Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product B6 Acer
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& K DSWHU System Housing System Housing 1-1 This chapter describes the things to cons ider when setting up and installing additional com ponents to your system. 1.1 Front and Rear Panel Features 1.1.1 Front Panel Features Most of the connectors on the com puter ar e found at the rear of the unit.
1-2 User’s Guide Table 1-1 Front Panel Features # Item Description 1 Floppy disk drive activity indicator Lights up when the floppy disk drive is being accessed 2 Floppy disk drive Accepts 3.
System Housing 1-3 1.1.2 Rear Panel Features Figure 1-2 Rear Panel Features Table 1-2 Rear Panel Features # Item Description 1 On/off switch Turns power on and off 2 Power cord socket Connects a power.
1-4 User’s Guide 1.2 Finding a Suitable A rea to Install the Sy stem This s ystem has the f ollowing dimensions . Figure 1-3 System Dimensions Locate a suitable area to plac e the system. Allow am ple space on all sides of the unit for cords and cable connec tions.
System Housing 1-5 1.3 Basic Connections These are the basic connections you need to get y our sy stem up and going. You can also connect options lik e a printer or the phone line, described in the f ollowing sections . 1.3.1 Connecting to a Monit or First you need to connect an output device to the computer such as a monitor .
1-6 User’s Guide 1.3.2 Connecting the Power Cord Connect the power cord to the power cor d sock et at the rear of the unit. Then connec t the other end to a properly ground power outlet. Figure 1-5 Connecting the Power Cord These bas ic c onnections you’ve just m ade ar e all you need to get your system up and running.
System Housing 1-7 1.4 Connecting Opti ons Other connec tions you mak e to y our com puter include the f ollowing: 1.4.1 Network Line You can connect the system to a network with the built-in 10BaseT (Ethernet) jac k f ound at the rear of the unit.
1-8 User’s Guide 1.4.2 Printer A printer allows y ou to print out docum ents and other data f rom your com puter to paper. Connect a printer to the parallel port found at the rear of the unit.
System Housing 1-9 1.4.3 A udio and Game Dev ices You can connect various audio and gam e devices to your com puter. Some of these ports are duplicated in the f ront of the unit for eas y connection.
1-10 User’s Guide At the front of the unit: Figure 1-9 Front Connectors ❍ earphones or headphones connect to the earphone/ headphone jack ❍ microphone c onnects to the m icr ophone jack ❍ joys.
System Housing 1-11 1.4.4 External Key board There ar e two ty pes of k eyboards that y ou can use with the system: ❍ USB keyboard connects to any of the two USB ports ❍ PS/2 keyboard connects to the PS/2 k eyboard port These por ts are f ound on the rear of the unit.
1-12 User’s Guide 1.4.5 External Mouse There ar e three types of mic e that you can use with the sy stem: ❍ USB mous e connects to any of the two USB ports ❍ PS/2 mous e connects to the PS/2 mous e port ❍ Serial m ouse connects to the serial port These por ts are f ound on the rear of the unit.
System Housing 1-13 1.5 Component Install ation Observ e the ESD Prec autions before ins talling a system component. 1.5.1 ESD Precautions Alway s observe the following elec trostatic disc harge (ESD) precautions bef ore installing a s ystem com ponent: 1.
1-14 User’s Guide 1.5.2 Opening the Housing 1. Use the screw driver to unscrew the cover of the housing, as shown below. Figure 1-12 Removing the Housing Scr ews 2.
System Housing 1-15 1.5.3 Removing t he Disk Driv e Metal Frame The m etal fram e gives additional suppor t to the housing’s str ucture. You can install one 3.5-inch drive, one CD-RO M drive and one hard disk drive in the disk drive m etal f ram e. To re move the dis k drive m etal fr am e: 1.
1-16 User’s Guide Figure 1-15 Removing the Disk Fr ame 3. Unscrew the hard dis k drive f ram e to detach as shown below. Figure 1-16 Removing the Hard Disk Drive Frame.
System Housing 1-17 Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1. Attach the hard disk drive to the hard dis k drive fram e with the necessar y screws as shown below. Figure 1-17 Installing the Hard Disk into the Hard Disk Drive Frame 2. Reattached the hard disk drive f ram e to the disk fr am e.
1-18 User’s Guide Installing a 3.5-inch Diskette Driv e 1. Attach the 3.5-inch diskette drive to the 3.5-inch dis k ette drive with the necessar y screws as shown below.
System Housing 1-19 Installing a CD-ROM Driv e 1. Attach the CD-ROM dr ive to the CD-ROM dr ive with the necessar y screws as shown below. Figure 1-20 Installing a CD-ROM Drive.
1-20 User’s Guide 1.5.4 Installing a Sy stem Board Installation Procedures 1. Align the board with the pegs on the housing fr ame. Figure 1-21 Installing the System Boar d 2. Gently press the board until it is proper ly seated. 3. Secure the board with the required s crews.
System Housing 1-21 4. Attached the USB connector cable to the system boar d. Using a screw driver, sec ure the connector to the hous ing’s opening at the back . The USB c onnector opening is loc ated on the lower-left side of the housing ( at the back ).
1-22 User’s Guide Figure 1-23 Installing the Front I/O Boar d 6. Attach the appropriate c ables as shown below. Figure 1-24 Attaching the Front I/O Boar d Cables.
System Housing 1-23 1.5.5 Installing the Pow e r Supply Before you attach the power supply , make sure that you have installed the system board. 1. Connect the power supply cables into the onboard power connector. 2. Install the power supply into the housing fram e.
1-24 User’s Guide 1.6 Reinstalling the Disk Drive Metal Frame 1. Reinstall the drive frames with drive(s) to the housing. Secure the metal f ram e with the required sc rew. Figure 1-26 Reattaching the Disk Dr ive Metal Frame 2. Attach the power supply and drive cables.
System Housing 1-25 1.7 Installing Expansion Boards Observ e the ESD Precautions (see sec tion 1.5.1) before installing a system component. 1. Insert the Riser Card into the system boar d as shown below. Figure 1-27 Installing the Riser Car d 2. Study the expansion board installation guide and configur e any jum pers as directed.
1-26 User’s Guide 3. Remove a br ack et from any empty expansion slot. Save the screw to sec ure the new board. Keep the brack et for future us e. Figure 1-28 Removing the Brack et from an Empty Slot 4. Gently insert the board into the expansion slot.
System Housing 1-27 screw for grounding. 1.8 Replacing the Cover After you install the necessar y sy stem com ponents into the hous ing, y ou mus t reins tall the cover. To ins tall the cover: 1. Reinstall the metal fram e by gently sliding it in while pushing it down.
1-28 User’s Guide Figure 1-31 Reinstalling the Cover 3. Secure the cover with the appropriate screws. Figure 1-32 Securing the Screws to the Cover.
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