Acer AcerPower M4 User manual

AcerPower M4

User's Guide

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AcerPower M4

User's Guide

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System tour 1

Front panel 1

Rear panel 2

System features 3

Performance 3

Multimedia 3

Connectivity 3

System peripherals 4

Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) 4

Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) 4

Speakers 5

System upgrade 6

Open the computer 6

Set up new components 6

Setting up your computer 7

Necessary to know before setup 7

Select location 7

Open package 7

Connecting peripherals 8

Starting your computer 8

Shutting down your computer 8

Troubleshooting 9

Taking care of your computer 11

Important tips 11

Cleaning and servicing 11

To clean your computer and keyboard 11

To clean your pointing device 12

To clean your optical mouse 12

To clean your monitor 12

When to contact a service technician 12

Asking for technical assistance 12

Energy Star guidelines compliance 13

Declaration of conformity for EU countries 13

Modem notices 13

TBR 21 13

Important safety instructions 13

Lithium battery statement 15

Laser compliance statement 16

Declaration of conformity for CE marking 17

Federal Communications Comission

Declaration of Conformity 19

Contents

Remark: All images are for reference purposes only.

Actual configuration may vary.

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System tour

Your computer consists of the following:

Front panel

No. Description No. Description

1 Optical drive 2 Floppy drive

3 Power button 4 Microphone jack

5 Speaker or headphone jack 6 USB 2.0 ports

System tour2

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Rear panel

No. Description No. Description

1 Power cord socket 2 Voltage selector switch

3 Fan aperture 4 PS/2 keyboard port

5 PS/2 mouse connector 6 Serial connector

7 Printer connector 8 USB 2.0 ports

9 RJ-45 Ethernet connector 10 Microphone jack

11 Line-out jack 12 Line-in jack

13 Monitor connector

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System features

Your computer features:

Performance

• AMD Athlon™64 or AMD Sempron™CPU

• System Memory DDR266/333/400, 2 DIMM slots expandable

to 2 GB

• Power management functionality

• 3.5" inch floppy drive

• CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW (52X/24X), DVD/CD-RW combo

or DVD writer

• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE drive/SATA

• Supports USB 2.0 high-performance peripherals

Multimedia

• 3D quality audio system via onboard audio controller

• Audio-in/line-in, audio-out/line-out, headphone-out and external

microphone-in jacks

Connectivity

• Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse

• One parallel port

• Six USB 2.0 ports (two front, four rear)

• High-speed V.92, 56K fax/data modem (optional)

• 10/100/1000 Mbps (gigabit) Ethernet

System tour4

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System peripherals

The AcerPower M4 computer consists of the system itself, and system

peripherals, like a mouse, a keyboard and a set of speakers (optional).

This section provides a brief description of basic system peripherals.

Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect

the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or USB port on the back panel of

the system.

Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the

back panel of the system.

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Speakers

For systems bundled with speakers, before powering on the system,

connect the speaker cable to the audio-out (external speaker) port on

the back panel of the system.

For more detailed information about the speakers, please refer to the

included operating instructions.

Note: Speakers are optional and the appearance might be

different, depending on the actual product.

System tour6

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System upgrade

You can expand your AcerPower M4 system quickly and easily by

adding components. You can also upgrade the components of your

AcerPower M4 system.

Open the computer

Before removing any panels or covers, please make sure to shut off the

computer and unplug the power cord from the outlet.

• Remove the two screws on the side panel.

• Slide the panel back and off.

Set up new components

You can only use components compatible with AcerPower M4

computers. Before you choose new components, please ask your

authorised Acer dealer whether the part will operate within your

AcerPower M4 system.

In order to ensure proper setup and installation, please refer to the

instructions provided with your new components.

Probable upgrades are:

- Upgrade to high-capacity HDD

- Expand high-level memory

- Upgrade from a CD-ROM drive to CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-

RW combo or DVD writer

- Install additional interface cards in empty PCI slots, e.g., PCI

fax/modem card

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