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Aspire 5541/5241 Series
Quick Guide
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Copyright © 2009. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Aspire 5541/5241 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 10/2009 Aspire 5541/5241 Series Notebook PC Model number: __________________________________ Serial number: ___________________________________ Date of purchase: ________________________________ Place of purchase: ________________________________
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3 First things first We would like to thank you for making an acer notebook your choice for meeting your mobile computing needs. Your guides To help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First off, the Just for Starters... poster helps you get started with setting up your computer. The Aspire Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to all models in the Aspire product series. It covers basic topics such as using the keyboard and audio, etc. Please under
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4 Your Acer notebook tour After setting up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... poster, let us show you around your new acer notebook. Top view # Icon Item Description 1 Acer Crystal Eye Web camera for video communication. webcam (only for certain models) 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. English
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English 5 # Icon Item Description 3 Touchpad toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off. Power button Turns the computer on and off. Wireless LAN Enables/disables the wireless LAN function. communication Indicates the status of wireless LAN button/indicator communication. 4 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output. 5 Keyboard For entering data into your computer. 6 Touchpad Touch-sensitive pointing device which functions like a computer mouse. 7 Click buttons The left
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6 Hotkey Icon Function Description + Speaker Turns the speakers on and off. toggle + < > Brightness up Increases the screen brightness. + < > Brightness Decreases the screen brightness. down + < > Volume up Increases the sound volume. + < > Volume down Decreases the sound volume. Closed front view # Item Description 1 1 Indicates the computer's power status. Power 1 Indicates the computer's battery status. Battery 1. Charging: The light shows amber when the batt
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English 7 Rear view # Item Description 1 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. Left view # Icon Item Description 1 DC-in jack Connects to an AC adapter. 2 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network. 3 External display (VGA) Connects to a display device (e.g., port external monitor, LCD projector). 4 USB 2.0 port Connect to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 Accepts inputs from external Microphone-in jack microphon
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8 Right view # Icon Item Description 1 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or DVDs. 2 Optical disk access Lights up when the optical drive is active. indicator 3 Optical drive eject Ejects the optical disk from the drive. button 4 Emergency eject Ejects the optical drive tray when the hole computer is turned off. Note: Insert a paper clip to the emergency eject hole to eject the optical drive tray when the computer is off. 5 Kensington lock slot Connects to a Kensington-compa
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English 9 Base view # Icon Item Description 1 Battery bay Houses the computer's battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery for removal. 3 Battery lock Locks the battery in position. 4 Hard disk bay Houses the computer's hard disk (secured with screws). 5 Memory compartment Houses the computer's main memory. 6 Ventilation slots and Enable the computer to stay cool, even cooling fan after prolonged use. Note: Do not cover or obstruct the opening of the fan.
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10 Specifications ® Operating • Genuine Windows 7 system ™ CPU/chipset •AMD Turion II dual-core processor* ™ •AMD Athlon 64 II dual-core processor* ™ •AMD Sempron processor* • AMD M880G Chipset System memory • Dual-channel support • Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules Display • 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 • 16:9 aspect ratio ™ Graphics • ATI Radeon HD 4570 Graphics* ™ • ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics* Storage • 2.5" hard disk drive subsystem • DVD-Super Mult
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English 11 ™ I/O interface • Multi-in-1 card reader (SD , MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD) • USB 2.0 ports • External display (VGA) port • Headphones/speaker/line-out jack • Microphone-in jack • Ethernet (RJ-45) port • DC-in jack for AC adapter Environment • Temperature: • Operating: 5 °C to 35 °C • Non-operating: -20 °C to 65 °C • Humidity (non-condensing): • Operating: 20% to 80% • Non-operating: 20% to 80% Note: * Only for certain models. Note: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The
