Acer Aspire 5235 Service Guide

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•Back up factory default to CD/DVD
•Back up drivers and applications to CD/DVD
•Create user backup
•Manage user backups
•Restore:
•Restore system to factory default
•Reinstall applications/drivers
•Restore system from user backup
•Password settings
To use the password protection feature of Acer eRecovery Management to protect your data, you must first set 
the Empowering Technology password. To set the password, refer to the section Empowering Technology 
password.
NOTE: If your computer did...

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Acer eSettings Management 
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications, set BIOS passwords and modify 
boot options.
Acer eSettings Management also:
•Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigation. 
•Prints and saves hardware specifications.
•Lets you set an asset tag for your system. 

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Windows Mobility Center
The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in one easy-to-find place, so you can 
quickly configure your Acer system to fit the situation as you change locations, networks or activities. Settings 
include display brightness, volume, power plan, wireless networking on/off, external display settings, 
synchronization status and presentation settings.
Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like sharing folders...

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Using the System Utilities
Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible)
NOTE: This feature is only available on certain models.
To enable the dual monitor feature of the notebook, first ensure that the second monitor is connected, then 
select Start, Control Panel, Display and click on Settings. Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the 
display box and then click the check box Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor. Finally, click 
Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to...

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NOTE: Please ensure that the resolution setting of the second monitor is set to the manufacturers 
recommended value. 

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
CPU type
AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra dual-core mobile processor (ATUZM 80/82 
for Aspire 5535)
AMD Turion
™ X2 dual-core mobile processor (ATRM70/72 for 
Aspire 5535)
AMD Athlon
™ X2 dual-core mobile processor (AAQL60/62 for 
Aspire 5535)
Mobile AMD Sempron
™ processor (SMPSI4025W for Aspire 5235)
Core logic AMD M780G chipset
CPU package  Socket S1g2 638-pin uFCPGA638
CPU core voltage 1.0375V to 1.3V
More details on processor
ItemSpecification...

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Throttling 50%: On= 99 C; OFF=93 C
OS shut down at 105 C; H/W shot down at 110 .C
 55-66 0-3300 33
68-74 3300-3800 38
78-83 3800-4100 40
86-91 4100-4800 40
BIOS
ItemSpecification
BIOS vendor Phoenix
BIOS Version 1.04c
System Memory
ItemSpecification
Memory controller Built-in 
Memory size 0MB (no on-board memory)
DIMM socket number 2 sockets
Supports memory size per socket 2048MB
Supports maximum memory size 4G for 64bit OS (with two 2GB SODIMM)
Supports DIMM type DDR 2 Synchronous DRAM...

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NOTE: Above table lists some system memory configurations. You may combine DIMMs with various 
capacities to form other combinations. On above table, the configuration of slot 1 and slot 2 could be 
reversed.
  Memory Combinations
Slot 1Slot 2To ta l  M e m o r y
0MB 512MB 512MB
0MB 1024MB 1024MB
0MB 2048MB 2048MB
512MB 512MB 1024MB
512MB 1024MB 1536MB
512MB 2048MB 2560MB
1024MB 0MB 1024MB
1024MB 512MB 1536MB
1024MB 1024MB 2048MB
1024MB 2048MB 3072MB
2048MB 0MB 2048MB
2048MB 512MB 2560MB...

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Protocol 802.11b+g, Draft-N
Interface PCI bus (mini PCI socket for wireless module)
Hard Disk Drive Interface
Item
Vendor & 
Model NameHGST 
HTS542512K9SA00 
BRONCO-B LF
SEAGATE 
ST9120817AS LF
TOSHIBA 
MK1246GSX LF
WD1200BEVS-
22UST0 ML125 LFWD1600BEVT-
22ZCT0
HITACHI 
HTS541616J9SA00 
LF
SEAGATE SATA 
ST9160827AS
TOSHIBA 
MK1646GSX LFSEAGATE SATA 
ST9250827AS
TOSHIBA 
MK2546GSX LF
HGST 
HTS542525K9SA00 
LF
WD WD2500BEVS-
22UST0 ML125WD WD3200BEVT-
22ZCT0 ML125
Capacity 
(MB)120000 160000...

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Transfer rate (KB/sec) Sustained:
Max 3.6Mbytes/secSustained:
Max 10.08Mbytes/sec
Buffer Memory 2MB
Interface SATA
Applicable disc format Applicable disc format
CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (multi-session), Video 
CD, Cd-Extra (CD+), CD-text
DVD: DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R (3.9GB, 4.7GB) DVD-R DL, 
DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW
CD:
CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT 
CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data
CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1 & 2) - Photo CD,...