Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- Aspire 3630 Series
- Disposal instructions
- First things first
- Contents
- Your Acer notebook tour
- Specifications
- Indicators
- Easy-launch buttons
- Touchpad
- Using the keyboard
- Ejecting the optical (CD or DVD) drive tray
- Using a computer security lock
- Audio
- Using the system utilities
- Frequently asked questions
- Arcade (for selected models)
- Taking your notebook PC with you
- Securing your computer
- Expanding through options
- Power management
- Acer eRecovery
- Troubleshooting
- Regulations and safety notices
- ENERGY STAR guidelines compliance
- FCC notice
- Modem notices
- Important safety instructions
- Laser compliance statement
- LCD pixel statement
- Macrovision copyright protection notice
- Radio device regulatory notice
- General
- European Union (EU)
- The FCC RF safety requirement
- Canada - Low-power license-exempt radio communication devices (RSS-210)
- Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity
- Declaration of Conformity for CE Marking
- Index

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Troubleshooting
This chapter shows you how to deal with common system problems.
Read it before calling a technician if a problem occurs. Solutions to more
serious problems require opening up the computer. Do not attempt to open
the computer yourself; contact your dealer or authorized service center
for assistance.
Troubleshooting tips
This notebook PC incorporates an advanced design that delivers onscreen error
message reports to help you solve problems.
If the system reports an error message or an error symptom occurs, see "Error
messages" below. If the problem cannot be resolved, contact your dealer. See
"Requesting service" on page 26.
Error messages
If you receive an error message, note the message and take the corrective
action. The following table lists the error messages in alphabetical order
together with the recommended course of action.
Error messages Corrective action
CMOS battery bad Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
CMOS checksum error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
Disk boot failure Insert a system (bootable) disk into the floppy drive
(A:), then press <Enter> to reboot.
Equipment
configuration error
Press <F2> (during POST) to enter the BIOS utility,
then press Exit in the BIOS utility to reboot.
Hard disk 0 error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
Hard disk 0 extended
type error
Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
I/O parity error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
Keyboard error or no
keyboard connected
Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
Keyboard interface
error
Contact your dealer or an authorized service center.
Memory size mismatch Press <F2> (during POST) to enter the BIOS utility,
then press Exit in the BIOS utility to reboot.