Acer Veriton 3500G manual

V eriton 3500 series (V eriton 350 0/V eriton 3500 G) User’ s guide VT3500series_EN.book Page i Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

Changes may be mad e perio dically to the in formation in this p ublica tion with out oblig ation to notify any pers on of su ch revisi on or ch anges. Such chan ges will be inc orporat ed in ne w editio ns of this manual or su pplement ary documen ts and pub lications . This compa ny makes no repr esentati ons or war ranties, either exp ressed o r[...]

iii Notices FCC notice This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if n[...]

iv Use conditions This part complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two conditi ons: (1) this dev ice may not c ause harmful in terference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, i ncluding interference that may cause undesired operatio n. Notice: Canadian users This Class B digital appara[...]

v result in a fire or electri c shock. Never spill liquid of any ki nd on the produc t. 10 Do not attempt to serv ice this product yourself, as opening o r removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing t o qualified servic e personnel. 11 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing t[...]

vi Lithium battery statement CAUTIO N Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Discard used batteries accordi ng to the manufacturer’ s instructions. Macrovision ® statement This produ ct incorp orates copyright pr otectio n technolo gy that is pro tec[...]

Contents Notices iii FCC notice iii Important safety in structions iv Las er co mpli an ce st ate men t v Lithium battery statement vi Macrovision® stateme nt vi Year 200 0 complian ce statem ent vi 1 First things fi rst 1 Package cont ents 3 Taking care of y our computer 4 Important tips 4 Cleaning an d servicing 4 Asking for technical assistance[...]

viii Adjusting your cha ir 27 Positioning y our PC 27 Positioning y our monitor 30 Positioning y our keyboard 30 Positioning y our mouse 30 Connectin g peripherals 31 Connectin g your mouse 31 Connectin g your keyb oard 34 Connectin g a monito r 36 Connectin g the power cabl e 37 Turning on y our computer 38 Turning off your comp uter 39 Connectin [...]

ix Reinstalling program s 80 Recovering y our system 80 6 Frequently asked questions 81 Index 87 VT3500series_EN.book Page ix Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

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1 First things first VT3500series_EN.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

This chapter describes the contents of your computer package and also provides important tips on how to take care of your computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Package contents Before you unpack your c omputer, make sure that you ha ve enough space to set up y our computer. Carefully unpack the carton and remove the contents. If any of the following i tems are missin g or damaged , contact your deale r immediate ly: • V eriton 3500 se ries • Items contained in the accessory box • Foot stands • U[...]

1 First things first 4 T aking car e of your computer Please read the impo rtant instructions listed in this section. Follo wing these in structions will he lp you max imize the du rability of you r computer. Important ti ps • Do not ex pose the compute r to direct sunligh t. Do not place it near source s of heat, such a s a radiator . • Do not[...]

5 T o clean your pointing device To clea n a regular mo use (with rubber ba ll): 1 Open the circular cove r underneath the mouse. 2 T ake out the rubber b all and wipe it with a soft, da mp cloth. 3 Put the ball back and close the cove r . To clea n an optical mouse: For optical mouse users, refer to the d ocumentation that came with your mouse for[...]

1 First things first 6 Accessing the user’ s guide This user’ s guide is also a vailable on your compu ter as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. T o access the user’ s guide (for Windows XP) 1 On the Window s XP taskbar , click on th e Start button then selec t Help and S upport Cente r . 2 On the Help and Support C enter home pag e, double-clic k th[...]

2 System tour VT3500series_EN.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

9 Featur es Here ar e just a few of yo ur comput er’s many features : Performance • Intel P entium ® 4 processor • System me mory expa ndable to a m aximum of 2 GB using DDR (Double Data R ate) SDRAM DIMM m odules Note: T o capitalize on the system memory capacity mentioned above, you must u se 1-GB memory modules which are not yet available[...]

2 System tour 10 • One para llel port • One VGA port • Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (two on th e front and four on the rear panel) • High-spee d fax/data PC I modem (optio nal) • 10Ba se-T/100B ase-TX netw ork suppor t with re mote wa ke-up function VT3500series_EN.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

11 Front panel Your computer’s front panel consists of the following: Label Icon Co mpon ent 1 Floppy drive l ight- emitting diode ( LED) 2 3.5-i nch fl oppy dri ve 3 Floppy drive eject button 4 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ CD-RW Headphone/Earphon e port 5 V olum e contro l 6 CD -ROM /D VD- ROM /CD- RW LE D 7 CD -ROM /D VD- ROM /CD- RW tra y 8 CD -ROM /DV D-R[...]

2 System tour 12 Note: The system has two microphone-in jacks (front and rear). However, you can not use both of th em at the same time. By default, your system enables the microphone-in jack in front and disables the one at the back. 11 Microphon e-in jac k (front) see n ote 12 He adph one -ou t po rt 13 Hard disk activity LED 14 LAN activity LED [...]

13 Rear panel Your computer’s rear pane l consists of the following: Label Icon Color Compon ent 1 Power s upply 2 V oltage selector switch 3K e y h o l e 4 Green PS/2 mouse port 5 Power jack (for e xternal speakers) 6 T eal or Tu r q u o i s e Serial port 7 B urgundy Paral lel/Pri nter p ort 8 Blue Moni tor port 9 White Network port VT3500series[...]

2 System tour 14 For information on how to conn ect the peripherals, se e “Connecti ng peripherals” o n page 31 a nd “Connec ting options” on page 40. 10 Modem l ine and T elephon e port 11 Power cord socket 12 Purple PS/2 keyboard port 13 Black USB ports 14 Pink Microphone-in jack (rear) 15 Lime Audio -out/Line -out j ack 16 Li ght blue Au[...]

15 Keyboard The keyboard that came with your compute r has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, tw o Windows ke ys, and twel ve function key s. For information on how to conn ect your USB keyboard, pl ease see “Connec ting peripherals” on page 31. No. Descrip tion 1 Function keys 2C a p s l o c k 3 Win dow s l ogo k ey 4 Applicati[...]

2 System tour 16 Function keys The function keys, F1 - F12, let you perform specific functions, depending on the applic ation that uses them . Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle o n and off to switch betwee n two functions. 9 V olume control/Mute knob 10 Multimedia keys 11 Int ernet/Sus pend keys 12 Programmable keys Lo[...]

17 W indows keys The keyboard has two keys th at perform Windows-sp ecific functions. Cursor keys The cursor keys, also called the arrow keys, let you mo ve the cursor around the screen. Th ey serve the sa me function as the a rrow keys on the numeric keypad whe n the Num Loc k is toggled off. Palm rest The detachab le palm rest provi des you a com[...]

2 System tour 18 V olume contr ol/Mute knob The volume control/mute knob controls the speaker volume. Turn it c lockwise o r countercl ockwise to adjust t he volume. Press it to toggle be tween mute a nd sound. Multimedia keys Allow you to convenient ly play, pause , stop, step forward, or step b ack a song or mov ie using you r keyboard. Icon Key [...]

19 Internet/Suspen d keys The Internet/Suspend keys consist of three button s: Programmable keys The program mable keys help you dire ctly access a URL (Web site) or launch any program, files, or a pplication in yo ur system. The fifth k ey is set to launc h the Windows M edia Player. If y ou want to configu re the settings of each key, right click[...]

2 System tour 20 Mouse The mouse has one ratchet wheel and two buttons: a left button and a right button. Q uickly pressing a nd releasing the buttons is called clicking. Sometimes, y ou will nee d to do a doub le-click (cli cking the same button twice quickly) or a right-click (clicking the right button quickly ). The ratche t wheel in b etween th[...]

21 Disk drives Your computer comes with the fo llowing disk drives: Floppy driv e Your compu ter’s 3.5-inch fl oppy drive acce pts 720-KB and 1.44 -MB capacity diskettes. The floppy diskettes are compact, ligh tweight, and easy to carry around. Here are some tip s on how to take care of you r diskettes: • Always make backup copies of the disket[...]

2 System tour 22 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ CD-RW drive Your compu ter may come w ith a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or a CD-RW drive. Th is drive is located on the front panel of your comp uter. The CD-ROM drive allows you to play different types of compact discs (CDs). The DVD-ROM drive allows you to play not on ly old C D-ROMs, CD-I discs, and vide o CDs, but new digit[...]

23 2 When the disc tray slides open, plac e the CD or DVD gently on the tray . Make sure that the la bel or title side of the disc is facing upward. Wh en holding a disc, hold it b y the edges to a void leaving sm udges or fingerprints. 3 Push the Eject button again to close the tray . T o take care of your CDs and DVDs: • Keep your discs in a di[...]

2 System tour 24 Har d disk Your compu ter is preinstalled with a high-capacity Enhanced-IDE ( E- IDE) hard disk. Refer to “Replacing the hard disk” on page 64 for instructions on how to upgrade or re place yo ur hard disk VT3500series_EN.book Page 24 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Setting up your computer VT3500series_EN.book Page 25 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

This chapter contains step-by-step instructions on how to set up your computer and connect additional peripherals. VT3500series_EN.book Page 26 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

27 Arranging a comfortable work ar ea Working safely begins with the arrangement of your work space and the proper use of equ ipment. For this reason, it is very important to take time a nd think about how you are going to arrange your wo rk area . Here are some points to conside r: Adjusting your chair Having the right kind of c hair does not n ec[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 28 Attach the foot stands to the slots on the housing frame (b) as shown in the figure below: T o place your PC in the regular desktop position: 1 Check the foot stands that came with your computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 28 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

29 2 Attach the foot stands as shown in the figure that follows. 3 Place your com puter in the desire d location. Take note of the following when selec ting a loca tion for your computer: • Do not put your co mputer near any equipment th at might cause electromagnetic or radio freque ncy interference such as radio transmitters, televisions, copy [...]

3 Setting up your com puter 30 Positioning y our monitor Place you r monitor at a comfo rtable viewing dis tance, usua lly 50 to 60 centimeters away. Adjust the display in such a way that the top of the screen is at o r slightly below ey e level. Positioning y our keyb oar d The loc ation of the keyboa rd is a ve ry important fac tor to your postur[...]

31 Connecting perip herals Setting up your c omputer is easy. F or the most part, y ou only have four things to connect: the mouse, the keyboard, the monitor, and the power ca ble. Note: The peripherals sh own in the connections below are for your reference only . Actual device models may vary in s elect coun trie s. Connecting your mouse USB mouse[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 32 PS/2 mouse Plug the PS/2 mouse cable into the PS/2 mo use port (gre en port) located o n the rear panel of your computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 32 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

33 Serial mouse Plug the serial mouse cable into the serial port (teal or turquoise port) located on the rear panel of y our computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 33 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 34 Connecting your keyboar d USB keyboard Plug your USB keyboard cable into a ny of the USB ports (black p ort) located on the front a nd rear panel of your computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 34 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

35 PS/2 keyboard Plug your PS/ 2 keyboard cable into the PS/2 keybo ard port (purple port) located on the rear pan el of you r computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 35 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 36 Connecting a monitor To conne ct a monitor, si mply plug the monitor cable in to the monito r port (blue port) loc ated on the rear pa nel of your c omputer. Note: Refer to the monitor manual for additonal instructions and information. VT3500series_EN.book Page 36 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

37 Connecting the power cable Cautio n! B efore you p roceed, check the v oltage range in yo ur area. Make sure that it matches your computer’ s vol tage setting . If they don’t match, set the voltage selector switch to the v oltage range applicable to your area. Set the voltage selector switch to the voltage range a pplicable to your area (a).[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 38 T ur ni ng on your c omputer After connecting the necessary peripherals and p lugging in the power cable, you are now ready to turn the co mputer on and g et to work. To turn on your c omputer: 1 T urn on all pe ripherals connec ted to your co mputer such as th e monitor , printer , fax, speakers, etc. 2 On the front [...]

39 T ur ni ng off your computer To turn off your compute r, follow the steps below. For Windows XP: 1 On the Win dows XP taskbar , click on th e Start button, and click T urn Off Computer; then click T urn Off. 2 T urn of f all periphera ls connected to your c omputer . For Win dows 2000: 1 On the Win dows 2000 taskbar , click on the Start button, [...]

3 Setting up your com puter 40 Connecting op tions Connecting your printer Y our computer supports parallel, seria l and USB printers. T o connect a parallel printer , plug the prin ter cable into the parallel port (burgundy p ort) located on the rea r panel o f your compu ter . Note: The pr inter shown below is for your reference only . Actual dev[...]

41 Connecting the modem (optional) Set up yo ur modem co nnection by plu gging the telephone line and modem lin e into their correspondin g ports on the rear panel of your computer. VT3500series_EN.book Page 41 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 42 Connecting to the network You can connect your compute r to a Local Area Network (LAN) using a network c able. To do so, simply plug the network cable in to the network port (white port) o n the rear panel of your computer. Note: Consult your operating system manual for information on how to conf igure your network se[...]

43 Connecting multimedia devi ces You can con nect multime dia devices such a s microphone , earphone or headphone , external speake rs, and audio lin e-in device. These de vices will allo w you to take advantage of your comp uter’s multimedia features. Note: The multimedia devices shown below are for your reference only . Actual devi ce models m[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 44 • earphones, headphone s: connect to the Headphone-out p ort (lime port) loc ated on the fron t panel of your computer Note: T o adjust the volume of the head phones, click on the V olume icon located on the taskbar at the bottom of your screen. When the V olume control pops up, drag the V olume control lever to the[...]

45 • external speakers: conne ct to the Au dio-out/Line-ou t jack (lime jac k) and Spe aker power ja ck located on the rear panel of y our computer • audio line-in devi ce: connec t to the Audio-in/Line -in jack (light blue j ack) located o n the rear panel of your computer VT3500series_EN.book Page 45 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 46 Connecting USB devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus design that is capable of cascading peripherals such as a digital camera, keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and m odem. With US B, complex cabl e connections c an be elim inated. Your computer comes with six USB ports: two on the front and ano[...]

47 Note: Some USB dev ices have a built -in USB port whic h allows you to connect o r daisy-chain more USB devices. VT3500series_EN.book Page 47 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

3 Setting up your com puter 48 VT3500series_EN.book Page 48 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer VT3500series_EN.book Page 49 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

This chapter contai ns instructions on how to upgrade your computer and basic information about your system boards that you will find helpful when performing the upgrade process. VT3500series_EN.book Page 50 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

51 Installation pr ecautions Before you install any comp uter componen t, we recommen d that you read the following sections. These sections contain important ESD precautions alon g with preinstalla tion and post-install ation instructions. ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage yo ur processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and [...]

4 Upgrading your computer 52 Post-installation instructions Observe the following after installing a computer component: 1 See to it tha t the components are installed accordi ng to the step - by-step instructions in their respective sections. 2 Replace any expansion board s or peripherals that y ou removed earlier . 3 Re place the com put er co ve[...]

53 Openin g your computer Cautio n: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your computer and all peripherals connected to i t. Read the “Prei nstalla tion instr uctions” on page 51. You need to open your c omputer before y ou can instal l additional components. S ee the follow ing section for instruction s. T o remove the comput[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 54 T o replace the computer cover 1 Align the cove r’ s hinges to the housing frame (a); then gently push it in to slide it back into pl ace (b). Secure the cover with two screws you removed earlier (c,d). VT3500series_EN.book Page 54 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

55 Inter nal components The figure b elow shows what y our computer look s like once you remove the cover: Note: The mainboard model shown in the figure above may not be exactly the same with the one found in your co mputer . Number Componen t 1 3.5- inch flop py drive 2 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive 3 Drive frame 4P o w e r s u p p l y 5 Mainbo ard s[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 56 System boar ds Mainboar d layout The main board becomes ac cessible once you open y our computer. Refer to the sect ion below fo r the correspondin g mainboard la yout of your Veriton 3 500 series compute r model. VT3500series_EN.book Page 56 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

57 V eriton 3500 mainboard l ayout VT3500series_EN.book Page 57 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 58 V eriton 3500G mainboard layout VT3500series_EN.book Page 58 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

59 Label Component BT1 Battery CN2 PS/2 mou se (upper) and key board (lower) ports CN3 USB p orts CN4 C OM 2 con nect or CN6 Game port CN7 P ow er c onn ec tor CN8 Parallel (upper), serial (left) and mo nitor (right) ports CN9 FDD connector CN10 Network (u pper) and US B (lower) ports CN11 Power connector (12V power) CN12 IDE 2 connector CN13 IDE 1[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 60 Note: For the location of th e AGP slot on the V eriton 3500G mainboard, see page 58. CN24 Power/Suspend LED connector CN25 Standard FPIO connector CN2 6 Pow er LE D co nne ctor DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM sockets 1-2 FN1 3-pin CP U fan conne ctor FN2 3 -pin system fan co nnector JP2 1-2 Clear CMOS 2-3 Normal SL1 to SL3 PCI slot[...]

61 Audio boar d The audio board that cam e with your computer should look like the figure that follows. Note: The system has two microphone-in jacks (front and rear). However, you can not use both of th em at the same time. By default, your system enables the microphone-in jack in front and disables the one at the back. Label Descr iptio n CN1 USB [...]

4 Upgrading your computer 62 Upgradi ng your comp uter Certain compon ents of your compute r are upgrad eable such as the memory, th e hard disk, the CPU and the expan sion cards. You need to observe the “ Installation prec autions” on pa ge 51 whe n installing or removing a c omputer compone nt. However, for safety purposes, we do not reco mme[...]

63 2 Locate the DDR DI MM socket on the mainb oard. 3 Press the holding clips o n both sides of the DDR DIMM socket outward to rele ase the DDR DI MM (1,2). Gently pu ll the DDR DIMM out of the socket (3). T o install a DDR DIMM 1 Locate the DDR DI MM socket on the mainb oard. VT3500series_EN.book Page 63 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 64 2 Align the DDR DIMM with the socket (1). Press the DDR DIMM into the socket until the clips lock on to the DDR DIMM (2,3 ). Note: The DDR DIMM sockets are slotted to ensure pro per inst alla tio n. If y ou ins ert a D DR DIM M b ut it d oe s n ot f it easil y into the socket, you may have inserted it incorrectly . T ur[...]

65 3 Press the tabs (a) and (b) on both sides of the drive frame to release it from the housing. Rotate the drive frame to a 9 0-degree angle (c); then pu ll out (d), and remove the drive frame (e). VT3500series_EN.book Page 65 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 66 4 Detach hard di sk cable (a) and pow er cable (b) from the hard d isk. Then, remo ve the screw that h olds the hard disk to the housing (c ). Set the screw aside. 5 Slide the hard d isk frame to the right (d); then g ently move it inward (e) and pull it up to detach it (f). VT3500series_EN.book Page 66 Tuesday, April 1[...]

67 6 Install the new hard disk into the housing (a,b ,c,d,e). S ecure it with the screw you removed earlier (f) and connect the power and hard disk c ables to the new ha rd disk (g,h). VT3500series_EN.book Page 67 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 68 7 Reinstall the drive frame in to the housing (i, j). Make sure the tabs on both si des snap into pla ce. 8 Reattach the CD o r DVD drive and the floppy drive cables. Note: Make sure that the other en ds of the disk drive c ables are securely connected to their corresponding connectors on the mainboard. 9 Re pla ce the [...]

69 4 Pull out the bracket on the housing opposite the selected e mpty slot. 5 Remove the expansion card from its protective packagi ng. 6 Align the card with the em pty bracket and then insert it in to the slot. Make sure that th e card is properly seated. VT3500series_EN.book Page 69 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 70 7 Secure the card to your computer with the screw you removed earlier . 8 Re pla ce the co mput er co ver ( see pag e 54) . When you turn on the com puter, BIOS (Basic Inp ut/Output System) automatically detects and as signs resources to the newly-installed device s. VT3500series_EN.book Page 70 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 [...]

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This chapter describes the applications that came with your computer . VT3500series_EN.book Page 72 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

73 Your compu ter comes wi th the following applications: • Acrobat ® Rea der ™ • LANDesk Client Mana ger (LDCM) • Norton AntiV irus • NTI C D-M ake r •P o w e r D V D • BIOS utility All of the appl ications that came with your computer a re very easy to use. However, if you need more h elp and information, you may refer to the on li[...]

5 System utilities 74 Acrobat Reader Acrobat Rea der is a software tha t lets you view, n avigate, browse a nd print Adobe Po rtable Docume nt Format (PDF) fil es on all majo r computer platform s. Acrobat Reader c an open your document across a broad range of hardware an d software, a nd it will loo k exactly as you intended - w ith layout, fonts,[...]

75 LDCM (opti onal) LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) allows desktop management via the Web, standard n etwork, or dial -up connections. It is compatible with the leading manageme nt specifications, such a s Wired for Manageme nt 2.0, Desktop M anagement Interfac e (DMI) v2.0, and others. Your computer may be bundled wi th a LDCM installation CD. To in[...]

5 System utilities 76 Norton AntiVirus Norton AntiVirus is an anti-virus software which fin ds and repairs infected files, protecting against viruses to keep your com puter data safe and secure. It also scans inco ming email attachments for viruses. It provi des useful virus detecti on and repair facil ities. To install Norton AntiVirus: 1 Double-c[...]

77 NTI CD-Maker (for mo dels with CD-RW) The NT I CD-Maker is a CD-Recordin g softw are which allow s you to create an d copy au dio, data and videos to CD-RW di scs. To run NTI CD-M aker: 1 On the Win dows taskbar , click on the S tart button, hi ghlight Programs and select NTI CD-Maker . 2 Select NT I CD-Make r application to run th e program. Fo[...]

5 System utilities 78 PowerDVD (for models with DVD) Power DVD is a high-q uality, p ure softwar e DVD play er which b rings high-quality movies and karaok e to your multimedia PC. You can play back high resolution DVD titles or MPE G-2 files with MPEG-2 video an d Dolby Di gital (AC-3) audi o. PowerDVD provides a complete set of commands for na vi[...]

79 BIOS utility The BIO S utility is a ha rdware configuratio n program built in to your computer's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). Since most computers are already prop erly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configura tion problems and get the "Run S etup" message, you will n[...]

5 System utilities 80 Reinstalling p r ograms If you unin stall one of the pre installed programs a nd want to rein stall it, do the follo wing: 1 Make sure that the system is turned on. 2 Insert the System CD into the CD or DVD drive. 3 Select the application tha t you want to reinstall. 4 Follow all o nscreen instructions until you finish the i n[...]

6 Fr equently asked questions VT3500series_EN.book Page 81 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

This chapter t ells you what to do in case your computer is not working properly . However , if a more serious problem arises, contact your dealer or the technical support center (www .ac ersupport.com ) for assistance. VT3500series_EN.book Page 82 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:24 AM[...]

83 The following question s are possible situations that m ay arise during the use of your c omputer an d each is followed by easy an swers and solutions to the situa tion. Q: I pressed the p ower switch but the system did not bo ot up. A: Check the LED located beside the power switch. If the LED is not l it, no power is be ing applied to th e syst[...]

6 Frequently asked questions 84 Q: Nothing appears on th e screen. A: Your computer’s p ower manag ement function auto matically blanks the screen to save power. Just press any key to turn the display back on. If pressing a key d oes not work, contact your dealer or the techni cal support center for assistance. Q: The printer does not wo rk. A: D[...]

85 Q: System cannot read diskette, hard disk, CD or DVD info rmation. A: Check the followi ng: • Make sure that yo u are using the correct type of disc or di skette. See “D isk drive s” on page 21. • Check if the diskette is forma tted correctly . If not, format it again. Cautio n: If you reformat a diskette, you will lose all data on it. ?[...]

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87 Index A accessing the user’s guide 6 B BIOS u tility 79 C computer maintenance 4 cleaning 4 servicin g 4 connec ting opt ions multimedi a devices 43 audi o lin e-i n devic e 45 earphones/headphones 44 external speakers 43 joyst ick 43 microp hone 43 network 40, 42 printer 40 USB devi ces 46 D disk driv es 21 CD-ROM/DVD -ROM/CD-RW dr ive insert[...]

Index 88 area 27 chair 27 conne ct ing pe ri pher als external monitor 36 power cable 37 USB keyboard 34 USB mouse 31 keyboard 30 monitor 30 mouse 30 system boards 56 audio board 61 mai nbo ard 56, 57, 58 system utiliti es Acrobat Reader 74 LDCM 7 5 Norton AntiVirus 76 NTI CD-Maker 77 PowerDVD 78 reinst alli ng programs 80 T turning off c omputer 3[...]