Acer Travelmate 8331 Service Guide

							
Chapter 123
Restore
The restore feature allows you to restore or recover the system from a factory default image or from previously 
created CD and DVD backups. You can also  reinstall applications and drivers for your Acer system.
1. Click on  Start, All Programs , Acer , Acer eRecovery Management .
2. Switch to the  Restore page by clicking  Restore.
3. You can choose to restore the syst em from a factory default image or reinstall applications and drivers.
4. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.
Restore Windows Vist a from backup discs
To restore Windows Vista from your previously burned backup discs, you will  need to insert the first backup 
disc and enable the  F12 Boot Menu via the BIOS Setup Utility.
1. Turn on your computer and insert th e first system recovery disc into the optical disc drive. Restart your 
computer.
2. During startup when the Acer logo shows, press the  F2 key to enter  BIOS Setup , where you can set 
system parameters.
3. Use the left and right arrow keys to select the  Main submenu.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select  F12 Boot Menu.
5. Use the  F5 or  F6 key to change  F12 Boot Menu  to Enabled .
6. Press the  ESC key to enter the  Exit submenu, press the  ENTER key to Exit Saving Changes . Press the 
ENTER  key again to select  Ye s. The system will  reboot.
7. After rebooting, when the Ac er logo shows, press the F12 key to open the  Boot Menu . Here you can 
select which device to boot from.
8. Use the arrow keys to select the  IDE CD, then press the  ENTER key. Windows will be installed from the 
recovery disc.
9. Insert the second recovery disc when prompted, then follow the onscreen  prompts to complete the 
restore.
10. Remove the recovery disc from t he optical drive once the restore is  complete. Do this before rebooting 
your computer.
NOTE:  This feature is only available on certain models.
If you prefer to set the  boot priority for long-term use, you should select the  Boot  submenu.
1. Turn on your computer and insert th e first system recovery disc into the optical disc drive. Restart your 
computer. 
						

							
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2.During startup when the Acer logo shows, press the  F2 key to enter  BIOS Setup , where you can set 
system parameters.
3. Use the left and right arrow keys to select the  Boot subme
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the  IDE CD device.
5. Use the  F6 key to move the  IDE CD device to the highest boot priority, or  use the  F5 key to move other 
devices to a lower boot priority. Ensure that  the  IDE CD  device is the highest priority.
6. Press the  ESC key to enter the  Exit submenu, press the  ENTER key to Exit Saving Changes . Press the 
ENTER  key again to select  Ye s. The system will  reboot.
7. When you reboot, Windows will be installed from the recovery disc.
8. Insert the second recovery disc when prompted, then follow the onscreen  prompts to complete the 
restore.
9. Remove the recovery disc from t he optical drive once the restore is  complete. Do this before rebooting 
your computer.
Acer Arcade Deluxe
Acer Arcade Deluxe is an integrated  player for music, photos, DVD movies and  videos. Use the 
MediaConsole, touchpad or arrow keys to select the media type  you wish to enjoy.
‰ Cinema  — watch DVDs, VCDs or Blu-Ray movies, and video clips
‰ Homemedia  — connect to other devices wirelessly to share media content
‰ Advanced  — change settings, update your Arcade software, view the help  file and About information
‰ Albums  — view photos stored on your hard disk or removable media
‰ Music  — listen to music file s in a variety of formats
‰ Online Media  — browse online content from YouTube and Flickr
NOTE:  While watching videos, optical discs or slideshows, your  screensaver and power-saving features are 
unavailable.
NOTE:  For more detailed information on the features of Acer  Arcade, please refer to the Arcade Help menu. 
This can be  accessed from the Arcade  home page by selecting Help. 
						

							
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General controls
When watching video clips, movies or slideshows using full-screen resolution, two pop-up control panels are 
shown when you move the pointer. They automaticall y disappear after several seconds. The Navigation 
Controls panel appears at the top and the Player  Controls panel appears at the bottom of the screen.
Navigation controls
To return to the Arcade home page, click the Home button in the upper-left corner of the window. To go up one 
folder level while searching for content, click the  arrow. The buttons in the upper right (minimize, maximize, 
close) have standard PC behaviors.
To quit Arcade, click the  Close button in the upper right corner of the window.
Player controls
At the bottom of the window, the player controls — us ed for video, slideshows, movies and music — are 
shown. They provide standard playback controls (play,  pause, stop, etc.) and volume controls (mute and 
volume up/down).
NOTE:  When playing movies from  optical discs, there are addi tional controls added to the right of the volume 
controls. 
These are discussed in more detail in the Cinema of this guide.
Cinema
Play Movie:
Click  Play Movie  to watch a movie from your optical disc drive.  Depending in the type of optical drive installed 
in your computer, you can play movies from Blu-Ray discs, standard DVDs and video CDs (VCDs) with the 
Cinema function of Acer Arcade Deluxe. This player has  the features and controls of a typical DVD player.
When you insert a disk into the DVD drive, the movie b egins playing automatically. To control the movie, the 
pop-up player control panel appears at the bottom of the window when you move the pointer.
If more than one optical drive contains  a playable disc, you will be asked to select which one you would like to 
watch when you click  Play Movie.
Alternatively, you can select content stored on your HDD by clicking  Videos and navigating to the video clip 
you wish to view using a folder browser.
When viewing DVDs, the following special controls are added to the pop-up panel:
‰ DVD Menu
‰ Subtitles
‰ Language
‰ Snapshot
‰ Angle
If you move your mouse/cursor whil e you’re watching a movie, a menu bar will appear at the bottom of the 
screen. This contains buttons to cont rol the movie playback, select subtitle s, adjust volume, select soundtrack 
language and set advanced features.
NOTE:  Function availability will depend on what the optical disc being played supports.
Clicking the stop button will stop the mo vie playback, and return you to the Cinema main screen. At the bottom 
of the screen are buttons that allow you to resume the  movie from the point it was stopped, restart the movie 
from the beginning or eject the disk.
Videos:
Click  Videos  to watch a video clip stored on your hard drive.
NOTE:  The Video feature is designed to play back many di fferent kinds of video formats. Refer to the Video 
help section for a full list of  compatible formats. If you want to watch a DVD or VCD, use  Cinema. 
						

							
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Playing a video file:
Click Videos  to open a file browser to navigate to the video clip you want to view.
To play a video file, double-click on it. The video will play at full screen. The pop-up control panel will appear at 
the bottom of the screen when you move the mouse. To return to the Video page, click  Stop.
You can capture a still of a scene by clicking the  Snapshot button in the pop-up control panel.
Recent Videos:
Shows video clips saved recently. Double-click on a clip to watch it.
HomeMedia
HomeMedia is a program that lets you access and shar e media files and TV signals via your home network. 
HomeMedia gives you access to your network computers  with Media Server and TV Server installed, so you 
can view shared music, videos, pictures and TV signals.
Click  HomeMedia  to open the main page that displays a list of the media and TV servers available on your 
network. HomeMedia is compatible wi th most UPnP client devices. Click Refresh at any time to search for 
newly shared media servers.
NOTE:  You must first install and setup Media Server to s hare media files and TV Server to share TV signals.
You will need to have your wireless adaptor active before you can use HomeMedia.
Advanced
This section contains the settings in Acer Arcade Deluxe  that allow you to finetune its performance to suit your 
machine and your personal preferences.
Live Update:
Click Live  Update to connect to the Internet to check for, and download, available updates to the software.
Settings:
Click Settings  to make various adjustments to your Acer  Arcade Deluxe. Here, you will be able to modify 
Display, Audio, Photo, DVD and BD settings  to get the best out of your computer.
Display:
Use this section to set the display type. You can choose the Display Out put and Color Profile to suit your 
environment and preferences.
Under Display Output, you can select from CinemaVision, Letterbox or Pan & Scan:
‰ The Letterbox option displays widescreen movie content in its original aspect ratio and adds black bars 
at the top and bottom of the screen.
‰ Acer CinemaVision is a nonlinear video stretching te chnology that produces minimal distortion in the 
center of the picture.
‰ Pan & Scan displays the central portion of DVD titles in widescreen ratio, and allows you to drag the 
display area to view different portions of the video.
Audio:
Use Speaker  Environment  to choose between  Headphones, SPDIF , 2 Speakers  or more speakers 
depending on your audio equipment.
Output Mode should be set to Stereo if you are using  speakers, Dolby Surround, or Virtual Surround Sound if 
you are using headphones. You can select from a variet y of Virtual Surround Sound settings to create the 
effects of different venues.
NOTE:  If your speakers are not capable of  outputting lowfrequency signals, it is recommended that you do not 
select  Virtual Surround Sound , in order to avoid damaging your speakers. 
						

							
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Audio Channel Expander should be used for better 4- or 6-speaker output.
Dynamic Range Compression  can compensate for different listening environments for enhanced audio 
enjoyment.
Photo:
Use this page to set preferences for your slideshow when viewing photos.
DVD:
Acer Arcade Deluxe has several features and technolo gies to extend battery life while watching DVD movies. 
On this page, you can select whether you wish to turn the features off or not.
NOTE:  Turning on  Extend Playback Time , will result in a small loss of playback performance.
Flickr:
Set your preferences for viewing and downloading images from Flickr.
In each of the above sections, you can click  Default to return the Acer Arcade De luxe settings to their default 
values.
Help:
Click  Help to view the Help file for detailed information on using Acer Arcade Deluxe.
About:
Click About  to view the copyright and vendor information for Acer Arcade Deluxe.
Albums
Acer Arcade Deluxe lets you view digital photos individ ually or as a slideshow, from any available drive on your 
computer. Click  Albums to open the main page.
Click  Photos  to open a folder browser that shows  both individual pictures and folders. Click on a folder to 
open it.
To view a slideshow, open the folder containing the pictur es you wish to view, select all or some of the pictures 
and click  Slideshow . The slideshow is played at fullscreen resoluti on. Use the pop-up control panel to control 
the slideshow.
You can also view a single picture by clicking on  it. This opens the picture at fullscreen resolution.
You can then use the onscreen controls to zoom in and out, and to pan in four directions.
Editing Pictures
Choose  Menu > Fix  and you can Rotate, Remove Red Eye, and Auto Fix (optimize the brightness and 
contrast) pictures to improve  the appearance of your images.
Slideshow settings
To change slideshow settings refer to the Arcade section above.
Music
For convenient access to your music collection, click Music to open the Music homepage.
Select the folder, CD or category that contains the music you want to listen to. Click  Play to listen to the entire 
content from the beginning, or  select the song that you want to hear from the list.
The songs in the folder are shown as a list with album in formation at the top of the page, while the toolbar at 
the bottom of the page has controls for  Play, Shuffle , Repeat All , Visualize , Vo l u m e  and Menu . Visualize 
allows you to watch computer-generated visuals while you listen to music. 
						

							
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Online Media
Online Media gives you easy access to photos and videos uploaded to the popular Flickr and YouTube 
websites.
NOTE: You need to be connected to the Internet to use the Online Media function.
YouTube
You can view the 30 most viewed vi deo clips on YouTube by selecting YouTube from the Online Media 
homepage. The video clips will be displayed as thumbnails, se lect a thumbnail to view the video clip’s title and 
number of views. Press   or double-click a thumbnail to view the video.
Alternatively, you can log into your YouTube account to view your favorite video clips. You need to be logged in 
to save a video clip to your favorites.
Flickr
Select  Flickr to view 200 recently uploaded photos on Flickr. You can log into your Flickr account to view your 
own photostream or your contacts’ photos.
You can also search for photos from your ow n stream, contacts’ streams or all of Flickr. 
						

							
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
Second Level Cache
System Memory
 Lan Interface
Wireless LAN
Pointing Device
ItemSpecification
Processor packing  uFCPGA
Support Processor @ Launch ULV Centrino,PDC, ICPM, 10W CPU
On-die L2 Cache Up to 6 MB
FSB 1067 MHz 
TDP (Thermal) 10W 
Socket type BGA 
ItemSpecification
North Bridge GS45
South Bridge ICH9M SFF
ItemSpecification
Technology  DDR3 800/1067 MHz
Base momory DDR3 SO-DIMM x 1 slot (512)/1024/2048/4096MB DDR3 
SDRAM
Expansion memory DDR3 SO-DIMM x 1 slot (512)/1024/2048/4096MB DDR3  SDRAM
Maximum memory size 8 GB ( Thermal evaluation based on 8 GB)
ItemSpecification
Controller (AVAP) Atheros AR8131
SPEED 10/100/1000Mb/s
ItemSpecification
Module Intel SP, 3rd 1x2 BGN/ Y
Interface Mini card (1)
Antenna 2
ItemSpecification
Glide Multi-touch touch PAD 
						

							
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Bluetooth Interface
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Audio Interface
LCD panel
Card Slot
WebCAM
ItemSpecification
Module FOX_BRM_2.0 F/W T60H928.11
Antenna on board
controller CSR
Bluetooth module Internal USB 2.0 Dongle
ItemSpecification
HDD form factor9.5 mm high/ solid state disks
Media I/F SATA
IDE Controller SATA 150 MB/s
SSD Media size 80 GB (Option) SATA I/F
SSD form factor 2.5 factor
ItemSpecification
Sound Codec (AVAP) Realtek ALC269
Internal Speaker 2 (1.5 Watt)
Internal Microphone Array MIC x 1
Sound Volume By Hot Key
ItemSpecification
Panel size 13.3/13.4 WXGA (HD 720p, 1366 x 768)
LVDS Embedded in Cantigata GM
Brightness Brightness controlled by Hot Keys
ItemSpecification
5 in 1 card reader (SD/MMC/MS/
MSPro/XD) ACE AGE100
ItemSpecification
Module HD 1.0 M
Interface USB 
						

							
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Keyboard
I/O
Button
Software
Power Management
ItemSpecification
Controller Darfon AC4T
Type (AVAP) Silm 13.3 301.12 x 113.44 x 4.7 (Max/Texture)
ItemSpecification
Monitor (VGA)  Yes
HDMI Yes
USB 3
Stereo Mic-in  1
SPDIF 1
RJ45 (Shielding) 1
SIM Slot 1
mini card socket (Full size) Full mini card (3G) x 1 & Half mini card (SP WLAN) x 1
ItemSpecification
Power on/off (with Visiable LED) 1 (mechanical, White)
WLAN 1 (Orange, capacitive)
3G/BT BT (Blue, capacitive, 3G use SW to launch without button)
Launch Key module None
Back up Key 1 (capacitive, Blue flash)
Power consumption key 1 (mechanical, Green)
Volume Control Volume up/down/mute (capacitive, blue)
ItemSpecification
Operation system Vista
BIOS InsydeH2O
ItemSpecification
Controller ITE ITE8512F
Interface LPC
AC adapter (AVAP) 65W
1st Battery (AVAP) 6 cell  2.2 / 2.6 / 2.8 / 2.9 
						

							
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LED Status Indicator
Security Features
FAN
Physical Characteristics
ItemSpecification
Power Status  1 (Blue / Orange flash)
1st Battery Status  1 (Blue / Orange)
HDD 1 (Blue)
Caps Lock 1 (Blue)
Num Lock 1 (Blue)
Wireless LAN  1 (Orange)
Bluetooth 1 (Blue)
Touch pad on/off 1 (capacitive, Orange, top side)
3G 1 (Green)
ItemSpecification
Kensington Lock Hole (7.5 mm 
diameter) 1
ItemSpecification
Not Nosie as low as possible
Number 1
ItemSpecification
Dimensions  323.6 (W) x 228 (D) x 26 / 29.4 (H) mm
Thickness (maximum) 23.3 ~ 28.9mm
Weight (incl 1st Battery & super 
multi ODD)1.65 kg (3.583 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack