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

Contents
iv
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

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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
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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 - 3.2 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

5
HDD • 5400 RPM
• 7200 RPM
Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD/CD-RW combo
Operating
system
• Windows® 2000
• Windows® XP Home
• Windows® XP Professional
• Novell®
•SCO®Unix
•RedHat®Linux
Dimensions • Mini-Tower 424(H) /200(W) /414(D)
Weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 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
•CPUtemp>120
oC - system auto-shutdown
Component Specification

1 First things first
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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 7600 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

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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 7600 series Online icon.
To access the user’s guide (for Windows®2000)
Double-click on the Veriton 7600 series Online icon on your
Windows desktop.

1 First things first
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2 System tour

This chapter discusses the
features and components of your
computer.

2 System tour
12

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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 TechnologyTM supported on 3.06 GHz
and higher Pentium® 4 systems
•Intel
®865G+ICH5 or 865G+ICH5 R 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

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• One parallel port
• 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 V.92, 56K Fax/modem (optional)
• Broadcom 5705 10/100/1000 MB Gigabit Ethernet LAN
support with remote wake-up function