What are some battery packs with USB-C ports that can power up/charge an Acer...
I am upgrading my USB battery packs, and would like to be able to charge or provide some power to at least one Spin 7, along with other USB devices. I understand that I won't be able to do a full...
View ArticlePower still on after shutdown
Hi guys,I have an Aspire S7 392. For the last month when I shut down my laptop the blue light indicating power stays on even though the keyboard and the screen shuts down. I assumed that everything was...
View ArticleRe: Help: Drivers for Swift 3 SF314-51 on Windows 7 64bits ??
This is a deal killer for me - I was about to buy a Swift 3. But I need to run Windows 7 (64 bit) and I also want to be able to run Linux 64 bit. One of the historical advantages of Acer has been their...
View ArticleRe: Does Spin 5 or 7 support Linux Mint single boot (NO Windows 10) with...
Swift 3, relased about the same time, does not, according to multiple web reports. I can find no one reporting success with Linux 64 (lots of distributions tried) and while Linux 32 can be installed,...
View ArticleRe: Does Spin 5 or 7 support Linux Mint single boot (NO Windows 10) with...
Thank you Owafo for your detailed response. I ended up buying four Spin 7 yesterday on sale at Costco for just $899 each. I had read the first link, and I just sent an email to Insyde vigorously...
View ArticleRestoring an Aspire S3-391
So I have an Acer S3-391 that I am trying to set up for my mother. When I originally got the machine I successfully created restore media onto a USB stick and installed Linux onto the machine....
View ArticleHi,I have R3-131T with 32Gb SSD. Windows 10 takes 20Gb. How can I reduce it?
I have ACER r3-131T with 32Gb SSD. WIndows 10 now occupies 20Gb ! So I am short of space and updates will not download. I have an external HDD with a recovery image. Question: How can I reduce the size...
View ArticleRe: Hi,I have R3-131T with 32Gb SSD. Windows 10 takes 20Gb. How can I reduce it?
Have you performed a Disk Cleanup ? (File Exporer>right click on the (C: ) drive> select Disk Cleanup. When initial pass completes select Clean up system files. When done scroll through the...
View ArticleRe: Acer Swift 3 USB Type C Charging
Will it support charging itself through its USB type-C port when connecting to a USB-C dock ? (with one external monitor, ethernet network, usb devices connected to the dock).(like this one...
View ArticleI have an Aspire R!4 laptop and when I type the screen flashes black
I have an Aspire R14 lapto and don't know what to do. When I type the screen flashes black non-stop.
View ArticleRe: Acer Converter Cable (Mini CP to VGA, LAN, USB) not working on Aspire R7...
Sorry this happening. Can you provide the first 10 characters of the serial number so we can check on this issue?
View ArticleRe: How to increase Aspire R5-471T graphic memory?
The video memory is dynamically controlled. Unfortunately there isn't a way to manually dedicate a certain amount of vram to play certain games. It may be that the system just doesn't have enought...
View ArticleRe: hello i'm french can you help me to open my dvd drawer to my Acer Aspire...
Hi i have just got an Acer Aspire ES 15 ES1 533 C1D8 is that also a dummy as i wanted to play football manager AND CANT OPEN IT if it is can i get a portable drive to play CD Games ETC thanks
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Aspire R5-571T (R15) Hardware help
I was looking for hardware information on this convertible. I was wondering if someone who owns it could help me out by using HWINFO or Speccy and posting a screenshot of what it shows when you click...
View ArticleRe: hello i'm french can you help me to open my dvd drawer to my Acer Aspire...
Acccording to my notes, that model has no optical drive ("Pas de lecteur optique"). That said any good external USB DVD or BluRay unit should work. I have a LG BP40N from 2013 that works well for me.
View ArticleAspire R3-131T
My laptop freezes when i change from balance or high performance to power saving mode. Its unresponsive until it ran out battery charge. I have tried ctrl+alt+del to get into task manager but its still...
View ArticleAspire R3-131T bios 1.15 update
My laptop is currently version 1.13 bios. Should i update it to bios 1.15 kbc update?
View ArticleRe: How do I use my webcam? I have an Aspire R5-571T
To use the webcam type the word camera in the search field from the Windows 10 desktop. You will see Camera Trusted Windows store app on the left; click on this. Then a blue window will appear- if...
View ArticleRe: R13 R7-372T: Can it charge via USB-C batterypack?
The R7-372T supports charging via the USB-C. The power requirements for charging the notebook via this port is 19.5V 2.25A. Unfortunately Acer has not tested a battery pack and while we cannot tell you...
View ArticleRe: Aspire S5 fan noise
I have new Aspire S5 just use it for 3 months. I start hear the fan very noise. Does anyone know how to fix it without sending back to seller? your support is hihgly apprecaited.
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