Acer Aspire 6200 manual

My G uide …the printed c ompanion to the way more fun and handy on-scr een experienc e of My Aspire Guide Introducing the not nearly as exciting ink on paper version of…[...]

Did you know your Acer Aspir e comes wi th incr edible multimedia software that was desigend to show you all the cool stuff your c omputer can do? T his book can be a handy desktop r efer ence, but you’ll r eceive muc h more in- depth informa tion and instruction by firing up My Aspire Guide software. (It’ s located on your Windows 98 desktop a[...]

T able of C ontents iii ii Copyrigh t Acer and the A cer logo ar e regist ered trademarks and Aspire is a trademark of Acer Inc. and Acer Ameri ca Corp or ation . Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo ar e regist ered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. In tel and P entium ar e regist ered trademarks of Inte l Corp. All othe r brands/product name[...]

iv Welc ome 1 Need Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 My Aspire Guide–Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 T roubleshooting–General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 T roubleshooting–Error Messages . . . . . [...]

3 2 Before Y ou Star t... • Never spill liquid of any kind on t he product. • Do not atte mpt to service thi s pr oduct yourself ; op ening or removing c overs ma y expose you to danger ous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Service by persons othe r than Ac er au thorized service pr ovider s may [...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 5 4 A spir e An Introduction to Y our The S ystem: A spire Mi crotower CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM Dr ive CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM Eject Button Expansion Bay Door Pow er / Quic kstart Button Powe r Indicator Ligh t Activity Indicator Light Proper Setup and Placement Tips It’ s important that your c omputer be se t up correctly and acc [...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 7 6 1 • Press and release the monitor power bu tton if it i s not on or blinking already . 2 • Press and release the comput er power butt on (Quickstart or traditional start). The monitor will begin displa ying images after 5-10 seconds. The power but- ton lights on the c omputer and moni tor will be on. Note: If[...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 9 8 The Mouse The mouse uses a cursor called a pointer . Point ers come in many differ ent shapes but ar e most commonl y shaped like an arrow . Y our mouse has t wo buttons: a left button and a right butt on. Quickly pr essing and releasing one of these bu ttons i s called clicking. Sometimes you will need to double[...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 11 10 End key • takes you to the e nd of a line. Page Up / Page Down keys • move you up or down a screen at a time. Backspace key • is similar to the dele te key above, but i t will delet e one character at a time t o the left of the cursor . Alt and Ctrl keys • have varying functions on their own or when use[...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 13 12 Connect the speakers to your syst em as shown in the following fig u r e : Drives on Y our Computer Whether i t’ s the software program tha t you bought from your local computer s tor e or the shopping list you just typed up using your word pr ocessor , all information in a computer i s stor ed electronically[...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 15 14 Using Y our Floppy Drive Floppy disks are used for putting data int o your compu ter or for taking it out. 1 • Insert the floppy disk into the drive, as shown. (The metal circ le on the disk’ s unde rside should be facing down.) 2 • Push it in gent ly until it pops int o place. 3 • Remove the floppy dis[...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 17 16 Using Y our CD-ROM/DVD-R OM Drive Unlike floppy disks , CD-ROM/DVD-ROM di scs can be used only for putting data int o your comput er . Y our Acer comput er can use two typ es of CD-ROM discs: audio discs or data discs. Data CDs can hold a lot of information and ve ry large pro- grams . One CD can hold more info[...]

Printer Driver Installation T o print from your Aspire, you need a printer driver – a pr ogram that t ells your c omputer wha t kind of printer i t is printing t o. Windows 98 has automatic de tection for all of the mor e popular printers. If your printer is no t available in Windows 98, look in the printer’ s user guide for in structions. Plea[...]

An Introduction to Y our Aspire 21 20 Connecting an O ptional Joystick or MIDI Device 1 • Before you pr oceed, make sur e your compu ter i s comple tely turned off (see p. 6). 2 • Remove the r ear panel co ver (see steps 2 and 3 of t he previ- ous section). 3 • Locate the Game/MIDI port on the back of your comput er . 4 • Plug your joystic [...]

23 22 Getting the Most from you Aspire Audio S ystem 3 • Double-click on the Sound icon t o use the electronic mix- ing board. The Electronic Mixing Boar d Y our Aspire comput er comes wi th an electronic mixing board that enables t he experienced audiophile t o make the mos t of the stereo s ou nd s ystem. 1 • Double-click on the V olume icon [...]

25 24 Adding Options to you Aspire 3 • Push the cove r slightly backwar d as shown in the following fig u r e . 4 • Lift up the cover . Note: For directions on upgrading and assembly/disassembly of t he comput er chassis, please refer to M y Aspire Guide software. Always observe the fol- lowing electrostatic dis- charge (ESD) precautions before[...]

27 26 Need Need Help? Acer i s dedicated t o bringing you a reliable and easy to main- tain comput er . We reali ze, though, th at pr oblems can ari se unexpectedly . The refor e, your Aspire c ompute r comes pr e- installed with a suit e of tools t o prov ide easy maintenance and help when using your comput er . My Aspire Guide is a handy online t[...]

29 28 • Hardwar e Diagnostic s The Hard ware Diagnostics option c ontains tes ts that you can run to verify the f unctionality of your computer’ s hardwar e components. If you susp ec t that you may have a har dwar e component failur e, you will need to run this pr ogram prior to contacting Ace r T echnical Suppor t. 1 • Select the Hardwar e [...]

Need Help? 31 30 Repa ir T ool s M enu The Repair T ools menu includes t he following options: • Aspire Time Machine If your system was in good health yest erda y or last week, u se th i s t ool t o ta k e y o ur sy s t e m ’ s cr it i ca l fi l es ba c k t o th a t t i me . • If you are running Windows, do the following: 1 • Select the Tim[...]

Need Help? 33 32 Note: If you are not ye t connected to t he Interne t when you select this option, a dialog box prompting you if you wish t o establish a dial-in c on- nection to your Interne t Service Provider (IS P) will appear . S elec t the option that will establi sh an Internet c onnection. • Who to Contact for Support Y ou will f ind this[...]

T roubleshooting–General Refer t o My Aspire Guide software for comple te tr oubleshoot- ing information on your syst em. Here ar e some answers t o commonly asked ques tions: The Start button is not displayed on screen. The taskbar has either been resized too small or it is in a hid- den location. T o retrieve the taskbar: 1 • Press the Start [...]

Need Help? 37 36 T roubleshooting–Error Messa ges I keep ge tting one of the following err or messages: Equipment Configuration Error This error oc curs when the CM OS settings (see glossary on My Aspire Guide software) have been chang ed to a configuration that pr events suc cessful boot -up. Press t he Ctrl + Alt + Esc keys, af ter the beep dur[...]

Need Help? 39 38 Additional Acer Ser vices About the Aspire W eb Site* This Int ernet sit e has answers for the mos t frequently asked support questions and offers a searc hable database of extensive technical information, new pr oduct data and upgrade informa- tion. Use it: • When you can’ t f ind the information you need in your manu- al or o[...]

Need Help? 41 40 accompan ying the Softw are. Modif ying , translating, renting , copying , t ransfer- ring or assigning all or part of the Sof tw are, or any rights granted hereunder , to any other persons and r emoving any pr oprietary notices, labels or marks f rom the Software is strictly prohibit ed. Futhermor e, you hereb y agree not to cr ea[...]

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Need Help? 45 44 Add-on Components (HDD , CD-RO M, Sound Cards, etc.) purchased from Acer and not in stalled in an Acer syst em are co vered by a limit ed warranty a s defined on the Warranty Card which c omes with the componen t. For compo- nents purchased from Ace r or an Acer A uthorized Reselle r and installed in an Acer syst em which are defin[...]

Need Help? 47 46 Acer Y ear 2000 Compliance Statement This product is Y ear 2000-compliant and carries the “NSTL Hardwar e T e sted Y ear 2000 Compliant” logo. This pr oduct has been tested both by Acer’ s internal test labs and N STL using NSTL ’ s YMARK2000 certification test. These tests certify that the pr oduct will suc- cessfully make[...]

49 48 Caution on Lithium Batteries CAUTION Danger of explosion if ba ttery is incorrectly r eplaced. Re place only with the same or equivalent type recomme nded by the manufacture r . Discar d used batteries acc ording t o the manufacturer’ s instructions. ADV ARSEL! Lithiumbatte ri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun[...]

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