Acer Aspire 8935G User Manual

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7. Plug in AC, keeping the HW Gap shorted, and press Power Button to power on the system till BIOS POST
finish. Then remove the tool from the HW Gap.
8. Restart system. Press F2 key to enter BIOS Setup menu.
If there is no Password request, the BIOS Password has been successfully cleared. Otherwise, please follow
the steps and try again.
NOTE: The steps are only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and User Password).
BIOS Recovery by Crisis Disk
BIOS Recovery Boot Block:
BIOS Recovery Boot Block is a special block of BIOS. It is used to boot up the system with minimum BIOS
initialization. Users can enable this feature to restore the BIOS firmware to a successful one once the previous
BIOS flashing process failed.
BIOS Recovery Hotkey:
The system provides a function hotkey: Fn+Esc, for enable BIOS Recovery process when system is powered
on during BIOS POST. To use this function, it is strongly recommended to have the AC adapter and Battery
present. If this function is enabled, the system will force the BIOS to enter a special BIOS block, called Boot
Block.
Steps for BIOS Recovery by USB flash crisis disk:
Before doing this, prepare the Crisis USB key. The Crisis USB key could be made by executing the Crisis Disk
program in another system with Windows XP OS.
Follow the steps below:
1. Plug in the USB disk.
2. Launch the wincris.exe program to create a USB Crisis Disk. Click Start to initiate the process.
3. Select the Quick Format option to format the disk and click Start. Follow the instructions on the screen to
create the disk.
4. Copy the KAYF0X64.fd BIOS file into USB flash disk root directory.
NOTE: Do not place any other *.fd file in the USB flash disk root directory.
To use the Crisis USB key, do the following:
1. Plug USB storage into USB port.
2. Press Fn + ESC button then plug in AC power.
The Power button flashes orange once.
3. Press Power button to initiate system CRISIS mode.
When CRISIS is complete, the system auto restarts with a workable BIOS.
4. Update the latest version BIOS for this machine by regular BIOS flashing process.

Acer Aspire 8935G Specifications

General

Bus type	FSB
Stepping	M0
Tjunction	90 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	P7450
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor series	Intel Core 2 Duo P7000 Series
Processor socket	Socket 478
Processor codename	Penryn
Processing Die size	107 mm²
Processor frequency	2.13 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	1066 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	7.5
Number of Processing Die Transistors	410 M
Motherboard chipset	Intel® GM45 Express
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	500 GB
Compatible memory cards	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Number of HDDs installed	1
Display diagonal	18.4 \
Display brightness	220 cd/m²
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Display response rise/fall	8 ms
Type	PC
Wireless technology	Wi-Fi
Graphics card family	-
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Audio system	HD
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Trial software	McAfee Internet Security Suite, Microsoft Works 9.0 + Office 2007
Bundled software	Acer Arcade Deluxe + Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia, Acer InstantOn Arcade, Acer Bio-Protection, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Acer Backup Manager, Acer PowerSmart Manager, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer GameZone, Acer Video Conference Manager, Adobe Reader, NTI Media Maker, Microsoft Windows Live Essentials
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Product color	Black, Silver
AC adapter power	120 W
Battery performance	71 W
Pointing device	Touchpad
Battery capacity	4800 mAh
Processor ARK ID	36734

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	295 mm
Width	440 mm
Weight	4600 g
Height (rear)	43.8 mm
Height (front)	31 mm