Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 User Manual

150 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
Devices
The system doesn't hibernate and emits
four short beeps every minute.
• Press Fn+
o and see if the notebook enters hibernation
mode.
• Test or replace the touchpad.
• Test or replace the keyboard.
• Check the hard disk connection to the system board.
• Test or replace the hard disk drive.
• Test or replace the system board.
The notebook doesn’t enter standby
mode after closing the LCD.
• <
Athena: Why are they looking at a spec?> See “Save
to Disk (S4)” on page 33.
• Test or replace the system board.
The system doesn't resume from
hibernation mode.
• <
Athena: Why are they looking at a spec?> See “Save
to Disk (S4)” on page 33.
• Check the hard disk connection to the system board.
• Test or replace the hard disk drive.
• Test or replace the system board.
The system doesn't resume from standby
mode after opening the LCD.
• <
Athena: Why are they looking at a spec?> See “Save
to Disk (S4)” on page 33.
• Test or replace the system board.
The battery fuel gauge in Windows
doesn’t go higher than 90%.
• Remove the battery pack and let it cool for two hours.
• Refresh the battery (use only battery power until the
notebook turns off, then charge the battery).
• Test or replace the battery pack.
• Test or replace the system board.
The system hangs intermittently. • Reconnect the hard disk drive and optical drive.
• Check the hard disk connection to the system board.
• Test or replace the system board.
Symptom / Error Action in Sequence
System configuration does not match the
installed devices.
• Run “Load Setup Defaults” using the BIOS Setup
Utility, then reboot the notebook.
• Reconnect the hard disk drive and optical drive.
The external display does not work
correctly.
• Press Fn+F5 repeatedly to switch between LCD,
external display, and both displays.
• Test or replace the system board.
USB does not work correctly. • Test or replace the ExpressCard assembly. See
“Replacing the ExpressCard (NewCard) assembly” on
page 112.
• Test or replace the system board.
Printer problems. • Run the printer self-test.
• Reinstall the printer driver.
• Test or replace the printer cable.
• Test or replace the printer.
• Test or replace the system board.
Serial or parallel port device problems. • Reinstall the device driver.
• Test or replace the device cable.
• Test or replace the device.
• Test or replace the system board.
Symptom / Error Action in Sequence

Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 Specifications

General

Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	2 MB
Processor cores	2
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor socket	Socket 478
Processor codename	Penryn
Processing Die size	107 mm²
Processor frequency	2.1 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor operating modes	32-bit, 64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
Number of Processing Die Transistors	410 M
Motherboard chipset	Intel® GM45 Express
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	320 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Display diagonal	17 \
Display resolution	1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Contrast ratio (typical)	400:1
Type	PC
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11n
Graphics card family	AMD
Internal memory	3 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 3470
Maximum graphics card memory	1.024 GB
Discrete graphics card memory	0.512 GB
Video capturing speed	30 fps
Front camera resolution (numeric)	0.3 MP
Networking type	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking features	10/100/1000 MBit/s
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Optional operating system supplied	Windows XP Professional
Battery life (max)	2.5 h
Number of battery cells	6
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS
Pointing device	Touchpad
Processor ARK ID	42841

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	286 mm
Width	396 mm
Height	35.2 mm
Weight	3400 g