Questions tagged [acer-aspire]
Aspire is a line of personal computers made by Acer.
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How do i check the thunderbolt port?
I have an acer aspire 7 A715-51G. On the spec sheet it says it has thunderbolt 4 and also on the port it has the small logo. But i can't see any drivers for thunderbolt nor can i see it in the intel ...
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Screen went white on Acer Aspire laptop, shows only logo and then white takes over
Out of nowhere, my Acer Aspire laptop's screen went white and then I rebooted it and it only shows Aspire logo, and then goes white and then it boots into Linux Mint and for a split second shows Linux ...
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What are the parameters for an administrator or supervisor password for BIOS?
I am trying to find documentation regarding the parameters for an administrator or supervisor password for an Acer Aspire A514-53. How long can it be? Can I use special characters, or just numbers and ...
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Acer Aspire RTC/CMOS battery location
TL;DR Where is the RTC/CMOS battery of the Acer Aspire 1410 located?
I have an old Acer Aspire 1410 which I want to use (Don't ask why :) ). The problem is that it throws an error when started only on ...
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How to do transmission and reception using aux cable when it configured as line-in?
Setup I am using : on transmitted end, a laptop is connected to mobile phone using TRS aux cable in the headphone jacks of both and same in the reception side also. now, I calling from one end to send ...
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How to get a .bin file from a BIOS .exe file to re-program the BIOS chip of an Acer Aspire XC-603, using a CH341 programmer?
I have a difficult question but quite simple to express......from Acer's download driver page I have a BIOS file. Unzipped it has an .exe file and a Flash.bat file etc.
I gather to program a bios chip ...
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Aspire 3 maximal external monitor resolution
I am not sure if the Aspire 3 Laptop (Aspire A317-51G) supports an external display with 4k resolution over HDMI.
The manufacturer information does not specify the maximum external resolution or the ...
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Laptop is very slow even after reformat
I have a laptop (Asus Aspire A515-51G). When I first purchased it ran fairly fast but is now super slow (slow to start the OS, slow to open applications, slow to run applications).
My first fix ...
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Laptop screen flashing vertical lines
my laptop sometimes flash vertical lines on the screen. It happens very random. When I restart the laptop it stops.
I bought it 9 months ago. It still has guarantee but they already kept my laptop ...
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Acer Aspire F5-573G: black screen, fan running - worked once after CMOS battery reset
I'm trying to fix a Acer Aspire F5-573G which suddenly stopped working. When pressing the power button, the fan runs for a moment, and then the system powers off.
I suspected the BIOS, so I removed ...
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Acer aspire a315-54
54 doesn't show any bootable disk or USB on the boot mode settings but I can see the hard drive on the information menu. All this results to the computer saying NO BOOT DEVICE. Please helpenter image ...
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SSD upgrade from M.2 SATA to NVME for Acer Aspire VX5-591G?
My laptop Acer Aspire VX5-591G-72DL came with following storage options -
128GB M.2 SATA SSD and
1TB HDD
Is it possible to upgrade the 128GB SATA SSD to a 1TB NVME SSD, preferably a Samsung EVO 970 ...
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Speaker creates distorted sound on certain battry level acer
The problem started with my speakers sound being distorted when connected to the charger for a few seconds. If I disconnect it from the charges, the sound would get back to normal.
After a while, I ...
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Cannot install Windows 10/Zorin on eMMC drive | Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 14 (AO1-431-C8KZ)
I got this Cloudbook from a friend and it's been impossible to install Windows 10/Zorin on its 32 GB eMMC drive. It's not detected by the Windows installer on UEFI boot mode, and on Legacy boot it ...
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Acer Aspire 5552G turns on only after multiple attempts
I have an Acer Aspire 5552G laptop with a strange power-up problem. When I press the power button, the power light comes on (hard disk activity and wifi lights stay off) and nothing happens after that,...
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Why is my computer slow (usually on startup) even though Task Manager doesn't show anything terrible?
For the past few months, my computer has been running slow on startup. This only happens every now and then, and it seems completely random. It sometimes goes away for a week or two, but then comes ...
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"System is ready to into shipping mode" after changing settings in BIOS?
I own an Acer Aspire 3 A315-42 R7AP laptop and today my brother entered the bios to change a Function keys setting. After pressing F10 to save and restart he got the following message:
System is ...
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How can I Increase the Volume on an Acer Aspire 5?
The volume on my Acer Aspire 5 has always been an irritant, but lately it has become a bigger deal to me.
The speaker icon is all the way to the right, and the system sounds are also all the way up, ...
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How do I transfer data from my desktop through Command prompt?
My windows 10 tablet/laptop (Asper Aspire Switch) is corrupted and keeps doing a repair boot loop which I can not fix no matter what way I try. Firstly, I would like to get all my data which is stored ...
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Mapping Specialized Computer Keys
I own an Acer Nitro computer, which comes with a "NitroSense" button which displays ACPI information on Windows once pressed. However, on Linux, pressing it doesn't do anything, and there is ...
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Overclock Notebook Issues [duplicate]
Recently I was impressed to read a forum mentioning that my old notebook could be significantly upgraded:
I overclock with K10stat (OC app) so I can get it going at 3400-3500Mhz (and no overheating) ...
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Notebook won’t post with 4Gb RAM
I'm trying to upgrade the RAM memory of an old notebook from 1x2Gb to 1x4Gb:
2Gb (top stick)/4Gb (bottom stick) DDR3 SO-DIMM
According to the manufacturer specs, this notebook supports 8Gb max (2x4Gb)...
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Auto Start Laptop
I recently found out that one of my friend's laptop boots on its own when he opens the lid(Dell G3). I tried to make my laptop do the same but didn't find any way to do this. I came up across several ...
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Waking an acer laptop from sleep with the lid closed
I have an Acer Aspire E5-571G laptop that I want to use with the lid closed. Ideally I would want to power it off and boot it without opening the lid, but I dismissed that idea. In any case I would ...
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Uninstalling a hidden driver
After upgrading to Windows 11 I have a problem with the volume and brightness keyboard shortcuts not working. I figured that it was a driver from Acer. I don't remember the exact name, nor did I take ...
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Ubuntu installer cannot find hard disk
I bought an Acer laptop and immediately tried to install Linux but it does not recognize my hard disk. In BIOS, two hard disks are listed: HDD0 and HDD1. Interestingly enough, the HDD0 entry is empty ...
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Can I combine DDR4 and DDR4-L in my laptop?
I have ACER Laptop with 4GB DDR4 2133MHZ RAM. I want to add another 8GB RAM. However, I cannot find DDR4 8GB RAM in 2133MHZ in my local area. However, I found 8GB DDR4-L 2133MHZ RAM. Can I use it in ...
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EFI Ubuntu not booting or shown in bios
After having installed Ubuntu Server 20.04.2 LTS, when starting my laptop it throws an error stating "No bootable device". When I enter the boot options menu by spamming F12 on startup, I ...
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How to proceed with with fTPM error message during boot?
Yesterday starting my ACER laptop I've got on the screen a blue strip with this text:
Press Y to reset fTPM, if you have Bitlocker or encryption-enabled
system, the system will not boot without a ...
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Disabling F1 key: lots of problems
I want to disable the commands associated to my Fn keys in particular the F1 command which activates the sleep mode. In addition Fn keys alone are not present in the Keyboard Shortcuts (in the ...
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My Acer Aspire 3 A315-56 laptop has no bluetooth and installing the drivers doesn't work
My Acer Aspire A315-56 laptop has no bluetooth and installing the drivers doesn't work. I mean the drivers listed on the Acer website. Reinstalling the I/O driver also doesn't work.
Regarding what ...
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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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reset bios password with cmospwd, ioperm startservice function call failed
I've been trying to reset the bios password on an old Acer Aspire laptop. I've been looking for a while until I stumbled upon cmospwd. I downloaded it, and it asked me to "run ioperm -i as ...
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Web Conferencing programs turn off Dolby Advanced Audio
Programs like GoToMeeting, Zoom, Skype turn off Dolby Advanced Audio (DAA) on my laptop when a call starts (why?).
This makes the sound volume drop significantly. Later I have to turn it on manually.
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My windows 10 computer won't recognize a gaming headset
I have an Acer aspire vx laptop with a single 3.5 mm combo (audio/mic) jack, I just bought a Corsair hs35 headset to use but when I plug it in the mic on the headset won't work. I can hear very quiet ...
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Not able to boot from USB on Acer Aspire TC-895-UA92 Desktop, F12 not working (trying to install linux/ubuntu)
I want to install Linux/Ubuntu on this desktop but cannot boot from the USB to do so. I am not concerned about dual boot or partitions.
The Acer Aspire TC-895-UA92 Desktop is not booting from the USB....
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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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Can you fix a laptop with a thick black line in the middle of it?
So, my stupid stupid self dropped my Acer Aspire 7551 and now there is a long thick black vertical line on my screen, I really don't know what to do. Anything I could do?
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Distorted screen image leads to unresponsive laptop
My computer screen suddenly image gets distorted and starts to tremble left & right. There is no response when I move the Mouse or press Alt,Ctrl, Del. I managed to "trigger" it to ...
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Can I connect my acer to 4k monitor?
I am wondering can I connect my ACER ASPIRE 5 A517-51G to a 4k monitor. My laptop has a hdmi but I don't know if is it hdmi 2.0 or not. Laptop has integrated intel UHD 620 and a seperate graphics card ...
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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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Fuse amperage for laptop PSU
I have cord that is rather short, so I found a longer one and wanted to swap the IEC [kettle lead] type.
I checked the fuse to see if they are the same new one is a 5A & the existing one is 13A; ...
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Acer a515-43 laptop boot from usb not working
I need to boot from usb to save my laptop files but I can’t find the option in my UEFI boot settings. And I can’t change my boot mode. The only option is UEFI.
And Under boot priority order only ...
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How can I prevent my computer from hijacking the F10 Key?
I recently purchased an Acer Aspire 1080.
When I try to debug a program in Visual Studio on this laptop, and attempt to use the F10 hotkey for the "Step Over" command, something else hijacks the ...
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Broken screen & disabled display in Acer v5 series Windows 8 PC
I really need help. I was so stupid and I only had one Intel graphics card. I disabled it in my Acer Aspire v5 laptop, not knowing it would not function without it.
The problem is when I turn on my ...
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How Do I Enable Select Items In Menus Of InsydeH2O Setup Utility On Acer Aspire V5?
I use the F2 key at system boot to enter InsydeH2O on my Acer Aspire V5
I use the Left and Right arrows to change menu
When I try to use the Up and Down arrows to select menu items there is no joy.
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Can I upgrade my laptop to 8GB of RAM?
I have an old laptop which I'm trying to upgrade. It's an Acer Aspire 5253 with 32-bit architecture. I am a little confused about how much RAM I can add.
On one side, I've read that 32 bit systems ...
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How to create bootable hdd with linux for two different PCs?
First of all I must say I have no knowledge about this topic. All I have done is follow tutorials around the internet, so pardon me for my ignorance.
With that said lets go to the problem.
Almost ...
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Acer aspire 3 dark camera
I have acer aspire 3 a315-51 that has win10 x64.
I was speaking with my friend on zoom perfectly but then the cameras became dark!
It's not off, but I can only see my face only if I make it very ...
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Buzzing and eventually loud cracking noises from the inside of the laptop (recording available), but the fans are checked and in excellent condition
I hope I'm asking this in the right place, if not, feel free to brutally get rid of both me and my post, I'm just desperate at this point.
I own an Acer Aspire vn7-792g, I've had it for a few years. ...
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