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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-71

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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16

Hardware PCI/USB ID Working?
Bluetooth 8087:0026 Yes
Webcam 0408:4035 Yes
Ethernet 10ec:2600 Yes
Wi-Fi 8086:7a70 Yes
GPU (Intel) 8086:468b Yes
GPU (NVIDIA) 10de:28e0 Yes
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Yes
TPM Untested
MicroSD-card reader Untested
Speakers Yes
Microphone Yes
3.5mm audio port Partial
Fan-control No
Keyboard RGB color No

Hardware

This is as of 2025-01-22, kernel version 6.12.9.

3.5mm audio port

The port is able to output audio but is unable to receive inputs from a headset mic with the default settings.

After some testing, using the following kernel module parameters lets a headset microphone input be detected, but it disables the in-built laptop microphone.

/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-intel-dspcfg dsp_driver=1
options snd-hda-intel model=alc255-acer-headphone-and-mic

Fan control and RGB

On Windows, the fan speed and the color for the keyboard RGB backlight can be set using the proprietary Predator Sense software. There is no equivalent for this software offered by Acer for Linux.

There does exist a third-party project, but it is currently untested for this model.

Accessibility

Note: Blind users should request the help of a sighted person to change firmware settings.

Press the F2 key during boot to enter the simplified UEFI menu. Press F1 to enter the "Advanced" settings and maneuver to the "Boot" category (listed on the left side of the screen). There, the boot order can be changed, and Secure Boot can be disabled.

Firmware

fwupd does not support this device.

Function Keys

Key Visible? Marked? Effect
Fn+F1 Yes Yes XF86AudioMute
Fn+F2 Yes Yes XF86AudioLowerVolume
Fn+F3 Yes Yes XF86AudioRaiseVolume
Fn+F4 Untested1 Yes Locks screen
Fn+F5 Yes Yes XF86MonBrightnessDown
Fn+F6 Yes Yes XF86MonBrightnessUp
Fn+F7 No Yes Display toggle
Fn+F8 Yes Yes XF86AudioMicMute
Fn+F9 Yes Yes XF86RFKill
Fn+F10 Yes Yes XF86TouchpadOff / XF86TouchpadOn
Fn+F11 No Yes Dim keyboard backlight
Fn+F12 No Yes Brighten keyboard backlight
Fn+Super No Yes Turns on/off Super key. Also (unintentionally?) triggers XF86MonBrightnessUp when turning Super key off.
  1. Does not seem to be disabled by inhibiting power,suspend,hibernate,lid-switch, or reboot keys.

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