How to Update Device Drivers Quickly & Easily

Tech Tip: Updating drivers manually requires some computer skills and patience. A faster and easier option is to use the Driver Update Utility for Acer to scan your system for free. The utility tells you which specific drivers are out-of-date for all of your devices.

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Step 1 - Download Your Driver

To get the latest driver, including Windows 10 drivers, you can choose from a list of most popular Acer downloads. Click the download button next to the matching model name. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.

If your driver is not listed and you know the model name or number of your Acer device, you can use it to search our driver archive for your Acer device model. Simply type the model name and/or number into the search box and click the Search button. You may see different versions in the results. Choose the best match for your PC and operating system.

If you don’t know the model name or number, you can start to narrow your search down by choosing which category of Acer device you have (such as Printer, Scanner, Video, Network, etc.). Start by selecting the correct category from our list of Acer Device Drivers by Category.

Need more help finding the right driver? You can request a driver and we will find it for you. We employ a team from around the world. They add hundreds of new drivers to our site every day.

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Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Driver Update Utility for Acer. It is a software utility that will find the right driver for you - automatically.

Acer updates their drivers regularly. To get the latest Windows 10 driver, you may need to go to Acer website to find the driver for to your specific Windows version and device model.

Step 2 - Install Your Driver

After you download your new driver, then you have to install it. To install a driver in Windows, you will need to use a built-in utility called Device Manager. It allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.

How to Open Device Manager

• In Windows 8.1 & Windows 10, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager

• In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose 'All Apps' -> swipe or scroll right and choose 'Control Panel' (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager

• In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager

• In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager

• In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button

How to Install drivers using Device Manager

1. Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

2. Select the Driver tab.

3. Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.

In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.

Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.

If you are having trouble installing your driver, you should use the Driver Update Utility for Acer. It is a software utility that automatically finds, downloads and installs the right driver for your system. You can even backup your drivers before making any changes, and revert back in case there were any problems.

Try it now to safely update all of your drivers in just a few clicks. Once you download and run the utility, it will scan for out-of-date or missing drivers:

When the scan is complete, the driver update utility will display a results page showing which drivers are missing or out-of-date. You can update individual drivers, or all of the necessary drivers with one click.

For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.

Rate this item: Notebook Acer Aspire 5742 - low-cost laptop for multimedia. Notebook Acer Aspire 5742 is equipped with a dual core Intel Core i3-380M clocked at 2.53 GHz, integrated video card Intel HD Graphics, 4 GB of RAM, HDD with a total of 500 GB and WiFi-card with support N-standard on the board. In the battery mode notebook Acer Aspire 5742 can run up to 4 hours. Notebook Acer Aspire 5742 is fully compatible with the operating system Linux. The average cost of the notebook Acer Aspire 5742 is about ~540$.

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Technical specifications Acer Aspire 5742

• Display: 15.6' (1366x768) WXGA
• Processor: Dual core Intel Core i3-380M (2.53 GHz)
• Memory: 4 GB
• Memory type: DDR3
• Chipset: Intel HM55
• Hard drive: 500 GB HDD
• Graphics: Integrated, Intel HD Graphics
• Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Gigabit Ethernet
• Optical drive: DVD+/-RW
• Additional features: Webcam, microphone
• Connectors and input-output ports: 3 USB 2.0 / VGA / HDMI / RJ-45 (LAN) / mic-in / phones / card-reader
• Operating system: Linux
• Battery: Li-Ion, 6-cell, 4400 mAh
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 381 x 253 x 34 mm
• Weight: 2.6 kg
• Contents: Notebook Acer Aspire 5742, battery, power supply, documentation
• Warranty: 12 months
• Color: Black

Attention! Notebook Acer Aspire 5742 full hardware support for MS Windows 7 / Windows 8 (32/64-bit), so it is recommended to use it as the main system. The published set of drivers present versions for Microsoft Windows 7 / Windows 8 (32/64-bit). At now DriversFree.org users can download the drivers for hardware without speed limits, absolutely free! We adapted a free open source download manager. Download and run the DriversFree drivers packages downloader, in minutes, you will have all the drivers for the laptop from the official web site.

The list of drivers Acer Aspire 5742 for Windows 7 (32/64-bit)

• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/ahci_intel_9.6.2.1001_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/amt_intel_6.0.0.1179_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/audio_realtek_6.0.1.6141_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_atheros_6.18.0624.0302_w7x86_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_atheros_6.18.0624.0302_w7x86_3.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_atheros_6.27.0521.0302_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_broadcom_6.3.0.6000_w7x86_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_broadcom_6.3.0.5900_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/camera_chicony_1.1.199.107_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/camera_suyin_5.3.36.1_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/camera_liteon_1.0.5.2_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/cardreader_realtek_6.1.7600.30122_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/chipset_intel_9.1.1.1024_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/lan_broadcom_14.0.1.0_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/touchpad_elantech_7.0.6.5_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/touchpad_synaptics_14.0.19.0_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/turbo boost_intel_1.2.0.1002_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/vga_amd_8.741.0.0000_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/vga_intel_8.15.10.2182_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/vga_nvidia_8.17.12.8590_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/vga_nvidia_9.10.0514_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/vga_nvidia_8.17.12.6721_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/wireless lan_atheros_9.2.0.439_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/wireless lan_broadcom_5.100.82.95_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_atheros_6.18.0624.0302_w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_broadcom_6.3.0.6000_w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/launchmanager_dritek_4.0.12_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/turbo boost_intel_1.0.186.6_w7x86w7x64_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_7_x32_x64_drivers_full_package/epower_acer_5.00.3005_w7x86w7x64_a.zip

Download full set of drivers Acer Aspire 5742 for Windows 7 (32/64-bit), DriversFree download manager (~10.8M, zip)

The list of drivers Acer Aspire 5742 for Windows 8 (32-bit)

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• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/audio_realtek_6.0.1.6141_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_atheros_8.0.0000.0209_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/cardreader_realtek_6.2.8400.30137_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/mgmtengine_intel_6.0.0.1179_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/touchpad_elantech_11.6.11.002_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/touchpad_synaptics_16.2.10.19_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/vga_nvidia_9.18.13.0630_w8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/wireless lan_atheros_10.0.0.75_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x32_drivers_full_package/launchmanager_dritek_4.2.0_w8x86u_a.zip

Download full set of drivers Acer Aspire 5742 for Windows 8 (32-bit), DriversFree download manager (~10.8M, zip)

The list of drivers Acer Aspire 5742 for Windows 8 (64-bit)

• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/audio_realtek_6.0.1.6141_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/bluetooth_atheros_8.0.0000.0209_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/cardreader_realtek_6.2.8400.30137_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/mgmtengine_intel_6.0.0.1179_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/touchpad_elantech_11.6.11.002_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/touchpad_synaptics_16.2.10.19_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/vga_nvidia_9.18.13.0630_w8x64u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/wireless lan_atheros_10.0.0.75_w8x64uw8x86u_a.zip
• acer_aspire_5742_windows_8_x64_drivers_full_package/launchmanager_dritek_4.2.0_w8x64u_a.zip

Download full set of drivers Acer Aspire 5742 for Windows 8 (64-bit), DriversFree download manager (~10.8M, zip)

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