Acer Veriton 3700G Manuel utilisateur

Veriton 7700G

User’s Guide

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Veriton 7700G User’s Guide

First Issue July 2004

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1 First things first 1

System specifications 3

Package contents 5

Accessing the user’s guide 5

2 System tour 7

Features 9

Performance 9

Multimedia 9

Connectivity 9

Front panel 10

Rear panel 12

Keyboard 14

Internet/E-mail/Search keys 15

Multimedia keys 16

Volume control/Mute keys 17

Lock keys 18

Cursor keys 19

Windows keys 19

Function keys 20

Palm rest 20

Optical drive 21

To take care of your CDs and DVDs 22

Hard disk 23

3 Setting up your computer 25

Arranging a comfortable work area 27

Adjusting your chair 27

Positioning your PC 27

Positioning your monitor 28

Positioning your keyboard 28

Positioning your mouse 29

Connecting peripherals 30

Connecting your mouse 30

USB mouse 30

PS/2 mouse 31

Connecting your keyboard 32

USB keyboard 32

PS/2 keyboard 33

Connecting a monitor 34

Connecting the power cable 35

Turning on your computer 36

Turning off your computer 37

Contents

Connecting options 38

Connecting your printer 38

Connecting the modem (optional) 39

Connecting to the network 40

Connecting multimedia devices 41

Connecting USB devices 45

4 Upgrading your computer 47

Installation precautions 49

ESD precautions 49

Preinstallation instructions 49

Installation precautions 49

ESD precautions 49

Preinstallation instructions 49

Post-installation instructions 50

Opening your computer 51

To remove the side panel 51

To replace the side panel 52

Internal components 54

System boards 55

Mainboard layout 55

Audio board 58

Upgrading your computer 59

Installing additional memory 59

To remove a DDR DIMM 59

To install a DDR DIMM 60

To reconfigure your computer 61

Replacing the hard disk 61

Installing an expansion card 62

5 System utilities 65

Acrobat Reader 68

Acer LANScope (optional) 69

Norton AntiVirus 70

How do I check for viruses? 70

NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD or DVD Burner) 72

PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 74

How do I open and watch a DVD? 74

BIOS utility 75

Reinstalling programs 76

Recovering your system 77

Acer Desktop Manager 83

Using Backup (Windows® XP only) 84

How do I back up files from my hard drive? 84

Disk Defragmenter (Windows® XP only) 85

How do I defragment my hard drive? 85

6 Frequently asked questions 87

Frequently asked questions 89

Appendix A: Notices 93

Energy Star Guidelines Compliance 94

FCC notice 94

Notice: Canadian users 95

Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 95

Modem notices 95

Notice for USA 95

TBR 21 96

Notice for Australia 96

Important safety instructions 96

Macrovision copyright protection notice 97

Lithium battery statement 98

Laser compliance statement 98

Declaration of Conformity for CE marking 99

Federal Communications Comission

Declaration of Conformity 100

Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 103

Important tips 104

Cleaning and servicing 104

To clean your computer and keyboard 104

To clean your pointing device 105

To clean your monitor 105

When to contact a service technician 105

Asking for technical assistance 106

Index 107

Contents

1 First things

first

This chapter describes the system specifications

and the contents of your computer package.

System specifications

Component Specification

Processor • Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 - up to 4 GHz

• Intel®Celeron® 2.8 - up to 3.4 GHz

System memory Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dual-

channel DDR memory

Chipset • Intel® 915G+ICH6

Graphics Intel® 915G supporting:

• DVMT technology

Audio High Definition Audio

LAN 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet connectivity

IDE One 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slot

Four Serial ATA ports

FDD 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive

PS/2 • PS/2 keyboard port

• PS/2 mouse port

USB Eight external USB 2.0 ports

Serial port One serial port on I/O bracket

(Optional 2nd serial port connection see “11” on page 56

)

Printer port One parallel printer port

Thermal Dynamic fan speed control

Security • Chassis lock pad

• Chassis intrusion alarm

Wake system Wake on LAN

Wake on modem

USB Mouse/keyboard

1 First things first

HDD • Paralle ATA (5400, 7200 RPM)

• Serial ATA (7200 RPM)

Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo, or

DVD burner/Supermulti plus

Operating

system

• Windows® XP Home

• Windows® XP Professional

• Red Hat® Linux(driver support)

Dimensions • Mini-Tower 438.5mm(H) /186mm(W) /475mm(D)

Gross weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 kg/18.7lb

Component Specification

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