Acer Aspire 7730 Series Service Guide

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ODD Failure
If the ODD fails, perform the following actions one at a time to correct the problem. Do not replace a non-
defective FRUs:
ODD Not Operating Correctly
If the ODD exhibits any of the following symptoms it may be faulty:
• Audio CDs do not play when loaded
• DVDs do not play when loaded
• Blank discs do not burn correctly
• DVD or CD play breaks up or jumps
• Optical drive not found or not active:
• Not shown in My Computer or the BIOS setup
• LED does not flash when the computer starts up
• The tray does not eject
• Access failure screen displays
• The ODD is noisy
Perform the following general solutions one at a time to correct the problem.
1. Reboot the computer and retry the operation.
2. Try an alternate disc.
3. Navigate to Start´ Computer. Check that the ODD device is displayed in the Devices with Removable
Storage panel.
4. Navigate to Start´ Control Panel´ System and Maintenance´ System´ Device Manager.

Acer Aspire 7730 Series Specifications

General

RAM	Up to 4 GB DDR2
Storage	Up to 320 GB HDD
LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Webcam	Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Card Reader	5-in-1 card reader
Ports	4 x USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, Headphone, Microphone
Screen Resolution	1440 x 900
Battery Life	Up to 2.5 hours
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Optical Drive	DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
Operating System	Windows Vista
Battery	6-cell Li-ion
Chipset	Mobile Intel PM45 Express
Wireless	802.11a/b/g/n
Screen Size	17 inches
Weight	3.6 kg