Acer Veriton 6800 User manual

Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series
User's Guide

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Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series User's Guide
Original Issue: March 2005
Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series Desktop Computer
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Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize
pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please
recycle it.
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For electronic products containing an LCD/CRT monitor or display:
Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury and must be recycled or disposed of
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1 Empowering Technology 1
Acer Empowering Technology 3
Acer eDataSecurity Management 4
Acer eLock Management 5
Acer ePerformance Management 6
Acer eRecovery Management 7
Acer eSettings Management 8
Acer eAcoustics Management 9
2 First things first 11
Specifications 13
Package contents 15
Accessing the User's Guide 15
3 System tour 17
Features 19
Performance 19
Multimedia 19
Connectivity 19
Front panel 20
Rear panel 22
Keyboard 25
Internet/Email/Search keys 26
Multimedia keys 26
Volume control/mute keys 27
Lock keys 27
Cursor keys 28
Windows keys 28
Function keys 29
Palm rest 29
Optical drive 30
Taking care of your CDs and DVDs 32
Hard disk 32
4 Setting up your computer 33
Arranging a comfortable work area 35
Adjusting your chair 35
Positioning your PC 35
Contents

Positioning your monitor 36
Positioning your keyboard 36
Positioning your mouse 36
Connecting peripherals 37
Connecting your mouse and keyboard 37
USB interface 37
PS/2 interface 37
Connecting a monitor 38
Connecting the power cable 39
Turning on your computer 40
Turning off your computer 40
Connecting options 41
Connecting your printer 41
Connecting the modem (optional) 42
Connecting to the network 42
Connecting multimedia devices 43
Connecting USB devices 45
5 Upgrading your computer 47
Installation precautions 49
ESD precautions 49
Preinstallation instructions 49
Post-installation instructions 50
Opening your Veriton 5800 51
To remove the computer cover 51
To replace the computer cover 51
Opening your Veriton 6800/7800 52
To remove the side panel 52
To replace the side panel 53
System boards 54
Mainboard layout 54
Upgrading your computer 56
Installing additional memory 56
To remove a DDR2 DIMM 56
To install a DDR2 DIMM 57
To reconfigure your computer 58
Replacing the Veriton 5800's hard disk 58
Installing an expansion card 59
Replacing the Veriton 6800/7800's hard disk 60

Installing an expansion card 61
6 System utilities 63
Adobe Reader 65
Norton AntiVirus 66
How do I check for viruses? 66
NTI CD&DVD-Maker
(for models with CD or DVD Burner) 67
PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 68
How do I open and watch a DVD? 68
BIOS utility 69
Reinstalling programs 69
Using backup (Windows XP only) 70
How do I back up files from my hard drive? 70
Disk defragmenter (Windows XP only) 71
How do I defragment my hard drive? 71
7 Frequently asked questions 73
Frequently asked questions 75
Appendix A: Notices 77
ENERGY STAR guidelines compliance 78
FCC notice 78
Notice: Canadian users 79
Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 79
Modem notices 79
Notice for USA 79
TBR 21 80
Notice for Australia 80
Important safety instructions 80
Macrovision copyright protection notice 82
Lithium battery statement 82
Laser compliance statement 83
Federal Communications Comission
Declaration of Conformity 84
Declaration of Conformity for CE marking 85

Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 87
Important tips 88
Cleaning and servicing 88
To clean your computer and keyboard 88
To clean your pointing device 89
To clean your monitor 89
When to contact a service technician 89
Asking for technical assistance 89
Index 91

1 Empowering
Technology

Acer's innovative Empowering Technology
makes it easy for you to access frequently used
functions and manage your new Acer desktop.

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Acer Empowering Technology
It features six handy utilities:
•Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and
advanced encryption algorithms.
•Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media.
•Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by
optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings.
•Acer eRecovery Management backs up/recovers data flexibly, reliably
and completely.
•Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts
settings easily.
•Acer eAcoustics Management regulates fan and processor speeds for a
quieter working environment.
For more information, press the < > key to launch the Empowering
Technology menu, then click on the appropriate utility and select the Help
function.

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Acer eDataSecurity Management
Acer eDataSecurity Management is a handy file encryption utility that protects
your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is conveniently
integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data
encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN
Messenger and Microsoft Outlook.
There are two passwords that can be used to encrypt/decrypt a file: the
supervisor password and the file-specific password. The supervisor password is a
"master" password that can decrypt any file on your system; the file-specific
password is assigned when you encrypt each individual file.
The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a
supervisor password and default file-specific password. This file-specific
password will be used to encrypt files by default, or you can choose to enter
your own file-specific password when encrypting a file.
Note: The password used encrypt a file is the unique key that the
system needs to decrypt it. If you lose the password, the supervisor
password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If
you lose both passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your
encrypted file! Be sure to safeguard all related passwords!

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Acer eLock Management
Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock up your
removable data, optical and floppy drives to ensure that data can't be stolen
while your computer is unattended.
• Removable data devices — includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB
flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk
drives and any other removable disk drives that can be mounted as a file
system when plugged into the system
• Optical drive devices — includes any kind of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives
• Floppy disk drives — 3.5-inch disks only
To activate Acer eLock Management, a password must be set first. Once set, you
may apply locks to any of the three kinds of devices. Lock(s) will immediately
be set without any reboot necessary, and will remain locked after rebooting,
until unlocked.
If you do not set a password, Acer eLock Management will reset back to the
initial status with all locks removed.
Note: If you lose your password, there is no method to reset it
except by reformatting your computer or taking your PC to an
Acer Customer Service Center. Be sure to remember or write down
your password.

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Acer ePerformance Management
Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the
performance of your Acer computer. It provides you with the following options
to enhance overall system performance:
•Memory optimization — release unused memory and check usage
•Disk optimization — remove unneeded items and files
•Speed optimization — improve the usability and performance of your
Windows XP system

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Acer eRecovery Management
Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need
for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery
Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system's HDD.
User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive. Acer eRecovery Management
provides you with:
• Password protection
• Recovery of applications and drivers
• Image/data backup
• Back up to HDD (set recovery point)
• Back up to CD/DVD
• Image/data recovery tools
• Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults)
• Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point)
• Recover from CD/DVD
Note: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or
System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's "System
backup to optical disk" feature to burn a backup image to CD
or DVD.

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Acer eSettings Management
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications and
to monitor the system health status. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management
enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer
runs faster, smoother and better.
Acer eSettings Management also:
•Provides a simple graphical user interface letting you navigate through the
program effortlessly
•Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users
•Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced
•Permits you to migrate personal settings
•Keeps a history log of all alerts that were previously issued

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Acer eAcoustics Management
Acer eAcoustics Management is a utility that allows you to enjoy a quieter
system, scaled to your individual performance needs. Acer eAcoustics
Management reduces the sound created from your desktop by adjusting system
fan speeds. Utilize different profiles, so you can find the optimal balance of
system performance and acoustics.

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2 First things
first

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