Acer PREDATOR ORION 9000 User Manual

Acer PREDATOR ORION 9000 Manual

Acer PREDATOR ORION 9000 manual content summary:

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    Predator PO9-920 User's Guide
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    are for reference only and may contain information or features that do not apply to your computer. Acer Group shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual. The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or
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    - 3 Table of Contents 1. UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTER 5 Installation precautions 5 ESD precautions 5 Required tools 5 Pre-installation instructions 6 Post-installation instructions 6 System Upgrade 7 Removing the Left side system cover ...7 Installing the Left side system cover.....8 Removing the
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    4 - Upgrading your Computer Upgrading your Computer In this section, you will find: • Instructions on how to replace a hardware component
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    that you read the following sections. These sections contain important ESD precautions along with pre-installation and post-installation instructions. ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the
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    may cause serious damage. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician. Post-installation instructions Observe the following after installing a computer component: 1. See to it that the components are installed according to the
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    system cover 1. Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your computer and all peripherals connected to it. Read the Pre- installation instructions on page 6. 2.Remove the two screws that secure the system cover to the computer. 3. Slide the cover toward the back of the computer and
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    8 - Upgrading your Computer Installing the Left side system cover 1. Align the cover to the sides of the computer and slide the cover toward the front of the computer. 2. Secure the cover with two screws. 3. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6.
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    system cover 1. Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your computer and all peripherals connected to it. Read the Pre- installation instructions on page 6. 2.Remove the two screws that secure the system cover to the computer. 3.Slide the cover toward the back of the computer and
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    10 - Upgrading your Computer Installing the Right side system cover 1.Align the cover to the sides of the computer and slide the cover toward the front of the computer. 2. Secure the cover with two screws. 3. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6.
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    System Layout RAM CPU RAM Upgrading your Computer - 11 ODD VGA SSD M2_2 SSD M2_3 Hard swap 2.5"HDD Wifi M2_1 PSU HDD ARGB Control PCB
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    12 - Upgrading your Computer Hard drives The computer supports installation of one 3.5-inch SATA hard drives in the internal HDD cage. Removing the 3.5-inch hard drives 1. Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. 2. Disconnect the power and data cables from the hard drives.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 13 3. Pull black rack out from HDD cage and take it off. 4. Remove the hard drives from the rack.
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    14 - Upgrading your Computer Installing the 3.5-inch hard drives 1. Remove the new hard drive from their packaging. 2. Insert the new hard drive into the black rack. 3. Insert black rack into HDD cage.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 15 4. Connect the power and data cables to the hard drive. 5. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6
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    your Computer Memory The computer has four DDR4 U-DIMM slots that support up to 128 GB maximum system memory. B1 B2 A1 A2 C2 C1 D2 D1 Channel A/B Channel C/D Memory configuration guidelines • To ensure data integrity, use only Acer-approved DDR4 2666/2933 MHz type memory modules. • Install the
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    UNB-DIMM DDRIV 2666 8GB ACR26D4U9S8ME-8X LF+HF black PCB&heatshield, MI-E Kingston ACR36D4U1S8HD-8X DDR4-3200 8GB Kingston ACR36D4U1D8HD-16X DDR4-3200 16GB Acer P/N KN.8GB04.045 KN.16G04.014 KN.8GB07.043 KN.8GB07.054
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    18 - Upgrading your Computer Removing a memory module 1. Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. 2. Press outward the holding clips on both sides of the DIMM slot outward to release the memory module (1). 3. Gently pull the memory module
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    notch in the module lines up with the tab in the memory slot. 5. Repeat steps 1~4 to install the other memory modules. 1 2 2 1 6. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6.
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    installed in the PCIe x16 slots. The detail configuration will be differed by different models. Removing the Graphic board 1. Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. 2. Disconnect the power cables from the Graphic board. 3. Remove the tape and disconnect the bridge from the Graphic boards
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    Upgrading your Computer - 21 4. Remove the screw that secure the Graphic boards to the chassis 5. Release the latch that secures the graphic board to the mainboard.
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    22 - Upgrading your Computer 6. Detach the Graphic board from the PCIe x16 slot 7. Remove the screw that secure the Graphic boards to the VGA Holder Bracket.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 23 Installing the Graphic board 1. Remove the new graphic board from its packaging. 2. Fix Graphic boards on VGA Holder Bracket with three screw 3. Insert the Graphic boards into the PCIe x16 slot and press it down until it latches into place. [Note] For replace/upgrade
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    24 - Upgrading your Computer 4. Secure the Graphic board with screws. 5. Connect the bridge from the graphic board. 6. Connect the power cables to the Graphic boards. 7. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6
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    - 25 M.2 SSD module The computer contains one M.2 SSD module installed in the M.2 PCIe slot. Removing the M.2 SSD module 1. Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. 2.Remove the Graphic board. See Removing the Graphic board. 3. Remove the screws that secures the M.2 SSD module from the
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    26 - Upgrading your Computer 5. Detach the M.2 SSD module from the mainboard. M2_2 M2_3 M2_2 M2_3
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    Upgrading your Computer - 27 Installing the M.2 SSD module 1. Remove the new M.2 SSD module from its packaging. 2. Positioning M.2 SSD thermal pad on MB. Configuration M2_2 M2_3 1T + 1T Capacity 1T + under 1T Capacity Under 1T + under 1T Capacity Thermal Pad(1T) Thermal Pad (1T) Thermal Pad(
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    28 - Upgrading your Computer 4. Insert the thermal heat-sink module to the mainboard. 5. Secure the M.2 SSD and thermal module with screws. 6. Replace the Graphic board. See Installing the Graphic board. 7. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 29 ODD drives The computer supports installation of one ODD drives. Open ODD door. 1. Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. 2. Press ODD eject-Button.
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    30 - Upgrading your Computer Hard swap HDD 1. Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. 2. Push HDD cover triangle icon for opening and take it off. 3. Release the latch and take the HDD cage off.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 31 4. Remove the two screws and Insert the new 2.5-inch SATA hard drive into the Hard swap cage.
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    32 - Upgrading your Computer 5. Insert Hard swap into HDD cage.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 33 Dust filter Removing the Dust filter from Front Bezel 1. Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your computer and all peripherals connected to it. Read the Pre- installation instructions on page 6. 2. Push two corner from Dust filter and take it off
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    34 - Upgrading your Computer Removing the Dust filter from Power Cover 1. Pull rib from Dust filter and take it off.
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    Upgrading your Computer - 35 Removing the Front Bezel 1. Remove the screws that the Front Bezel and take it off. Note : Need using Tool to Release the Hook of Front Bezel
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    36 - Upgrading your Computer ARGB Control PCB About LED Number limit for ARGB Control PCB ports ARGB configure Port1 Port2 Port3 Port4 Port5 Port6 Port7 Port8 Total Base on Drivers of Control PCB (MCU frame limit) 54 8 8 8 8 20 20 16 142 Front Fan (down) Front Fan (up) Front Bezel LED MB Rear
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    ME Features Handle Upgrading your Computer - 37 Headphone hook
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    38 - PredatorSense PredatorSense In this section, you will find: • Introduction to the PredatorSense utility • How to use PredatorSense
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    PredatorSense - 39 2 PREDATORSENSE PredatorSense (DT) is an Acer proprietary utility to enhance the user experience of Gaming products on Microsoft Windows To set up the PredatorSense application (Windows 10): 1. From the Start menu, select All apps. 2. Select Acer. 3. Select PredatorSense.
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    .  [Note] Please connection earphone before to using music  Fan Lighting Effects: None, Breathing, Star, Wave, Marquee, Color cycle, Lighting Maker.  Speed: Support Wave, CPU temp (Of Front face) Provide CPU overclocking in 3 levels, Normal, Faster and Turbo level. And show the CPU loading
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    Category Description PredatorSense - 41 Monitoring Provide 3 tabs for CPU and GPU and System.  Temperature in C/F  Loading in %  Frequency in MHz  Voltage in V  Fan speed in RPM  Download/Upload in bytes/s of WIFI/Ethernet  Usage in GB of RAM [Note] System will appear abnormal situation
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Predator
PO9-920
User’s Guide