Acer Veriton 3700GX, Veriton 5700GX, Veriton 6700GX User Guide

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Veriton Series

3700GX/5700GX/

6700GX/7700GX User’s Guide

Copyright © 2004 Acer Incorporated

All Rights Reserved.

Veriton series User’s Guide

First Issue 2004

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1 First things first

System specifications Package contents Accessing the user’s guide

2 System tour

Features Performance Multimedia Connectivity

Front panel Rear panel Keyboard

Internet/E-mail/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

3 Setting up your computer

Arranging a comfortable work area Adjusting your chair Positioning your PC Positioning your monitor Positioning your keyboard Positioning your mouse

Connecting peripherals

Connecting your mouse and keyboard USB interface

PS/2 interface Connecting a monitor Connecting the power cable

Turning on your computer Turning off your computer Connecting options

Connecting your printer Connecting the modem (optional)

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Connecting to the network

32

Connecting multimedia devices

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Connecting USB devices

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4 Upgrading your computer

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Installation precautions

39

ESD precautions

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Preinstallation instructions

39

Post-installation instructions

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Opening your computer (3700GX)

41

To remove the computer cover

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To replace the computer cover

42

Opening your computer (5700GX)

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To remove the computer cover

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To replace the computer cover

43

Opening your computer (6700GX/7700GX)

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To remove the side panel

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To replace the side panel

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System boards

46

Mainboard layout

46

Audio board

48

Upgrading your computer

49

Installing additional memory

49

To remove a DDR2 DIMM

49

To install a DDR2 DIMM

50

To reconfigure your computer

51

Replacing the hard disk (3700GX)

51

Installing an expansion card

53

Replacing the hard disk (5700GX)

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Installing an expansion card

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Replacing the hard disk (6700GX/7700GX)

55

Installing an expansion card

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5 System utilities

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Acrobat Reader

60

Acer LANScope (optional)

61

Norton AntiVirus

62

How do I check for viruses?

62

NTI CD&DVD-Maker

 

(for models with CD or DVD Burner)

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PowerDVD (for models with DVD)

64

How do I open and watch a DVD?

64

BIOS utility

65

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Reinstalling programs

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Acer eManager

67

Acer eLock

68

Acer eSetting

69

Acer eRecovery

70

Using Backup (Windows® XP only)

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How do I back up files from my hard drive?

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Disk Defragmenter (Windows® XP only)

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How do I defragment my hard drive?

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6 Frequently asked questions

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Frequently asked questions

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Appendix A: Notices

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Energy Star Guidelines Compliance

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FCC notice

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Notice: Canadian users

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Declaration of Conformity for EU countries

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Modem notices

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Notice for USA

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TBR 21

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Notice for Australia

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Important safety instructions

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Macrovision® copyright protection notice

81

Lithium battery statement

82

Laser compliance statement

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Federal Communications Comission

 

Declaration of Conformity

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Declaration of Conformity for CE marking

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Appendix B: Taking care of your computer

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Important tips

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Cleaning and servicing

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To clean your computer and keyboard

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To clean your pointing device

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To clean your monitor

87

When to contact a service technician

87

Asking for technical assistance

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Index

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Contents

1First things first

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

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System specifications

Component

Specification

 

 

 

Processor

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 - up to 3.8 GHz

 

Intel® Celeron® 2.8 - up to 3.4 GHz

 

 

System memory

Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dual-channel

 

DDR2 memory

 

 

 

Chipset

Intel® 915G Express + ICH6 chipset

 

 

 

Graphics

With support for both the built-in Intel® Graphics Media

 

 

Accelerator (GMA) 900, which supports widescreen LCD

 

 

displays and accelerated DirectX 9 3D, plus support for

 

 

PCI Express graphics cards.

 

Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 3.0

 

 

supports up to 224MB of video memory; system memory

 

 

is allocated where it is needed dynamically.

 

 

Audio

Intel® High Definition Audio, HD Audio hardware is capable

 

of delivering the support and sound quality for up to eight

 

channels at 192 kHz/32-bit quality.

 

 

LAN

10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet connectivity

 

 

IDE

One 40-pin parallel ATA IDE slot

 

Four Serial ATA ports

 

 

FDD

1.44 MB 3.5 inch floppy drive

 

 

 

PS/2

PS/2 keyboard port

 

PS/2 mouse port

 

 

USB

Eight external USB 2.0 ports

 

 

Serial port

One serial port on I/O bracket

 

(Optional 2nd serial port connection)

 

 

Printer port

One parallel printer port

 

 

Thermal

Dynamic fan speed control

 

 

 

Security

Chassis lock pad

 

Chassis intrusion alarm

 

 

 

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Component

Specification

 

 

 

 

Wake system

Wake on LAN

 

Wake on modem

 

USB mouse/keyboard

 

 

 

 

HDD

Parallel ATA (5400, 7200 RPM)

 

• Serial ATA (7200 RPM)

 

 

 

Optical Drive

CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo,DVD-Dual

 

or DVD-Super multi

 

 

 

 

Operating system

Windows® XP Home

 

Windows® XP Professional

 

• Red Hat® Linux(driver support)

 

 

 

 

Dimensions

3700GX/Small Form Factor

 

 

345.0mm(H) /101.3mm(W) /414.7mm(D)

 

5700GX/Desktop

 

 

130.2mm(H) /370mm(W) /435mm(D)

 

6700GX/Mini-Tower

 

 

360mm(H) /180mm(W) /440mm(D)

 

7700GX/Mini-Tower

 

 

438.5mm(H) /186mm(W) /475mm(D)

 

 

 

 

Gross weight

3700GX/Small Form Factor

 

 

5.3 kg/11.7lb

 

5700GX/Desktop

 

 

6.5 kg/14.3lb

 

6700GX/Mini-Tower

 

 

7.2 kg/15.8lb

 

7700GX/Mini-Tower

 

 

8.5 kg/18.7lb

 

 

 

 

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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

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1 First things first

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)

1On the Windows® XP taskbar, click on the start button then select Help and Support.

2On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the Veriton series Online icon.

2 System tour

This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer.

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Features

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

Performance

Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® supporting FSB (Front Side Bus) up to 800 / 533MHz and HyperThreading™ Technology (Pentium® 4 only)

Intel® 915G Express + ICH6 chipset

DDR2-SDRAM 400/533, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 4GB dual-channel memory

Power management function

CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo, DVD-Dual or DVDSuper multi drive

High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk

Multimedia

Intel® High Definition Audio

Supporting up to 7.1 surround sound, Audio codec support for 192 kHz quality, multiple streams.

3-D quality audio system via onboard audio controller

Audio-in/Line-in, Audio-out/Line-out, Headphone-out, and Microphonein 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 and four on the rear panel)

High-speed V.92, 56K Fax/modem (manufacturing optional)

Gigabit Ethernet LAN support with remote wake-up function

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2 System tour

Front panel

Your computer’s front panel consists of the following:

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7700GX

Icon Component

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5.25-inch drive bay(s)

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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

 

 

 

One button recovery slot

 

6

 

 

 

Indicators

6

7

 

 

 

Power button

7

8

 

 

 

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Rear panel

Your computer’s rear panel consists of the following:

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Icon Component

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Power supply

1

 

 

Power cord socket

2

 

 

Voltage selector switch

3

 

 

PS/2 mouse port

4

 

 

PS/2 keyboard port

5

 

 

Serial port

6

 

 

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Icon Component

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Parallel/Printer port

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CRT/LCD monitor port

8

USB ports

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Network port

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Audio jacks*

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Expansion slots

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Chassis lock pad

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*. For information on audio ports, please reference the function table of the audio ports.

The audio jack function table

Color\Use

Headphone

1.1 CH

3.1 CH

5.1 CH

7.1 CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue

 

 

Line-in

Line-in

Line-in

Line-in

Line-in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

 

 

Headphone

Line-out

Front

Front

Front

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pink

Mic-in

Mic-in

Mic-in

Mic-in

Mic-in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

Center &

Center &

Center &

Center &

Center &

 

 

 

 

Woofer

Woofer

Woofer

Woofer

Woofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black

Rear

Rear

Rear

Rear

Rear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grey

Side

Side

Side

Side

Side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note : For information on how to connect the peripherals, see page 27 and “Connecting options” on page 31.

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Keyboard

The keyboard has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, four multimedia keys, and twelve 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/E-mail/Search keys

 

 

 

 

3

Multimedia keys

4

Volume control/Mute keys

 

 

 

 

5

Scroll lock key

6

Num lock key

 

 

 

 

7

Cursor keys

8

Application key

 

 

 

 

9

Windows logo key

10

Caps lock key

 

 

 

 

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Function keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Internet/E-mail/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

 

 

 

 

video file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play/Pause

Press to start playing the audio track or video

 

 

 

 

file. Press again to pause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop

Press to stop playing the audio track or video

 

 

 

 

file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward

Press to skip forward to the next track or video

 

 

 

 

file.

 

 

 

 

 

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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>).

*. Scroll Lock may not work with some applications.

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2 System tour

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

Start button. Combinations with this key perform special

logo key

functions, such as:

 

• Windows + Tab: Activate the next Taskbar button

 

• Windows + E: Explore My Computer

 

• Windows + F: Find Document

 

• Windows + M: Minimize All

 

• Shift + Windows + M: Undo Minimize All

 

• Windows + R: Display the Run dialog box

Application

Opens the applications context menu (same function as

key

clicking the right button of the mouse).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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2 System tour

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 discs (CDs). The DVD drive allows you to play not only old CD-ROMs, CD-I discs, and video CDs, but digital video discs (DVDs) as well. DVD-ROM is a type of disc media enough for a full-length movie. The CD-RW, DVD-Dual and DVD-super multi drive allow you to record or burn recordable and rewritable discs.

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

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3.Push the tray and the tray will close automatically.

Taking care of your CDs and DVDs

Keep your disc 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 disc, impair the disc lens reader on the CD or DVD drive, or stop the computer from successfully reading the disc.

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

When cleaning discs, 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 the hard disk (3700GX)” on page 51

“Replacing the hard disk (5700GX)” on page 53 “Replacing the hard disk (6700GX/7700GX)” on page 55.

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