Questions tagged [acer-aspire]
Aspire is a line of personal computers made by Acer.
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Windows shows wrong resolution compared to display
I have/had a problem with my desktop not showing icons, namely spacing properly in Windows 8.1 and 10.
In the process of trying to fix this, some of the suggestions talked about laptop (Acer Aspire ...
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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 5532 - Charger problems?
My Acer Aspire 5532 laptop does not charge. I think it is a connectivity issue.
It started when the laptop refused to charge unless the power cord/charger was jiggled into a set of random positions/...
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What is version of HDMI in Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-592G ? 1.4 or 2.0?
The question is for owners because I cannot find on official specs page what is version of HDMI in this laptop. It's important for me because I'd like to connect 4K monitor at 60Hz which is supported ...
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Bypass UEFI on native Windows 8 Acer Aspire V5
I'm working on an ACER Aspire V5-121 OEM Windows 8.
The original hard drive with the OS was removed, and I have a blank one... but could not install any other OS on it, not even Win 8.
As the V5-121 ...
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Acer Aspire 5552 RF-kill in Linux = broken. No Wireless
So, I want to install Linux on my laptop. I started with Arch... but 4 hours later, I'll take anything... so now I'm trying Ubuntu.
It appears that the keyboard function button that corresponds to my ...
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Any laptops with curved keyboards? [closed]
My wife has an old-ish Acer Aspire. She really likes the slightly-curved keyboard. However, the newer models I've looked at don't seem to have this anymore.
Her current laptop is on the way out, ...
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Ubuntu 10.10 running on Acer Aspire 5315 Laptop keeps shutting down unexpectedly
Basically the title says it all - I have an Acer Aspire 5315 laptop on which I've installed 'Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop i386' from a bootable flash drive and while using the system thereafter all seems to ...
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How to resolve Virtual Wifi Miniport adapter driver problems?
I am trying to access my home wireless internet and the troubleshooting screen says Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport adapter has a driver problem. What does this mean?
I have a Acer 5532 Series laptop....
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How to require "password" when booting into Android on Acer Aspire One AOD250?
I have an Acer Aspire One AOD250 which comes with a dual-booting system with Android and Windows XP. When I boot into Android, it goes straight to the home screen without any verification of my ...
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Replacing Dell touchpad drivers with Synaptic ones
I was temporarily using a budget Acer laptop for a while since my preferred Dell laptop had some h/w issues. Now that I got it back working I realized the touchpad driver on the cheap Acer was ...
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Fix cloned Windows problems (laptop system-recovery, memtest, Windows recovery environment)
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Several months ago, I upgraded my laptop's hard-drive to an SSD. The SSD is smaller than the hard-drive, so I freed up enough space for it to fit and cloned the drive to the SSD, with ...
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No bootable device insert bootable device
Can't turn on laptop Acer aspire V5 561G(purchased at 2014),always gives this msg,also can't enter bios,pressing f2 but no reaction,is there any solution,where can i download bios or recovery tools if ...
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What is the meaning of 11-B2 in RAM specification (Samsung 2GB 1Rx8 PC3-10600S-9-10-B2)
Please read these details first
I'm planning to upgrade my Laptop RAM.
This RAM is currently in my Laptop: Nanya 2GB 1Rx8 PC3 10600S-9-10-B2 1333 mhz
The RAM I'm planning to buy: Samsung 2GB 1Rx8 ...
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Laptop only works after sticking in freezer, is there something inside it that I can replace?
I have an Acer Aspire V5, and about two months ago it wouldn't turn on. It did not overheat, there were no power surges, and it wasn't plugged in overnight. I turned it off and in the morning, the ...
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Intel-VT not enabled in BIOS on acer laptop V3-772G
Yesterday i purchased Acer Laptop V3-772G and increased RAM just for the sole purpose of using this beast for Virtualization but when i tried to install 64-bit OS it slapped me with VT error. So i ...
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Can't access boot selection
I'm trying to put Debian on a PC. Right now it's under Win7.
I burned the .iso on a CD and rebooted. When I try to get into boot menu, the PC says "Please Wait..." and doesn't seem to do anything. I'...
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restore failed-error coded=0x3ed (the volume does not contain a recognized file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrputed)
I have an aspire z3101-u4062 that was donated to me.
the previous owner pirated movies and went on bad web sites
The computer most likely got a nasty virus.
I turn on screen it just flashes a small ...
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Acer Aspire Video Ad plays loudly when computer falls asleep
When my windows 7 Acer Aspire Desktop falls asleep about every third time I get an ad for Acer Aspire Desktops with loud music. I used to just get the audio for about five minutes, Now I get the Audio ...
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Acer laptop no power signs
I have a 3-4 year old acer aspire 5742g laptop.
The past month it has been misbehaving a bit.When I plugged in the power it would take about 5 mins to show any power signs (battery charging light) ...
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Does Acer Aspire P3 suport external usb powered disks
(I hope this won't be an inappropriate question for this site as it will be my first question here)
I am thinking in buy an Acer Aspire P3, however is does haven't a SD interface and my doubt is with ...
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Disable Acer's Auto-Rotate Lock Toggle In Windows 8
I have an Acer Aspire R7, and I'm happy enough with it except for the way Acer handles the Auto-Rotate Lock.
Auto-Rotate in Windows 8
Normally in Windows 8 if you rotate the physical screen, a sensor ...
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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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Acer 3810T Black Screen of Death - Just a dead LCD backlight, way to fix?
I have an Acer Aspire 3810T and I recently encountered the black screen of death. I've found articles suggesting that this could be a bug in the BIOS and that if I flash the BIOS it could fix it, but ...
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Acer Aspire E1-570 Black Screen, Faulty Bios?
Good morning everyone. I am having a bad time trying to fix my laptop Acer Aspire E1-570. I have a black screen of death, when I press the power button the fans start spinning for a second and then ...
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My Intel T9300 stuck at 0,75 GHz?
The CPU speed shown in my task manager confuses me. It shows permanently 0,75 GHz. Is it normal (I mean, when I just browse in the Web, it probably doesn't need more...) or might be there any problem? ...
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How to know the maximum supported RAM on my laptop?
I have an Acer Aspire 5738 laptop (without Graphics Card; only on-board Graphics). It came factory produced with 3GB DDR3 RAM (2GB + 1GB) and only 2 slots of RAM (which as mentioned, are factory-...
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How to enter UEFI BIOS on Acer Aspire One, when windows 10 has disabled F2?
Web searches show that F2 is the key to enter BIOS on Acer Aspire One and it was working fine when my system had windows 8. When I upgraded to Windows 10 recently, I see that F2 is not working. I ...
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How much RAM can my laptop really support?
I have an Acer Aspire E1-571-6837 laptop and I've read on different sources that the maximum memory it can handle is 8GB of DDR3 (2x4GB, 4GB per slot), but I read here that the max memory the CPU can ...
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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: Link
I tried to set the resolution on my ...
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Unexpected media key behavior on new Acer Aspire
I'm having weird issues with the media keys (play/pause, previous, next, etc.) on a new Acer Aspire laptop. This is the first Acer I've owned and also my first Windows 7 computer, so I'm not sure ...
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Why is my Acer Aspire E15 running slower when plugged in than on battery?
I am working on an Acer Aspire E15 (ES1-511-C590) running Windows 8.1 X64 with all the latest patches. It is running significantly slower while plugged in than when running off battery.
Yes, this is ...
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Just got my 1st laptop and the touch pad is being uncooperative
I purchased a new Acer laptop about a week ago. Everything on it works just fine with the exception that the touch pad acts strange at times. Sometimes, it clicks a check box when I scroll over it ...
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CPU upgrade option for my Acer Aspire 1420p laptop
Here's the specs of my current laptop http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/notebook/2009/acer/aspire/Aspire1420P/Aspire1420Psp2.shtml
I want to upgrade the CPU because it's too slow. I did some minimal ...
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Disable tap-to-click on Aspire 4730z
I have an Aspire 4730z(Windows Vista home premium), and it seems to not have the "touchpad" option in the control panel, and the mouse options don't let me disable tap-to-click.
How would I do this?
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Fresh install of Windows will not reboot, it freezes instead. Suspending will trash the install
I just installed Windows 7 Enterprise (no sp, v6.1.7600) to an Acer Aspire 5560. This problem is 100% reproducible on all 7 of the Acer 5560's I've tried it on. The installer froze instead of ...
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What is this "plate" on the bottom of my Acer Aspire One ZG5 and can I replace the WiFi card with just this?
I was reading some online tutorials on how to replace my WiFi card in a old netbook I have laying around, and one of them was very different in the steps. Instead of disassembling the whole enclosure, ...
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Replaced optical drive with SSD in caddy, but BIOS freezes (Acer Aspire 5740-5847)
I tried replacing the optical drive of my Acer Aspire 5740-5847 with an Intel SSD (inside a caddy I bought from ebay), but then the BIOS freezes, after showing that it has detected both hard drives - ...
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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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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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Ubuntu network card problem
Several days ago, I installed Ubuntu 9.10 onto my Acer Aspire 3100 laptop, running it alongside Widows Vista as a dual-bootable system. Creation of the Ubuntu boot CD went fine, and the installation ...
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Acer Aspire 5532 Problem
I have an Acer Aspire 5532 and am having a problem with turning it on. If you hit the power button to turn it on, it will light up and go to a black screen, no Acer logo or anything. You have to then ...
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Unable to change from UEFI to Legacy Mode
i have a Acer Aspire 5 A515-44 with Windows 10 Pre-installed , but I need for my Car Diagnostic Programs Windows 7. So I decided to work with a Virtual Machine installed Win 7 but the programs won't ...
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Can I install drivers that needs requires Windows 7 with Windows 10?
I've recently "revived" my old Acer Aspire 7751, and since I'm broke, I couldn't install Windows 7, so I've installed a Windows 10 setup in my flashdrive. Anyways, I want to install new ...
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Windows 10 wifi not turning on Acer Aspire laptop
This is fresh Windows 10 on Acer Aspire v3-571g.
After turning wifi on in settings (the upper part of the screenshot) Windows still shows that wifi is off (the bottom right corner). Clicking on Show ...
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How to activate VT-x on a Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573G-34QR?
How to activate the hardware virtualization on this laptop if the BIOS menu does not have any options? It's very simplified. Similar to How to activate VT-x on a Acer Aspire E1-571G? Can't use that ...
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Ran power through a USB port- am I out of luck?
I'd like to preface this by saying I'm an idiot.
Long story short, I stuck my Acer Aspire V's power cable into one of its USB ports and the computer unceremoniously died. Plugging it in shows no ...
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Rapid increase of battery wear level in Acer V3-571G - more than twice in two weeks
I use HWINFO64 to get information about notebook's components. There is information about battery wear level. It is a percent of battery capacity which have been lost:
batteryWear = 100% - (...
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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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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 ...