Acer Veriton 7600G User manual

Veriton 7600G/7600GR

User’s guide

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Veriton 7600G/7600GR

User’s guide

Second Issue October 2003

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1 First things first 1

System specifications 4

Package contents 6

Accessing the user’s guide 7

2 System tour 9

Features 13

Performance 13

Multimedia 13

Connectivity 13

Front panel 15

Rear panel 17

Keyboard 19

Internet/E-mail/Search keys 20

Multimedia keys 21

Volume control/Mute keys 22

Lock keys 23

Cursor keys 24

Windows keys 25

Function keys 26

Palm rest 26

Optical drive 27

To take care of your CDs and DVDs 28

Hard disk 29

3 Setting up your computer 31

Arranging a comfortable work area 35

Adjusting your chair 35

Positioning your PC 35

Positioning your monitor 36

Positioning your keyboard 36

Positioning your mouse 37

Connecting peripherals 38

Connecting your mouse 38

USB mouse 38

PS/2 mouse 39

Connecting your keyboard 40

USB keyboard 40

PS/2 keyboard 41

Connecting a monitor 42

Connecting the power cable 43

Turning on your computer 44

Turning off your computer 45

Contents

Connecting options 46

Connecting your printer 46

Connecting the modem (optional) 47

Connecting to the network 48

Connecting multimedia devices 49

Connecting USB devices 53

4 Upgrading your computer 55

Installation precautions 58

ESD precautions 58

Preinstallation instructions 58

Post-installation instructions 59

Opening your computer 61

To remove the side panel 61

To replace the side panel 63

Internal components 65

System boards 66

Mainboard layout 66

Veriton 7600G mainboard layout 67

Audio board 70

Upgrading your computer 71

Installing additional memory 71

To remove a DDR DIMM 71

To install a DDR DIMM 72

To reconfigure your computer 73

Replacing the hard disk 73

Installing an expansion card 76

5 System utilities 79

Acrobat Reader 83

Acer LANScope (optional) 84

Norton AntiVirus 85

How do I check for viruses using Norton AntiVirus?85

NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD-RW) 87

PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 89

How do I open PowerDVD and watch a DVD?89

BIOS utility 90

Reinstalling programs 91

Recovering your system 92

Using Backup (Windows® XP only) 99

How do I back up files from my hard drive? 99

Disk Defragmenter (Windows® XP only) 100

How do I defragment my hard drive? 100

6 Frequently asked questions 101

Frequently asked questions 104

Appendix A: Notices 107

Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 113

Important tips 114

Cleaning and servicing 114

To clean your computer and keyboard 114

To clean your pointing device 115

To clean your monitor 115

When to contact a service technician 115

Asking for technical assistance 116

Appendix C: RAID introduction( for R series model only)

117

Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 118

Parallel ATA (P-ATA) and Serial ATA (S-ATA) device configu-

rations supported by Intel ICH5R 118

ATA Operate Mode 118

BIOS Configuration 119

Using the Intel RAID Option ROM 119

Option 1: Create RAID Volume 120

Option 2: Delete RAID Volume 123

Option 3: Reset Disks to Non-RAID 125

Installation of Intel® Application Accelerator RAID

Utility 126

RAID Migration Instructions 130

Index 135

Contents

1 First things

first

This chapter describes the system

specifications and the contents of your

computer package.

1 First things first

System specifications

Component Specification

Processor • Intel® Pentium® 4 1.8 - 3.2 GHz

• Intel®Celeron® 2.0 - 2.6 GHz

System

memory

Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB

dual-channel DDR memory

Chipset • Intel®865G+ICH5(7600G)

• Intel®865G+ICH5 R(7600GR)

Graphics Intel® 865G supporting:

• DVMT technology

• Dual Display

Audio AC’97 Codec

LAN Broadcom 5705 supporting 10/100/1000 MB

connectivity

IDE 2 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slots

2 Serial ATA ports

FDD 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive

PS/2 • PS/2 keyboard port

• PS/2 mouse port

USB Six external USB 2.0 ports

Serial port One serial port

Printer port One parallel printer port

Thermal Dynamic fan speed control

Security • Chassis lock

• Chassis intrusion alarm

Wake system Wake on LAN

Wake on modem

Mouse/keyboard

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