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Aspire 5515 Quick Guide - EN - Page 3
... on
Start, All Programs, AcerSystem.
2 Click on AcerSystem User Guide.
Note: Viewing the file requires Adobe Reader. If Adobe Reader is not installed on your computer, clicking on AcerSystem User Guide will run the Adobe Reader setup program first. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For instructions on how to use Adobe Reader, access the Help and Support menu.
Aspire 5515 Quick Guide - EN - Page 10
...* WLAN: IEEE 802.11b/g LAN: Fast Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
358 (W) x 269 (D) x 29.8/33.8(H) mm (14.1 x 10.6 x 1.17/1.33 inches) 2.8 kg (6.18 lbs.) with 6 cell battery pack
BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords Kensington lock slot
ACPI 3.0 48.8 W 4400 mAh 3-pin 65 W AC adapter
88-/89-key keyboard Touchpad pointing device
USB 2.0 port External display (VGA) port Headphones/speaker/line-out jack...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 1
Aspire 5515 Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 2
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5515 service guide.
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Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 3
... in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 4
... this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT
Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.
Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 7
... numeric keypad 11 Windows Keys 12 Hot Keys 13 Special Key 14 Using the System Utilities 15 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible 15 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 16
System Utilities
21
BIOS Setup Utility 21 Navigating the BIOS Utility 21 Information 22 Main 23 Advanced 24 Security 26 Power 29 Boot 30 Exit 31
BIOS Flash Utilities 32 DOS...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 33
... the speed of the CPU. This field shows the model name of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field displays the serial number of HDD installed on primary IDE master. This field shows the model name of the Optical device installed in the system. Displays system BIOS version. This field displays the VGA firmware version of the system. This field displays the serial number of this...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 43
...; New versions of system programs • New features or options • Restore a BIOS when it becomes corrupted.
Use the Phlash utility to update the system BIOS flash ROM. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you should create a Crisis Recovery
Diskette before you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: Do not install memory-related drivers (XMS, EMS...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 50
Using DMITools
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) Tool copies BIOS information to eeprom to be used in the DMI pool for hardware management. When the BIOS displays Verifying DMI pool data it is checking the table correlates with the hardware before sending to the operating system (Windows, etc.). To update the DMI Pool, perform the following steps: 1. Boot...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 131
... power management settings in the BIOS to ensure they are not the cause of the problem (see
"Power" on page 29). 6. Remove all external and non-essential hardware connected to the computer that are not necessary to
boot the computer to the failure point. 7. Remove any recently installed software. 8. If the Issue is still not resolved, see "Online Support...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 133
... battery. 2. Run a complete virus scan using up-to-date software to ensure the computer is virus free. 3. If the computer is experiencing HDD or ODD BIOS information loss, disconnect and reconnect the power
and data cables between devices. If the BIOS settings are still lost, replace the cables. 4. If HDD information is missing from the BIOS, the drive may be defective and should...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 136
... to determine that: • The device is properly installed. • There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation marks. • There are no device conflicts. • No hardware is listed under Other Devices.
3. Roll back the audio driver to the previous version, if updated recently. 4. Remove and reinstall the audio driver. 5. Ensure that all volume controls are set mid range:
a. Click the...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 138
...prompted, press any key to start to the operating system DVD. c. The Install Windows screen displays. Click Next. d. Select Repair your computer. e. The System Recovery Options screen displays. Click Next. f. Select the appropriate operating system, and click Next. NOTE: Click Load Drivers if controller drives are required. g. Select Startup Repair. h. Startup Repair attempts to locate and resolve...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 140
... click Enable.
b. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives. If the device displays a down arrow, right-click on the device and click Enable.
c. Check that there are no yellow exclamation marks against the items in lDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. If a device has an exclamation mark, right-click on the device and uninstall and reinstall the driver.
d. Check that there are no...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 143
... the Event Viewer to check the events log for errors. For more information see Windows Help and
Support. 10. Roll back the mouse driver to the previous version if updated recently. 11. Remove and reinstall the mouse driver. 12. Check the Device Manager to determine that:
• The device is properly installed. There are no red Xs or yellow exclamation...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 145
... any problems are found, replace the FRU. 3. Remove or disconnect all of the following devices:
• Non-Acer devices • Printer, mouse, and other external devices • Battery pack • Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD-ROM/Diskette drive Module • PC Cards 4. Power-on the computer. 5. Determine if the problem has changed. 6. If the problem does not recur, reconnect the...
Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 153
... with Windows XP OS. Follow the steps below: 1. Save ROM file (file name: JAL90x64.fd) to the root directory of USB storage. 2. Plug USB storage into USB port. 3. Press Fn + ESC button then plug in AC.
The Power button flashes once. 4. Press Power button to initiate system CRISIS mode.
When CRISIS is complete, the system auto restarts with a workable BIOS. 5. Update the latest version BIOS...
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... then press the Power button.
The system powers on and the Crisis BIOS Recovery process begins. BIOS Boot Block begins restoring the BIOS code from the Crisis floppy disk to BIOS ROM on the failed systems. When the Crisis flash process is finished, the system restarts with a workable BIOS. Update to the latest version BIOS for the system using the regular BIOS flashing process.
Chapter 5
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Acer Aspire 5515 Notebook Service Guide - Page 174
... directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including:
• Service guides for all models • User's manuals • Training materials • Bios updates • Software utilities •...