Acer Predator Helios 700 User Manual

Table of contents - 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
First things first 6
Your guides ................................................... 6
Basic care and tips for using your
computer .......................................................... 7
Turning your computer off ...................... 7
Taking care of your computer................ 7
Taking care of your AC adapter........... 8
Cleaning and servicing ............................... 8
Your Predator notebook tour 9
Screen view ................................................... 9
Keyboard view (Closed)........................ 10
WASD Settings ............................................. 11
Keyboard view (Open) ........................... 12
Right view .................................................... 13
USB Type-C information........................ 13
USB 3.1 Gen 2 information ................... 14
Left view........................................................ 14
Rear view ...................................................... 15
Base view...................................................... 16
Using the HyperDrift keyboard 17
Slide out the HyperDrift keyboard 17
Lock keys...................................................... 18
Hotkeys.......................................................... 18
Windows keys ............................................ 19
Using the Precision Touchpad 20
Touchpad gestures ................................ 20
Changing touchpad settings............. 22
Recovery 24
Creating a factory default backup 24
Backing up your wireless and LAN
drivers............................................................ 26
Restoring your computer.................... 27
Reset this PC and keep my files........ 27
Reset this PC and remove everything 28
Using a Bluetooth connection 31
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth.. 31
Enable Bluetooth and add a device . 31
Connecting to the Internet 34
Connecting to a wireless network. 34
Connecting to a wireless LAN............ 34
Connecting with a cable ....................... 37
Built-in network feature ......................... 37
Connecting to a cellular network.... 37
PredatorSense 38
The PredatorSense main screen... 38
PredatorSense and Acer
TrueHarmonyTM settings .................... 39
WASD Settings ........................................... 40
PredatorSense Mobile App................... 41
Adjusting the keyboard backlight. 43
Dynamic lighting......................................... 43
Heat Pipe lighting ...................................... 44
Touchpad lighting ...................................... 44
Overclocking .............................................. 45
Adjusting the hotkeys.......................... 46
Assign an action to a hotkey ............... 47
Record a macro............................................ 47
Creating profiles...................................... 48
Fan control ................................................. 49
Monitoring................................................... 50
Sync game settings............................... 50
App Center................................................... 52
App Management..................................... 52
Bluelight Shield 54
Securing your computer 56
Using a computer security lock ..... 56
Using passwords..................................... 56
Entering passwords................................... 57
BIOS utility 58
Boot sequence.......................................... 58
Setting passwords ................................. 58
Power management 59
Saving power............................................. 59
Battery pack 61
Battery characteristics ........................ 61
Charging the battery ................................ 61
Optimizing battery life ............................ 62
Checking the battery level ................... 63
Battery-low warning................................ 63
Traveling with your computer 64
Disconnecting from the desktop ... 64
Moving around ......................................... 64
Preparing the computer ........................ 64
What to bring to meetings ................... 65
Taking the computer home ............... 65
Preparing the computer ........................ 65
What to take with you ............................ 66
Special considerations ............................ 66
Setting up a home office ....................... 66
Traveling with the computer............. 67
Preparing the computer ......................... 67
What to take with you ............................. 67
Special considerations ............................. 67
Traveling internationally .................... 68
Preparing the computer ........................ 68
What to bring with you .......................... 68

Acer Predator Helios 700 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Market positioning	Gaming
LED backlight	Yes
Display diagonal	17.3 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cores	6
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor socket	BGA 1440
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Coffee Lake
Processor frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	35 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	4.5 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory slots	4x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
HDD capacity	1000 GB
SSD capacity	256 GB
SSD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD+SSD
Total SSDs capacity	512 GB
Total storage capacity	1512 GB
Number of HDDs installed	1
Number of SSDs installed	2
On-board graphics card ID	0x3E9B
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Discrete graphics card memory	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR6
On-board graphics card family	Intel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Antenna type	-
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth version	5.0
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000, 2500 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	3
Pointing device	Touchpad
Battery capacity	4670 mAh
Battery life (max)	3 h
Number of battery cells	4
AC adapter power	330 W
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM370
Processor ARK ID	191045
Processor package size	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	299 mm
Width	430 mm
Height	41.7 mm
Weight	4900 g