Acer 510 Series

Key Component Upgrades

62 User’s Guide

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Contents

Main 510.book : 510-COP.fm Page ii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Copyright 1999 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved Printed in Taiwan Table of Contents 510.book : 510TOC.fm Page iii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Table of Contents 510.book : 510TOC.fm Page iv Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM v FCC Notice 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page v Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Notice: Shield Cables Notice: Peripheral Devices vi FCC Modem Notice 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page vi Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page vii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM vii viii Important Safety Instructions 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page viii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page ix Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM ix Page xi Laser Compliance Statement 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page xi Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM xii Lithium-Ion Battery Statement 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page xii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM xiii Year 2000 Compliance Statement 510.book : 510-NOT.fm Page xiii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Page 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xv Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM xv xvi Connecting the Computer 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xvi Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xvii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM xvii xviii Getting Help Online 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xviii Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Accessing Online Help Getting Online xix Support Information 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xix Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Care and Maintenance 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xx Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Taking Care of Your Computer Taking Care of your AC Adapter Taking Care of your Battery Pack 510.book : 510-PRE.fm Page xxi Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Cleaning and Servicing Page Getting Familiar with your Computer 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 1 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 1 Page Features 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 3 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Features Features 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 4 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Display 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 5 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 5 Display Video Performance Display 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 6 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 6 Users Guide Power Management Indicators 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 7 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 7 Indicators Indicators 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 8 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 8 Users Guide Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 9 Keyboard 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 9 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Special Keys Lock Keys 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 10 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 10 Users Guide Embedded Numeric Keypad 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 11 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 11 Windows Keys The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions. 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 12 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 12 Users Guide The Euro Symbol 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 13 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 13 Hotkeys 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 14 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 14 Users Guide 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 15 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 15 Activating Hotkeys Page Touchpad 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 17 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 17 Touchpad Touchpad Basics Touchpad 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 18 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 18 Users Guide Storage 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 19 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Storage Hard Disk Floppy Drive Storage Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 21 Ports 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 21 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Front Ports Page 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 23 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 23 Fast Infrared 24 Users Guide Rear Ports 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 24 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 25 Universal Serial Bus Right Ports 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 25 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM PC Card Slots 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 26 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 26 Users Guide Inserting a Card Ejecting a Card T T 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 27 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 28 Users Guide Audio 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 28 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Audio 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 29 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 29 Playing Audio CDs Audio 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 30 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 30 Users Guide Play-now Audio Securing your Computer 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 31 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 1 Getting Familiar with your Computer 31 Securing your Computer Security Notch Securing your Computer 510.book : 510-1.fm Page 32 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Operating on Battery Power 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 33 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 2 34 Users Guide Battery Pack 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 34 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Battery Pack Characteristics T Using a Battery Pack for the First Time Installing and Removing the Battery Pack 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 35 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Charging the Battery 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 36 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Checking the Battery Level 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 37 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Optimizing Battery Life Battery-low Warning 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 38 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 39 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 2 Operating on Battery Power 39 40 Users Guide Power Management 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 40 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Power Management Modes Display Standby Mode 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 41 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 42 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 43 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 44 Users Guide Advanced Power Management 510.book : 510-2.fm Page 44 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Peripherals and Options 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 45 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 3 External Monitor 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 46 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 46 Users Guide External Monitor Using Dual Display External Monitor 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 47 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 47 Enabling Dual Display External Keyboard 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 48 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 48 Users Guide External Keyboard Page External Pointing Device External Pointing Device Page Printer 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 52 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 52 Users Guide Printer Audio Devices 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 53 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 53 Audio Devices Port Replic ator 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 54 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 54 Users Guide Port Replicator Page USB Devices 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 56 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 56 Users Guide USB Devices Miscellaneous Options 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 57 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Miscellaneous Options Additional Power Packs Cables Miscellaneous Options 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 58 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 3 Peripherals and Options 59 Key Component Upgrades 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 59 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Memory Upgrade Memory Configurations 510.book : 510-3.fm Page 60 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 60 Users Guide Installing Memory Page Page Moving with your Computer 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 63 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 4 Disconnecting from the Desktop 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 64 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 64 Users Guide Disconnecting from the Desktop Moving Around 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 65 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 4 Moving with your Computer 65 Moving Around What To Bring to Short Meetings Taking the Computer Home 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 66 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 66 Users Guide Taking the Computer Home T T Taking the Computer Home 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 67 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 4 Moving with your Computer 67 T Setting Up a Home Office Traveling with the Computer 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 68 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Traveling with the Computer Traveling Internationally with the Computer 510.book : 510-4.fm Page 69 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Traveling Internationally with the Computer Page Software 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 71 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 5 System Software 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 72 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM System Software Chapter 5 Software 73 Sleep Manager 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 73 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM T T T 74 Users Guide Accessing the Sleep Manager 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 74 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM T 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 75 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 5 Software 75 The Sleep Manager displays the screen below: 76 Users Guide Sleep Manager Functions 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 76 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Create 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 77 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 5 Software 77 Not Enough Space for Allocation 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 78 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 78 Users Guide Remove Minimize Exit Page Notebook Manager 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 80 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 5 Software 81 Information Viewer 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 81 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 82 Users Guide POST 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 82 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM POST defines how the computer behaves during the Power- On Self-Test routines. Boot Sequence 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 83 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Password 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 84 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 85 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 5 Software 85 Setting the Power-On Password 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 86 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 86 Users Guide Setting the Setup Password Page 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 88 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Display Device 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 89 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Page Chapter 5 Software 91 BIOS Utility 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 91 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Navigating the BIOS Utility T 92 Users Guide System Information 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 92 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 93 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 5 Software 93 Page Chapter 5 Software 95 Startup Configuration 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 95 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 96 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 96 Users Guide Chapter 5 Software 97 Onboard Devices Configuration 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 97 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 98 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 98 Users Guide Chapter 5 Software 99 System Security 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 99 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 100 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 100 Users Guide Setting a Password 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 101 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 5 Software 101 Changing a Password Removing a Password Password Icons 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 102 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 102 Users Guide Chapter 5 Software 103 Power Management 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 103 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 104 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 104 Users Guide Chapter 5 Software 105 Load Default Settings 510.book : 510-5.fm Page 105 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Page Troubleshooting 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 107 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 6 Frequently-Asked Questions 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 108 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 109 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 109 T Image is not full-screen. No audio from the computer. 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 110 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 110 Users Guide External microphone or audio line-in device does not work. T How do I eject the CD-ROM tray with the computer turned off? 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 111 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 111 The keyboard does not respond. The serial mouse does not work. T 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 112 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 112 Users Guide Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 113 Error Messages 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 113 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 114 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 114 Users Guide 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 115 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 115 Troubleshooting Tips 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 116 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 116 Users Guide Troubleshooting Tips T Online Services 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 117 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 117 Online Services T T Online Services 510.book : 510-6.fm Page 118 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 118 Users Guide Specifications 510.book : 510-a.fm Page 119 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM A 510.book : 510-a.fm Page 120 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-a.fm Page 121 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM 510.book : 510-a.fm Page 122 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM A 510.book : 510IX.fm Page 123 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM B C D 510.book : 510IX.fm Page 124 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM E F H I 510.book : 510IX.fm Page 125 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM K L M P 510.book : 510IX.fm Page 126 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM Q S T 510.book : 510IX.fm Page 127 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM U V W