Acer Altos R500 - Manual (Page 7)

Contents
Notices iii
FCC notice iii
Important safety instructions iv
Laser compliance statement vi
1 System overview 1
Overview 3
Processors 3
Memory 4
System chipsets 4
Expansion slot 6
Hardware management support 6
Features summary 7
Weight 8
Power consumption 8
Thermal dissipation 9
2 System tour 11
External and internal structure 13
Front panel 13
Rear panel 15
Internal components 16
Disk drives 17
Hard disk drive 17
3.5-inch floppy disk drive 17
CD-ROM drive 18
3 Setting up your system 21
Preinstallation requirements 23
Selecting a site 23
Checking the package contents 23
Basic connections 24
Connecting the PS/2 keyboard 24
Connecting the PS/2 mouse 25
Connecting the VGA monitor 26
Connecting to the network 27
Connecting the power cable 28
Connecting option 29
USB devices 29
Turning on your system 30
Power-on problems 30
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