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...or fitness for identification purposes only and belong to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of Purchase Acer and the Acer Logo are recorded on the label affixed to notify any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise... changes. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of Acer Incorporated. All correspondence concerning your computer. Copyright © 2003 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Veriton 3600GT/3600V User's guide Original issue date: November 2003 Changes may be made periodically...
...or fitness for identification purposes only and belong to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of Purchase Acer and the Acer Logo are recorded on the label affixed to notify any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise... changes. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of Acer Incorporated. All correspondence concerning your computer. Copyright © 2003 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Veriton 3600GT/3600V User's guide Original issue date: November 2003 Changes may be made periodically...
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VT3600G Keyboard Internet/E-mail/Search keys Multimedia keys Volume control/Mute keys Lock keys Cursor keys Windows keys Function keys Palm rest Optical drive 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 Connecting your keyboard Connecting a monitor Connecting the power cable Turning on your computer Turning off your computer Connecting options Connecting your printer Connecting the modem (optional) Connecting ...
VT3600G Keyboard Internet/E-mail/Search keys Multimedia keys Volume control/Mute keys Lock keys Cursor keys Windows keys Function keys Palm rest Optical drive 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 Connecting your keyboard Connecting a monitor Connecting the power cable Turning on your computer Turning off your computer Connecting options Connecting your printer Connecting the modem (optional) Connecting ...
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... components System boards Mainboard layout Audio board Upgrading your computer Installing additional memory Replacing the hard disk Installing an expansion card 5 System utilities Acrobat Reader Acer LANScope (optional) Norton AntiVirus NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD-RW) PowerDVD (for models with DVD) BIOS utility Reinstalling programs Recovering your system Using...
... components System boards Mainboard layout Audio board Upgrading your computer Installing additional memory Replacing the hard disk Installing an expansion card 5 System utilities Acrobat Reader Acer LANScope (optional) Norton AntiVirus NTI CD-Maker (for models with CD-RW) PowerDVD (for models with DVD) BIOS utility Reinstalling programs Recovering your system Using...
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v Lithium battery statement Laser compliance statement Declaration of Conformity for CE marking Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity Appendix B: Taking care of your computer Important tips Cleaning and servicing Asking for technical assistance Index 96 96 98 99 101 102 102 103 105
v Lithium battery statement Laser compliance statement Declaration of Conformity for CE marking Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity Appendix B: Taking care of your computer Important tips Cleaning and servicing Asking for technical assistance Index 96 96 98 99 101 102 102 103 105
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This chapter describes the system specifications and the contents of your computer package.
This chapter describes the system specifications and the contents of your computer package.
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...® Pentium® 4 2.0~3.6 GHz • Intel®Celeron® 2.0 - 2.6 GHz Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dualchannel DDR memory • Intel® 865G+ICH5(3600GT) • Intel® 865GV+ICH5(3600V) Intel® 865G supporting: • DVMT technology • Dual Display AC '97 Codec 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet...
...® Pentium® 4 2.0~3.6 GHz • Intel®Celeron® 2.0 - 2.6 GHz Four SDRAM slots support a maximum of 4 GB dualchannel DDR memory • Intel® 865G+ICH5(3600GT) • Intel® 865GV+ICH5(3600V) Intel® 865G supporting: • DVMT technology • Dual Display AC '97 Codec 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet...
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system auto-shutdown functions suspended until CPU temp is below 110oC • CPU temp >120oC - functions suspended until system temp is below 90oC • CPU temp >110oC - 4 1 First things first Component Specification Wake system Wake on LAN Wake on modem Mouse/keyboard HDD • Paralle ATA (5400, 7200 RPM) • Serial ATA (7200 RPM) Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD+/-RW, or DVD-RAM(Supermulti plus) drive Operating system • Windows® 2000 • Windows® XP Home • Windows® XP Professional • Novell®...
system auto-shutdown functions suspended until CPU temp is below 110oC • CPU temp >120oC - functions suspended until system temp is below 90oC • CPU temp >110oC - 4 1 First things first Component Specification Wake system Wake on LAN Wake on modem Mouse/keyboard HDD • Paralle ATA (5400, 7200 RPM) • Serial ATA (7200 RPM) Optical Drive CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD+/-RW, or DVD-RAM(Supermulti plus) drive Operating system • Windows® 2000 • Windows® XP Home • Windows® XP Professional • Novell®...
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Carefully unpack the carton and remove the contents. If any of the following items are missing or damaged, contact your computer. 5 Package contents Before you unpack your computer, make sure that you have enough space to set up your dealer immediately: • Veriton 3600 series • Items contained in the accessory box • Foot stands • USB or PS/2 keyboard • USB or PS/2 mouse • Power cable • User's guide and installation poster • Other user documentation and third-party software
Carefully unpack the carton and remove the contents. If any of the following items are missing or damaged, contact your computer. 5 Package contents Before you unpack your computer, make sure that you have enough space to set up your dealer immediately: • Veriton 3600 series • Items contained in the accessory box • Foot stands • USB or PS/2 keyboard • USB or PS/2 mouse • Power cable • User's guide and installation poster • Other user documentation and third-party software
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6 1 First things first Accessing the user's guide This user's guide is also available on your Windows® desktop. To access the user's guide (for Windows® XP) 1 On the Windows® XP taskbar, click on your computer as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. To access the user's guide (for Windows® 2000) 1 Double-click on the Veriton 3600 series Online icon on the Start button then select Help and Support Center. 2 On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the Veriton 3600 series Online icon.
6 1 First things first Accessing the user's guide This user's guide is also available on your Windows® desktop. To access the user's guide (for Windows® XP) 1 On the Windows® XP taskbar, click on your computer as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. To access the user's guide (for Windows® 2000) 1 Double-click on the Veriton 3600 series Online icon on the Start button then select Help and Support Center. 2 On the Help and Support Center home page, double-click the Veriton 3600 series Online icon.
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This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer.
This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer.
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... for 3600V) chipset • DDR-SDRAM 400/333/266, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 800 /400MHz and HyperThreading Technology™ • Intel® 865G+ICH5 (for 3600GT) or 865GV+ICH5(for mouse and keyboard • One serial port(Option 2nd serial port via onboard audio controller • Audio-in/Line-in, Audio...
... for 3600V) chipset • DDR-SDRAM 400/333/266, 4 DIMM slots, Expandable to 800 /400MHz and HyperThreading Technology™ • Intel® 865G+ICH5 (for 3600GT) or 865GV+ICH5(for mouse and keyboard • One serial port(Option 2nd serial port via onboard audio controller • Audio-in/Line-in, Audio...
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10 Front panel Your computer's front panel consists of the following: 2 System tour 1 13 2 12 11 10 9 3 4 8 5 7 6 Label Icon 1 Component 5.25-inch drive Stop/Eject button
10 Front panel Your computer's front panel consists of the following: 2 System tour 1 13 2 12 11 10 9 3 4 8 5 7 6 Label Icon 1 Component 5.25-inch drive Stop/Eject button
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By default, your system enables the microphone-in jack in front and disables the one at the same time. For information on page 40. However, you can not use both of them at the back. 11 Label Icon 2 3 4 5 6 Component 5.25-inch optical drive bay Floppy drive eject button 3.5-inch floppy drive Floppy drive light-emitting diode (LED) Microphone-in jack (front) see "Connecting peripherals" on page 32 and "Connecting options" on how to connect the peripherals, see note 7 Headphone-out port 8 USB ports 9 OBR(One Button Recovery) slot 10 Hard disk activity LED 11 LAN activity ...
By default, your system enables the microphone-in jack in front and disables the one at the same time. For information on page 40. However, you can not use both of them at the back. 11 Label Icon 2 3 4 5 6 Component 5.25-inch optical drive bay Floppy drive eject button 3.5-inch floppy drive Floppy drive light-emitting diode (LED) Microphone-in jack (front) see "Connecting peripherals" on page 32 and "Connecting options" on how to connect the peripherals, see note 7 Headphone-out port 8 USB ports 9 OBR(One Button Recovery) slot 10 Hard disk activity LED 11 LAN activity ...
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12 Rear panel Your computer's rear panel consists of the following: 2 System tour 1 16 15 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
12 Rear panel Your computer's rear panel consists of the following: 2 System tour 1 16 15 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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13 Label 1 2 Icon 3 4/9 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Color Green Component Power supply PS/2 mouse port Purple Black Teal or Turquoise Burgundy PS/2 keyboard port USB ports Serial port Parallel/Printer port Blue Monitor port (On-die VGA) White Network port Pink Microphone-in jack (rear) Lime Audio-out/Line-out jack Light blue Audio-in/Line-in jack Expansion slots Chassis lock pad Voltage selector switch Power cord socket For information on how to connect the peripherals, see "Connecting peripherals" on page 32 and "Connecting options" on page 40.
13 Label 1 2 Icon 3 4/9 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Color Green Component Power supply PS/2 mouse port Purple Black Teal or Turquoise Burgundy PS/2 keyboard port USB ports Serial port Parallel/Printer port Blue Monitor port (On-die VGA) White Network port Pink Microphone-in jack (rear) Lime Audio-out/Line-out jack Light blue Audio-in/Line-in jack Expansion slots Chassis lock pad Voltage selector switch Power cord socket For information on how to connect the peripherals, see "Connecting peripherals" on page 32 and "Connecting options" on page 40.
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For information on page 32. Description 2 Internet/E-mail/Search keys 4 Volume control/Mute keys 6 Num lock key 8 Application key 10 Caps lock key No. 14 2 System tour Keyboard The keyboard that came with your USB keyboard, please see "Connecting peripherals" on how to connect your computer has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, four multimedia keys and twelve function keys. Description 1 Sleep button 3 Multimedia keys 5 Scroll lock key 7 Cursor keys 9 Windows logo key 11 Function keys No.
For information on page 32. Description 2 Internet/E-mail/Search keys 4 Volume control/Mute keys 6 Num lock key 8 Application key 10 Caps lock key No. 14 2 System tour Keyboard The keyboard that came with your USB keyboard, please see "Connecting peripherals" on how to connect your computer has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, four multimedia keys and twelve function keys. Description 1 Sleep button 3 Multimedia keys 5 Scroll lock key 7 Cursor keys 9 Windows logo key 11 Function keys No.
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Stop Press to stop , step forward, or step back a song or movie using your keyboard. Press again to the previous track or video file and start playing. Forward Press to skip forward to the next track or video file and start playing the audio track or video file. Play/Pause Press to start playing. 16 2 System tour Multimedia keys Allow you to conveniently play, pause, stop playing the audio track or video file. Icon Key Backward Description Press to skip backward to pause.
Stop Press to stop , step forward, or step back a song or movie using your keyboard. Press again to the previous track or video file and start playing. Forward Press to skip forward to the next track or video file and start playing the audio track or video file. Play/Pause Press to start playing. 16 2 System tour Multimedia keys Allow you to conveniently play, pause, stop playing the audio track or video file. Icon Key Backward Description Press to skip backward to pause.
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Volume down Mute Press to increase audio volume. 17 Volume control/Mute keys . Toggle sound on/off. Icon Key Description Volume up Press to decrease audio volume.
Volume down Mute Press to increase audio volume. 17 Volume control/Mute keys . Toggle sound on/off. Icon Key Description Volume up Press to decrease audio volume.
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When activated, the keypad is set to switch between two functions. When activated, all alphabetic characters typed appear in uppercase (same function as +, -, * and /). 18 2 System tour Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you press the up or down when you can toggle on and off to numeric mode; Lock key Scroll Lock Num Lock Caps Lock Description When activated, the screen moves one line up arrow or down arrow respectively. Take note that Scroll Lock may not work with arithmetic operators such as pressing Shift + ). i.e., the keys function as a calculator (...
When activated, the keypad is set to switch between two functions. When activated, all alphabetic characters typed appear in uppercase (same function as +, -, * and /). 18 2 System tour Lock keys The keyboard has three lock keys which you press the up or down when you can toggle on and off to numeric mode; Lock key Scroll Lock Num Lock Caps Lock Description When activated, the screen moves one line up arrow or down arrow respectively. Take note that Scroll Lock may not work with arithmetic operators such as pressing Shift + ). i.e., the keys function as a calculator (...