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  • Acer SE - page 1

         User’ s Guide V76MSE.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 2

     ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 3

    iii    Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Acer SE - page 4

    T able of Contents iv Chapter 3 `BIOS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Product Information . . . . . . ...

  • Acer SE - page 5

    v  FCC Notice 1 % ...

  • Acer SE - page 6

    Notices vi Use Conditions %'236: #7'8 ...

  • Acer SE - page 7

    vii   ...

  • Acer SE - page 8

    Notices viii Year 2000 Compliance Statement F;GGG9H C5 F;GGGI? ...

  • Acer SE - page 9

    ix /6AC/)6C)C! C)N)!CFCC)  C)NC ! , N&) &)CNJ%% & NCN*!O6N)))) !)O! !NC)  C)NC ! ,? ...

  • Acer SE - page 10

    Notices x V76MSE.book Page x Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 11

      Chapter 1 V76MSE.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 12

          ...

  • Acer SE - page 13

    3 Over view  ! "#$ % &$ ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 14

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Preinstallation $8 ❑ "$ ❑ .-$ Selecting ...

  • Acer SE - page 15

    5 Features $%*-%* *%-*- ...

  • Acer SE - page 16

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 6 Rear Panel $% 6 Increase Volume button 7 Decrease Volume button 8 T urbo LED 9 Power LED 10 Hard disk drive LED 11 Power button 12 3.5-inch floppy disk drive eject button 13 3.5- ...

  • Acer SE - page 17

    7 No. Component 1F a n 2 System main power switch 3 Voltage selector 4 System power socket 5 USB ports 6 PS/2 mouse port 7 PS/2 keyboard port 8 Serial port 2 9 Parallel port 10 VGA/Monitor port 11 Speaker -out/Line-out port 12 Line-in port 13 Game/MIDI portt 14 Microphone-in port 15 Add-on card brackets V76MSE.book Page 7 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1: ...

  • Acer SE - page 18

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 8 Connecting System Components Caution: Do not turn on the system main power switch on the rear panel of the system or plug the system in until you finish connecting all system components. $? ...

  • Acer SE - page 19

    9 Connecting the Monitor !$$:(   Connecting the Mouse !$ ...

  • Acer SE - page 20

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 10 Connecting the Printer (optional) - %   %  %% & %  *? ...

  • Acer SE - page 21

    11 Connecting to the Network (optional) >%%/ 1/ 1- -   %%  ...

  • Acer SE - page 22

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 12 Connecting USB Devices (optional) .")% ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 23

    13 Turning On Your Computer %   *   %8  ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 24

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 14 Turning Off Your Computer  % **0*-*  ...

  • Acer SE - page 25

    15 Troubleshooting &%*% $$$$ ...

  • Acer SE - page 26

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 16 ❑ & @ ❑ %? ...

  • Acer SE - page 27

    17 Error Messages &%$*$  1$- ...

  • Acer SE - page 28

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 18 Pointing Device Error Reconnect or replace the pointing device. Pointing Device Interface Error Check the pointing device interface circuit. Pointing Device IRQ Conflict Enter Setup and change the IRQ setting of the PS/2 mouse. IDE Drive 0 Error IDE Drive 1 Error IDE Drive 2 Error IDE Drive 3 Error Replace the disk driv ...

  • Acer SE - page 29

    19 Correcting Error Conditions $*E!2;E$ %$? ...

  • Acer SE - page 30

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 20  - %$$ ...

  • Acer SE - page 31

       Chapter 2 V76MSE.book Page 21 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 32

       ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 33

    23 Features $ %$ 8 Components ❑ &? ...

  • Acer SE - page 34

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 24 Features ❑ !$!% ❑ -$&&  ❑  $ !  & ...

  • Acer SE - page 35

    25 Board Layout > %-B-$$8 $%? ...

  • Acer SE - page 36

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 26 9 A TX power supply connector 10 HDD LED connector 11 Floppy disk drive connector 12 IDE 1 connector 13 IDE 2 connector 14 Intrusion alarm connector 15 Super I/O controller 16 System BIOS chip 17 Power button connector 18 South bridge controller 19 Wake-on LAN connector 20 Modem ring-in connector 21 PCI slots 2 ...

  • Acer SE - page 37

    27 31 COM 2 port 32 PS/2 keyboard port 33 PS/2 mouse port 34 COM 1 connector 35 Speaker connector 36 PC speaker connector 37 3-pin CPU fan connector 38 2-pin CPU fan connector 39 North bridge controller No. Component V76MSE.book Page 27 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 38

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 28 Jumpers and Connectors  $$B %8 ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 39

    29 $  8 Connector Function CN2 USB CN3 Upper port: mouse; Lower port: keyboard CN4 COM 1 CN5 Upper: parallel/printer ...

  • Acer SE - page 40

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 30 CN24 Reset button CN25 T urbo LED DIMM 1, DIMM 2 Memory module sockets FN1 3-pin CPU fan FN2 2-pin CPU fan JP5 Power LED Connector Function V76MSE.book Page 30 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 41

    31 Floppy Disk / Hard Disk Support  !&&#   !&D.  % ...

  • Acer SE - page 42

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 32 Video Function %H (! 1$  ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 43

    33 Audio Function 2  *   !&  $1;J8 ❑ ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 44

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 34 USB Support .")$$ ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 45

    35 Hardware Monitoring Function F$% -%  *%? ...

  • Acer SE - page 46

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 36 Modem Ring-in Function $%  %$  0+ ...

  • Acer SE - page 47

    37 W ake-on LAN 5 -/ 15/  %  % - ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 48

    Chapter 2 System Board Information 38 V76MSE.book Page 38 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 49

      Chapter 3 V76MSE.book Page 39 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 50

     !"    ...

  • Acer SE - page 51

    41 )&".%$$% % )&+"%)&" " ...

  • Acer SE - page 52

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 42 Entering Setup  "*-%   Important! Y ou must press Ctrl-Alt-Esc simultaneously while the system is booting. This key combination does not work during any other ti ...

  • Acer SE - page 53

    43 $".%  / 8 Note: The F8 key works only when you are in the main menu. This means that you can activate the Advanced Level only when you are in the main me ...

  • Acer SE - page 54

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 44 System Information $% System Information  8 $$,? ...

  • Acer SE - page 55

    45 $"% & $8 Parameter Description Format Processor Specifies the type of processor currently installed in your ...

  • Acer SE - page 56

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 46 IDE Secondary Channel Master Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the secondary IDE channel. Drive type, capacity IDE Secondary Channel Slave Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the secondary IDE channel. Drive type, capa ...

  • Acer SE - page 57

    47 PS/2 Mouse Indicates if there is a mouse connected to your system. This is automatically detected by BIOS. Displays Installed if there is a mouse detected; otherwise, it displays None. Parameter Description Format V76MSE.book Page 47 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 58

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 48 Product Information % Product Information  8 !&  ...

  • Acer SE - page 59

    49 DMI BIOS version Specifies the version of the DMI BIOS utility installed in your system. The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up. Parameter Description V76MSE.book Page 49 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1: ...

  • Acer SE - page 60

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 50 Disk Drives " Disk Drives      $      %% $? ...

  • Acer SE - page 61

    51 $%%&#  8 IDE Primary Channel Slave Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1. IDE Secondary Ch ...

  • Acer SE - page 62

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 52 $ "$ " ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 63

    53 Hard Disk Block Mode Enhances your hard disk performance by allowing data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level. Auto or Disabled Advanced PIO Mode Improves your hard disk performance by allowing faster data recovery and read/write timing; thus, it reduces the ha ...

  • Acer SE - page 64

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 54 Onboard Peripherals ! %$  "$? ...

  • Acer SE - page 65

    55 Parallel Port Lets you enable or disable the parallel port. Enabled or Disabled Base Address Lets you set a logical base address for the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled. 3BCh, 378h , 278h IRQ Lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the ...

  • Acer SE - page 66

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 56 Onboard Device Settings $"$8 $ ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 67

    57 USB Legacy Mode Lets you activate or deactivate the USB keyboard connected to your system. When activated, the USB keyboard functions in a DOS environment. Enabled or Disabled Onboard Audio Chip Lets you activate or deactivate the audio controller on board. Enabled or Disabled Parameter Description Options V76MSE.book Page 57 Wednesday, May 19, ...

  • Acer SE - page 68

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 58 Power Management ! $%$%  $ $ ...

  • Acer SE - page 69

    59 System Sleep Tim er Automatically puts the system to power -saving mode after a specified period of inactivity . Any keyboard or mouse action, or any activity detected from the IRQ channels resumes system operation. 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50...120 minutes, or Off Sleep Mode Lets you specify the power - saving mode that the system will enter a ...

  • Acer SE - page 70

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 60 Boot Options %%%$  $%? ...

  • Acer SE - page 71

    61 Fast Boot Allows you to define your system’ s booting process, whether to skip some POST routines or proceed with the normal booting process. Auto or Disabled Silent Boot When enabled, BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an identification logo during POST and while booting. Then, the screen displays the operating system prompt (as in D ...

  • Acer SE - page 72

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 62 Configuration T able Allows you to enable or disable the display of the configuration table after POST but before booting. The configuration table gives a summary of the hardware devices and settings that BIOS detected during POST . This parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level. Enabled or Disabled Up ...

  • Acer SE - page 73

    63 Date and T ime $% Date and T ime  8 $? ...

  • Acer SE - page 74

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 64 System Security "$  % '% ...

  • Acer SE - page 75

    65 Power -on Password Secures your system against unauthorized use. Once you set this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. None or Present. The Present settings allows you to set a Power -on password. For instructions on how to set a Setup password, refer to “Setting a Password” on page 66. Operation Mode Lets you enable ...

  • Acer SE - page 76

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 66 Setting a Password  - #    % Y ou cannot enter the BIOS utility if a Setup password does not exist and JP6 is set to 1-2 (password check enabled). By default, JP6 is set to ...

  • Acer SE - page 77

    67  !  0)&"%  $0 -$%  "  " Ye s ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 78

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 68 Bypassing the Password &%$% *%% % % 2 ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 79

    69 Advanced Options Note: The Advanced Options selection is available only in the Advanced Level.   %$%  %!&? ...

  • Acer SE - page 80

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 70 Memor y/Cache Options "$ Memory/Cache Options   % $8 %? ...

  • Acer SE - page 81

    71 Memory at 15MB- 16MB Reserved for T o prevent memor y address conflicts between the system and expansion boards, reserve this memory range for the use of either the system or an expansion board. Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature. Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter . System or Add-on card C8000 - DFFFFh ...

  • Acer SE - page 82

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 72 PnP/PCI Options !!+!&% %$%!&  "$? ...

  • Acer SE - page 83

    73 VGA Palette Snoop Enables the palette snooping feature if you installed more than one VGA card in the system, allowing the control palette register (CPR) to manage and update the VGA RAM DAC (Digital Analog Converter , a color data storage) of each VGA card installed in the system. The snooping process lets the CPR send a signal to all the VGA c ...

  • Acer SE - page 84

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 74 Load Default Settings > )&"$  %% - $%%? ...

  • Acer SE - page 85

    75 Abort Settings Change "$ Abort Settings Change  % $$08 $ Ye s ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 86

    Chapter 3 `BIOS Information 76 Exiting Setup  0)&"% *%  $$ 08 " Ye s 0" ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 87

      Chapter 4 V76MSE.book Page 77 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 88

       ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 89

    79 Installation Precautions )%%%* % $  ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 90

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 80 Warning! Not turning off the system properly before you start installing the components may damage your system. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician. Post-installation Instructions   ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 91

    81 Opening the System Caution: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Read the preinstallation instructions on page 79. %$ ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 92

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 82  ! $  $% -*       Replacing the Housing Cover  ...

  • Acer SE - page 93

    83  "$  %  V76MSE.book Page 83 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 94

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 84 Installing Additional Memor y % %$0,I3) ;37&- ...

  • Acer SE - page 95

    85 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 16 MB 32 MB 48 MB 16 MB 64 MB 80 MB 16 MB 128 MB 144 MB 32 MB 8 MB 40 MB 32 MB 16 MB 48 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 64 MB 96 MB 32 MB 128 MB 160 MB 64 MB 8 MB 72 MB 64 MB 16 MB 80 MB 64 MB 32 MB 96 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 128 MB 8 MB 136 MB 128 MB 16 MB 144 MB 128 MB 32 MB 160 MB 128 MB 64 MB 192 MB 128 MB 128 ...

  • Acer SE - page 96

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 86 Installing a DIMM &$&  -  $&-  !& ...

  • Acer SE - page 97

    87 Removing a DIMM  !$-  &  (%&? ...

  • Acer SE - page 98

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 88 Upgrading the CPU Removing the CPU Note: Observe the ESD precautions on page 79 when installing or removing a system component. )    %            $    %         *%    ...

  • Acer SE - page 99

    89  !!.-  STEP 3   STEP 4 STEP 5 V76MSE.book Page 89 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 100

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 90 Installing the Upgrade CPU Note: Observe the ESD precautions on page 79 when installing or removing a system component. )%*-!.  ...

  • Acer SE - page 101

    91  -!.   !$+--21; H ...

  • Acer SE - page 102

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 92 Replacing the Hard Disk 2 -8  ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 103

    93  !-   &       H  I        -                    ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 104

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 94  !    $  -   - ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 105

    95 Installing and Removing a PCI Card Installing a PCI Card  /%!&%    -  $ ? ...

  • Acer SE - page 106

    Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 96 V76MSE.book Page 96 Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:25 PM ...

  • Acer SE - page 107

    97  Symbols  DH A  CI %! ,D  D, 6 36 %%0%! C, ,% H  HH  HH  ...

  • Acer SE - page 108

    98 I  C6 9 7J  C6 9 %!? ...

  • Acer SE - page 109

    99  3D  3I  3I  3I  3I %9 3I  ...

Manufacturer Acer Category Personal Computer

Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a Acer SE can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
- Acer technical drawings
- SE manuals
- Acer product data sheets
- information booklets
- or energy labels Acer SE
All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual Acer SE.

A group of documents referred to as user manuals is also divided into more specific types, such as: Installation manuals Acer SE, service manual, brief instructions and user manuals Acer SE. Depending on your needs, you should look for the document you need. In our website you can view the most popular manual of the product Acer SE.

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A complete manual for the device Acer SE, how should it look like?
A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Acer SE by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Acer SE.

A complete Acer manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual Acer SE - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the Acer SE, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the Acer SE, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device Acer SE - which should help us in our first steps of using Acer SE
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with Acer SE
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of Acer SE in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

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