Acer Aspire 8730 Service Guide

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Optical Disc Drive
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name TOSHIBA SUPER-MULTI DRIVE DL 8X TS-L633A LF
PIONEER SUPER-MULTI DRIVE 8X DVR-TD08RS LF
PANASONIC SUPER-MULTI DRIVE DL 8X UJ-870A LF
HLDS SUPER-MULTI DRIVE TRAY DL 8X GSA-T50N LF
SONY SUPER-MULTI DRIVE DL 8X AD-7560S LF
PLDS SUPER-MULTI DRIVE DL 8X DS-8A2S LF
Performance Specification With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette
Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 10.08Mbytes/sec
Buffer Memory 2MB
Interface SATA...

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Blu-Ray Disc Drive
ItemSpecification
Vendor & model name SONY BD COMBO 12.7mm Tray DL 2X BC-5500S LF
Performance 
SpecificationWith CD Disc With DVD Disc With Blu-ray Disc
Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 10.08Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 11 Mbytes/sec
Buffer Memory 2MB 4.5 MB
Interface SATA
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,...

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Mono or Stereo Stereo
Resolution 18 bit stereo full duplex
Compatibility HD audio Interface; S/PDIF output for PCM or AC-3 
content
Sampling rate 1Hz resolution VSR (Variable Sampling Rate)
Internal microphone Yes
Internal speaker / Quantity Yes/2.1 (2W speakers)
Video Memory
ItemSpecification
Chipset Aspire 8730/8730Z: 
Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT
Aspire 8530: 
ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 Hybrid x 2
ATI...

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 Wireless 802.11 b/g/n Aspire 8730/8730Z: Lan Intel WLAN 533AN_MMWG 
Shirley Peak/Foxconn Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Ralink 
RT2700E 1x2 BGN
Aspire 8530: Foxconn Wireless LAN Atheros AR5B91 1x2 
BGN/Foxconn Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Ralink 
RT2700E 1x2 BGN
6 in 1 Card Reader Realtek USB Card Reader
Audio Codec Realtek ALC888s Azalia
Keyboard
ItemSpecification
Keyboard controller NS PC97541V
Total number of keypads 105/106-key keyboard
Windows logo key Yes
Internal & external keyboard work...

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Temperature Range( C)
Operating
Storage (shipping)0 to +50
-40 to +60
AC Adaptor
ItemSpecification
Input  100-240V~ 1.5A, 50-60Hz/
Output 19V 4.74A 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...

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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 pressing...

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Information
The Information screen displays a summary of your computer hardware information.
NOTE: The system information is subject to different models.
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...

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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 8730/8730Z Series:
Aspire 8530 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   Recovery:...