Video Lag, Keyboard and Touchpad not working in Linux (Acer Aspire 4553)

Acer Notebooks, model Aspire 4553 with the bios prior to version 1.17 have some problems such as video lag and the keyboard and mouse don’t work.

To fix this problem, you need to update the bios of your Acer Aspire 4553. The update is simpler than you might think, just run the .exe update file that you can download below. Here are some simple instructions on how to update the bios:

1. Keep the computer plugged in.
2. Close all programs.
3. Run the file “ZQ2_117W.exe”.
4. After the update your computer will restart automatically.

Download bios update:

http://masterdaweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BIOS_Acer_1.17_Windows.zip

 

That’s it! The bios has been updated to version 1.17, which fixes all the problems mentioned above.