Acer 5600 User Manual

Veriton 5600 series

User’s guide

Veriton 5600 series User’s guide

Original Issue April 2003

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1 First things first 1

System specifications 5 Package contents 6 Accessing the user’s guide 7

2 System tour 9

Features 12

Performance 12 Multimedia 12

Connectivity 12 Front panel 14 Rear panel - VT5600D 16 Rear panel - VT5600G 18 Keyboard 20

Programmable keys 21

Internet/Suspend keys 22

Multimedia keys 23

Volume control/Mute knob 24

Lock keys 25

Cursor keys 26

Windows keys 27

Function keys 28

Palm rest 28 Optical drive 29 Hard disk 31

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Contents

3 Setting up your computer 33

Arranging a comfortable work area 36

Adjusting your chair 36

Positioning your PC 36

Positioning your monitor 37

Positioning your keyboard 37

Positioning your mouse 38 Connecting peripherals 39

Connecting your mouse 39

Connecting your keyboard 41

Connecting a monitor 43

Connecting the power cable 44 Turning on your computer 45 Turning off your computer 46 Connecting options 47

Connecting your printer 47

Connecting the modem (optional) 48

Connecting to the network 49 Connecting multimedia devices 50 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 60

To remove the computer cover 60

To replace the computer cover 61 Internal components 62 System boards 64

Mainboard layout 64

Veriton 5600D mainboard layout 65

Veriton 5600G mainboard layout 66

Audio board 69 Upgrading your computer 70

Installing additional memory 70

Replacing the hard disk 72

Installing an expansion card 75

Contents

5 System utilities 79

Acrobat Reader 83 Acer LANScope (optional) 84 Norton AntiVirus 85 NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD-RW) 87 PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 89 BIOS utility 90 Reinstalling programs 91 Recovering your system 92 Using Backup (Windows XP only) 96 Disk Defragmenter (Windows XP only) 97

6 Frequently asked questions 99

Appendix A: Notices 105

Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 111

Important tips 113

Cleaning and servicing 113 Asking for technical assistance 114

Index 115

Contents

1 First things first

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

System specifications

Component Specification

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Processor

System memory Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dual-

Chipset • Intel MCH 865G

Graphics Intel MCH 865G on-die VGA card supporting:

Audio AC97 Codec

LAN Broadcom 5705 supporting 10/100/1000 MB

IDE 40 pin parallel ATA IDE slot

FDD 1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive

PS2 • PS2 keyboard port

• Intel Pentium

• Intel Celeron

channel DDR memory

• Intel MCH 865PE

• DVMT technology

•Dual View

• 1 optional VGA port on rear

Intel MCH 865PE supporting:

• Add-on VGA card

connectivity

• PS2 mouse port

4 1.8 - 3.6 GHz

2.0 - 2.6 GHz

USB Six external USB 2.0 ports

Serial port One serial port

Printer port One parallel printer port

Debug One 4 LED port

Thermal Dynamic fan speed control

Component Specification

Security • Chassis lock (Kensington compatible)

• Chassis intrusion alarm

Chassis Three models: H80, H40, H34A

Wake system Wake on LAN

Wake on modem Mouse/keyboard

HDD • 5400 RPM: 40 - 100 GB

• 7200 RPM: 40 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB

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

• Red Hat Linux

Dimensions • Mini-Tower 424(H) /200(W) /414(D)

• Desktop 135(H) /380(W) /420(D)

• Small Form Factor 95(H) /324(W) /399(D)

Weight • Mini-Tower 8.5 kg

• Desktop 6.5 kg

• Small Form Factor 5.3 kg

Thermal overrides

• System temp >90 system temp is below 90

•CPU temp >110

temp is below 110

• CPU temp >120

C - functions suspended until

C - functions suspended until CPU

C - system auto-shutdown

1 First things first

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 5600 series computer

• Items contained in the accessory box

• PS/2 or USB keyboard

• PS/2 or USB mouse

• User’s guide and installation poster

• Other user documentation and third-party software

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 5600 series Online icon.

To access the user’s guide (for Windows 2000)

1 Double-click on the Veriton 5600 series Online icon on your

Windows desktop.

1 First things first

2 System tour

This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer.

2 System tour

Features

Here are just a few of your computer’s many features:

Performance

• Intel Pentium® 4 supporting FSB up to 800 MHz

• Intel Celeron

• Intel Hyperthreading Technology supported on 3.06 GHz and higher Intel Pentium

• Intel 865G/865PE ICH5 chipset

• DDR-SDRAM 400/333/266, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 4GB dualchannel 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

CPU supporting FSB up to 400 MHz

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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

• 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 fax/data PCI modem (optional)

• Broadcom 5705 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit LAN support with remote wake-up function

Front panel

Your computer’s front panel consists of the following:

Label Icon Description

1 Hard disk activity light-emitting diode (LED)

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2 System activity indicator

3 Power indicator

4 Power button

5 Optical drive Headphone/Earphone port

6 Floppy drive LED

7 3.5-inch floppy drive

8 Floppy drive eject button

9 Optical drive tray

10 Stop/Eject button

Label Icon Description

11 Optical drive emergency eject hole

12 Optical drive LED

13 Volume control

14 5.25-inch drive bay

15 Headphone/Earphone port

16 Front microphone-in port (see Note)

17 USB ports

Rear panel - VT5600D

Your computer’s rear panel consists of the following:

Label Icon Color Description

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1 Voltage selector switch

2 Green PS/2 mouse port

3 System vents

4Teal or

Turquoise

5 Burgundy Parallel/Printer port

6 Blue NOT USED

7 White Network port

8 Keyhole

Serial port

Label Icon Color Description

9 One Touch Recovery button

10 Monitor port

11 S-Video out port

12 Telephone/Handset line port

13 Expansion slots

14 Telephone/Handset line port

15 Light blue Audio-in/Line-in jack

16 Lime Audio-out/Line-out jack

17 Pink Microphone-in jack

18 Black USB ports

19 Purple PS/2 keyboard port

20 Power cable socket

(Optional)

21 Power supply

For information on how to connect the peripherals, see “Connecting peripherals” on page 39 and “Connecting options” on page 47.

Rear panel - VT5600G

Your computer’s rear panel consists of the following:

Label Icon Color Description

2 System tour

1 Voltage selector switch

2 Green PS/2 mouse port

3 System vents

4Teal or

Turquoise

5 Burgundy Parallel/Printer port

6 Blue Monitor port

7 White Network port

8 Keyhole

Serial port

Label Icon Color Description

9 One Touch Recovery button

10 Monitor port

11 S-Video out port

12 Telephone/Handset line port

13 Expansion slots

14 Telephone/Handset line port

15 Light blue Audio-in/Line-in jack

16 Lime Audio-out/Line-out jack

17 Pink Microphone-in jack

18 Black USB ports

19 Purple PS/2 keyboard port

20 Power cable socket

(Optional)

21 Power supply

For information on how to connect the peripherals, see “Connecting peripherals” on page 39 and “Connecting options” on page 47.

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Keyboard

Your computer comes with a USB keyboard. The keyboard has fullsized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, and twelve function keys.

For information on how to connect your USB keyboard, please see “Connecting peripherals” on page 39

No. Description

1 Programmable keys

2 Internet/Suspend keys

3 Multimedia keys

4 Volume control/Mute knob

5 Scroll lock key

6Num lock key

7 Cursor keys

8 Application key

No. Description

9 Windows logo key

10 Caps lock

11 Function keys

Programmable keys

The programmable keys help you directly access a URL (Web site) or launch any program, files, or application in your system. The fifth key is set to launch the Windows Media Player. If you want to configure the settings of each key, right click on the Magic Keyboard icon located on the desktop.

Internet/Suspend keys

The Internet/Suspend keys consist of three buttons:

Icon Key Description

Email Launches your email application.

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Web browser

Suspend Press this button to put system to sleep.

Launches your current default browser.

Multimedia keys

Allow you to conveniently play, pause, stop, step forward, or step back a song or movie using your keyboard.

Icon Key Description

Play/Pause Press to start playing the audio track or

Stop Press to stop playing the audio track or

Forward Press to skip forward to the next track or

Backward Press to skip backward to the previous

video file. Press again to pause.

video file.

video file and start playing.

track or video file and start playing.

Volume control/Mute knob

The volume control/mute knob controls the speaker volume. Turn it clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the volume. Press it to toggle between mute and sound.

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