Acer Aspire 5 User Manual

22 - Using the Precision Touchpad
The precision touchpad includes added technology features that help
recognize and prevent unintentional gestures such as accidental taps,
gestures, and pointer movement.
Three-finger press
Lightly tap the touchpad with three fingers to open the
Search Windows.
Three-finger swipe
Swipe across the touchpad with three fingers.
• Swipe up to open Task View. Move the cursor over a
window and tap the touchpad to select that window, or
swipe downwards to exit Task View.
• Swipe down to minimize all open windows and show
Desktop; swipe upwards to restore the minimized
windows.
• Swipe left or right to switch between open windows.
Four-finger press
Lightly tap the touchpad with four fingers to open the
Action Center.
Four-finger swipe
Swipe across the touchpad with four fingers.
• Swipe up to open T
ask View. Move the cursor over a
window and tap the touchpad to select that window, or
swipe downwards to exit Task View.
• Swipe down to minimize all open windows and show
Desktop; swipe upwards to restore the minimized
windows.
Note
The touchpad is sensitive to finger movement; the lighter the touch, the better
the response. Please keep the touchpad and your fingers dry and clean.

Acer Aspire 5 Specifications

General

Bus type	OPI
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i3-8145U
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor socket	BGA 1528
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Whiskey Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	2.1 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	10 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.3 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11ad, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller model	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Mobile network connection	No
Battery capacity	3320 mAh
Battery life (max)	7 h
Pointing device	Touchpad
Storage media	SSD
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD
Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
AC adapter power	65 W
Display diagonal	15.6 \
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Operating system installed	Linux
Processor ARK ID	149090
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	46x24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
On-board graphics card ID	0x3EA0
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	247.5 mm
Width	363.4 mm
Height	17.95 mm
Weight	1800 g