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Troubleshooting
Specifications
Install
Error codes
Disconnecting USB devices
error
Battery pack
Setting up a home office
Cleaning and servicing
Weight
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Getting familiar with your computer
Expansion
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CardBus PC Card slots
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Upgradeable memory and hard disk
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Contents
Acer Aspire 1400 series
User’s guide
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Contents
Operating on battery power
Getting familiar with your computer
Software
Peripherals and options
Moving with your computer
Troubleshooting
Appendix A Specifications
Appendix B Notices
Index
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First things first
Your guides
Taking care of your computer
Basic care and tips for using your computer
Turning your computer on and off
Taking care of your AC adapter
Taking care of your battery pack
Cleaning and servicing
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your computer
Getting familiar with
This chapter gives an in-depth tour of the computer’s many features
A tour of your computer
Front view
Description
Left view
Speaker/headphone-out jack
Right view
Rear view
Connects to a phone line only for models with an
Bottom view
Features
Performance
Multimedia
Connectivity
Expansion
CardBus PC Card slots Upgradeable memory and hard disk
Display
Video performance
Simultaneous display
Dualview
Indicators
“Right view” on page 6 for the location of this switch
Lock keys
Keyboard
Special keys
Embedded keypad
Windows keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions
Hotkeys
Switches display output between the display
screen, external monitor if connected and
both the display screen and external monitor
Keyboard ergonomics
Touchpad
Touchpad basics
Click twice quickly
Launch keys
Launches a set application
Storage
Inserting and ejecting a diskette
Ejecting the optical drive tray
Fax/data modem
Connectivity options
Ethernet and LAN
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Adjusting the volume
Audio
Using the Audio DJ feature
To playback an audio CD, do as follows
Security notch
Passwords
Securing your computer
Getting familiar with your computer
battery power
Operating on
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Battery pack
Battery pack characteristics
Maximizing battery life
Conditioning a new battery pack
Installing and removing the battery pack
Charging the battery
To remove the battery pack
1 Slide the battery release latch to unlatch the battery pack
2 Pull up the battery pack to remove it
Checking the battery level
Optimizing battery life
Battery-low warning
Power management
options
Peripherals and
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External display devices
External monitor
Peripherals and options
Using simultaneous display
External display with s-video input
External input devices
External keyboard
External keypad
External pointing device
Printer
Audio devices
Inserting a card
Expansion devices
PC Card slots
Disconnecting USB devices
Ejecting a card
AC adapter
Battery pack
Miscellaneous options
Installing memory
Key component upgrades
Memory upgrade
Hard disk upgrade
computer
Moving with your
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Disconnecting from the desktop
Moving around
Preparing the computer
What to bring to short meetings
What to bring to long meetings
Taking the computer home
What to bring with you
Special considerations
Preparing the computer
Setting up a home office
Traveling with the computer
Preparing the computer
What to bring with you
Special considerations
Traveling internationally with the computer
Preparing the computer
What to bring with you
Special considerations
Software
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System software
Microsoft Windows operating system Hardware BIOS setup utility
The computer comes preloaded with the following software
System utilities, drivers and application software
Easy Button
Software
BIOS Setup Utility
Navigating the BIOS Setup Utility
Main
The table below describes the parameters in this screen
Advanced
The table below describes the parameters in the screen
Security
to eight alphanumeric characters A-Z, a-z
Setting a password
User Password Is
Enter key. The Set Password box appears
Removing a password
Changing a password
Others
Boot
The table below describes these devices
Exit
Discards changes made and exits the BIOS Setup Utility
Software
Troubleshooting
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I press the power switch, but the computer does not start or boot-up
Frequently-asked questions
Nothing appears on the screen
Image is not full-screen
No audio from the computer
External microphone does not work
How do I eject the optical drive tray with the computer turned off?
The keyboard does not respond
The floppy drive cannot access a diskette
The CD or DVD drive cannot access a disc
I want to set up my location to use the internal modem
The printer does not work
Refer to the Windows Help and Support and the modem manual
Error messages
0200 Failure Fixed Disk
System timer test failed, and the system board needs to be
error
device Address
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Appendix A
This appendix lists the general specifications of your computer
Microprocessor
Memory
Data storage
Display and video
Weight and dimensions
I/O ports
Environment
Appendix A Specifications
Power
Operating system
Options
Battery pack 87- WattHour Li-Ion battery pack AC adapter 90-Watt
Appendix A Specifications
Notices
Appendix B
This appendix lists the general notices for your computer
FCC notice
Notice Shielded cables
Notice Peripheral devices
Use conditions
Modem notices
Telecommunications notices
Remarque à l’intention des utilisateurs canadiens
A-Tick notice
Important safety instructions
Lithium battery statement
Laser compliance statement
Macrovision copyright protection notice
Year 2000 compliance statement
LCD pixel statement
Appendix B Notices
Index
memory upgrade
password
hard disk
Windows keys