45
Your computer offers expansion capabilities with its built-in
ports and connectors. This chapter describes how to
connect peripherals and hardware options that help you
use your computer with ease. When connecting
peripherals, read the manual included with the peripheral
for operating instructions.
You can also add more memory or upgrade your hard disk
when you need to in order to keep your computer in step
with the latest technology. You can purchase most of these
and other options directly from Acer.
Contents
External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
External Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
External Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External PS/2 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External Serial Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Audio Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
External PCMCIA CD-ROM (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . 54
USB Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Miscellaneous Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Additional Power Packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PS/2 Y-Bridge Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Parallel Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
File Transfer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Key Component Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hard Disk Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Peripherals and Options3
310-e.book Page 45 Tuesday, October 27, 1998 5:17 PM