Acer Aspire M1620 manual

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ii Copyright  1996 by thi s com pany. All right s rese rved. No part of thi s publi cation m ay be reproduce d, tr ansm it ted, transcri bed, stored in a retri e val system, or transl ated into any language or com puter language, in any f orm or by any m eans, e lectroni c, m echanical, m agnetic, opt ical , chemi cal, m anual or ot herwise, wit[...]

iii 1. Re a d the se instruc tions care fully. S ave the se instru ction s for fu ture re fere nce . 2. Fol low al l warni ngs and inst r uct i ons m arked on the product. 3. Unpl ug thi s product f rom t he wall outl e t before cleaning. Do not use li qui d cl eane r s or aerosol cl eane rs . Use a damp cl ot h for cl eaning. 4. Do not use this pr[...]

iv 10. If an exte nsi on cord i s used w it h this pr oduct, m ake sure that t he tot al am pere r ati ng of the equipm e nt pl ugged into the e xte nsion cord does not e xcee d the ex tension cord am pe re rati ng. Also, m ake sur e that the total rating of all pr oducts pl ugged into the wall out let does not e xce ed 15 am peres. 11. Ne ver push[...]

v 14. Re place battery with t he sam e type as t he product's batt ery we recomm end. Use of anothe r bat tery m ay pr e sent a ri sk of f ir e or ex pl osi on. Refer battery replacement to a qual i f ied se rvi c em an. 15. W ar ning! Battery m ay ex pl ode if not handl ed prope rl y. Do not recharge , di sassemble or dispose of in f ir e . K[...]

vi Note: This e quipm ent has bee n te sted and found to com ply with the li m its f or a Class B di gital de vi ce, pur suant to P art 15 of FCC Rule s. These li m it s are designe d to provi de re asonabl e protection against harm ful int erfe rence i n a residential instal lat ion. This e quipm ent gene rat es, use s, and can radi ate radio f re[...]

vii Pur pose This m anual aim s t o give you all the inform ation you nee d to inst all the system housi ng. Conventions The following conventions ar e use d: NOTE Gi ves bits and pi ece s of addi ti onal infor m at ion r elated to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any dam age that m ight result fr om not fol l owing dir ections. CAUTIO N Su[...]

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ix 1 Features ................................................................ 1 1.1 F ront Pa ne l .......................................................................... 1 1.2 R ea r Pan el .......................................................................... 2 1.3 Insi de Components .......................................................[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 1 1 Features 1. 1 Fro nt Pane l 1. Power sw itch (w ith Power LED) 4. Front - panel door 2. CD-ROM drive 5. 3.5-inch di sket t e dr ive 3. CD-ROM eject butt on 6. System-activi ty LED (HDD/ FDD/ CD-RO M) 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

2 Ins ta llation Guide 1.2 Rear Panel 1. Moni tor pow er socket 6. Mouse connect or 2. Power socket 7. Keyboard connector 3. COM1 8. Parall el port 4. COM2 9. Vi deo port 5. Modem or netw or k connect or 1 2 5 6 7 8 3 4 9[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 3 1.3 I nside Com ponen ts 1. 3.5-inch hard di sk dr ive bays 2. 3.5-inch di skett e dr ive 3. CD-RO M d r ive 4. Dri ve bay f or 3. 5- inch or 5.25-inch second hard di sk 5.. Dri ve bay for 5. 25-inch di skett e dr ive 6. Power supply 7. Expansi on boar d br acket s 8. EMI-protect plates 8 2 3 4 5 1 6 7[...]

4 Ins ta llation Guide 2 Com ponent Installation Make sure t o t urn of f t he pow er and unplug the power cor d bef or e instal l ing or removi ng any components. 2.1 Position ing the Hou sing 1. Ar r ange the le gs so that t he system i s secure in the standing posit i on.[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 5 2. The housing has ventil ation hol es on the left si de. W hen standing the system wi t h t he ve nti l at ion hol es faci ng a wall , l eave a 5-cm space f r om the wall to al low ai r ci rcul ati on. See Figur e A. To stand the system wit h the ve nt il ati on holes facing out, place t he system cl ose to the wall a[...]

6 Ins ta llation Guide 2. 2 Op e ni ng the Ho us i ng 1. O pen the fr ont - panel door. 2. Use a standard scre wdr iver or any tool with a f lat end to rot ate the keylock to unl ock positi on. Make sure t hat the flat end of the tool fi ts into t he ke ylock t o preven t dam age such as chassis scrat ch.[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 7 3. Pul l down the pane l handl e. 4. Pul l the pane l handl e to release t he cove r f r om t he housing fr am e. 5. Cont inue pul li ng until the cover is com pl ete ly detached from the housing f r am e. 3 4[...]

8 Ins ta llation Guide 6. Cl ose the front- pane l door. Make sur e that the pe g i s prope r ly inserted into the slot. Keep the fr ont - panel door cl osed. Open it only if necessary.[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 9 2.3 I nstalling a Sy stem Board 2.3. 1 ESD Precau t ions Always obse rve the foll owing electrostati c dischar ge (ES D) precautions before inst al li ng a syst em com ponent: 1. Do not remove a component fr om its ant istati c packaging unt il you ar e re ady to install it. 2. W ear a wrist gr ounding str ap before ha[...]

10 Ins ta llation Guide 2.3 .2 Insta llation Pr ocedur es Foll ow these ste ps t o i nstal l a system boar d: 1. I nsert the syste m board suppor ts int o the appropriat e slots. Press t he board support s unt i l t he holdi ng t abs cl ick i nt o pl ace. LPX sl o t[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 11 2. I nsert t he conne ctor si de of the LPX board fir st . 3. G ently press the board until t he board holder tabs cli ck. Make sure t hat the board is properly i nserted. 4. Connect the ne cessary cabl e s. Be ce r tai n that al l cables ar e secure and properly connecte d before you move on.[...]

12 Ins ta llation Guide 2.4 I nstalling Expansion Boards Make sure that you connect all the necessar y cabl es to the system board befor e you i nstall an expansi on board. Observ e the ESD precautions before instal l i ng a system component. 1. Locat e the expansion board slot on the system boar d. I nsert t he ex pansi on boar d gol den fingers i[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 13 3. Remove a bracket from any empt y ex pansi on slot . Save t he screw to secure t he ne w board. Kee p t he bracket for f ut ur e use . 4. G ently insert t he ex pansi on board i nto the e xpansion slot. Make sure that t he board is i nserted prope r l y. 5. Secure the boar d wi t h t he screw. Do not negl ect t hi s[...]

14 Ins ta llation Guide 2.5 I nstalling Hard Disk Driv es 2.5 .1 Insta lling a Hard Di sk W hen you purchase a hard disk, make sure t hat you have al l the necessary cabl es t o i nstall the drive. Don't forget to get the bad sector i nfor mation from your deal er. 1. I nsert a har d di sk dri ve into t he hard dri ve bay. 2. Secure it on both[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 15 3. Connect the hard disk dri ve cable s.[...]

16 Ins ta llation Guide 2.5 .2 Insta lling a 3.5 -inch Se cond Hard Di sk 1. Secure a 3.5-inch hard di sk to t he drive fram e. 2. I nsert t he hard disk i nto t he drive bay. 3. Se cure the hard disk wit h t he ne cessary scre ws.[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 17 4. Connect the hard disk dri ve cable s.[...]

18 Ins ta llation Guide 2.5 .3 Insta lling a 5.2 5-inc h Sec ond Hard Di sk 1. I nsert a 5. 25- i nch hard di sk i nt o the drive bay. 2. Se cure the hard disk wit h t he ne cessary scre ws. 3. Connect the hard disk dri ve cable s.[...]

As pire Minitower H ous ing 19 2.6 I nstalling the Cov er After you inst all t he syste m com ponents into the housing, you m ust instal l the cove r . To instal l t he cove r: 1. Make sure that t he front - panel door i s pr operly cl osed. 2. Al ign the r e ar-end corne r s of t he cover with t he fr ont corners of the housing f r am e. 3. Push t[...]

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