Acer AcerPower 8600, Quick Manual

Page 1: ...AcerPower 8600 Quick Guide Ap8600qg book Page 1 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 2: ...espondense concerning your unit should include the serial number model number and purchase information No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any...

Page 3: ...stallation Instructions 13 Post installation Instructions 14 Opening the System 15 Removing the Housing Cover 15 Replacing the Housing Cover 16 Replacing the Hard Disk 17 Installing and Removing a PCI...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents iv Installing the Upgrade CPU 36 Ap8600qg book Page iv Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 5: ...re of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the device and receiver Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to wh...

Page 6: ...Do not use this product near water 4 Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product 5 Slots and openings in the cabinet and th...

Page 7: ...rating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require exten...

Page 8: ...The CD ROM drive s classification label shown below is located on the drive CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1 PRODUI...

Page 9: ...ge til leverand ren ADVARSEL Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri Benytt samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten Brukte batterier kasseres i henhold til f...

Page 10: ...Notices x Ap8600qg book Page x Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 11: ...ne in port one Line out port and one Game MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface port These additional ports are included to enable the system to accommodate additional peripherals The system may a...

Page 12: ...erence such as radio transmitters televisions copy machines or heating and air conditioning equipment Route cables away from personnel and equipment traffic Avoid dusty areas and extremes of temperatu...

Page 13: ...e a fixed disk drive and a mouse Front Panel The figure below shows the system unit front panel No Component 1 Floppy disk drive 2 Floppy disk drive eject button 3 CD ROM drive 4 Drive bay cover for a...

Page 14: ...ws the system unit rear panel No Component 1 Fan 2 System main power switch 3 Voltage selector 4 System power socket 5 USB ports 6 PS 2 mouse port 7 Parallel port 8 Game MIDI port Ap8600qg book Page 4...

Page 15: ...ort 10 PS 2 keyboard port 11 Serial port 1 12 Serial port 2 13 Speaker out Line out port 14 Line in port 15 Microphone in port 16 Add on card brackets No Component Ap8600qg book Page 5 Tuesday Novembe...

Page 16: ...of the system or plug the system in until you finish connecting all system components The following sections show how to connect each component to the system Connecting the Keyboard Plug the keyboard...

Page 17: ...Monitor Plug the monitor signal cable into the VGA connector on the rear panel Connecting the Mouse Plug the mouse cable into the mouse connector on the rear panel Ap8600qg book Page 7 Tuesday Novembe...

Page 18: ...m If you have a parallel printer connect it to the parallel port on the rear panel If you have a serial printer or other serial peripheral connect it to the serial port COM2 See Rear Panel on page 4 f...

Page 19: ...9 Connecting Multimedia Components Yoursystemalsosupportsoptionalmultimediafeatures Connect the multimedia components as shown below Ap8600qg book Page 9 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 20: ...les follow these steps to turn on your computer 1 Turn on all peripherals connected to the system such as the monitor printer fax speakers etc 2 Locate the system main power switch on the back of the...

Page 21: ...11 3 Press the power button located on the front of the system unit When the system finishes booting the computer is now ready for use Ap8600qg book Page 11 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 22: ...em in Suspend mode only Note You do not need to turn off the system main power switch on the rear panel every time you turn off your computer Turn off the system main power switch only if you will not...

Page 23: ...metal part of the system unit before handling components If a wrist strap is not available maintain contact with the system unit throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection Preinstallation Instr...

Page 24: ...fter installing a system component 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the step by step instructions in their respective sections 2 Make sure you have set all the required jumpe...

Page 25: ...tional components inside the system unit Removing the Housing Cover 1 Turn off the system power and unplug all cables 2 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 3 Turn the screws counterclockwis...

Page 26: ...6 Replacing the Housing Cover 1 Hold the cover as shown and slide it back into place 2 Replace the screws and turn it clockwise to secure the cover Ap8600qg book Page 16 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 P...

Page 27: ...drive 1 Remove the cover as shown on page 15 2 Remove the four screws that hold the hard disk to the metal bracket frame 3 Pull out the hard disk drive and remove the power cable and disk drive cable...

Page 28: ...hard disk with the fours screws that you have removed previously 6 Reinstall the housing cover as shown on page 16 Make sure that the other ends of the diskette drive cables are securely connected to...

Page 29: ...n the system board 2 Remove the bracket on the housing opposite the selected empty PCI slot 3 Remove the PCI card from its protective packaging 4 Align then insert the PCI card into the slot Make sure...

Page 30: ...ee page 16 When you turn on the system BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the PCI devices Removing a PCI Card To remove a PCI card simply reverse the instructions listed under the Ins...

Page 31: ...n the system board 2 Remove the bracket on the housing opposite the selected empty AGP slot 3 Remove the AGP card from its protective packaging 4 Align then insert the AGP card into the slot Make sure...

Page 32: ...ee page 16 When you turn on the system BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the AGP devices Removing a AGP Card To remove a AGP card simply reverse the instructions listed under the Ins...

Page 33: ...ollowing table lists the components that you will find on the system board No Component 1 USB ports 2 PS 2 keyboard port 3 Serial port 1 4 Parallel port 5 Serial port 2 6 Game Midi port 7 Speaker out...

Page 34: ...12 CD in connector 13 PCI slots 14 Floppy disk drive connector 15 AGP socket 16 IDE 1 connector 17 IDE 2 connector 18 RIMM sockets 19 ATX power supply connector 20 CPU socket 21 PS 2 mouse port No Co...

Page 35: ...following table lists the onboard jumpers their respective functions and possible settings Jumper Function and Settings JP2 Password Check 1 2 Check password 2 3 Bypass password default JP3 Boot Block...

Page 36: ...l 2 Upper Parallel Printer CN7 IDE 2 CN8 IDE 1 CN9 Upper game MIDI Lower right line out Lower center line in Lower left microphone in CN10 Audio Modem riser CN11 AGP connector CN12 Fax voice modem CN1...

Page 37: ...27 JP4 Power LED JP5 Housing Intrusion conn JP6 Reset key JP7 Power switch Connector Function Ap8600qg book Page 27 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 38: ...to install RIMMs refer to Installing a RIMM on page 30 The following table lists the possible memory configurations RIMM 1 RIMM 2 Total Memory 64 MB C RIMM 64 MB 128 MB C RIMM 128 MB 256 MB C RIMM 256...

Page 39: ...29 256 MB 64 MB 320 MB 256 MB 128 MB 384 MB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB 1024 MB or 1 GB RIMM 1 RIMM 2 Total Memory Ap8600qg book Page 29 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 40: ...e socket until the clips lock into the RIMM Note The RIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you insert a RIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket you may have inserted it incor...

Page 41: ...31 Removing a RIMM 1 Press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the RIMM 2 Gently pull the RIMM out of the socket Ap8600qg book Page 31 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 42: ...lign the C RIMM with the socket 3 Press the C RIMM into the socket until the clips lock into the C RIMM Note The C RIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you insert a C RIMM but it do...

Page 43: ...o release the C RIMM 2 Gently pull the C RIMM out of the socket Reconfiguring the System The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed Run Setup to view the new value for total syste...

Page 44: ...ponent Before you can replace or upgrade your processor you need to remove the previously installed processor on the system board Follow these steps to remove the CPU 1 On the system board locate the...

Page 45: ...35 3 Gently pull the CPU straight up from its socket Ap8600qg book Page 35 Tuesday November 9 1999 4 10 PM...

Page 46: ...you proceed make sure that there is no CPU installed in the CPU socket Follow these steps to install the upgrade CPU 1 Insert the CPU as shown in the figure below 2 Plug the fan heatsink cable to the...

Page 47: ...age 31 for the location of the connectors on the system board Warning The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on Never touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands Ap8600qg book Page...

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