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Acer Aspire 7741Z 5731 black screen at boot
From the off state, turning the laptop on causes the screen to turn on, but remains black. The CPU fan is activated, and the air that it is pushing out is warm. There's no acer logo or BIOS POST ...
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My Computer Doesn't Start Up
I'm using an Acer Aspire L320(Windows Vista) and have no idea what happened to it! It doesn't start up (no visual on my monitor at all) and although the power button LED light still comes on, the ...
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How can I keep my laptop fan on the entire time?
I have a fan on my laptop that doesn't turn on often enough. The computer doesn't crash, but becomes very laggy.
When the fan turns on the computer starts running fast again.
How can I keep the ...
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Replacing a screen for a Acer Aspire M5
I cracked my screen on my new laptop and have not been able to find a replacement.
So, making a rookie mistake, I ordered one that I thought would work – the only problem being that the screen I ...
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Acer Aspire 5755g randomly shuts down when moving the machine
I have an Acer Aspire 5755g that will sit and run fine on my desk but whenever I try to lift my laptop to another location it will randomly shut down.
It is not overheating because I can turn it back ...
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Is there a way to re-install vanilla Windows 8 on an Acer laptop?
I want to get rid of the factory settings and default apps on my Acer Aspire v5, and have a clean Windows 8 install on this equipment. Is this possible? Do I have to buy another copy of Windows 8 for ...
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Acer Aspire One D270 (Atheros ar5b125 wireless)
I have an Acer Aspire D270 with windows 7 32 bit installed. Also I have windows 8 installed. For 3 weeks both have been working just fine. One night I left the netbook on downloading in Windows 7, I ...
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No sound when I plugged into my jacks
Everything was fine when I installed ubuntu onto another partition like (G:). Now I uninstalled my ubuntu partition and I formatted this partition.
Right now can not get sound when I plug Creative ...
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Acer Aspire One screen resolution 1366x768
I had XP running on my Acer Aspire One model AO75h1. Now with Windows 8, I'm not able to install Vista display driver - when I try, the "Operating sytem is not supported". The display runs at 1024x768 ...
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Acer Aspire 4820 wireless led blink on network activity
Recently I reinstalled OS(Windows 7 home premium) on Acer Aspire 4820 and after installing the driver for the wifi (broadcom) from acer website the led keeps blikning when there is network trafic, ...
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Disable a key in windows [duplicate]
The laptop keyboard has been giving me some problems over the past couple of days with the home and end keys 'acting' like struck at any random point of time.
'Acting' as in , they dont seem struck ...
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Advanced Boot Options menu opens every time I try to boot up my Acer Aspire S3 with Windows 7
Every time I start up my Acer Aspire S3 goes to the Advanced Boot Options menu.
Selecting the 'Start Windows normally' option works fine - the machine boots up normally but it's just annoying that ...
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Display problems with graphic cards
I've got an Acer Aspire 4820TG Laptop
with internal Intel & ATI graphics
My Harddrive crashed recently and i lost all my software for my ATI GPU..
I managed to retrieve all of the software and ...
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Should I remove old thermal pads while changing video card?
Video card of my acer laptop has broken down and I bought a new one. The seller gave me a thermal paste to use, but the place where I am gonna insert the new card to has some termal pads from the ...
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Acer aspire 5620 has Black Screen shortly after start up.
My Acer aspire 5620 starts up well but only stays on for 5 minutes and then shuts down. Then it powers up again only showing a black screen. What could be causing this problem? What do I need to do to ...
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Acer AOD260 No webcam after restoring?
I have an Acer Aspire One D260 32-bit netbook.
I've restored the computer a few times & for awhile now, the webcam hasn't restored. I cannot find the webcam in "devices" & am unsure what to ...
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Acer Aspire 4736z Power issue
I have an Acer Aspire 4736Z. It works fine when its plugged in, and Windows shows that it's charging.
However, when I remove the power source, it just turns off.
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Acer Aspire 5720 network driver
I have an acer aspire 5720 freshly formatted to win7 x64
I tried installing the drivers found on the drivers page on the acer website however they either install and end up doing nothing or fail to ...
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Playing Blu-Ray discs on an Acer Aspire laptop
I bought this (otherwise very nice) laptop around 3 years ago, but Blu-Ray never worked on it. (Even though it was promoted as Blu-Ray compatible with stickers on it and what not.)
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Difference between batteries for Acer Laptops?
My girlfriend's Acer Aspire One battery is no longer working, and I am trying to find a replacement for her online. Her exact model is Acer Aspire One 533-23Dww.
However, I have not been able to ...
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How to read and save BIOS from GeForce GT630M to change throttle temperature in Acer V3
ORIGINAL POST Please skip to EDIT
Hello I am using the Acer V3-571G which has set GPU throttling temperature to really low value(lower than other manufacturers) it makes GPU useless it throttles ...
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Alternatives to Acer Launch Manager?
Are there any alternatives to Acer Launch Manager? This application runs on Acer laptops, and handles the volume up/down buttons as well as the WIFI on/OFF toggle by providing a graphical ...
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Alternatives to Dolby Home Theater application?
Dolby Home Theater is an application which is installed by default on many Acer laptops. It improves sound using an equalizer, AND has other enhancers such as Volume Leveler, Dialog Enhancer and ...
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Maximum Memory for Acer Aspire 5672wlmi
I wanted to upgrade the memory in my Acer Aspire 5672wlmi. By default, there are 2 x 1GB DDR2 installed and I wanted to upgrade to 3GB, so I bought a 2GB DDR2 PC667.
When I replace one of the ...
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acer aspire 4736g shut down unexpectedly
My laptop currently has some weird issues. My laptop shuts down without bluescreen. It happened randomly. I don't think it should
Be overheating problem because I've just applied new thermal paste ...
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Stop GPU core throttling in Acer V3-571G which makes graphics card useless
I have bought Acer V3-571G it has GeForce GT630.Games are running superb... but just for a 2-3 minutes until this card warms up. I have updated BIOS from 1.08 to 1.13 and the memory stopped throttling ...
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TriDef 3D support in Ubuntu with Aspire 5738DG
I have an ACER Aspire 5738DG with Ubuntu 12.10 on it.
The graphics are ATI 4570HD. Once I tried to install drivers and I had troubles deleting the drivers because of screen errors. On my Windows 7 ...
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Windows 8 screen resolution on a acer aspire one 1366x768
I have just installed windows 8 on my acer aspire netbook, I made sure I had the required resolution of 1366x768. Once installed I can not get 1024x768, I tried downloading and installing the win 7 ...
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Merely chainloading an Acer Recovery Partition deleted all data
I was starting a backup of Acer's factory restore partition located inside of an extended partition to determine whether or not it still worked. I clicked "take no action" once I saw that it had, in ...
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How to control fan speed on Acer V3-571G
Speed fan, Gpu Tweaker any many more do not detect any fans on my laptop. How can I gain control above them? My computer is getting warm really fast and I would like to do something about that.
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My acer aspire laptop suddenly stopped working, just a blank screen
My Acer aspire laptop suddenly stopped working while it was connected to my Nokia mobile modem through USB. It stopped with power switch staying on and no response to clicking off, no irregular sound, ...
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Laptop turning off when fan is spinning hard
My laptop seems to have reach its lifespan. Its an Acer laptop so I guess that's normal. But I'd like to hear your opinions about this.
My laptop is only 2 years old. I haven't heard the fan spinning ...
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Acer Aspire Touchscreen Not Responding
I have an Acer Aspire z3101 all-in-one Touch screen running Windows 7 Home Premium.
I am unable to get the screen to respond to my touch.
I have checked the system and all drivers are ok according ...
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Diagnosing RAM issues
I have an old Acer Aspire T180 desktop. The specs are as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz
1GB DDR2 SDRAM
160GB
DVD-Writer (DVD±R/±RW)
Gigabit Ethernet
17" Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
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Error trying to upgrade bios
I have downloaded the latest BIOS for my Acer aspire T180-R97z, but when I try to install it the message "file size does not match the main board" comes up, with no options but to exit.
I have ...
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Sound card issues (High Definition Audio Controller)
I have a 5-year-old Acer Aspire 4520. Until a month back it was working beautifully on Windows 7 32bit. But then out of the blue, the sound stopped working. I've tried reinstalling the OS 3-4 times. ...
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Fail to install any OS on laptop
I have this weird problem I never seen before. I'm trying to install windows 7 on my laptop Acer Aspire 6920 (I have two of them). One of them is in working condition (Windows 7 installed), the other ...
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How to restore OEM software after upgrade from Vista to WIndows 8 on Notebook, Aspire 6935G
Recently I upgraded my notebook from Vista home premium to windows 8 pro, now after updating most of the preinstalled programs by Acer, I've found out they are not restored as before. For example, I ...
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Is there any way to fix this crack in my laptop
I have an Acer Aspire5250 that I've had for almost a year. Recently, it got a crack above one of the USB ports. Is there any cost effective way to repair this or is this something I'm just going to ...
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CSS doesn't show for some sites in Chrome and Firefox
I have a problem visiting pages like YouTube, Facebook and even this one. CSS doesn't work. Most of other pages do work though (seznam.cz).
What can I do against that? I don't think it is a ...
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Acer Aspire Revo R3600: One long, two short beeps while booting, with no video
I have a Revo R3600 to repair and the PC starts to boot, but immediately beeps, followed by a slight pause, then two short beeps that are close together.
There's no output on the monitor at any ...
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How To Recover My Data From Not Detected Hard Disk?
I am using Acer Laptop one day before my Hard Disk is not detected in BIOS and not booting it's shows Insert Boot Disk and I am try another H.D.D it's boot perfectly in my Laptop but,I want detect and ...
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Is there a way to set my computer's resolution to 1366X768?
Because of this statement: "The resolution that supports all the features of Windows 8, including multitasking with snap, is 1366x768." found here: ...
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Acer ASPIRE 5830G WIFI Driver ReInstalled. Still intermittent Connection
I've WiFi and 2 laptops. internet is ok with one of them but with another connection is sometimes dissapeared. It is intermittent.
I've already downloaded latest version of wifi driver from ...
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Acer Aspire V3 Series - Dual External Monitor Capability [closed]
Looking to buy laptop to work remotely.
Drafting trade - dual screen use in office from PC - looking to replicate.
It seems I should be able to have dual external monitors on an Acer Apsire V3-571 ...
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Stop Touchpad from disabling itself when I press any keys?
I have an acer E1-571 laptop, with an ELAN Smart Pad. Unfortunately the "Smart" pad is a bit too smart. It automatically disables itself while I am pressing any keys. This is useful when typing. ...
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Acer Aspire One Battery Won't Charge
My Acer Aspire One D255 battery won't charge. I bought a new battery and that wasn't the problem. The battery light on the conputer won't light up either. Does anyone know what the problem could ...
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How to customized function key for Acer Aspire in windows 7
Many times, when copy and paste, i tend to click fn+c, fn+v instead of ctrl+c, ctrl+v, is there a way to map fn key to control key, when I do not need the fn key?
Of course sometimes I need it to say ...
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timeline X 5820GT - battery is not mesured
I've got problem. I installed debian on my acer and battery level is not mesured. It constantly shows 100% and no rate. Is it repairable? What should I do? On windows everything works well...
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Running a LG Flatron IPS236 on 1920x1080 via VGA out from an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. Laptop is Acer Aspire 5643G,
According to the specs, this GPU in my laptop has:
Integrated VGA output
Max resolution: 2048x1536
But when I connect the screen via a standard VGA cable I don't succeed in getting ...
