Acer Travelmate 7730a Service Guide

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Throttling 50%: On= 105° C; OFF=95° C
OS shut down at 110° C; H/W shut down at 110°C
Battery
Power supply
Power savings
172°F (78°C) 4100±100 37db
194°F (90°C) 4400±100 39.5db
ItemSpecification
Vendor Panasonic
Sanyo
Simplo
Sony
Battery Type Li-ion
Pack capacity  4000mAH–4800mAH
Number of battery cell 6 or 8
Package configuration • 3 cells in series, 2 series in parallel
• 4 cells in series, 2 series in parallel
Normal voltage 10.8V–14.8V
Charge voltage 12.3V–16.8V...

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❑BIOS Setup Utility
❑BIOS Flash utility
❑Removing a password lock
System utilities
Chapter 2
TravelMate 7730/7730G 

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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into the notebook’s BIOS (Basic 
Input/Output System). The notebook was shipped already properly configured and optimized. 
However, if the user encounters configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. 
Note: Also see Chapter 4 “Troubleshooting” on page 135 and Chapter 5 
“Clearing password check and BIOS recovery” on page 158 when 
problems arise.
To run the BIOS Setup Utility:
1Turn on...

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❑In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing F9. You can also press F10 to 
save any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square 
brackets. Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the 
bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item 
Specific Help part of the screen. Read this information carefully when 
making changes to parameter values. System information...

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Main screen
The Main screen allows the user to set the system time and date as well as enable and disable the 
boot option and recovery.
The table below describes the parameters found on this screen. Settings in 
boldface are the 
default and suggested parameter settings.
Serial Number Shows the notebook’s serial number.
Asset Tag Number Shows the notebook’s asset tag number.
Product Name Shows the notebook’s product name.
Manufacturer Name Shows the notebook’s...

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Note: Sub-items under each device will not be shown if the device control 
is set to Disabled 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 in a 24-hour format.Format: HH:MM:SS 
(hour:minute:second) System 
Time
System Date Sets the system date. Format MM/DD/YYYY (month/
day/year) System Date
Total Memory Size Shows the notebook’s memory...

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Advanced screen
The Advanced screen allows the user to configure the Alert Standard Format parameters.
The table below describes the parameters found on the ASF Configuration sub menu screen.
ParameterDescription
Minimum WatchDog Timeout Time for BIOS to stop the WatchDog timer after a reset has occurred.
BIOS Boot Timeout Time, in seconds, for BIOS to boot before the system is reset.
SO Boot Timeout Time, in seconds, for OS to boot before the system is reset.
Power-on wait...

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Security screen
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your notebook from 
unauthorized use.
Note: Refer to “Removing a password lock” on page 48 if you need to 
know how to remove a Hard Drive or BIOS Password.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and 
suggested parameter settings. 

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Caution: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three 
tries before the system halts. Don’t forget your password. If you 
forget your password, you may have to return your notebook to your 
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Note: You must set a Supervisor password before you can set a User 
password.
To set the Supervisor password:
1Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press ENTER. The Set 
Supervisor Password
 box opens.
2Type a...