User manual ACER ASPIRE X3810

[. . . ] PC-cillin is a trademark of Trend Micro, Incoporated. Intel, Celeron, Pentium, and LANDesk are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. __________________________________________________________________________ Acer and its suppliers make no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Further, Acer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. [. . . ] · The keyboard should be placed just above your lap. Adjust the keyboard height by flipping the folding stands located under the keyboard. Keep your lower arms parallel to the floor as you type. Your upper arms and shoulders should be relaxed. If you feel any shoulder or neck strain, stop for a while and check your posture. Position your keyboard in front of your monitor. Putting your keyboard beside your monitor will make you turn your head while you type which could add tension to your neck muscles that may later result in neck strain. · · 30 3 Setting up your computer Positioning your mouse · · · The mouse should be placed on the same surface as your keyboard so that you can reach it with ease. Adjust its position to allow enough space for movement without making you stretch or lean over. Do not rest your wrist on the table when moving the mouse. 31 Connecting peripherals Setting up your computer is easy. For the most part, you only have four things to connect: the USB mouse, the USB keyboard, the monitor, and the power cable. USB devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a newer serial bus design that is capable of cascading low-/medium-speed peripherals (less than 12 Mbps) such as a keyboard, mouse, speakers, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. With USB, complex cable connections can be eliminated. The USB-to-PS/2 connector can only be used with the bundled speakers. It will not work with other USB devices such as a USB mouse, USB keyboard, etc. · external CD player: connects to the Audio-in/Line-in jack blue jack) located on the rear panel of your computer (light 43 · joystick: connects to the Game/MIDI port the rear panel of your computer (gold port) located on Note: For information on how to configure multimedia devices, consult the documentation that came with each device. 44 3 Setting up your computer 4 Upgrading your computer This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer and basic information about your system boards that you will find helpful when performing the upgrade process. 47 Installation precautions Before you install any computer component, we recommend that you read the following sections. These sections contain important ESD precautions along with preinstallation and post-installation instructions. ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a computer component: 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the computer before handling components. If a wrist strap is not available, maintain contact with the computer throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection. Preinstallation instructions Always observe the following before you install any component: 1. Turn off your computer and all the peripherals connected to it before opening it. Then unplug all cables from the power outlets. Open your computer according to the instructions on page 49. Follow the ESD precautions described above before handling a computer component. [. . . ] Do any of the following: · · Check if you plugged the power cable properly into an electrical outlet. If you are using a power strip or AVR, make sure that it is plugged in and turned on. If the LED is lit, check the following: · Is a nonbootable (nonsystem) diskette in the floppy drive?If yes, remove or replace it with a system diskette and press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart your computer. The operating system files may be damaged or missing. [. . . ]