Acer 710 Series manual Peripherals and Options

3 Peripherals and Options

Your computer offers excellent 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 purchase most of these and other options directly from Acer.

This chapter also includes sections on how to upgrade key components. Key component upgradeability helps keep your computer in step with the latest technology.

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

Mini Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

File Transfer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Key Component Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Memory Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Memory Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Hard Disk Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing a Replacement Hard Disk . . . . . 61

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