Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 User Manual

158 Chapter 5: Jumper and connector locations
Clearing password check and BIOS recovery
This section provides you with the standard operating procedures of clearing password and BIOS
recovery for Travelmate 7730/7730G. The system board has one Hardware Open Gap for clearing
the password check, and one Hotkey for enabling BIOS recovery.
Clearing the password check
Hardware Open Gap Description:
Locating the hardware gap on the system board
Gap name in Travelmate 7730/7730G is G71
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
If users set the BIOS password (Supervisor password and/or User password) for a security reason,
BIOS will ask the password during system POST or when the system enters the BIOS Setup Utility.
To bypass the password check, users need to short the hardware gap to clear the password.
To clear the BIOS password:
1 Disconnect the power adapter and remove the battery from the notebook.
2 Turn off the notebook and remove hard disk drive. <Athena: both hard drives?>
For more information, see “Replacing the primary hard drive” on page 64 and
“Replacing the secondary hard drive” on page 73.
3 Open the <Athena: which cover?> cover of the machine.
4 Locate the hardware gap. <Athena: can you help me find it on the system board?
Richard: Need to shoot new pic once we know where the gap is.>
5 Use the blade of a flat screwdriver to short the two points of the gap.
Hardware Default Setting Operation Description
Gap Open (Normal) Short (Clearing Password Check)

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