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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 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
Connecting USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening/Closing Your Aspire Microtower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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