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TablCe oof ntents Copyright Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks and Aspire is a trademark of Acer Inc. and Acer America Corporation. Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corp. All other brands/product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2000 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. Printed in Taiwan First printing September 2000 Welcome 1 Before You Start 2 Safety Instructions 2 Proper Setup and Placement Tips 4 An Introduction to Your Aspire 5 The System: Aspire Microtower 5 Setting Up Your Aspire 6 Turning Your Aspire On and Off 6 The Mouse 9 The Keyboard 10 The Monitor 12 The Speakers 12 Drives on Your Computer 13 Using Your Floppy Drive 15 Formatting a Floppy Diskette 16 Using Your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive 17 Your Data/Fax Modem 18 Accessing the Internet 18 Connecting an Optional Printer 19 Printer Driver Installation 19 Connecting an Optional Serial Device 20 Connecting an Optional Joystick or MIDI Device 21 Getting the Most from Your Acer Audio System 22 Playing an Audio CD 22 Adjusting the Volume 22 The Electronic Mixing Board 23 Adding Options to Your Aspire 24 Opening/Closing Your Aspire Microtower 24 Need Help 22 Troubleshooting-General 27 Troubleshooting-Error Messages 30 Additional Acer Services 31 Disclaimer of Warranties 32 ii Table of Contents iii

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Table of Contents
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Copyright
Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks and Aspire is a trademark of
Acer Inc. and
Acer America Corporation.
Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel
Corp. All other brands/product names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
© 2000 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Printed in Taiwan
First printing September 2000
Table of
Contents
Welcome
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Instructions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Proper Setup and Placement Tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
An Introduction to Your Aspire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The System: Aspire Microtower
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Aspire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning Your Aspire On and Off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Mouse
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Monitor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Drives on Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using Your Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Formatting a Floppy Diskette
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using Your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Your Data/Fax Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accessing the Internet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting an Optional Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printer Driver Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting an Optional Serial Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting an Optional Joystick or MIDIDevice
. . . . . . . . . . 21
Getting the Most from Your Acer Audio System
. . . . . . . . 22
Playing an Audio CD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjusting the Volume
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Electronic Mixing Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adding Options to Your Aspire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening/Closing Your Aspire Microtower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Need Help?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Troubleshooting–General
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Troubleshooting–Error Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Additional Acer Services
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Disclaimer of Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32