Acer Aspire 5310g Service Guide

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Acer eLock Management 
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.
TRemovable 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.
TOptical drive devices -...

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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:
TPassword protection.
TRecovery of applications and drivers.
TImage/data backup:
•Back up to HDD (set recovery point).
•Back up to CD/DVD.
TImage/data...

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Acer eSettings Management 
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. 
Acer eSettings Management also:
TProvides a simple graphical user interface for navigating.
TDisplays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users.
Getting to know your Acer Crystal Eye
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Launching the Acer Crystal Eye
To launch the Acer Crystal Eye, double click on the Acer Crystal Eye icon on the screen.
OR
Click Start > All programs > Acer > Acer Crystal Eye. The Acer Crystal Eye capture window appears. 
Changing the Acer Crystal Eye resolution
To change the capture resolution, click the displayed resolution button to select the desired resolution.
Using the Acer Crystal Eye as webcam
The Acer Crystal Eye is automatically selected as the capture device of any instant...

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Using the System Utilities
NOTE: The system utilities work under Microsoft Windows XP only.
Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible)
NOTE: This feature is only available on certain models.
To enable the dual monitor feature of the notebook, first ensure that the second monitor is connected, then 
select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on Settings. Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the 
display box and then click the check box Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor....

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NOTE: Please ensure that the resolution setting of the second monitor is set to the manufacturers 
recommended value.
Launch Manager
Launch Manager allows you to set the four easy-launch buttons (see their locations mentioned in “Easy-
Launch Buttons”). You can access the Launch Manager by clicking Start > All Programs > Launch Manager to 
start the application.
Note:
"Easy-launch buttons" on page 24
Start All Programs
Launch Manager 

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
NOTE: If you need to check PXE version, press F2 to ente r BIOS then enable boot from LAN function. After 
that, power off the system and remove the HDD. Last,  reboot the laptop. Then you will see PXE version 
displaying on the screen.
Processor
ItemSpecification
CPU type Intel
® CoreTM2 Duo processor T7200/T7400/T7600 (4MB, L2 cache 2.0/
2.16/2.33, 667 MHz FSB) or higher
Intel
® CoreTM2 Duo processor T5500/T5600 (2MB, L2 cache 1.66/1.83 
GHz, 667...

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NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various 
capacities to form other combinations. On above table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be 
reversed.
  System Memory
ItemSpecification
Memory controller
Built-in Intel
® 945GM/PM /943GML
Memory size 0MB (no on-board memory)
DIMM socket number 2 sockets
Supports memory size per socket 2GB
Supports maximum memory size 4GB (by two 1024MB SO-DIMM module)
Supports DIMM type DDR 2 Synchronous...

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Data throughput 11~54 Mbps
Protocol 802.11a+b+g+Draft-n/802.11a+b+g/802.11b+g
Interface PCI 
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Item
Vendor & 
Model NameHGST HTS541680J9SA00
Seagate ST980811AS
Toshiba MK8037GSX
WD WD800BEVS-
22RST0HGST HTS541612J9SA00
Seagate ST9120822AS
Toshiba MK1237GSX
WD WD1200BEVS-
22RST0HGST HTS541616J9SA00
Seagate ST9160821AS
Toshiba MK1637GSX
WD WD1600BEVS-
22RST0Toshiba MK2035GSS
Capacity (MB) 80000 120000 160000 200000
Bytes per 
sector512 512 512 512
Data heads 2 3 (for...