Acer Aspire 5000 Service Guide
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12Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Indicators The computer has three easy-to-read status icons on the upper-right above the keyboard, and four on the front panel. NOTE: 1. Charging: the light shows amber when the battery is charging. NOTE: 2. Fully charged: light shows green when in AC mode. #IconFunctionDescription 1 Caps Lock Lights when Caps Lock is activated. 2 Num Lock (Fn-F11)Lights when Numeric Lock is activated. 3 Media activity Indicates when the hard disk or optical drive is active. Bluetooth Indicates...
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Chapter 113 Launch Keys Located at the upper-right, above the keyboard are four buttons. These buttons are called launch keys. They are mail, Web browser, Acer Empowering key “ “, and one user-programmable button. Press “ “ to run the Acer eManager. The mail and Web buttons are pre-set ot email and internet programs, but can be reset by users. To set the Web browser, mail and programmable keys, run the Acer Launch Manager. Launch keyDefault application P User-programmable Acer eManager...
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14Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Using the keyboard The keyboard has full-sized keys and an embedded keypad, separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function keys. Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off. The embedded numeric keypad functions like a desktop numeric keypad. It is indicated by small characters located on the upper right corner of the keycaps. To simplify the keyboard legend, cursor-control key symbols are not printed on...
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Chapter 115 Windows keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. Hot Keys The computer employs hot keys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. To activate hot keys, press and hold the key before pressing the other key in the hot key combination. Main keyboard keys Hold while typing letters on embedded keypad.Type the letters in a normal manner. KeysDescription Windows logo key...
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16Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Special keys You can locate the Euro symbol at the upper-center (for European keyboard) and/or bottom-right (Chinese keyboard) of your keyboard. To type: Hot KeyIconFunctionDescription Fn- lHotkey help Displays a list of the hotkeys and their functions. Fn- mAcer eSetting Launches Acer eSetting in Acer eManager. Fn- nAcer Power ManagementLaunches Power Management options. Fn- oSleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Fn- pDisplay toggle Switches display output between the display...
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Chapter 117 The Euro symbol 1.Open a text editor or word processor. 2.Either directly press the key at the bottom-right of the keyboard (for Chinese keyboard), or hold and then press the key at the upper-center of the keyboard.symbol at the upper-center of the keyboard (for European keyboard, you can use both method). NOTE: Some fonts and software do not support the Euro symbol. Please refer to www.microsoft.com/ typography/faq/faq12.htm for more information. The US dollar sign 1.Open a text editor...
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18Aspire 3000/3500//5000 To u c h p a d The built-in touchpad is a pointing device that senses movement on its surface. This means the cursor responds as you move your finger on the surface of the touchpad. The central location on the palmrest provides optimum comfort and suuport. To u c h p a d b a s i c s The following items teach you how to use the touchpad: * Move your finger across the touchpad (2) to move the cursor. * Press the left (1) and right (4) buttons located on the edge of the touchpad...
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Chapter 119 NOTE: Keep your fingers dry and clean when using the touchpad. Also keep the touchpad dry and clean. The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement, hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Taping harder will not increase the touchpad’s responsiveness. FunctionLeft button (1)Right button (4)Touchpad (2)Center button (3) Execute Click twice quickly. Tap twice (at the same speed as double-clicking a mouse button). Select Click once. Tap once. Drag Click and hold, then use...
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20Aspire 3000/3500//5000 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chip Item Controller System core logic SiS M760GX+SiS 963L for Aspire 3000/5000 SiS M661MX+SiS 963L for Aspire 3500 Audio controller RealTek ALC203 AC 97 Codec Video controller built-in SiS M760GX for Aspire 300/5000 built-in SiS M661MX for Aspire 3500 Keyboard controller KB910 CardBus Controller ENE CB712 IEEE Controller VIA VT6301S Processor ItemSpecification CPU type Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor ML-28/ML-30 or...
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Chapter 121 Cache size 1024KB/512KB (exclusive) total effective cache: 1152KB/640KB for Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor (Aspire 5000) 256KB/128KB (exclusive) total effective cache: 384KB/256KB for Mobile AMD Sempron processor (Aspire 3000) 512KB for Intel® Celeron® M processor (Aspire 3500) 2MB for Intel® Pentium® M processor (Aspire 3500) 1st level cache control Always Enabled 2nd level cache control Always Enabled Cache scheme control Fixed-in write back System Memory ItemSpecification Memory...