Does anyone know if I can use a usb to LAN cable on the ACER v5? I do not have my original combo cable.
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You can purchase one on Amazon, just do a search for Mini CP to VGA/LAN/USB and it will populate results. You can always contact Acer to purchase one as well, of course.
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I'm having the same problem. Acer says that if you add an adapter card, the onboard adapter is disabled. This is ridiculous. I have since bought a dual monitor invidia card and it won't show two monitors either. The Acer must be blocking it somehow. To boot, Acer's support sucks, It's going back where I bought it, right now.
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No you do not necessarily need to use both USB cables. If you want to use both, then you will need a short extension cable. But I I only use one cable on my netbook
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I understand your frustration. I get the message that three ports are blocked by firewalls. I've tried turning off the firewall, but it is still intermittent. Also, I've been able to connect to sites when the Acer is plugged in but not connect to the same site two minutes later when it is running on battery. This novice would appreciate any help. Any techies who speak in normal terms out there????Thanks.Williebugs
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If you were able to connect it directly, you probably don't need an adaptor. But I'm not Acer user. For my Nexus I needed an adaptor, because there was no place to connect it directly.Probably it's a good idea to contact the seller with this question. It doesn't sound right
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No, you can't. For whatever reason, Acer decided to use a proprietary power supply with a custom connector to the motherboard that's not commercially available. There's no way to plug in a normal power supply. This means the PCI-Express slot for video cards is pretty much useless unless you find a card that can run off of the built-in 300W power supply.
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Mr. Kinney,I "bastardized my Acer chromebook to work with Ubuntu OS, which I use exclusively. Never used it as originally intended. and have no issues with wireless. Sorry could not help - unless you are using it with Ubuntu. If you do decide to install ubuntu (on partitioned disk, you have to be VERY CAREFUL with it.
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Hi, I have a NUC model DC3217BY, with firewire and I have used the apple thunderbolt adapter with it. For it to work you will need latest Broadcom Ethernet NetXtreme Desktop/Mobile drivers. You can download them from station-drivers web site.This will give you gigabit networks speeds, way fasters transfer rates of the obtained with any USB 2.0 to Ethernet adapter.
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I don't know. I just work on my own computers and only then when there's a need. When I did my research it seemed that there were a lot of positive comments from people that had upgraded their ACER which would seem to be a good omen. I also think the newer your operating system, the better the chance that you'll pick up the drivers automatically. As I said, I installed into a computer running Windows 8 and the driver pulled up instantly (I did remove the Atheros wifi driver before loading the new card).
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I have a Sony Vaio Pro 13 with no ethernet jack. I purchased this and it was very easy to use and straight forward. I run Windows 8.1, and this adapter was completely plug-n-play. No need to download drivers or anything like that, Windows was able to install everything itself.It should work the same way on your Acer, as long as you're running Window 8 that came with your laptop. Although I suspect it will work great on Windows 7 too.Hope this helps!
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I have an Acer laptop with no modem running Windows 7 purchase the modem and had great results.Ieven use it on my Dell running Windows XP same result considering the price is well worth it.
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I always connect using a VGA cable however I saw in the owners manual that you can use a USB to connect a laptop
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If I were you, I would connect Directly cable. If you do you have the ability to connect directly then Purchase a DUAL Banned USB adapter or PCI card. I have the Netgear WNDA4100 USB gaming wireless adapter. It is works awesome, Have had no issues so far. You have more then the enough USB ports, it also comes with a Stand to not have it sticking out and getting damaged.. Good Luck. Amazon has one for 20.00 refurbished, but for the price it is worth it, I paid 60.00 at retail store. Good luck in your search.
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As long as you're going from micro to regular hdmi it will connect. Just make sure the device you are connecting to supports the screen resolution of the acer. My tablet is 1080p so if I connect it to a lesser device it doesn't display on the screen right (doesn't fit right and colors and picture are off)
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Not simultaneously - 2 USB cables are not for 2 computers, one of them is used as additional power source. AFAIK there are no USB devices, that can work with 2 computers at the same time.I am not sure, but maybe you can use any USB-to-Ethernet boxes to connect by net?
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Yes! It has the "old fashioned" VGA port. This is compatible with most of the budget-priced Acer monitors you can buy. An HDMI USB port is located directly below the video port. If you wish to use your HDMI monitor, you can connect it to a HDMI to micro HDMI adapter. At any rate, this is not a super powerful computer when it comes to intense graphics usage. But, yes you can use the original VGA connector (if that is what you have). Best wishes and good luck.
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Most plug-n-play accessories have preloaded drivers from the manufacturer, I would say that yes the E5 751P is supported. And if not the appropriate driver can be obtained from Acer. Just make sure you have two USB ports side by side, one for the power supply and one for the data transfer.