Acer Veriton 7600GT Manuel utilisateur

Veriton 7600GT/GTR/V

User’s guide

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Veriton 7600GT/7600GTR/7600V

User’s guide

First Issue November 2003

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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

Using Backup (Windows® XP only) 83

How do I back up files from my hard drive? 83

Disk Defragmenter (Windows® XP only) 84

How do I defragment my hard drive? 84

6 Frequently asked questions 85

Frequently asked questions 87

Appendix A: Notices 91

Energy Star Guidelines Compliance 92

FCC notice 92

Notice: Canadian users 93

Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 93

Modem notices 93

Notice for USA 93

TBR 21 94

Notice for Australia 94

Important safety instructions 94

Macrovision copyright protection notice 95

Lithium battery statement 96

Laser compliance statement 96

Declaration of Conformity for CE marking 98

Federal Communications Comission

Declaration of Conformity 99

Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 101

Important tips 102

Cleaning and servicing 102

To clean your computer and keyboard 102

To clean your pointing device 103

To clean your monitor 103

When to contact a service technician 103

Asking for technical assistance 104

Appendix C: RAID introduction

(for R series model only) 105

Intel® ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 106

Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations 106

ATA Operate Mode 106

BIOS Configuration 107

Using the Intel RAID Option ROM 107

Option 1: Create RAID Volume 108

Option 2: Delete RAID Volume 111

Contents

Option 3: Reset Disks to Non-RAID 113

Installation of IAA RAID Utility 114

RAID Migration Instructions 118

Index 123

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 2.0~3.6 GHz

• Intel®Celeron® 2.0 - 2.8 GHz

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

channel DDR memory

Chipset • Intel® 865G+ICH5(7600GT)

• Intel® 865G+ICH5 R(7600GTR)

• Intel® 865GV+ICH5(7600V)

Graphics Intel® 865G/865GV supporting:

• DVMT technology

• Dual Display

Audio AC ’97 Codec

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

IDE Two 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slots

Two 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 connecting via “COM2” on

page 56 )

Printer port One parallel printer port

Thermal Dynamic fan speed control

Security • Chassis lock pad

• Chassis intrusion alarm

1 First things first

Wake system Wake on LAN

Wake on modem

Mouse/keyboard

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® 2000

• Windows® XP Home

• Windows® XP Professional

• Novell®/SCO® Unix/Red Hat® Linux(driver support)

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

Gross weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 kg/18.7lb

Thermal

overrides • System temp >90oC - functions suspended until

system temp is below 90oC

• CPU temp >110oC - functions suspended until CPU

temp is below 110oC

• CPU temp >120oC - system auto-shutdown

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