Acer Aspire 5739 Service Guide

Chapter 111
Touchpad Basics (with fingerprint reader)
The following items show you how to use the touchpad with Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader:
•Move your finger across the touchpad (1) to move the cursor.
•Press the left (2) and right (4) buttons located beneath the touchpad to perform selection and 
execution functions. These two buttons are similar to the left and right buttons on a mouse. 
Tapping on the touchpad is the same as clicking the left button.
•Use Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint...

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Using the Keyboard
The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded numeric keypad, separate cursor, lock, Windows, function 
and special keys.
Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off.
The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters 
located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols 
are not printed on the keys....

Chapter 113
Windows Keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
KeyDescription
Windows key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; 
it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of 
functions:
: Open or close the Start menu
 + : Display the desktop
 + : Open Windows Explore
 + : Search for a file or folder
 + : Cycle through Sidebar gadgets
 + : Lock your computer (if you are connected to a...

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Special Key
You can locate the Euro symbol and the US dollar sign at the upper-center and/or bottom-right of your 
keyboard.
The Euro symbol
1.Open a text editor or word processor.
2.Hold  and then press the  key at the upper-center of the keyboard.
NOTE:  Note: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/
typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information.
The US dollar sign
1.Open a text editor or word processor.
2.Hold  and then press the  key at...

Chapter 115
Using the System Utilities
Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models) Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution is a multi-purpose 
fingerprint software package integrated with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Utilizing the uniqueness 
of ones fingerprint features, Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution has incorporated protection against 
unauthorized access to your computer with centralized password management with Password Bank, easy 
music player launching with Acer...

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Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer Gridvista is dual-display 
compatible, allowing two displays to be partitioned independently.
Acer Gridvista is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to be partitioned independently.
AcerGridVista is simple to set up:
1.Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each display from the task bar.
2.Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid.
3.Enjoy the convenience of...

Chapter 117
Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
Processor Specifications
ItemSpecification
CPU Type INTEL Penryn processor on 45-nanometer process technology
Core Logic
•Dual-core processor for mobile with enhanced performance
•Supports Intel® architecture with IntelR Wide Dynamic Execution
•Supports L1 cache-to-cache (C2C) transfer
•On-die, primary 32-kB instruction cache and 32-kB write-back data cache in 
each core
•The Penryn processor in XE, SV and LV have an On-die, up to 6-MB...

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System Board North / South Bridge
CPU Fan True Value Table
• Throttling 50%: On =105°C; Off=95°C
• OS Shut down: 108°C
• H/W Shut down: 110°C
BIOS ROMT9550 2.66G
2106645 nm6M FCBGA
T9600 2.8G
2106645 nm6M FCBGA
T9800 2.93G
2106645 nm6M FCBGA
ItemSpecifications
Core logic
•Intel® ICH9M I/O controller.
•Intel CS GM45NB / Intel CS PM45NB (North Bridge)
CPU Temperature (°C)Fan Speed (rpm)SPL Spec (dBA)
40 2800 28
50 3100 31
65 3400 34
85 4000 37
105 4500 40
ItemSpecification
BIOS Vendor Phoenix...

Chapter 119
System Memory
Memory Combinations 
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.
ItemSpecifications
Memory Controller Built-in
Memory Size 0MB (no on-board memory)
DIMM socket number 2
Supports Memory size 
per socket2GB
Support maximum 
memory size4GB
Support DIMM type DDR II SDRAM
Support DIMM Speed 667/800MHz
Support DIMM voltage...

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Hard Disk Drive Interface   
ItemSpecifications
Vendor & Model 
Name
Hitachi 
HTS545050B9A300Hitachi 
HTS545032B9A300Hitachi 
HTS545025B9A300Hitachi 
HTS545016B9A300
Capacity (MB)500 320 250 160
Bytes per sector512
Data heads4322
Drive Format
Disks
2211
Spindle speed 
(RPM)5400
Performance Specifications
Buffer size 
8MB
InterfaceSATA
Internal transfer 
rate (Mbits/sec, 
max)3GB/s maximum
I/O data transfer 
rate
(Mbytes/sec 
max)875 Mbits/s maximum 845 Mbits/s 
maximum
DC Power Requirements...