Drivers: Acer Aspire M3-481 Legacy

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The necessary inputs are available on all three notebooks.

This is realized via a breakout cable that can Acer Aspire M3-481 Legacy plugged in. Such a solution would have been desirable for the M3 as well, since in business one still uses a lot of projectors with VGA input.

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The majority of the ports of the M3 are positioned at its backside. Hence, there cannot be any disturbing cables to the left and right of the device, with the exception of an optional audio cable.

Charger Plug, 2x USB 3. The front side houses the power button. Accessories A short manual as well as warranty information is included in the box. Moreover, the notebook ships with a Windows driver DVD. Alternatively, one can also download the drivers from the Acer Aspire M3-481 Legacy website.

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Most of the components work right after installation, including the function keys e. One can get the card reader to work in a simple manner by putting in a memory card, and then starting Ubuntu. The device is recognized and set up.

For the other two problems there are solutions provided in the forum of Notebooksbilliger. Both solutions succeeded on our test device.

However, the solution to activate the touchpad can only be used after a system update is performed. We recommend the installation of the tool Synaptik found on the Ubuntu software center.

The touchpad can be configured well with this tool. If you are not familiar with the Ubuntu shortcuts, then you should connect a USB mouse until you get the touchpad to work in Ubuntu.

Product support

If you want to have access to the hardware, you have to open the device. This is not very complicated though.

First, one removes all the screws from the bottom of the device. Second, the notebook is put back onto its Acer Aspire M3-481 Legacy feet. In order to separate the top from the bottom side a putty knife available in supply stores comes in very handy.

With this method there are not going to be any bruises on the case. Afterwards, the lid can be opened completely and the top can be lifted carefully. These have to be detached.

The fan could also be removed for cleaning. However, this statement is wrong. We exchanged the RAM module for a four-Gigabyte module and the notebook worked without any problems.