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Your computer offers excellent expansion capabilities with
its built-in ports and connectors. This chapter describes
how to connect peripherals and hardware options that help
you use your computer with ease. When connecting
peripherals, read the manual included with the peripheral
for operating instructions. You can purchase most of these
and other options directly from Acer.
This chapter also includes sections on how to upgrade key
components. Key component upgradeability helps keep
your computer in step with the latest technology.
Contents
External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
External Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
External Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
External Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External PS/2 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
External Serial Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Audio Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mini Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Miscellaneous Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Additional Power Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PS/2 Y-Bridge Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
File Transfer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Key Component Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Memory Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Memory Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hard Disk Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Installing a Replacement Hard Disk . . . . . 61
Peripherals and Options
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