is recommended that you do not 
select...

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Music
For convenient access to your music collection, click Music to open the Music homepage.
Select the folder, CD or category that contains the music you want to listen to. Click Play to listen to the entire 
content from the beginning, or select the song that you want to hear from the list.
The songs in the folder are shown as a list with album information at the top of the page, while the toolbar at 
the bottom of the page has controls for Play, Shuffle, Repeat All, Visualize, Vo l u m e...

Chapter 127
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
Second Level Cache
System Memory
 Lan Interface
Wireless LAN
Pointing Device
ItemSpecification
Processor packing  uFCPGA
Support Processor @ Launch ULV Centrino,PDC, ICPM, 10W CPU
On-die L2 Cache Up to 6 MB
FSB 1067 MHz 
TDP (Thermal) 10W 
Socket type BGA 
ItemSpecification
North Bridge GS45
South Bridge ICH9M SFF
ItemSpecification
Technology  DDR3 800/1067 MHz
Base momory DDR3 SO-DIMM x 1 slot (512)/1024/2048/4096MB DDR3 
SDRAM
Expansion...

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Bluetooth Interface
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Audio Interface
LCD panel
Card Slot
WebCAM
ItemSpecification
Module FOX_BRM_2.0 F/W T60H928.11
Antenna on board
controller CSR
Bluetooth module Internal USB 2.0 Dongle
ItemSpecification
HDD form factor9.5 mm high/ solid state disks
Media I/F SATA
IDE Controller SATA 150 MB/s
SSD Media size 80 GB (Option)
SATA I/F
SSD form factor 2.5 factor
ItemSpecification
Sound Codec (AVAP) Realtek ALC269
Internal Speaker 2 (1.5 Watt/)
Internal Microphone Array...

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Key Board
I/O
Button
Software
Power Management
ItemSpecification
Controller Darfon AC4T
Type (AVAP) Silm 13.3 301.12 x 113.44 x 4.7 (Max/Texture)
ItemSpecification
Monitor (VGA)  Yes
HDMI Yes
USB 3
Stereo Mic-in  1
SPDIF 1
RJ45 (Shielding) 1
SIM Slot 1
mini card socket (Full size) Full mini card (3G) x 1 & Half mini card(SP WLAN) x 1
ItemSpecification
Power on/off (with Visiable LED) 1 (mechanical, White)
WLAN 1 (Orange, capacitive)
3G/BT BT (Blue, capacitive, 3G use SW to launch without...

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LED Status Indicator
Security Features
FAN
Physical Characteristics
ItemSpecification
Power Status  1 (Blue/Orange flash)
1st Battery Status  1 (Blue/Orange)
HDD 1 (Blue)
Caps Lock 1 (Blue)
Num Lock 1 (Blue)
Wireless LAN  1 (Orange)
Bluetooth 1 (Blue)
Touch pad on/off 1 (capacitive, Orange, top side)
3G 1 (Green)
ItemSpecification
Kensington Lock Hole (7.5 mm 
diameter)1
ItemSpecification
Not Nosie as low noise as possible
Number 1
ItemSpecification
Dimensions 322mmx226mmx
Thickness (maximum)...

Chapter 231
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  to enter Setup” message is prompted on 
the...

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Invoking BIOS Setup
The setup function can only be invoked by pressing F2 when   Press  to enter Setup  message is 
prompted on the bottom of screen during POST.
The setup uses a menu driven interface to allow the user to configure their system. The features are divided 
into 6 parts as follows:
Information Display the system informations.
Main allows the user to specify standard IBM PC AT system parameters.
Security Provides security settings of the system.
Boot Allows the user to specify...

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Main
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.
NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ. HDD1 Mode Name This field displays the model name of devices installed on 
secondary master. The hard disk drive or optical drive model 
name is automatically detected by the system.
HDD1 Serial Number The field shows the serial...

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
NOTE: The sub-items under each device will not be shown if the device control is set to disable or auto. This is 
because the user is not allowed to control the settings in these cases.
ParameterDescriptionFormat/Option
System Time Sets the system time. The hours are 
displayed with 24-hour format.Format: HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second) 
System Time
System Date Sets...