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## Aspire

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Aspire 5100-3825 | 2006-12-18 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested | Untested: Hot keys |
Aspire 1501LMi | 2007-08-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | Untested: Sleep | Untested: Hot keys |
Aspire 5024 | 2006-05-23 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  | Suspend: Video and Wi-Fi problems
Aspire 7720 | 2009-02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | card reader: only SD cards seem to work; special keys (Acer Arcade, direct access to browser/mail) seem to not work; FireWire: untested. | Update BIOS to fix ACPI and wireless problems. Hibernation: still flaky (often hangs in the middle of restoring)
Aspire 5745(P)G | 2014-04-20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Install xf86-input-egalaxAUR for the P version touchscreen | Update to BIOS v1.15 to see battery informations.
Aspire E5-573 | 2015-12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |  |
Aspire 7730 | 2009-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Untested: HDMI Card reader | `options snd-hda-intel model=laptop` added to `/etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf` to get headphone output working Problem booting install CD Solved with `ln -sf /dev/sr0 /dev/archiso` at ramfs
Aspire 4935 | 2009-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | No: Audio "hot key"/"touch panel" |
Aspire 2920Z | 2009-02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | No: Blue e on the left |
Aspire 5735z | 2014-09-03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes |  |
Aspire E1-531 | 2016-07-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Aspire V3-371 | 2015-07-06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested |  | See #Flaky Secure Boot
Aspire V3-372 | 2016-09-29 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Set touchpad to basic in BIOS, then enable it with `Fn+F7`. | See #Flaky Secure Boot
Aspire V3-572G | 2017-09-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Suspend/resume + nvidia prop. drivers ("gpu has fallen off the bus"). Fix/workaround: append `rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1 acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2009"` to kernel parameters. Headphone microphone does not work. Fix: Create a file on /etc/modprobe.d inserting this `options snd_hda_intel model=dell-headset-multi,aspire-headset-mic`
Aspire F5-573G-7791 | 2016-12-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernation: Untested | Untested Webcam HDMI USB-C | See #Flaky Secure Boot. Reportedly fixed on firmware update 1.31.
Aspire E5-575G-5538 | 2017-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Hibernation: Untested |  | See #Flaky Secure Boot.
Aspire E5-553-T337 | 2018-08-07 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Aspire E5-422G-68PL | 2020-07-21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Disable "Advanced Features" for the Touchpad in BIOS to unlock more functions than with it on Windows. | Sleep & Hibernation issues when R5 GPU gets used in any way
Aspire 3 A315-41-R09T | 2019-03-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Add `ivrs_ioapic[4]=00:14.0 ivrs_ioapic[5]=00:00.2`: fixes erratic behavior and stuck at boot or shutdown. `noapic` during installation only is suggested.
Aspire 3 A315-51-524S | 2019-11-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Aspire 3 A315-53G-52A4 | 2019-11-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Aspire E5-476G | 2019-06-01 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested | Yes |  |
Aspire 5 A515-51G-5072 | 2020-06-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | If BIOS bootable USB detection is slow re/start the laptop again. Add `pci=noaer` to disable error messages for Wi-Fi Disable Wi-Fi power management if speed gets throttled on battery
Aspire 5 A515-56-5952 | 2022-11-09 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Disable VMD in BIOS to improve battery life and reach S0ix (use `Ctrl+S` to show hidden settings)
Aspire A514-53 | 2023-05-19 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Yes | Untested: Hibernate |  |
Aspire A515-45-R5SM | 2023-06-10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Fingerprint reader only seems to work occasionally

## AspireOne

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AspireOne D255e | 2011-04-27 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  |
Aspire One Cloudbook 11 | 2016-08 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested | HDMI: Untested | See #Flaky Secure Boot.

## Travelmate

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Travelmate 6292 | 2008-06-24 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested: Hot keys FireWire |
TravelMate 8371G (TM8371G-944G32n) | 2010-05 | Partial: iGPU only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint reader does not seem to have a driver | No fan control Suspend to RAM requires `i8042.reset=1`
TravelMate TimelineX 8473T | 2016-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested | Untested |  | Sound, sleep, wireless, brightness require configuration

## Nitro

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Nitro VN7-791G-74DL | 2016-01-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Fan control requires porting drivers from windows
Nitro VN7-792G-710p | 2016-10-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested: Webcam HDMI |
Nitro VN7-792G-751Y | 2016-12-01 | Partial* | Partial* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | *HDMI and Microphone do not work
Nitro VN7-572G | 2019-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Sound Recording: problem seems already reported See #Flaky Secure Boot.
Nitro AN515-43 | 2022-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Untested: HDMI | For fan control, use nbfc-linuxAUR
Nitro AN515-45 | 2022-09-06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested: HDMI | For better power optimization, use auto-cpufreqAUR. For fan control, use nbfc-linuxAUR with AN515-43 configuration. For switching between GPUs see PRIME#PRIME render offload.

## Predator

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Predator Helios 300, PH315-53 | 2021-07 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested |  |
Predator Helios 500, PH517-61 | 2022-09 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | ITE8987 SuperIO not supported: PWM Fan speed cannot be manually set Cannot read fan speed Cannot set RGB lighting for keyboard Cannot turn border lighting around trackpad on and off Predator quicklaunch keys does not function |

## Swift

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Swift 3 SF315-52-52YN | 2020-09-05 | Yes | Yes* | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | *See Acer Swift 5#Kernel modules parameters
Swift 5 SF515-51T | 2019-06-01 | Yes | Yes* | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | *See Acer Swift 5#Kernel modules parameters

## Enduro

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Enduro N3 EN314-51W-55LW | 2021-08-28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested: SD Card Reader VGA HDMI USB-C DisplayPort RS232 Smart Card Reader Fingerprint Reader | *See #Flaky Secure Boot and #Switching NVMe mode to AHCI

## Troubleshooting

### Flaky Secure Boot

Some models have a peculiar Secure Boot implementation which requires the following workaround to boot successfully the installation medium:

1. To start on a clean slate, clear trusted bootloaders within the Secure Boot settings
2. Save, reboot, return to UEFI
3. Add the bootloader as a trusted UEFI file
   1. To add a file as a trusted bootloader, you may have to set a supervisor password: do not lose it
4. Save, reboot, return to UEFI
5. Disables Secure Boot
6. The bootloader should now appear in the list even if Secure Boot is disabled

You may have to repeat these steps every firmware update.

### Aspire 3 A315-56 internal storage not showing up

This article or section is a candidate for moving to Acer Aspire 3 A315-56.

Notes: This is getting long enough to warrant a dedicated page, if anyone with this laptop and enough time can make it while following Help:Laptop page guidelines? (Discuss in Talk:Laptop/Acer)

The firmware has a bug where you cannot see the internal SATA storage after first booting up. At boot, the bootloader can see the internal storage but the initial ramdisk is unable to see it due to this bug.

The only known solution to this is suspending and waking it up.

Add an early custom hook to put the laptop to sleep before the step to mount the filesystems:

    /etc/initcpio/install/suspend-to-ram

    #!/bin/bash
    build() {
            add_binary date
            add_runscript
    }
    help() {
            echo "Suspend to RAM before filesystems get mounted so the initial ramdisk can see the internal storage"
    }

    /etc/initcpio/hooks/suspend-to-ram

    #!/bin/bash
    run_hook() {
            FILE='/sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm'
            EPOCH_TIME="$(date '+%s')"
            if ! echo 0 > "$FILE"; then
                    reboot -f
            elif ! echo "$((EPOCH_TIME + 2))" > "$FILE"; then
                    reboot -f
            elif ! echo mem > /sys/power/state; then
                    reboot -f
            fi
    }

This custom hook will reset the RTC alarm clock and set an alarm 2 seconds into the future for device wake-up, so you do not have to manually wake-up the laptop.

Add it the mkinitcpio HOOKS:

    /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

    ...
    HOOKS=(base udev autodetect modconf block filesystems suspend-to-ram keyboard fsck)
    ...

Finally regenerate the initramfs.

Warning: If you are using a Solid State Drive as your internal storage, after waking up from sleep, your SSD will most likely have changed its security state from "SEC2" to "SEC1". This will leave your SSD vulnerable to any ATA SECURE ERASE commands, with anyone with root access being able to issue the aforementioned command and irrecoverably destroy all data on the SSD.

It is therefore highly recommended to issue an ATA SECURITY FREEZE LOCK command immediately after waking up, add `add_binary hdparm` to the `build()` function of the install hook and place the following commands at the end of the above `run_hook()` function of the runtime hook:

    sleep 1s
    hdparm --security-freeze /dev/disk/by-id/ata-name-of-disk

Tip: Using this solution, when waking up from sleep, you cannot see the rest of the boot process until you reach the login screen, so consider adding `rd.debug rd.log=file` to your kernel parameters so you can see the boot messages from the initial ramdisk in `/run/initramfs/init.log`.

### Switching NVMe mode to AHCI

Linux does not support Optane with RAID NVMe mode which is default on some devices. The workaround is to swich NVMe mode to AHCI.

One can switch the mode on the Main tab of BIOS setup. This option is hidden by default and unavailable until Supervisor password set.

Warning: It is hard to reset Supervisor password if forgotten. Memorize it and write it down somewhere.

To set Supervisor password:

1. Enter BIOS setup by pressing `F2` on boot-up.
2. Navigate to Security tab.
3. Select Set Supervisor Password option.
4. Enter the new password.
5. Exit BIOS setup saving changes.

To change NVMe mode (might not be possible until Supervisor password set):

1. Enter BIOS setup by pressing `F2` on boot-up.
2. Enter Supervisor password.
3. Navigate to Main tab.
4. Hit `Ctrl+s`. Option SATA mode will appear.
5. Set SATA Mode to AHCI.
6. Exit BIOS setup saving settings.

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