Acer 7220, 7520 System Specifications

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Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many features:

Operating system

qWindows® VistaTM Ultimate

qWindows® VistaTM Home Premium

qWindows® VistaTM Home Basic

qWindows® VistaTM Starter

Platform and memory

qAMD Better By Design program, featuring:

• AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology TL-66 / TL-64 / TL-60 / TL-56 / TL-52 (1 MB L2

cache, 2.3 GHz / 2.2 GHz / 2.0 GHz / 1.8 GHz / 1.6 GHz GHz, supporting AMD HyperTransport®

technology (for selected models)

• Mobile AMD Sempron™ 3500+/3600+/3800+ (1.8/ 2.0/2.2 GHz, 512/256/256KB L2 cache),

supporting AMD HyperTransport® technology (for selected models)

• NVIDIA nForce® 630M chipset

qAcer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® solution, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless

technology

qUp to 2GB of DDR2 533/677 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4GB using two soDIMM modules

(dual-channel support)

Display and graphics

q17" WXGA + high-brightness (200-nits) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1440 x 900 pixel resolution,

supporting simultaneous multiwindow viewing via Acer GridVista™

qNVIDIA GeForce® 8400M GS/GE with up to 1024MB of Turbocache™ (256MB of dedicated

GDDR2 VRAM, up to 768MB of share system memory), supporting NVIDIA® PureVideo™

technology (WMV HD, High Definition MPEG-2 Hardware Acceleration), Microsoft DirectX 9 and

DirectX 10, OpenEXR High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, and PCI Express® (for selected

models)

qNVIDIA GeForce® 7000M with up to 896MB of Turbocache™ (256MB of dedicated system

memory, up to 640MB of share system memory), Microsoft DirectX 9 and PCI Express (for

selected models)

qDual independent display support

q16.7 million colors (for selected models)

qMPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability (acceleration) / (full decode) (for selected models)

qWMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) support (acceleration) / (full decode) (for selected models)

qS-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support

qDVI-D (true digital video interface) with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support

(for selected models)

qAcer Arcade™ featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies

Storage subsystem

qOne or two 80/120/160/250 GB or larger hard disk drives

System Specifications

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Contents

Main Page Copyright Disclaimer Conventions Preface Page System Specifications Chapter 1 Features Operating system Platform and memory Audio Input devices Communication Dimensions and weight Power subsystem I/O Ports Options and accessories Software Environment System compliance Warra nty Page Board Layout Top View Bottom View 8Chapter 1 Your Acer Notebook Tour After knowing your computer features, let us show you around your new Aspire computer. Front View Closed Front View Chapter 1 9 10 Chapter 1 Left View Chapter 1 11 Right View Rear view Base view Indicators Easy-Launch Buttons Touchpad Basics Using the Keyboard Lock Keys and embedded numeric keypad Windows Keys 16 Chapter 1 Hot Keys Special Key The Euro symbol Page Acer Empowering Technology Empowering Technology password Acer eNet Management Acer ePower Management Page Page Acer ePresentation Management Acer eDataSecurity Management Page Acer eLock Management Acer eRecovery Management Acer eSettings Management 1 23 3 Using the System Utilities Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) Launch Manager 32 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor CPU Fan True Value Table BIOS Second Level Cache Chapter 1 33 System Memory Memory Combinations Second Level Cache 34 Chapter 1 LAN Interface Modem Interface Chapter 1 35 Bluetooth Interface Wireless Module 802.11a/b/g/n Hard Disk Drive Interface 36 Chapter 1 DVD-Dual Interface Audio Interface Hard Disk Drive Interface Page 38 Chapter 1 USB Port PCMCIA Port System Board Major Chips Chapter 1 39 Battery LCD 15.4 inch 40 Chapter 1 LCD Inverter AC Adapter System Power Management LCD 15.4 inch BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 2 System Utilities Navigating the BIOS Utility AS7220 Model BIOS Screens Information 44 Chapter 2 The table below describes the parameters in this screen. . Main Information Main Page Advanced Advanced Security Main Advanced Boot Exit Security Setting a Password Removing a Password Changing a Password Page Boot Boot Exit Boot Exit AS7250/G Model BIOS Screens Information Chapter 2 55 The table below describes the parameters in this screen. . Main Information Main Page Security Main Advanced Boot Exit Security Setting a Password Removing a Password Changing a Password Page Boot Exit Page Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement Page Chapter 3 59 Disassembly Procedure Flowchart 60 Chapter 3 Screw List Page Page Page Page Removing the Keyboard and LCD Module Disassembling the Main Unit Separate the Main Unit Into the Upper and the Lower Case Assembly Disassembling the Lower Case Assembly Page Page Page Disassembling the LCD Module Page Page Page Troubleshooting Chapter 4 System Check Procedures External Diskette Drive Check External CD-ROM Drive Check Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check Memory check Power System Check Check the Power Adapter Check the Battery Pack Touchpad Check Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message Chapter 4 81 Index of Error Messages Error Code List 82 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 83 84 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes Chapter 4 85 86 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 87 88 Chapter 4 Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Indicator-Related Symptoms Power-Related Symptoms Chapter 4 89 PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Memory-Related Symptoms Speaker-Related Symptoms Power Management-Related Symptoms 90 Chapter 4 Peripheral-Related Symptoms Keyboard/Touchpad-Related Symptoms Modem-Related Symptoms Power Management-Related Symptoms Page Undetermined Problems Jumper and Connector Locations Chapter 5 Top View Bottom View FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 NOTE: Aspire 7520/7220 FRU List