Acer Veriton 7500 manual

V eriton 7500 series (V eriton 750 0/V eriton 7500 G) User’ s guide VT7500series_EN.book Page i Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

Change s may be m ade pe riodically to the in formati on in this publica tion wi thout oblig ation to notif y any per son of such rev ision o r changes. Such ch anges will be in corpor ated in new editi ons o f this man ual or su pple ment ary docu ments and publ icatio ns. Thi s compa ny makes no repr esen tati ons or w arranti es, ei ther expre s[...]

iii Notices FCC n otice This device has been tested an d found to co mply with the li mits 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 devic e generates, uses, and can radiate rad io frequency energy and[...]

iv Use c ondit ions This part c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Op eration is su bject to th e foll owing two c onditi ons: (1) this devic e may no t cause h armful in terference, and (2) this device must accept any interferen ce received, including interfer ence that may cause undesi red operation. Noti ce: Ca na dian use rs This Class B di[...]

v result in a fire o r electric shock. Never spi ll liquid of any kind on the produc t. 10 Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as open ing or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing t o qualif ied service pers onnel. 11 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing t[...]

vi same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Discard used batteries according to t he manufacturer’ s instructions. Macrovision ® statement This product incorp orate s copyri ght prot ecti on techn olo gy that is pro tect ed by method claims of certain U .S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by M acrovis ion Co[...]

Contents Notices iii FCC notice iii Important safety in s truction s iv Las er co mpl ia nce st ate men t vi Lithium battery statement vi Macrovision® sta tement vi Year 200 0 complian ce stat ement vi 1 First thin gs first 1 Package co ntents 3 Taking care of your com puter 4 Important tips 4 Cleanin g and serv icing 4 Asking for technical assist[...]

viii Adjusting your c hair 27 Positioni ng your PC 27 Positioni ng your monitor 28 Positioni ng your key board 28 Positioni ng your mouse 28 Conne cting peri pherals 29 Conne cting your mo use 29 Conne c ting y our keyboard 31 Conne cting a monitor 33 Conne cting the power cabl e 34 Turning on your compute r 35 Turning off yo ur computer 36 Conne c[...]

ix Reinstal ling programs 76 Recove ring your system 76 6 Frequently asked qu estions 77 Index 83 VT7500series_EN.book Page ix Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

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1 First things first VT7500series_EN.book Page 1 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

This chapter describes the contents of your computer package and also provides important tips on how to take care of your computer . VT7500series_EN.book Page 2 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

3 Package contents Before you unpack your c omputer, m ake sure th at you have eno ugh space to set up your computer. Carefully unpack the carton and remove the contents. If any of the following i t ems a r e mi ssing or dama ged, contact your de aler imme diately: • V eriton 75 00 ser ies • Items contained in the accessory box • USB or P S/2[...]

1 First things first 4 T aking car e of your co mputer Please read the im portant instructions l i sted in this section. Follo w ing these in s truction s wil l help you maximiz e the durabili ty of you r computer. Important t ips • Do not expose the c omputer to direct sunligh t . Do no t place it near sou rces of hea t, such as a radiator . •[...]

5 T o clean your pointing device T o clean a regular mouse (with rubber ball) 1 Open the c ircul ar cover undernea th the mouse. 2 T ake out the rubber ball a nd wip e it with a soft, damp cloth. 3 Put the b a ll bac k and close the cove r . T o clean an optical mouse For users of an optical mouse, refer to the d ocumentation that came with your mo[...]

1 First things first 6 Access ing the user’ s guide This use r’ s guide is also a v ailabl e on your compu ter as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. T o access the user’ s guide (for Windows XP) 1 On the Win dows XP taskbar , click on the S t art button then select Help an d Suppo rt Center . 2 On the Help and Support C enter home page, d ouble-clic [...]

2 System tour VT7500series_EN.book Page 7 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

This chapt e r discusses the fea tures and components of your computer . VT7500series_EN.book Page 8 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

9 Featur es Here are jus t a fe w of yo ur comput er’s ma ny feat ures : Performance • Int el Pentium ® 4 proce ssor • System memory expa ndable to a maximum of 2 GB using DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM DIMM m odules Note : T o c apitali ze on the system mem ory capacity mentioned above, you mu st use 1-GB mem ory modules which are not yet ava[...]

2 System tour 10 • One parallel port • One VGA port • Six Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (two on the front and fou r on the rear pane l) • Hig h-speed fax/data PC I modem (optional) • 1 0Base-T/1 00Base-TX network s uppor t with re mote wa ke-up function VT7500series_EN.book Page 10 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

11 Fr ont panel Your computer’s front pa ne l consists of the following: Label Icon Compon ent 1 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW tray 2 Stop/Eject button 3 Skip/F orward butt on 4 Hard disk a ctivity light-emit ting diode (L ED) 5 LAN a ctiv ity LED 6P o w e r L E D 7 Power butt on 8 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW LED 9 Volum e co ntro l 10 CD-ROM /DVD-ROM /CD-RW Hea[...]

2 System tour 12 Note : The s ystem has two microphone-in jacks (front an d rear). However, yo u can not use both o f them at the same time. By default, your system enab les the microphone-i n jack in front and disables the one at the back. 11 5.25-inch dr ive bays 12 3.5-inch floppy drive 13 Fl oppy dri v e LED 14 Fl oppy drive ejec t but ton 15 S[...]

13 Rear panel Your computer’s rea r panel consists of th e followi ng: Label Icon Color Compon ent 1 V oltage selector switch 2 Power cord so cket 3 Burgundy Paral lel/Pri nter port 4 White Network port 5 Power jack (for ex ternal speakers) 6 Power supply 7 Green PS/2 mouse p ort 8 Purple PS/2 keyboard p ort 9 Black USB ports VT7500series_EN.book[...]

2 System tour 14 For information on how to conn ect the peripherals, see “ Connecting periphe rals” on pa ge 29 a nd “Connecting options” on page 37. 10 T eal or Tu r q u o i s e Serial port 11 Blue CRT/ L CD monitor port 12 Pink Micropho ne-in jack (re ar) 13 L ime Aud io- out/ Line -ou t ja ck 14 Li ght bl ue Audio - in/ Line-in jack 15 T[...]

15 Keybo ar d The keyboard h as full-sized keys that include separate cursor k e ys, two Windows ke ys, and twelve fu nction key s. For inform ation on how to conn ect your keybo ard, see “Connecti ng periphe rals” on pa ge 29. No. Descrip tion 1 Function keys 2C a p s l o c k 3 W ind ows lo go k ey 4 Application key 5 Cursor keys 6 Palm rest 7[...]

2 System tour 16 Function keys The function keys, F 1 - F12, le t you perform spec ific functions, depen ding on the applicatio n that uses them. Lock keys The k eyboard has thre e lock keys which y ou can toggle o n and off to switch be tween two function s . 10 Multimedia keys 11 Internet/ Suspend keys 12 Programmable keys Lock k ey Desc ription [...]

17 W indow s keys The key board has two k eys that perform Window s-s pecific functions. Cursor keys The cursor keys, also called the arrow keys, let you move the cursor around t he screen . They serve the same function a s the arrow keys on the num eric keyp ad when the Num L ock is toggled off. Palm r est The detac hable palm rest provi des you a[...]

2 System tour 18 V olume contr ol/Mute k nob The volume control/ m ute knob controls the speaker volume. Turn it clockw ise or counter clockw ise to adjust the volume. Press it to toggl e between mute a nd sound. Multimedia keys Allow you to conveniently p lay, pause, stop, step forwa rd, or step back a song or movie using you r keyboa rd. Icon Key[...]

19 Internet/Sus pend keys The Internet/Suspend k eys consist of three buttons: Pr ogrammable keys The p rogrammab le keys help you directly a c cess a URL (Web site) or launch a ny program, files, or a pplication in your system. The fifth k e y is set to lau n ch the Windows M e dia Pla y er. If y ou want to configure the settings of each key, righ[...]

2 System tour 20 Mouse Your mou se has one ratche t wheel and two buttons : a left button a nd a right b utton. Quickly pressing and releasing t he bu tt ons is call ed clicki ng. Sometimes, y ou will nee d to do a doub le-click (clicking t he same button twice quickly) or a right-click (c licking the right button quickly ). The ra tchet wheel in b[...]

21 Disk drives Your computer come s with the following disk drives: Floppy driv e Your compu ter’s 3.5-inch floppy drive accepts 720-KB a nd 1.44-MB capacity diskettes. The floppy diskettes are compact, lightweight, and easy to carry around. Here are some tips on how to take care o f you r diskettes: • Alway s make backup c opies of the diskett[...]

2 System tour 22 CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM/CD- RW drive Your compu ter may come with a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or a CD-RW drive. This drive is l ocated on the front pa nel of yo ur computer. The CD-ROM drive allows you to play different types of compact discs (CDs). The DVD-R OM drive al lows you to play not only old C D-ROMs, CD-I discs, and v ideo CDs, but new dig[...]

23 2. When the disc tray slides ope n, place the CD or D VD gently on the tray . Make sure that the la bel or title side o f the di sc is facing upwa rd. When h olding a disc, ho ld it by the ed ges to avoid leaving sm udges or fingerprints. 3. Push the eject button a gain to close the tray . T o take care of your CDs and DVDs • Keep your disc in[...]

2 System tour 24 Har d disk Your compu ter is preinstalled with a high-capacity En hanced-IDE (E- IDE) ha rd disk. For instructions on h o w to upg rade or replace your ha rd disk, see “Repl acing th e hard disk ” on pag e 61. VT7500series_EN.book Page 24 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

3 Setting up your computer VT7500series_EN.book Page 25 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

This chap ter contains step-by-step instructions on how to set up your computer and connect additional peripherals . VT7500series_EN.book Page 26 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

27 Arranging a comfortable work ar ea Working safely begins with the arrangement o f your work space and the proper use o f e quipment. For thi s reason, it is very important to take tim e and think a bout how yo u are goin g to arrange your work area . Here are some points to conside r: Adjusting your chair Having the right k ind of chai r doe s n[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 28 Positioni ng your monitor Plac e your monit or at a comfo rtable viewing dist ance, 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. Positioni ng your keyb oar d The l ocation of the k eyboard is a ve r y im portant fa ctor to yo ur p[...]

29 Connecti ng peripherals Setting up y our computer is easy. F or the most p a rt, you o nly have four things to connect: the mouse, the keyboard, the m onitor, and the powe r c able . Note : Th e peripherals shown i n the connectio ns below are for your reference only . Actual d evice mod els may vary in select cou ntri es. Connecting you r mouse[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 30 PS/2 mouse Plug the PS/2 m ouse cable into the PS/2 mo use port (green port) located o n the rear panel of y our computer . Serial mouse Plug th e serial mouse c able i nto the serial port (teal or turquoise port) loc ated on th e rear pan e l of your compute r . VT7500series_EN.book Page 30 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1[...]

31 Connecting you r keyboard USB keyboard Plug your USB keyboard cable into any of the USB ports (black p ort) located on the front a nd rear panel of your computer . VT7500series_EN.book Page 31 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 32 PS/2 keyboa rd Plug your PS /2 keyboard cable into the PS/2 ke yboard port (purple port) loc ated on th e rear pan e l of your compute r . VT7500series_EN.book Page 32 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

33 Connecting a monitor To conne ct a m onitor, simply pl ug the mon itor cable in t o the m onitor port (blue port) located o n the rear panel of y our computer. Note : Refer to the monitor manual for additonal instructions and information. VT7500series_EN.book Page 33 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 34 Connecting the power cable Cautio n: Before you proceed, check the voltage range in your area. Make sure tha t it matches your computer’ s voltage setti ng. If they don’t match, change you r computer’ s v oltage setting according to your area’ s voltage range. Set the voltage selector switch to the voltage ra[...]

35 T ur ni ng on you r compu ter After connec ting the ne cessary peripherals and p lugging in the power cable, y ou are n ow ready to turn the c ompute r on a nd get to work. To turn on y our computer: 1 T urn on all pe ripherals conn ected to your co mputer suc h as the monitor , printer , fax, speakers, etc. 2 On the front pa nel of your c o mpu[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 36 T ur ni ng of f your c omputer To turn off you r computer, 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 Com pute r; then click T urn Off. 2 T urn off al l peripherals conne cted to your com puter . For Win dows 2000: 1 On the Win dows 2000 task[...]

37 Connecti ng options Connecting you r printer Y our computer supports parallel , serial and USB printe r s. T o connect a parallel printer , plug the printer cable into the parallel port (burgund y port) located on the rear pan el of your co mputer . Note : The printer shown below is for your reference only . Actual device model may v ary in sele[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 38 Connecting the modem (optional) Set up yo ur modem conne c tio n by plu gging the telephone line and mo dem line into their correspond ing ports on the rear panel of your compute r. VT7500series_EN.book Page 38 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

39 Connecting to the net w ork You can connec t your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) using a netwo rk cable. T o do so, simply plug the network cable in to the netwo rk port (white port) o n the rear panel of y our computer. Note : Consult your operating system manual for information on how to con figure your network se tup. VT7500series_EN.[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 40 Connecting multi m edia devices You can c onnect mu ltimedia devic es such as mic rophone , earphone or headp hone, external speake rs , and au dio line-in device . These device s will allow you to take advanta ge of yo ur computer’s m ultimedia features. Note : The multimedia devices shown below are for your refer[...]

41 • earpho nes, headphone s: connec t to the Head phone-out j a ck (lime jack) located on the front panel of y our computer Note : T o adju st th e volume of the hea dphones, click the V olume icon located on the taskbar at the bottom of your screen. Wh en the volume control pops up, d rag the V olume control lever t o the desired level. Y ou ca[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 42 • externa l speakers: conne ct to the Audio-o ut/Line-ou t jack (lime jack) and the S peaker powe r jack locate d on the r ear panel of your com puter . • audio line-in devi ce: conn ects to the Audio-in/L ine-in ja ck (light bl ue jack) located o n the rear p anel of your c omputer VT7500series_EN.book Page 42 T[...]

43 Connecting USB devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a seria l bus d e sign that is cap a ble of cascading peripherals such a s a digita l camera, keyboard, mouse, joystick, s canner, printer and modem. With USB, complex c able connec tions can be elim inated. Your computer comes with six USB ports: two on the front and anot her four on the rear[...]

3 Se tting up your c omputer 44 Note : Some USB devices hav e a built -i n USB port which al lows you to co nnect or daisy-chain more U SB devices. VT7500series_EN.book Page 44 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer VT7500series_EN.book Page 45 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer and basic information about your system boa rds that you will find helpful when performi ng the upgrade process. VT7500series_EN.book Page 46 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

47 Installation pr ecautions Before you install any comp uter component, w e recommend that you read the follo wing sections. These sections contain imp o rtant ESD precaution s along w ith preinstallation a nd post-installation instructions. ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can dam age your processor, disk d rives, expansion boards, a[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 48 Post-installation instructions Observe the following after installi ng a computer component: 1 See to it that the com ponents are installed a c cording to t he step - by-step instructions in their respective sections. 2 Replace any expansion board s or periphera ls that you removed earlier . 3 Repla ce the side p anels.[...]

49 Openi ng your computer Cautio n! Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned of f yo ur computer and all peripherals connected to i t. Read the “Prei nstallat ion instruct ions” on page 47. You ne ed to open your computer be fore you can install additional compone nts. See the following se c tio n for instruction s. T o re move the si[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 50 4 Hold one side panel with b oth hands. Slid e it back about a n inch and the n gently pull it outward to detach it. Do the same to the other side. T o re place the side panel 1 Align the side panel's hinges to the housing frame and then push it in to sli de it back into place. D o the same to the other side. VT750[...]

51 2 Secure t he side panels with th e four screws you rem oved earlier . VT7500series_EN.book Page 51 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 52 Inter nal components The fig ure below show s what your computer looks like once you remove the side pane l: Note : The main board model shown in the figure above may not be exactly the s a me with the o n e found in your computer . No. Comp onen t 1 5.25-inch drive bays (three bays) 2 3. 5-inch driv e bays (two bays) 3[...]

53 System boar ds Mainboar d layout The m ainboard becomes acc e ssible on ce you open y our computer. Refer to the section below fo r the correspo nding ma inboard la yout of your Veriton 7 500 series compute r model. VT7500series_EN.book Page 53 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 54 V eriton 7500 mainboard layout VT7500series_EN.book Page 54 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

55 V eriton 7500G mainboard layout VT7500series_EN.book Page 55 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 56 Label Component BT1 Battery CN2 PS/2 mo use (upper) an d keyboard (lower) ports CN3 USB por ts CN4 COM 2 co nnect or CN6 Game port CN 7 Pow er co nnec tor CN8 Parallel (upper), serial (left) and monitor (right) ports CN9 FDD conn ector CN10 Network ( upper) and USB (lo w er) ports CN11 P ower connector (12V power) CN12 [...]

57 Note : For the location of the AGP sl o t on the V eriton 7500G mainboard, see page 55. CN24 P ower/Suspend LED connector CN25 S tandard FPIO con nector CN 26 P ower LE D co nne ct or DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM so ckets 1-2 FN1 3-pin CPU fan connector FN2 3 -pin system fan c onnector JP2 1-2 Clear CMOS 2-3 Normal SL1 to SL 3 PCI slots 1 to 3 SL T1 (for [...]

4 Upgrading your computer 58 Audio boar d The a udio boa rd that came w ith you r compute r should look lik e the figure that follows. Note : The system h as two microphone-in jacks (front and rear). However, yo u can not use both o f them at the same time. By default, your system enab les the microphone-i n jack in front and disables the one at th[...]

59 Upgr ading yo ur computer Certain components of y our compute r are u pgradeabl e such a s the memo ry, the ha rd disk, the CPU and the expan sion cards. You need to observe the “Instal lation precau t ions” o n page 47 whe n installing or removing a computer compone nt. However, fo r safety purpo ses, we do not re commend th at you perform [...]

4 Upgrading your computer 60 2 Locat e the D DR DI MM socket on the mainb oard. 3 Press the holdin g clips on bo th sides of the DDR DIMM s ocket outward to release the DDR DIMM (a). Gently pull the DDR DIMM out of the socket (b ). T o install a DDR DIM M 1 Locat e the D DR DI MM socket on the mainb oard. 2 Align the DDR DIMM with the socket (a). P[...]

61 T o reconfig ure your computer Your computer auto matically detects the amoun t of memory installed . Run the BIOS utility to view the new value for total system memory and m ake a n ote of it. Replacing the har d disk Follow these steps to repl ace your computer’s hard disk: 1 Remove t he side panel (see p a ge 49) . 2 Remove the four screws [...]

4 Upgrading your computer 62 3 (a) Detach the powe r and hard disk cab les from the hard disk. (b) Detach the hard disk fr om the drive frame. 4 (a) Insert the ne w hard disk in t o the frame. (b) Conn ect the power and ha r d disk cables to the new hard disk. VT7500series_EN.book Page 62 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

63 5 Secur e it wi th the fo ur scre ws you r emov ed earlier . Note : Make sure that the other en ds of the disk c ables are securely connected to th eir corresponding connectors on the mainboard. 6 Repla ce the si de panel (see page 50). Installing an e xpansion c ar d To insta ll an expan s ion c ard: 1 Remove t he side panel (see p a ge 49) . 2[...]

4 Upgrading your computer 64 4 Pull o ut the bracket o n the housing opposite t he sel ected empty slot. 5 Remove the expa nsion card from its protective pack aging. 6 Align the card with the empty bracket and th en insert it in to the slot. Make su re that the card is prope rly seated. 7 Secure t he card t o yo ur computer with a s crew y ou remov[...]

65 When you t urn on t he c omputer, BIOS (Basic Inp ut/Output System) automatically detects and a ss igns resources to the ne wly-installed devi c es. VT7500series_EN.book Page 65 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

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5 System utilities VT7500series_EN.book Page 67 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

This chapter describes the applications that came with your computer . VT7500series_EN.book Page 68 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

69 Depend ing on the hardware and optional features installe d in you r computer, your system came bundled with several pr ogram utiliti es designed to streamline your computer’s ope rations. These utilitie s may include any of the followin g: • Acroba t ® Reader ™ • LANDesk Client Ma nager (LDCM) • Norton AntiV irus • NTI CD- Make r ?[...]

5 System utilitie s 70 Acr obat Reader Acrobat Rea der is a software that lets you view, n avigate, browse and print Adobe Portable Doc ume nt Format (PDF) files on all major computer p latforms. Acroba t Rea der can op en your doc ument across a broad ra nge of hard ware an d software, and it will loo k exactly as you intende d - with lay out, fon[...]

71 LDCM (opti onal) LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) allows desktop management via the Web, stan dard network, o r dial -up connections. It is com patible with the lea ding manage ment specifications, suc h as Wired for Manag ement 2.0, De sktop Management In terface (DMI) v2.0, and others. Your comp uter may be b undled with a LDCM installation CD . [...]

5 System utilitie s 72 Norton AntiVirus Norton AntiVirus i s an anti-virus software which finds and repairs infected files, protects a gainst viruses to keep your computer data safe and secure. It a lso scans incoming email attachments for viruses. It provides useful virus detectio n and repa ir facilities. To install Norton AntiVirus: 1 Double-cli[...]

73 NTI CD-Maker (for mo dels with CD-RW ) The NT I CD-Maker is a CD-Rec ording s oftwar e which a llows you to crea te and copy audio, data and vide os to CD-RW di s cs. To run NTI CD-Make r: 1 On the Win dows taskbar , clic k on the St art button, hi ghlight Program s and select NTI CD-Maker . 2 Sele ct NTI CD-M aker applic ation t o run th e prog[...]

5 System utilitie s 74 PowerDVD (for models with DVD) Powe rDVD is a h igh-quality, p ure softwar e DVD player which b rings high-qu ality mov ies and karaoke to your multime dia PC. You can play back high r esolution DVD title s or MPEG-2 files with M PEG-2 video and Dolby D igital (AC-3) audi o. PowerDVD provides a complete s et of comman ds for [...]

75 BIOS u tility The B IOS utility i s a hardware confi guration prog r am b uilt into yo ur computer's Basic Input/Output System (BI OS). Since most computers are alrea dy properly configured and optim ized, there is no need to run this utility. However, if you encounter c onfiguration probl ems and get the "Ru n Setup" me ss age, y[...]

5 System utilitie s 76 Reinstall ing pr ograms If you uninstall on e of the pre installed pro grams and wan t to reinstall it, do the followin g: 1 Make sure that the system is turned on. 2 Insert the System CD into the CD or DVD driv e. 3 Select the applicatio n that you want to re insta ll. 4 Follow all o nsc reen instructions until y ou finish t[...]

6 Fr equently asked questions VT7500series_EN.book Page 77 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

This chapter tells you what to do in ca se your computer i s not working properly . However , if a more serious problem arises, contact your dealer or the technical support center (www .acersuppo rt.com ) for assistance. VT7500series_EN.book Page 78 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:42 AM[...]

79 The following q uestions are possible situations that may arise during the us e of yo ur computer and each is f ollowed by ea sy answers and solutions to the situation. Q: I pressed the p ower switch but the system did not boot up. A: Check t he L ED located abov e the power sw itch. If the LE D is not lit, no power is being a pplied to the syst[...]

6 Fr equently asked questions 80 Q: Nothing appears on th e scre en. A: Your com puter’s powe r manag ement function automatically blanks the screen to save power. Just press any key to turn the d i splay back on. If pressing a ke y does not work, you can restart your computer. If restarting y our computer d oes not work, contact your d ealer or [...]

81 Q: System cannot read diskette, hard disk, CD or DVD info r mation. A: Check t he f ollowi ng: • Make sure th at you are using the correct type o f disc or d iskettes. See “Disk drives” on page 21. • Check if the di skette is formatted correctly . If not, format it again. Cautio n: If you reformat a diskette, you will lose all data on it[...]

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83 Index A accessing the user’s gu ide 6 B BIOS u tility 75 C computer maintenance 4 cleaning 4 servic ing 4 conn e ctin g options multimedi a devices 40 au dio lin e-i n de vice 42 earphones/headphones 41 external speakers 40 micr ophone 40 network 37, 39 printer 37 serial mouse 39 USB devi ces 43 D disk drives 21 CD-ROM/DV D- ROM/C D-RW drive i[...]

Index 84 S safety instructions iv setting up computer 27, 29 area 27 chair 27 con nect ing peri phe ral s external monitor 33 power cable 34 USB mouse 29 keyboard 28 monitor 28 mouse 2 8 system boards 53 audio board 58 mai nbo ard 53 , 5 4 system utiliti es Acrobat Reader 70 LDCM 71 Norton AntiVirus 72 NTI CD-Maker 73 PowerDVD 74 rei nstal ling pro[...]