20 Most Recent Acer (AST135-U-S3100) PC Desktop Questions & Answers

Most games have an option to change the mouse sensitivity in the control options.

Oftentimes newer optical mice have a lower resolution that causes them to move very slowly in games.

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Your computer will be the coolest when there is nothing like dust preventing airflow through the Processor and Graphics Card Heatsinks.

Ensure that your computer is cleaned of all dust.

It is always a good idea to install as many fans as your computer chassis will allow.

Use the biggest you possibly can, 80mm or 120mm fans.

120mm fans are quieter and provide greater airflow.
Use whichever can be used in your computer.

You can install the fans yourself. Screw them to the computer chassis and then plug them into either your computer power supply, using a molex connector, or plug it into your computer mainboard. The plug will be labeled system fan header.

Remember the fan will always spin one way when on, so you need to position the fan, when screwing it to the computer chassis as either an air intake or exhaust.

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Go to www.crucial.com and run their SCAN MY COMPUTER option and it will tell you how much memory you currently have (and what type), how many empty slots you have, and exactly how much more memory you can add to your computer.

Good luck and please post back with how you make out.

Hello killajay_r, To get the drivers for your AST135 do the following:

1. Goto http://support.acer.com/us/en/drivers_download.aspx
2. Click Desktop under "Product Family"
3. Click Aspire under "Product Line"
4. Scroll down and select Aspire T135 under "Product Model"
5. Click the arrow next to VGA to download your file.

Post a reply if you have any further questions or please rate the solution if you found it helpful. Thanks! Edward

sounds like bad bearing or try blowing it out with compressed air. replace fan if that doesnt help.

If a fan does not work it is either broken or not being supplied power. if it is in the computer or on cpu it usually can be replaced with minimal costs. if it is in the power supply, the whole power supply may need replacing.
Regards..

you must have lost the power supply.

I suggest changing the fan itself.

get a SATA to IDE dongle. OR look on your Motherboard often they have BOTH, IDE & SATA.

If the computer case, or Processor fan is noisy, it is due to the bearings are bad. The bearings are worn, and this allows the fan hub beneath the fan blades, to rub.

(If you gently rock the fan by lifting up on one side, and there is a perceptible amount of play, the bearings are bad)
Suggest you replace it.

For a case fan, just measure the dimensions of the fan's outside case.
Measure the Height and Length, plus the Width, (Thickness).
Look at the connector on the end of the fan's cable.

Most fan sizes are shown in Millimeters. (mm) If you are not familiar with the metric system, you can go online, and use a free Millimeters to Inches Converter.

Examples:
1) 80mm = 3.14960 inches. Slightly over 3- 1/8th inches
2) 92mm = 3.62204 inches. Slightly under 3- 5/8ths inches
3) 120mm = 4.72440 inches. Slightly under 4- 3/4ths inches
4) 130mm = 5.11811 inches. Slightly under 5- 1/8th inches

See if it is a 2 pin connector, 3 pin connector, or 4 pin connector, on the end of the fan's cable.

(Fans operate on DC electricity. Just like the rest of the computer. DC is a Positive connection, and a Negative connection.

For a connector with 2 pins, that is all that is hooked up. Just power to the fan.

For a connector with 3 pins, the third pin is for the computer, to show what RPM's the fan is spinning at. {Revolutions per Minute}

For a connector with 4 pins, the fourth pin is a sensor connection.
The computer will speed up, or slow down the fan, according to what RPM is needed)

For a Processor fan the connection should be matched also.
When looking for a replacement Processor fan, it is the processor socket that the processor sits in, that you should look for.

You didn't state the full Model Number, such as AST135-US3104, or AST135-US3303, (It's on the back of the computer next to the Windows Product Key)
The two above models have an AMD Sempron processor.

They use a Socket 754.
(AMD Sempron 3100+, and AMD Sempron 3300+.
The AMD Sempron 3000+ that operates at 1.8Ghz, could be a Palermo Core that uses a Socket 754, or the model that uses a Socket 939)

Need help in finding a replacement computer case fan, or Processor fan? State so in an additional comment.

Open your cpu cabinet cover.
Then Refix RAM memory on mother board.
Remove pci cards from mother board if any.
Make sure motherboard is not ground with cabinet.
Reattach ATX power connector to motherboard.
Pull cmos cell from motherboard for 10 minutes then refix it .
Then it work again.
Let me know if you need further assistance.
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best thing is to reinstall the OS, or do a restore if u have such a feature active ....
Copying them manually should work though !

Check the quarter sized battery on the motherboard.

Use a program called Everest to identify the hardware in the machine. Google search the components individually.

Your Minolta camera uses file format, which is not recognized by PC and vice verse. When you insert, PC can't read it, and asks to format. But when it is formatted for PC, your camera can't read it. Try to format it in camera, if it's not possible, then get a new memory card and use USB cable to copy images.

Typically you take the two sides off. Take the two screws from each side of the DVD player (4 machine screws in all). Slide the player forward toward the front until you have enough space. You may have to disconnect the cables.

push button on cd reader on front tray opens put in recovery cd close tray turn off power count to 10 turn on power follow directions on screen

thats great. let me know if anything pops up.