Acer B6 User Manual

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System Housing

This chapter describes the things to consider when setting up and
installing additional components to your system.

1.1 Front and Rear Panel Features

1.1.1 Front Panel Features

Most of the connectors on the computer are f ound at the rear of the
unit. A few connectors are found on the fr ont for easy access. Let’s
take a look at the front and rear of the unit before we make the
connections.

Figure 1-1 Front Panel Features

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Table 1-1 Front Panel Features

# Item Description

1 Floppy disk drive activity

indicator
2 Floppy disk drive Accepts 3.5-inch, 1.44MB diskette
3 Floppy disk drive eject

button
4 CD-ROM drive Accepts a CD-ROM disc
5 CD-ROM drive open/close

button
6 On/sleep button Turns the computer on and off
7 Power/suspend indicator Lights green when on; lights orange

8 Hard disk/message

indicator
9 Network active indicator Flashes when your computer is

10 Network link indicator Lights when the computer is connected

11 Infrared receiver Receives input from the wireless

12 Game/MIDI port Connects a joystick, game device or

13 Microphone jack Connects a microphone
14 Earphone/headphone jack Connects an earphone or headphone

Lights up when the floppy disk drive is
being accessed

Ejects the diskette from the floppy disk
drive

Opens and closes the CD-ROM drive

when in suspend mode

1

Flashes when your hard disk drive is in
use

communicating with the network

to a network

keyboard or remote control

MIDI device

1

Your computer enters s uspend mode when the suspend timer ti mes out. You can
also put the computer i n suspend mode by selecting t he S uspend command from
the Start menu.

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1.1.2 Rear Panel Features

Figure 1-2 Rear Panel Features

Table 1-2 Rear Panel Features

# Item Description

1 On/off switch Turns power on and off
2 Power cord socket Connects a power cord
3 External CRT port Connects an external monitor
4 Parallel port Connects a printer or other parallel device
5 Serial port Connect a serial mouse or other serial device
6 PS/2 keyboard port Connects a PS/2 keyboard
7 PS/2 mouse port Connects a PS/2 mouse
8 Speaker port Connects to speakers

9 Microphone port Connects a microphone
10 USB port 2 Connects a USB device
11 USB port 1 Connects a USB device

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1.2 Finding a Suitable Area to Install the System

This system has the following dimensions.

Figure 1-3 System Dimensions

Locate a suitable area to place the system. Allow ample spac e on all
sides of the unit for cords and cable connections. The system should
also be placed near the devices you will connect to it.

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1.3 Basic Connections

These are the basic connections you need to get your system up and
going. You can also connect options like a printer or the phone line,
described in the following sections.

1.3.1 Connecting to a Monitor

First you need to connect an output device to the computer such as a
monitor.

Figure 1-4 Connecting to a TV or Monitor

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1.3.2 Connecting the Power Cord

Connect the power cord to the power cord socket at the rear of the
unit. Then connect the other end to a properly ground power outlet.

Figure 1-5 Connecting the Power Cord

These basic connections you’ve just made are all you need to get your
system up and running. If you need to make other connec tions such
as a phone line (for connecting to the Internet) or a printer (for printing
documents), read on.

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1.4 Connecting Options

Other connections you make to your computer include the following:

1.4.1 Network Line

You can connect the system to a network with the built-in 10BaseT
(Ethernet) jack found at the rear of the unit. Computers in most
companies are connected on networks to facilitate the transfer of
information.

Figure 1-6 Connecting the System to a Network

If you are using the system in a networked envir onment, contact your
system administrator for details.

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1.4.2 Printer

A printer allows you to print out documents and other data from your
computer to paper. Connect a printer to the parallel port found at the
rear of the unit.

Figure 1-7 Connecting the System to a Printer

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1.4.3 Audio and Game Devices

You can connect various audio and game devices to your com puter.
Some of these ports are duplicated in the front of the unit for easy
connection.

At the rear of the unit:

Figure 1-8 Rear Connector

❍ speakers connect to the speaker out jack
❍ microphone connects to the microphone jack

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