Acer AcerPower M8 User Manual

AcerPower series

User's Guide

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AcerPower series
User's Guide

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System tour 1

Front panel 1
Rear panel 1
System features 2

Performance 2
Multimedia 2
Connectivity 2

System peripherals 2

Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) 3
Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) 3
Speakers 3

Setting up your computer 4

Necessary to know before setup 4

Selecting a location 4

Opening the package 4
Connecting peripherals 5
Starting your computer 5
Shutting down your computer 5
System upgrade 6

Opening the computer 6

Setting up new components 6

Troubleshooting 7
Taking care of your computer 9

Important tips 9
Cleaning and servicing 9

To clean your computer and keyboard 9

To clean your pointing device 10

To clean your optical mouse 10

To clean your monitor 10
When to contact a service technician 10

Asking for technical assistance 10
ENERGY STAR guidelines compliance 11
Declaration of conformity for EU countries 11
Modem notices 11

TBR 21 11
Important safety instructions 11
Lithium battery statement 13
Laser compliance statement 14
Declaration of conformity for CE marking 15
Federal Communications Comission
declaration of conformity 17

Contents

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Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize
pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please reuse
and recycle it.

USA

For electronic products containing an LCD/CRT monitor or display:

Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury and must be recycled or disposed of
according to local, state or federal laws. For more informatin, contact the

electronic industries alliance at www.eiae.org. For lamp-specific disposal
information, check www.lamprecycle.org.

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System tour

Your computer consists of the following:

Front panel

Icon Description Icon Description

Power button Floppy drive

Microphone jack Optical drive

Speaker or
headphone jack

USB port IEEE 1394 port

Rear panel

Icon Description Icon Description

PS/2 keyboard connector PS/2 mouse connector

(selected models only)

(selected models only)

Media card reader
(selected models only)

(selected models only)

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VGA port Serial port

(selected models only)

Printer connector USB port

Microphone-in jack RJ-45 Ethernet connector

Line-in jack Line-out / Speaker-out

jack

Remark: All images are for reference purposes only.
Actual configuration may vary.

System features

System tour2

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Performance

•AMD mainstream high-performance processor

• Expandable system memory

• Power management functionality

• 3.5" inch floppy drive (optional)

• Multimedia card reader (optional)

• CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW (52X/24X), DVD/CD-RW combo
or DVD writer (optional)

• High-capacity, PATA / SATA HDD (optional)

• Supports USB 2.0 high-performance peripherals

Multimedia

• Stereo-surround audio system via onboard audio controller

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

Connectivity

• Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse

• One parallel port

• USB 2.0 ports

• High-speed V.92, 56K fax/data modem (optional)

• Ultra-fast Ethernet connection

System peripherals

The AcerPower series computer consists of the system itself and system
peripherals, like a mouse, keyboard, and a set of speakers (all
optional). This section provides a brief description of basic system
peripherals.

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Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect
the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or USB port on the back panel of
the system.

Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the
back panel of the system.

Speakers

For systems bundled with speakers, before powering on the system,
connect the speaker cable to the audio-out (external speaker) port on
the back panel of the system.

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Note: All images are for reference purposes only.
Actual configuration may vary.