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Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series
User's Guide
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Copyright © 2005. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Veriton 5800/6800/7800 Series User's Guide Original Issue: March 2005 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereo
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Disposal instructions Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please 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 information, contact the Electronic Industries Alliance at www.eiae.org. For lamp-specific disposal inform
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1 Empowering Technology 1 Acer Empowering Technology 3 Acer eDataSecurity Management 4 Acer eLock Management 5 Acer ePerformance Management 6 Acer eRecovery Management 7 Acer eSettings Management 8 Acer eAcoustics Management 9 2 First things first 11 Specifications 13 Package contents 15 Accessing the User's Guide 15 3 System tour 17 Features 19 Performance 19 Multimedia 19 Connectivity 19 Front panel 20 Rear panel 22 Keyboard 25 Internet/Email/Search keys 26 Multimedia keys 26 Volume control
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Positioning your monitor 36 Positioning your keyboard 36 Positioning your mouse 36 Connecting peripherals 37 Connecting your mouse and keyboard 37 USB interface 37 PS/2 interface 37 Connecting a monitor 38 Connecting the power cable 39 Turning on your computer 40 Turning off your computer 40 Connecting options 41 Connecting your printer 41 Connecting the modem (optional) 42 Connecting to the network 42 Connecting multimedia devices 43 Connecting USB devices 45 5 Upgrading your computer 47 Insta
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Installing an expansion card 61 6 System utilities 63 Adobe Reader 65 Norton AntiVirus 66 How do I check for viruses? 66 NTI CD&DVD-Maker (for models with CD or DVD Burner) 67 PowerDVD (for models with DVD) 68 How do I open and watch a DVD? 68 BIOS utility 69 Reinstalling programs 69 Using backup (Windows XP only) 70 How do I back up files from my hard drive? 70 Disk defragmenter (Windows XP only) 71 How do I defragment my hard drive? 71 7 Frequently asked questions 73 Frequently asked questi
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Appendix B: Taking care of your computer 87 Important tips 88 Cleaning and servicing 88 To clean your computer and keyboard 88 To clean your pointing device 89 To clean your monitor 89 When to contact a service technician 89 Asking for technical assistance 89 Index 91
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1 Empowering Technology
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Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your new Acer desktop.
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3 Acer Empowering Technology It features six handy utilities: • Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption algorithms. • Acer eLock Management limits access to external storage media. • Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings. • Acer eRecovery Management backs up/recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely. • Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts set
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1 Empowering Technology 4 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is a handy file encryption utility that protects your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick and easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN Messenger and Microsoft Outlook. There are two passwords that can be used to encrypt/decrypt a file: the supervisor password and th
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5 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock up your removable data, optical and floppy drives to ensure that data can't be stolen while your computer is unattended. • Removable data devices — includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any other removable disk drives that can be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system • Optical drive devices — incl
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1 Empowering Technology 6 Acer ePerformance Management Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of your Acer computer. It provides you with the following options to enhance overall system performance: • Memory optimization — release unused memory and check usage • Disk optimization — remove unneeded items and files • Speed optimization — improve the usability and performance of your Windows XP system
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7 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your system's HDD. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with: • Password protection • Recovery of applications and drivers • Image/data backup • Back up to HDD (set recovery point) • Back up to CD/DVD • Image/data re
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1 Empowering Technology 8 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications and to monitor the system health status. Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your computer runs faster, smoother and better. Acer eSettings Management also: • Provides a simple graphical user interface letting you navigate through the program effortlessly • Displays general system status and advanced monitori
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9 Acer eAcoustics Management Acer eAcoustics Management is a utility that allows you to enjoy a quieter system, scaled to your individual performance needs. Acer eAcoustics Management reduces the sound created from your desktop by adjusting system fan speeds. Utilize different profiles, so you can find the optimal balance of system performance and acoustics.
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2 First things first
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This chapter describes the system specifications and contents of your computer package.
