Acer Aspire 7540 Service Guide

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Applicable disc format Applicable disc format
CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (multi-session), Video CD, 
Cd-Extra (CD+), CD-text
DVD: DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R (3.9GB, 4.7GB) DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, 
DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW
CD:
CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT 
CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data
CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Photo CD, Multi-Session
CD-I (Green Book, Mode2 Form1 & 2, Ready, Bridge)
CD-Extra/ CD-Plus (Blue Book) - Audio & Text/Video
Video-CD...

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Video Memory
ItemSpecification
Chipset Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series:  
•Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset*
•Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset*
•NVIDIA® GeForce® G210M*
Aspire 7540 Series: 
•ATI Radeon™ HD 200 Graphics*
•ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570*
Memory size 1024M DDR3
USB
ItemSpecification
Chipset Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series: ICH9M
Aspire 7540 Series: AMD SB710
USB Compliancy Level 2.0
OHCI USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Host controller
Number of USB ports 5
Location  Three on the right...

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 Audio Codec Realtek ALC888s
Keyboard
ItemSpecification
Keyboard controller Winbond WPCE773
Total number of keypads 103-/104-/107-key keyboard
Windows logo key Yes
Internal & external keyboard work 
simultaneouslyPlug USB keyboard to the USB port directly: Yes
Battery
ItemSpecification
Vendor SONY/SANYO/PANASONIC/SIMPLO
Battery Type Li-ion
Pack capacity  4400/4800mAh
Number of battery cell 6/8
Package configuration 3/4 cells in series, 2 series in parallel
LCD 17.3” inch
ItemSpecification...

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Output 19V, 65W/90W
System Power Management
ACPI modePower Management
Mech. Off (G3) All devices in the system are turned off completely.
Soft Off (G2/S5) OS initiated shutdown. All devices in the system are 
turned off completely.
Working (G0/S0) Individual devices such as the CPU and hard disc may be 
power managed in this state.
Suspend to RAM (S3) CPU set power down
VGA Suspend
PCMCIA Suspend
Audio Power Down
Hard Disk Power Down
CD-ROM Power Down
Super I/O Low Power mode
Save to Disk...

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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 F2 during POST (when “Press  to enter Setup” message is prompted 
on the...

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Navigating the BIOS Utility
There are five menu options: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Follow these instructions:
•To choose a menu, use the left and right arrow keys.
•To choose an item, use the up and down arrow keys.
•To change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6.
•A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press Enter to expand this item.
•Press Esc while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.
•In any menu, you can load default settings by...

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Information
The Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information.
Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series:  
Aspire 7540 Series:
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
Phoenix   SecureCore(tm)   Setup   Utility
Main
CPU Type:
CPU   Speed:
IDE0   Model   Name:
I D E 0   S e r i a l   N u m b e r :
IDE1   Model   Name:
I D E 1   S e r i a l   N u m b e r :
ATAPI   Model   Name:
System   BIOS   Version:
VGA BIOS   Version:
KBC   Version:
Serial   Number:...

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ParameterDescription
CPU Type This field shows the CPU type and speed of the system.
CPU Speed This field shows the speed of the CPU.
IDE0 Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
IDE0 Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master.
IDE1 Model Name This field shows the model name of HDD installed on secondary IDE master.
IDE1 Serial Number This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on secondary...

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Main
The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable boot option 
and recovery.
Aspire 7736/7736Z/7336 Series:        
Aspire 7540 Series:
NOTE: The screen above is for your reference only. Actual values may differ.
Phoenix   SecureCore(tm)   Setup   Utility
Main
Item   Specific   Help
,   ,   or
   selects   field. System Time:
System   Date:
System   Memory:
Extended   Memory:
Video   Memory:
Quiet   Boot:
Network   Boot:
F12   Boot   Menu:
D2D...

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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...