Acer 5800, 6800, 7800 User Manual

Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series

User's Guide

Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series User's Guide Original Issue: March 2005

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1 First things first 1

Specifications 3 Package contents 5 Accessing the User's Guide 5

2 System tour 7

Features 9

Performance 9 Multimedia 9 Connectivity 9

Front panel 10 Rear panel 12 Keyboard 15

Internet/Email/Search keys 16 Multimedia keys 16 Volume control / Mute keys 17 Lock keys 17 Cursor keys 18 Windows keys 18 Function keys 19 Palm rest 19

Optical drive 20

Taking care of your CDs and DVDs 22

Hard disk 22

3 Setting up your computer 23

Arranging a comfortable work area 25

Adjusting your chair 25 Positioning your PC 25 Positioning your monitor 26 Positioning your keyboard 26 Positioning your mouse 26

Connecting peripherals 27

Connecting your mouse and keyboard 27

USB interface 27

PS/2 interface 27 Connecting a monitor 28 Connecting the power cable 29

Turning on your computer 30 Turning off your computer 30 Connecting options 31

Connecting your printer 31 Connecting the modem (optional) 32 Connecting to the network 32 Connecting multimedia devices 33 Connecting USB devices 35

4 Upgrading your computer 37

Installation precautions 39

ESD precautions 39 Preinstallation instructions 39 Post-installation instructions 40

Opening your Veriton 5800 41

To remove the computer cover 41 To replace the computer cover 41

Opening your Veriton 6800/7800 42

To remove the side panel 42 To replace the side panel 43

System boards 44

Mainboard layout 44

Upgrading your computer 46

Installing additional memory 46 To remove a DDR2 DIMM 46

To install a DDR2 DIMM 47

To reconfigure your computer 48 Replacing Veriton 5800's hard disk 48 Installing an expansion card 49 Replacing Veriton 6800/7800's hard disk 50 Installing an expansion card 51

5 System utilities 53

Adobe Reader 55 LANDesk System Manager 56 Norton AntiVirus 57

How do I check for viruses? 57

NTI CD&DVD-Maker (for models with CD or DVD Burner) 58 PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 59

How do I open and watch a DVD? 59

BIOS utility 60 Reinstalling programs 60 Recovering your system 60 Acer eManager 64

Acer eLock 65 Acer eSettings 66 Acer eRecovery 67

Using backup (Windows XP only) 68

How do I back up files from my hard drive? 68

Disk defragmenter (Windows XP only) 69

How do I defragment my hard drive? 69

6 Frequently asked questions 71

Frequently asked questions 73

Appendix A: Notices 75

ENERGY STAR guidelines compliance 76 FCC notice 76 Notice: Canadian users 77 Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 77 Modem notices 77

Notice for USA 77 TBR 21 78 Notice for Australia 78

Important safety instructions 78

Macrovision copyright protection notice 80

Lithium battery statement 80 Laser compliance statement 81 Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity 82 Declaration of Conformity for CE marking 83

Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 85

Important tips 86

Cleaning and servicing 86

To clean your computer and keyboard 86

To clean your pointing device 87

To clean your monitor 87

When to contact a service technician 87 Asking for technical assistance 87

Index 89

1 First things

first

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

Specifications

Operating system

Platform

Chipset

Microsoft Microsoft

Intel Intel

Intel

Windows® XP Professional

Windows® XP Home Edition

Celeron® with 533 MHz FSB

Pentium® 4 with 800/1066 MHz FSB

945G Express

System memory Supporting up to 4 GB of DDR2 667 RAM

Dual channels supported on four DIMMs

Drives Veriton 5800:

• Two external 5.25" drive bays

• Three 3.5" drive bays (two internal, one external) Veriton 6800:

• Four external 5.25" drive bays

• Six 3.5" drive bays (four internal, two external) Veriton 7800:

• Four external 5.25" drive bays

• Five 3.5" drive bays (four internal, one external)

Network interface

Marvell

88E8052 with gigabit Ethernet

Optional PCI modem

I/O interface Two PS/2 ports

9-pin serial port 25-pin parallel port Eight USB 2.0 ports Ethernet (RJ-45) port VGA port Six audio jacks

I/O expansion Two PCI slots

™

PCI Express

X1 slot

Graphics Integrated graphics with DVMT 3.0

™

PCI Express

X16 slot

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Audio

Realtek ALC880 with embedded Intel

HDA CODEC

Keyboard PS/2 or USB multimedia keyboard

Monitor Choice of Acer CRT or LCD monitors

Security Acer eLock

Lock pad and intrusion alert

Housing Veriton 5800 Series: 370 (H) x 130.2 (W) x 435 (D) mm

Veriton 6800 Series: 360 (H) x 180 (W) x 420 (D) mm Veriton 7800 Series: 438.5 (H) x 186 (W) x 475 (D) mm

Management software

LANDesk Norton AntiVirus

System Manager

™

Acer Desktop eManager

Industry standards

PC2001 SMBIOS (DMI) 2.3.1 PCI 2.3 WFM 2.0 ACPI 2.0

Microsoft

OnNow ENERGY STAR MacroVision

Power supply 300 W

Certification FCC, CE, C-tick, BSMI, VCCI, CCC, cUL, UL, Nemko,

GS (TUV), ENERGY STAR

Note: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the model purchased.

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 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

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.

2 On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the Veriton

Series Online icon.

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2 System tour

This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer.

Features

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

Performance

•Intel® Celeron® supporting FSB up to 533 MHz, or

•Intel

• DDR2-SDRAM 667, 4 DIMM slots, expandable to 4 GB dual-channel memory

• Power management function

• CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo, DVD-Dual or DVD-Super

• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Pentium® 4 supporting FSB (front side bus) up to 800/1066 MHz

Intel

945G Express chipset

multi drive

Multimedia

•Intel® high-definition audio

• Supporting up to 7.1 surround sound, audio codec support for 192 KHz quality, multiple streams.

• 3D quality audio system via onboard audio controller

• Audio-in/line-in, audio-out/line-out, headphone-out and microphone-in interfaces

Connectivity

• Two PS/2 interfaces for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port (optional 2nd serial port connection)

• One parallel port

• One VGA port

• Eight Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (four on the front; four on the rear panel)

• High-speed V.92, 56K fax/modem (manufacturing option)

• Gigabit Ethernet LAN support with remote wake-up function

Front panel

Your computer's front panel consists of the following:

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Icon Component Veriton 5800 Veriton 6800/7800

5.25-inch drive bay(s) 1 1

3.5-inch floppy drive 2 2 Microphone-in jack (front) 3 3

Speaker-out/line-out port 4 4

USB ports 5 5 OneButton Recovery hole 6 Indicators 7 6 Power button 8 7

Rear panel

Your computer's rear panel consists of the following:

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Icon Component Veriton 5800/6800/7800

Power supply 1 Power cord socket 2 Voltage selector switch 3 PS/2 mouse port 4

PS/2 keyboard port 5 Serial port 6 Parallel/Printer port 7

CRT/LCD monitor port 8

USB ports 9 Network port 10

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Icon Component Veriton 5800/6800/7800

Audio jack 11 Expansion slots 12 Chassis lock pad 13

Audio jacks function table

Color/Use

Blue

Green

Pink Orange Center &

Black Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear Gray Side Side Side Side Side

Headphone 1.1 CH 3.1 CH 5.1 CH 7.1 CH Line-in Line-in Line-in Line-in Line-in

Headphone Line-out Front Front Front

Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in

woofer

Note: See "Connecting peripherals" on page 27 and "Connecting options" on page 31 for more information.

Center & woofer

Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, four multimedia keys, and 12 function keys.

For information on how to connect your keyboard, see "Connecting your mouse and keyboard" on page 27.

No. Description No. Description 1 Sleep button 2 Internet/Email/Search keys 3 Multimedia keys 4

5 Scroll lock key 6 Num lock key 7 Cursor keys 8 Application key 9 Windows logo key 10 Caps lock key 11 Function keys

Volume control / Mute keys

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Internet/Email/Search keys

Icon Key Description

Web browser Launches your current default browser.

Email Launches your email application.

Search Opens a search window.

Multimedia keys

Allow you to conveniently play, pause, stop, advance or rewind a song or movie using your keyboard

Icon Key Description

Backward Press to skip backward to the previous track or

Play/Pause Press to start playing the audio track or video file.

Stop Press to stop playing the audio track or video file.

Forward Press to skip forward to the next track or video file.

video file.

Press again to pause.

Volume control / Mute keys

Icon Key Description

Volume up Press to increase audio volume.

Volume down Press to decrease audio volume.

Mute Toggle sound on/off.

Lock keys

The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off to switch between functions.

Lock key Description Scroll Lock When activated, the screen moves one line up or down when

you press the up arrow or down arrow, respectively.

Num Lock When activated, the keypad is set to numeric mode, i.e., the

keys function as a calculator (complete with arithmetic operators such as +, -, * and /).

Caps Lock When activated, all alphabetic characters typed appear in

uppercase (same function as pressing Shift + <letter>).

Note: Scroll Lock may not work with some applications.

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Cursor keys

The cursor keys, also called the arrow keys, let you move the cursor around the screen. They serve the same function as the arrow keys on the numeric keypad when the Num Lock is toggled off.

Windows keys

The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.

Key Description Windows

key

Application

key

Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows Start button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other keys to provide a variety of functions:

< > + <Tab> Activates the next Taskbar button.

< > + <E> Opens the My Computer window.

< > + <F1> Opens Help and Support.

< > + <F> Opens the Find: All Files dialog box.

<> + <R> Opens the Run dialog box.

< > + <M> Minimizes all windows.

<Shift> + < > + <M> Undoes the minimize all windows action.

This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens the application's context menu.

Function keys

The function keys, F1 - F12, let you perform specific functions, depending on the application that uses them.

Palm rest

The detachable palm rest provides you with a comfortable place to rest your hands while typing.

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Optical drive

Your computer may come with a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo, DVD-Dual or DVD-Super multi drive. This drive is located on the front panel of your computer. The CD drive allows you to play different types of compact disks (CDs). The DVD drive allows you to play not only old CD-ROMs, CD-I disks, and video CDs, but digital video disks (DVDs) as well. DVD-ROM is a type of disk media with enough storage space for a full-length movie. The CD-RW, DVDDual and DVD-super multi drive allow you to record or burn recordable and rewritable disks.

CDs and DVDs, like diskettes, are also compact, lightweight and easy to carry around. However, they are more delicate than diskettes and must be handled with extra care.

To insert a CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD drive:

1. Gently push the Eject button located on the front panel.

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2. When the disk tray slides open, place the CD or DVD gently on the tray. Make sure that the label or title side of the disk is facing upward. When holding a disk, hold it by the edges to avoid leaving smudges or fingerprints.

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3. Push the tray and it will close automatically.

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Taking care of your CDs and DVDs

• Keep your disk in its case when not in use to avoid scratches or other damage. Any kind of dirt or damage can affect the data on the disk, impair the disk lens reader on the CD or DVD drive, or stop the computer from successfully reading the disk.

• When handling disks, always hold them by the edges to avoid smudges or fingerprints.

• When cleaning disks, use a clean, dust-free cloth and wipe in a straight line from the center to the edge. Do not wipe in a circular motion.

• Clean your CD or DVD drive periodically. You may refer to the Cleaning Kit for instructions. Cleaning kits can be purchased in any computer or electronics shop.

Hard disk

Your computer is pre-installed with a high-capacity Enhanced-IDE (E-IDE) hard disk.

For instructions on how to upgrade or replace your hard disk, see:

"Replacing Veriton 5800's hard disk" on page 48.

"Replacing Veriton 6800/7800's hard disk" on page 50.

3 Setting up your

computer

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Acer 5800, 6800, 7800 User Manual

Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series

Contents

Specifications

Package contents

Accessing the User's Guide

2 System tour

Features

Performance

Multimedia

Connectivity

Front panel

Rear panel

Keyboard

Internet/Email/Search keys

Multimedia keys

Volume control / Mute keys

Lock keys

Cursor keys

Windows keys

Function keys

Palm rest

Optical drive

Taking care of your CDs and DVDs

Hard disk