Acer AcerPower 4100 User manual

Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-1

Chapter 1 Getting Started

1.1 Preinstallation

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1.1.2 Unpacking Components

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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

2. Turbo/LAN activity LED 7. CD-ROM drive (optional)

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

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1.3 Connecting System Components

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1.3.1 Connecting the Keyboard

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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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