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Tutorial on Acer Drivers Website

Acer is a popular manufacturer in today's computer industry, and their products have gained acclaim around the world. Millions of people from different countries are owners of their hardware, which is focused mostly on the production of complete laptop and desktop computers rather than individual components. They are also responsible for producing a line of server configurations, as well as various display options such as flat panel monitors and digital projector equipment.

Locating the drivers on their website is a fairly straightforward process, though their locations may not be immediately obvious. When one visits the official website of this hardware manufacturer (www.acer.com), they will be presented first with a long list of countries which span the globe. As Acer is responsible for providing their products to so many markets, the user must first select theirs so that they will be presented with information relevant to their geographic location. Clicking the bubble which corresponds to yours, then pressing the "Go" button near the bottom of the page will take you where you need to go. Regardless of the location you choose, although the products displayed may change, the layout is standardized so these directions will still apply.


After arriving at the following page, take note of the navigation toolbar near its very top. There are a few options available; the first is a house icon which takes you to your country's main page, the second is entitled "Products" which will move you to a page displaying every product available in the country previously selected, the third is entitled "Service & Support," and the last is labeled "Where to buy." The "Products" page may be useful to you if you are unsure of the model name or number of the product for which you are attempting to locate drivers. To go straight to the drivers themselves, click "Service & Support."

On this page you'll find a listing of entries related to technical support and drivers. Links to the various destinations in this field can be found both on the left hand side in a neatly arranged column, as well as in the center of the page where each entry is accompanied by a brief description of its purpose. Obviously, the one we want here is the "Driver Download" section. Find that link and click it to move on to the next page. Once you've done that, a new dialogue will appear which asks which "product family" or class of devices the product for which you are attempting to obtain drivers belongs to. Click on the appropriate class and you will be presented with all of the product lines offered in your location for the class you have selected. Once selected, a more specific list containing model names will appear; choose the one that corresponds to your model and a window will drop down with a list of each driver necessary to correctly operate your hardware. Tabs at the top of this drop down window will take you to other areas relating to your product, such as documentation, downloadable applications, and so on.



To download a driver, click on the orange icon to the left of the entry marked by a white downward-facing arrow. You will be asked where you want to save the file, which is in a ".zip" compressed archive format. Save it to an easy to find location such as the desktop, and extract the archive to that same location. A new folder will appear; open it and you will see a rather intimidating list of files and possibly some directories. Fortunately, the only one you need to concern yourself with is the one entitled "Setup.exe"; double click on it and follow the on screen prompts to install the drivers. Once the installation is complete, you may delete both the original ".zip" archive as well as the extracted folder. Congratulations, your work is done!