Acer AcerPower 4100 User manual
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1 Preinstallation
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1.2 Features
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1.2.1 Front Panel
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1. HDD LED 6. Power button
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3. Power LED
4. 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
5. Drive bay (for expansion)
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1.2.2 Rear Panel
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1. Voltage selector 9. Parallel port
2. Fan 10. Monitor/VGA Port
3. System power socket 11. Add-on card brackets
4. Network port 12. Game/MIDI port
5. PS/2 keyboard port 13. Line-out port
6. PS/2 mouse Port 14. Line-in port
7. Serial port 15. Microphone-in port
8. USB ports
Figure 1-2 Rear Panel
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1.3 Connecting System Components
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1.3.2 Connecting the Monitor
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1.3.3 Connecting the Mouse
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1.3.4 Connecting the Printer (Optional)
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1.3.5 Complete System Connections
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1.3.6 Connecting Multimedia Components (Optional)
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1.3.7 Connecting to the Network
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