Acer Aspire 6400 manual

My Guid e …the printed c ompanion to the way mor e fun and handy on-scr een experience of My Aspire Guide Introducing the not nearly as exci ting ink on paper version of…[...]

Did you know your Ace r Aspire comes wi th incredible multimedia softw are t hat was desigend to show you all the cool st uff your computer can do? T his book can be a handy deskt op refer ence, but you’ll r eceive much mor e in- depth inf ormation and instruction by firing up My Aspire Guide softw are. (I t’ s loc ated on your Windows 98 deskt[...]

T able of C ontents iii ii Copyrig ht Acer and the Acer lo go are registered tra demark s and A spire is a t radem ark of Acer Inc . and Acer Ameri ca Corp oratio n. Microsoft Windows and the Windows Log o are regist ered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion. Intel and P entium are r egister ed trademarks of Intel Corp. All ot her brands/product na[...]

iv Wel co m e 1 Disclaimer of W arranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Standar d End User License Agr eement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Syst em W arranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Limited Pr oduct Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 2 Before Y ou Start... • Never spill liquid of any kind on the pr oduct . • D o not att empt to service thi s product yourself ; opening or re moving covers ma y expose you to danger ous voltage points or other ri sks . Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Service by persons o ther than A cer a uthorized service pr ovider s may[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 5 4 A spir e An Int r oduct ion to Y our T he System: Aspire Microtow er CD-RO M/ DVD-RO M Drive CD-RO M/ DVD-RO M Eject Button E xpansion Ba y Door Pow er / Quic ksta rt Butt on Po wer Indicator Ligh t Act ivit y Ind ic ator Light Proper Setup and Placement Tips It’ s important that your c omputer be se t up corr[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 7 6 1 • Press and r elease the monitor power butt on if it is not on or blinking alread y . 2 • Press and r elease the compu ter power butt on (Quickstart or traditional start). The monit or will b egin displaying imag es after 5-10 seconds . The power but- ton lights on the c omputer and monit or will be on. No[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 9 8 The M o u se The mouse uses a cursor called a pointer . Poin ters come in many differ ent shapes but ar e most c ommonly shaped like an arrow . Y our mous e has two buttons: a left button and a right bu tton. Quickly pr essing and re leasing one of these buttons i s called clicking. Sometimes you will need to do[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 11 10 End key • takes you t o the end of a line. Page Up / Page Dow n keys • move you up or down a screen at a time. Backspace key • is similar to t he delete k ey above, but it will delet e one character a t a time to the left of the cursor . Alt and Ctrl keys • have varying func tions on their o wn or when[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 13 12 Connect the speakers t o your system as shown in the following fig u r e: Drives on Y our Computer Whethe r it’ s the softw ar e program tha t you bought f rom your local compute r stor e or the shopping list you just typed up using your word pr ocessor , all information in a comput er is stor ed electronica[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 15 14 Using Y our Floppy Drive Floppy disks are used for putting data int o your comput er or for taking it out. 1 • Insert the floppy disk into the dri ve, a s shown. (The metal cir cle on the disk’ s underside should b e facing down.) 2 • Push it in ge ntly until it pops int o place. 3 • Remove t he f lopp[...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 17 16 Using Y our CD-ROM/DVD-R OM Drive Unlike floppy disks , CD-ROM/DVD-R OM discs can be used only for putting da ta into your comput er . Y o ur Ac er comput er can use two t ypes of CD-ROM di scs : audio discs or data discs. Data CDs can hold a lot of informa tion and ver y large pr o- grams . One CD can hold mo[...]

Printer Driver Installation T o print f rom your Aspir e, you need a printer driver – a pr ogram that t ells your compu ter what kind of prin ter it is prin ting to. Windows 98 has automatic de tection for all of the mor e popular printe rs . If your printer is not a vailable in Windows 98, look in the printe r ’ s user guide for instructions. [...]

An Introduction to Y o ur Aspire 21 20 Connec ting an Optiona l Joystick or MIDI Device 1 • Before you pr oceed, make sur e your comput er is comple tely turned off (see p. 6). 2 • Remove the r ear panel c over (see step s 2 and 3 of the previ- ous section). 3 • Locate t he Game/MIDI por t on the back of your c omputer . 4 • Plug your joys [...]

23 22 Getting the Most from you Aspire A udio System 3 • Double-click on the Sou nd icon t o use the elec tronic mix- ing board. The E lec tronic Mixing Boar d Y our A spire c omputer c omes with an electronic mixing boar d that enables the experienced a udiophile to make the mo st of the ste reo sound syste m. 1 • Double-click on the V olume i[...]

25 24 Adding Options to you Aspir e 3 • Push the co ver slightly bac k ward as shown in the f ollowing fig u r e. 4 • Lift up the cove r . Note: For directions on upgrading and assembly/disassembly of t he comput er chassis , please refer t o My Aspire Guide software. Always observe the fol- lowing electrostatic dis- charge (ESD) precaution s b[...]

27 26 Need Need Help? Ace r is dedicated to bringing you a r eliable and easy to main- tain comput er . We r ealize, though, th at proble ms can arise unexpectedly . Therefor e, your Aspire co mputer c omes pre- installed with a sui te of tools t o provide easy mainte nance and help when using your c omputer . My Aspire Guide i s a handy online tec[...]

29 28 Ma in tenanc e T ool s M e nu When you en ter the Mainte nance T ools menu, you will have the following option s to select f rom: • In/Uninstall Soft ware This option en ables you to install or uninstall software titles and selected software drivers t hat ar e preloaded on your syst em. T o install, simply select the Install Software option[...]

Need Help? 31 30 • If you are running DOS, do the following: 1 • Boot f rom Sys tem Recove r y CD . 2 • Select the Time Machine option. 3 • Select the date you want t o rest ore your syst em to. 4 • Follow the on-scr een instructions and tips . 5 • W ait for the r esult s to be displayed. • S ystem Rec overy C D The Sys tem Reco very [...]

Need Help? 33 32 How T o... This section con tains information on how t o upg rade and cus- tomize your c omputer ac cor ding to your needs and prefer- ences. It is divided int o t wo segments: Hard ware and Soft ware Questions. Related inf ormation follows each segme nt. Simply click on the desir ed task to per form and follow the on-scr een instr[...]

T roubleshooting–General Refer t o My Aspire Guide software f or comple te troubleshoot- ing information on your sys tem. Here ar e some answers t o commonly asked q uestions: T he Sta rt b ut to n i s n ot di sp la y ed o n s cr ee n. The taskbar has either been resized too small or it i s in a hid- den location. To r e t r i e v e t h e t a s k[...]

Need Help? 37 36 T roubleshooting–Error Messa ges I keep g etting one of the following err or mess ages: Equipment Configuration Error This err or occurs when t he CMOS settings (see glossary on My Aspire Guide software) have been cha nged to a configuration tha t prevents suc cessful boot-up . Press the Ctrl + Alt + Esc keys , after t he be ep d[...]

Need Help? 39 38 Additiona l Acer Ser vi ces About the Aspire W eb Site* This In ternet sit e has answers for t he most f reque ntly asked support questions and offers a sear chable database of extensive technical informat ion, new product data and upgrade informa- tion. Use it: • When you can’ t find the information you need in your manu- al o[...]

Need Help? 41 40 acc ompanying the Softw are. Modifying , translating , ren ting , copying, t ransfer- ring or assigning all or par t of the Software, or any rights granted here under , to any ot her persons and remo ving any proprie tar y notices, lab els or marks from the S of t wa re is st ri c tly pro hi bit ed . Fu the rm ore , yo u h ereby ag[...]

Need Help? 43 42 B • Registration T o regist er , please call the available customer technical support cen ter in your cou nt r y . If your product comes wi th a warranty registration car d, please refer t o the instructions on the car d. C • W arranty L imitatio n; Exclus ions; Exc lusive R emedies This Limit ed Warranty does not extend to an [...]

Need Help? 45 44 Fax/Modem and FCC C ompliance This equipme nt complies wit h Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On this equipme nt is a label that c ontains , among other informa tion, the FCC r egistration number for this equipment. Y ou must, up on reques t , provide t his information along with the Ringe r Equivalence Number (REN) of 0.8, to your t elep[...]

47 46 CD-RO M Safet y W arning DANGER In visible radiation when open. A void exposure t o beam. VORSICHT Unsichtabr e laserstrahlung wenn geöffnet. Nicht in den strahl sehen. A T TENTI ON Radiation du faisceau laser invi sible. En cas d’ouve rture. Eviter toute exposi tion aux rayons . V ARO A vattaessa olet alttiina näkzmättömälle lasersät[...]

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