Acer 5600 series User manual

Veriton 5600 series
User’s guide

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Veriton 5600 series
User’s guide
Original Issue April 2003
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1 First things first 1
System specifications 5
Package contents 6
Accessing the user’s guide 7
2 System tour 9
Features 12
Performance 12
Multimedia 12
Connectivity 12
Front panel 14
Rear panel - VT5600D 16
Rear panel - VT5600G 18
Keyboard 20
Programmable keys 21
Internet/Suspend keys 22
Multimedia keys 23
Volume control/Mute knob 24
Lock keys 25
Cursor keys 26
Windows keys 27
Function keys 28
Palm rest 28
Optical drive 29
Hard disk 31
3 Setting up your computer 33
Arranging a comfortable work area 36
Adjusting your chair 36
Positioning your PC 36
Positioning your monitor 37
Positioning your keyboard 37
Positioning your mouse 38
Connecting peripherals 39
Connecting your mouse 39
Connecting your keyboard 41
Connecting a monitor 43
Connecting the power cable 44
Turning on your computer 45
Turning off your computer 46
Connecting options 47
Connecting your printer 47
Connecting the modem (optional) 48
Contents

Contents
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Connecting to the network 49
Connecting multimedia devices 50
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 60
To remove the computer cover 60
To replace the computer cover 61
Internal components 62
System boards 64
Mainboard layout 64
Veriton 5600D mainboard layout 65
Veriton 5600G mainboard layout 66
Audio board 69
Upgrading your computer 70
Installing additional memory 70
Replacing the hard disk 72
Installing an expansion card 75
5 System utilities 79
Acrobat Reader 83
Acer LANScope (optional) 84
Norton AntiVirus 85
NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD-RW) 87
PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 89
BIOS utility 90
Reinstalling programs 91
Recovering your system 92
Using Backup (Windows XP only) 96
Disk Defragmenter (Windows XP only) 97
6 Frequently asked questions 99
Appendix A: Notices 105
Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 111
Important tips 113

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Cleaning and servicing 113
Asking for technical assistance 114
Index 115

Contents
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1 First things first

This chapter describes the system
specifications and the contents of your
computer package.

1 First things first
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System specifications
Component Specification
Processor • Intel Pentium®4 1.8 - 3.6 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 MCH 865G
• Intel MCH 865PE
Graphics Intel MCH 865G on-die VGA card supporting:
• DVMT technology
•DualView
• 1 optional VGA port on rear
Intel MCH 865PE supporting:
• Add-on VGA card
Audio AC97 Codec
LAN Broadcom 5705 supporting 10/100/1000 MB
connectivity
IDE 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slot
FDD 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive
PS2 • PS2 keyboard port
• PS2 mouse port
USB Six external USB 2.0 ports
Serial port One serial port
Printer port One parallel printer port
Debug One 4 LED port
Thermal Dynamic fan speed control

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Security • Chassis lock (Kensington compatible)
• Chassis intrusion alarm
Chassis Three models: H80, H40, H34A
Wake system Wake on LAN
Wake on modem
Mouse/keyboard
HDD • 5400 RPM: 40 - 100 GB
• 7200 RPM: 40 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB
Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo
Operating system • Windows 2000
• Windows XP Home
• Windows XP Professional
•Novell
•SCOUnix
• Red Hat Linux
Dimensions • Mini-Tower 424(H) /200(W) /414(D)
• Desktop 135(H) /380(W) /420(D)
• Small Form Factor 95(H) /324(W) /399(D)
Weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 kg
• Desktop 6.5 kg
• Small Form Factor 5.3 kg
Thermal
overrides
• System temp >90oC - functions suspended until
system temp is below 90oC
•CPUtemp>110
oC - functions suspended until CPU
temp is below 110oC
• CPU temp >120oC - system auto-shutdown
Component Specification

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Package contents
Before you unpack your computer, make sure that you have enough
space to set up your computer.
Carefully unpack the carton and remove the contents. If any of the
following items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer
immediately:
• Veriton 5600 series computer
• Items contained in the accessory box
• PS/2 or USB keyboard
• PS/2 or USB mouse
• User’s guide and installation poster
• Other user documentation and third-party software

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Accessing the user’s guide
This user’s guide is also available on your computer as an Adobe
Acrobat PDF file.
To access the user’s guide (for Windows XP)
1 On the Windows XP taskbar, click on the Start button then select
Help and Support Center.
2 On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the
Veriton 5600 series Online icon.
To access the user’s guide (for Windows 2000)
1 Double-click on the Veriton 5600 series Online icon on your
Windows desktop.

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2 System tour

This chapter discusses the features and
components of your computer.

2 System tour
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Features
Here are just a few of your computer’s many features:
Performance
• Intel Pentium®4 supporting FSB up to 800 MHz
or
• Intel Celeron®CPU supporting FSB up to 400 MHz
• Intel Hyperthreading Technology supported on 3.06 GHz and
higher Intel Pentium®4 systems
• Intel 865G/865PE ICH5 chipset
• DDR-SDRAM 400/333/266, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 4GB dual-
channel memory
• Power management function
• 3.5-inch floppy drive
• CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo drive
• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
• Supports USB 2.0 high-performance peripherals
Multimedia
• 3-D quality audio system via onboard audio controller
• Audio-in/Line-in, Audio-out/Line-out, Headphone-out, and
Microphone-in interfaces
Note: The system has two microphone-in jacks (front and rear).
However, you can not use both of them at the same time. By
default, your system enables the microphone-in jack in front and
disables the one at the back.
Connectivity
• Two PS/2 interfaces for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port

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• One VGA port
• Eight Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (two internal, two on the
front and four on the rear panel)
• High-speed fax/data PCI modem (optional)
• Broadcom 5705 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit LAN support with
remote wake-up function

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Front panel
Your computer’s front panel consists of the following:
Label Icon Description
1 Hard disk activity light-emitting diode (LED)
2 System activity indicator
3 Power indicator
4 Power button
5 Optical drive Headphone/Earphone port
6 Floppy drive LED
7 3.5-inch floppy drive
8 Floppy drive eject button
9 Optical drive tray
10 Stop/Eject button