Acer 7600 User manual

Category
Other input devices
Type
User manual
Veriton 7600 series
User’s guide
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Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation
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editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes
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hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose.
Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in
the space provided below. The serial number and model number are recorded on the label
affixed to your computer. All correspondence concerning your unit should include the serial
number, model number, and purchase information.
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without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
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Copyright © 2003 Acer Incorporated
All Rights Reserved.
Veriton 7600!series
User’s guide
Original Issue April 2003
Acer and the Acer Logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Other company’s product
names or trademarks are used herein for identification purposes only and belong to their
respective companies.
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1 First things first 1
System specifications 5
Package contents 6
Accessing the user’s guide 7
2 System tour 9
Features 12
Performance 12
Multimedia 12
Connectivity 12
Front panel 14
Rear panel 16
Keyboard 18
Programmable keys 19
Internet/Suspend keys 20
Multimedia keys 21
Volume control/Mute knob 22
Lock keys 23
Cursor keys 24
Windows keys 25
Function keys 26
Palm rest 26
Optical drive 27
Hard disk 29
3 Setting up your computer 31
Arranging a comfortable work area 34
Adjusting your chair 34
Positioning your PC 34
Positioning your monitor 35
Positioning your keyboard 35
Positioning your mouse 36
Connecting peripherals 37
Connecting your mouse 37
Connecting your keyboard 39
Connecting a monitor 41
Connecting the power cable 42
Turning on your computer 43
Turning off your computer 44
Connecting options 45
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Connecting your printer 45
Connecting the modem (optional) 46
Connecting to the network 47
Connecting multimedia devices 48
Connecting USB devices 51
4 Upgrading your computer 53
Installation precautions 56
ESD precautions 56
Preinstallation instructions 56
Post-installation instructions 57
Opening your computer 58
To remove the side panel 58
To replace the side panel 59
Internal components 61
System boards 62
Mainboard layout 62
Audio board 66
Upgrading your computer 67
Installing additional memory 67
Replacing the hard disk 69
Installing an expansion card 71
5 System utilities 75
Acrobat Reader 79
Acer LANScope (optional) 80
Norton AntiVirus 81
NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD-RW) 83
PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 85
BIOS utility 86
Reinstalling programs 87
Recovering your system 88
Using Backup (Windows XP only) 92
Disk Defragmenter (Windows XP only) 93
6 Frequently asked questions 95
Frequently asked questions 98
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Appendix A: Notices 101
Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 107
Important tips 108
Cleaning and servicing 108
Asking for technical assistance 109
Index 111
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1 First things first
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This chapter describes the system specifications
and the contents of your computer package .
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1 First things first4
System specifications
Component Specification
Processor
• Intel Pentium
®
4 1.8 - 3.6 GHz
• Intel Celeron
®
2.0 - 2.6 GHz
System memory Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dual-
channel DDR memory
Chipset • Intel MCH 865G
• Intel MCH 865PE
Graphics Intel MCH 865G on-die VGA card supporting:
• DVMT technology
•Dual View
• 1 optional VGA port on rear
Intel MCH 865PE supporting:
• Add-on VGA card
Audio AC97 Codec
LAN Broadcom 5705 supporting 10/100/1000 MB
connectivity
IDE 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slot
FDD 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive
PS2 • PS2 keyboard port
• PS2 mouse port
USB Six external USB 2.0 ports
Serial port One serial port
Printer port One parallel printer port
Debug One 4 LED port
Thermal Dynamic fan speed control
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Security • Chassis lock (Kensington compatible)
• Chassis intrusion alarm
Chassis Three models: H80, H40, H34A
Wake system Wake on LAN
Wake on modem
Mouse/keyboard
HDD • 5400 RPM: 40 - 100 GB
• 7200 RPM: 40 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB
Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo
Operating system • Windows 2000
• Windows XP Home
• Windows XP Professional
•Novell
•SCO Unix
• Red Hat Linux
Dimensions • Mini-Tower 424(H) /200(W) /414(D)
• Desktop 135(H) /380(W) /420(D)
• Small Form Factor 95(H) /324(W) /399(D)
Weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 kg
• Desktop 6.5 kg
• Small Form Factor 5.3 kg
Thermal
overrides
• System temp >90
o
C - functions suspended until
system temp is below 90
o
C
•CPU temp >110
o
C - functions suspended until CPU
temp is below 110
o
C
• CPU temp >120
o
C - system auto-shutdown
Component Specification
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1 First things first6
Package contents
Before you unpack your computer, make sure that you have enough
space to set up your computer.
Carefully unpack the carton and remove the contents. If any of the
following items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer
immediately:
• Veriton 7600 series
• Items contained in the accessory box
• USB or PS/2 keyboard
• USB or PS/2 mouse
• User’s guide and installation poster
• Other user documentation and third-party software
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Accessing the user’s guide
This user’s guide is also available on your computer as an Adobe
Acrobat PDF file.
To access the user’s guide (for Windows XP)
1 On the Windows XP taskbar, click on the Start button then select
Help and Support Center.
2 On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the
Veriton 7600 series Online icon.
To access the user’s guide (for Windows 2000)
1 Double-click on the Veriton 7600 series Online icon on your
Windows desktop.
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1 First things first8
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2 System tour
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This chapter discusses the features and
components of your computer.
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Features
Here are just a few of your computer’s many features:
Performance
• Intel Pentium
®
4 supporting FSB up to 800 MHz
or
• Intel Celeron CPU supporting FSB up to 400 MHz
• Intel Hyperthreading Technology supported on 3.06 GHz and
higher Pentium
®
4 systems
• Intel 865G/865PE ICH5 chipset
• DDR-SDRAM 400/333/266, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 4GB dual-
channel memory
• Power management function
• 3.5-inch floppy drive
• CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo drive
• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
• Supports USB 2.0 high-performance peripherals
Multimedia
• 3-D quality audio system via onboard audio controller
• Audio-in/Line-in, Audio-out/Line-out, Headphone-out, and
Microphone-in interfaces
Note: The system has two microphone-in jacks (front and rear).
However, you can not use both of them at the same time. By
default, your system enables the microphone-in jack in front and
disables the one at the back.
Connectivity
• Two PS/2 interfaces for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
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• One parallel port
• One VGA port
• Eight Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (two internal, two on the
front and four on the rear panel)
• High-speed V92, 56K Fax/modem (optional)
• Broadcom 5705 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit LAN support with
remote wake-up function
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2 System tour14
Front panel
Your computer’s front panel consists of the following:
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Acer 7600 User manual

Category
Other input devices
Type
User manual

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