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Aspire S Series
User’s Guide
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Aspire S Series
User’s Guide
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Contents
Macrovision® copyright protection notice iv
System Tour 1
Front panel 1
Rear panel 2
System Features 3
Performance 3
Multimedia 3
Connectivity 3
System peripherals 4
Mouse(PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) 4
Keyboard(PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) 4
Speakers 5
System upgrade 6
Open the computer 6
Set up new components 6
Setting up your computer 7
Necessary to know before Setup 7
Select location 7
Open package 7
Connecting the peripherals 8
Starting your computer 8
Shutting down your computer 8
Troubleshooting 9
Taking Care of your computer 11
Important tips 11
Cleaning and servicing 11
To clean your computer and keyboard 11
To clean your pointing device 12
To clean your optical mouse 12
To clean your monitor 12
When to contact a service technician 12
Asking for technical assistance 12
Energy Star Guidelines Compliance 13
FCC notice 13
Notice: Canadian users 14
Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 14
Modem notices 14
Notice for USA 14
TBR 21 15
Notice for Australia 15
Important safety instructions 15
Macrovision® copyright protection notice 17
Lithium battery statement 17
Laser compliance statement 18
Declaration of Conformity 19
Federal Communications Comission
Declaration of Conformity 21
Macrovision® copyright protection notice
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protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other
intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and
other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology
must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216,
4,819,098, and 4,907,093 licensed for limited viewing uses only.
Remark: All the drawings in the Guide are diagrams. About
components’s quantity and style, substances shall take precedence.
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System Tour
Your computer’s front panel consists of the following:
Front panel
No. Description No. Description
1 Optical Drive 2 Floppy Drive
3 USB Ports 4 Microphone Jack
5 Speaker or Headphone Jack 6 Power Button
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3
4
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Rear panel
Icon Description
Power cord socket
Voltage Selector Switch
PS/2 Mouse Port
PS/2 Keyboard Port
Serial Port
Monitor Connector
Parallel Port
Microphone-in jack
Audio-out Jack
Audio-in Jack
USB Ports
LAN Port
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System Features
Your computer features:
Performance
• Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® CPU
• DDR System Memory, 2 DIMM Slots, expandable to 2GB
• Power management function
• 3.5 inch floppy drive
• CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW (52X/24X), DVD/CD-RW combo or
DVD writer
• High-capacity, Enhanced-IDE drive
• Support USB 2.0 high performance peripherals
Multimedia
• 3D quality audio system via onboard audio controller
• Audio-in/Line-in, Audio-out/Line-out, Headphone out and external
Microphone in jacks
Note: the system has two Microphone-in Jacks (front and rear)
However, you can not use both of them at the same time. By
default, you system enables your microphone-in jack in front and
disables the one at the back.
Connectivity
• Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse
• One serial port
• One Parallel port
• One VGA port
• USB 2.0 ports
• High speed V.92, 56K fax/Data modem (optional)
• 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet Network
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System peripherals
The Aspire S Series computer consists the system itself, and system
peripherals, like a mouse, a keyboard and a set of speakers (optional).
This section provides a brief description of basic system peripherals.
Mouse(PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)
The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect
the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or USB port on the back panel of the
system.
Keyboard(PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)
Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the
back panel of the system.
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Speakers
For systems bundled with speakers, before powering on the system,
connect the speaker cable to the audio out (external speaker) port on
the back panel of the system.
For more detailed information about the speakers, please refer to the
included operating instructions.
Note: speakers are optional and the appearance might be
different depending on the actual product.
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System upgrade
You can expand your Aspire S Series system quickly and easily by
adding components. You can also upgrade the components of your
Aspire S Series system.
Open the computer
Before removing any panels or covers, please make sure to shut off the
computer and unplug the power cord from the outlet.
• Remove the two screws on the side panel.
• Slide the panel back and off.
Set up new components
You can only use components compatible with Aspire S Series
computers. Before you choose new components, please ask your
authorized Acer dealer whether the part will operate within your
Aspire S Series system.
In order to ensure proper setup and installation, please consult the
instructions provided with your new components.
Probable upgrades are:
- Upgrade to High Capacity HDD
- Expand high-level memory
- Upgrade from a CD-ROM drive to CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-
RW combo, or DVD writer
- Install additional interface cards in empty PCI slots e.g., PCI
fax/modem card
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