Acer Veriton 3700G User manual

Veriton 7700G
User’s Guide

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Veriton 7700G User’s Guide
First Issue July 2004
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1 First things first 1
System specifications 3
Package contents 5
Accessing the user’s guide 5
2 System tour 7
Features 9
Performance 9
Multimedia 9
Connectivity 9
Front panel 10
Rear panel 12
Keyboard 14
Internet/E-mail/Search keys 15
Multimedia keys 16
Volume control/Mute keys 17
Lock keys 18
Cursor keys 19
Windows keys 19
Function keys 20
Palm rest 20
Optical drive 21
To take care of your CDs and DVDs 22
Hard disk 23
3 Setting up your computer 25
Arranging a comfortable work area 27
Adjusting your chair 27
Positioning your PC 27
Positioning your monitor 28
Positioning your keyboard 28
Positioning your mouse 29
Connecting peripherals 30
Connecting your mouse 30
USB mouse 30
PS/2 mouse 31
Connecting your keyboard 32
USB keyboard 32
PS/2 keyboard 33
Connecting a monitor 34
Connecting the power cable 35
Turning on your computer 36
Turning off your computer 37
Contents

Contents
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Connecting options 38
Connecting your printer 38
Connecting the modem (optional) 39
Connecting to the network 40
Connecting multimedia devices 41
Connecting USB devices 45
4 Upgrading your computer 47
Installation precautions 49
ESD precautions 49
Preinstallation instructions 49
Installation precautions 49
ESD precautions 49
Preinstallation instructions 49
Post-installation instructions 50
Opening your computer 51
To remove the side panel 51
To replace the side panel 52
Internal components 54
System boards 55
Mainboard layout 55
Audio board 58
Upgrading your computer 59
Installing additional memory 59
To remove a DDR DIMM 59
To install a DDR DIMM 60
To reconfigure your computer 61
Replacing the hard disk 61
Installing an expansion card 62
5 System utilities 65
Acrobat Reader 68
Acer LANScope (optional) 69
Norton AntiVirus 70
How do I check for viruses? 70
NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD or DVD Burner) 72
PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 74
How do I open and watch a DVD? 74
BIOS utility 75
Reinstalling programs 76
Recovering your system 77
Acer Desktop Manager 83
Using Backup (Windows® XP only) 84

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How do I back up files from my hard drive? 84
Disk Defragmenter (Windows® XP only) 85
How do I defragment my hard drive? 85
6 Frequently asked questions 87
Frequently asked questions 89
Appendix A: Notices 93
Energy Star Guidelines Compliance 94
FCC notice 94
Notice: Canadian users 95
Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 95
Modem notices 95
Notice for USA 95
TBR 21 96
Notice for Australia 96
Important safety instructions 96
Macrovision copyright protection notice 97
Lithium battery statement 98
Laser compliance statement 98
Declaration of Conformity for CE marking 99
Federal Communications Comission
Declaration of Conformity 100
Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 103
Important tips 104
Cleaning and servicing 104
To clean your computer and keyboard 104
To clean your pointing device 105
To clean your monitor 105
When to contact a service technician 105
Asking for technical assistance 106
Index 107

Contents
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1 First things
first

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

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System specifications
Component Specification
Processor • Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 - up to 4 GHz
• Intel®Celeron® 2.8 - up to 3.4 GHz
System memory Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dual-
channel DDR memory
Chipset • Intel® 915G+ICH6
Graphics Intel® 915G supporting:
• DVMT technology
Audio High Definition Audio
LAN 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
IDE One 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slot
Four Serial ATA ports
FDD 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive
PS/2 • PS/2 keyboard port
• PS/2 mouse port
USB Eight external USB 2.0 ports
Serial port One serial port on I/O bracket
(Optional 2nd serial port connection see “11” on page 56
)
Printer port One parallel printer port
Thermal Dynamic fan speed control
Security • Chassis lock pad
• Chassis intrusion alarm
Wake system Wake on LAN
Wake on modem
USB Mouse/keyboard

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HDD • Paralle ATA (5400, 7200 RPM)
• Serial ATA (7200 RPM)
Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo, or
DVD burner/Supermulti plus
Operating
system
• Windows® XP Home
• Windows® XP Professional
• Red Hat® Linux(driver support)
Dimensions • Mini-Tower 438.5mm(H) /186mm(W) /475mm(D)
Gross weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 kg/18.7lb
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 7700G series
• Items contained in the accessory box
• USB or PS/2 keyboard
• USB or PS/2 mouse
• User’s guide and installation poster
• Other user documentation and third-party software
Accessing the user’s guide
This user’s guide is also available on your computer as an Adobe
AcrobatTM 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.
2 On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the
Veriton 7700G series Online icon.

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2 System tour

This chapter discusses the features and
components of your computer.

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Features
Here are just a few of your computer’s many features:
Performance
•Intel®Pentium® 4/Celeron®supporting FSB (Front Side Bus) up to
800 /533MHz and HyperThreading™ Technology (Pentium®4 only)
•Intel
®915G+ICH6 chipset
• DDR-SDRAM 400/333, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 4GB dual-
channel memory
• Power management function
• CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo, DVD-Dual, or
DVD-Supermulti drive
• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
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 use both of them at the same time.
Connectivity
• Two PS/2 interfaces for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port (Optional 2nd serial port connection see “11” on
page 56)
• One parallel port
• One VGA port
• Eight Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (four on the front and
four on the rear panel)
• High-speed V.92, 56K Fax/modem (optional)
• Gigabit Ethernet LAN support with remote wake-up function

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Front panel
Your computer’s front panel consists of the following:
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6~8
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3
8 7 6
11
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Label Icon Component
1 Eject button for Optical Drive
2 5.25-inch drive bays
3 One button recovery slot
4 Floppy drive eject button
5 Power button
6 Hard disk activity LED
7 LAN activity LED
8PowerLED
9 Speaker-out/Line-out port
10 Microphone-in jack (front)
11 USB ports
12 Optical Drive
13 3.5-inch floppy drive
14 Floppy drive LED

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Rear panel
Your computer’s rear panel consists of the following:

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For information on how to connect the peripherals, see page 30
and “Connecting options” on page 38.
Label Icon Color Component
1 Power supply
2 Power cord socket
3 Voltage selector switch
4 Green PS/2 mouse port
5 Purple PS/2 keyboard port
6 Teal or
Turquoise
Serial port
7 Burgundy Parallel/Printer port
8 Blue CRT/LCD monitor port
9 Pink Microphone-in jack (rear)
10 Lime Audio-out/Line-out jack
11 Light blue Audio-in/Line-in jack
12/13 Black USB ports
14 White Network port
15 Expansion slots
16 Chassis lock pad

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Keyboard
The keyboard has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two
Windows keys, four multimedia keys, and twelve function keys.
For information on how to connect your keyboard, see “Connecting
your keyboard” on page 32.
No. Description No. Description
1 Sleep button 2 Internet/E-mail/Search keys
3 Multimedia keys 4 Volume control/Mute keys
5 Scroll lock key 6 Num lock key
7 Cursor keys 8 Application key
9 Windows logo key 10 Caps lock key
11 Function keys