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Predator

G6-720

User’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for Predator G6-720

Page 1: ... 1 Predator G6 720 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...rmation that is protected by copyright laws The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice Images provided herein 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 ...

Page 3: ...alling the left side system cover 10 Hard drives 11 Removing the 3 5 inch Easy Swap hard drive 11 Installing the 3 5 inch Easy Swap hard drive 14 Removing the 3 5 inch hard drives 16 Installing the 3 5 inch hard drives 21 Memory 26 Memory configuration guidelines 26 Removing a memory module 27 Installing a memory module 29 Graphics board 32 Removing the graphics board 32 Installing the graphics bo...

Page 4: ...1 Upgrading your Computer In this section you will find Instructions on how to replace a hardware component ...

Page 5: ...omponent 1 Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the computer before handling components If a wrist strap is not available maintain contact with the computer throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection Required tools In performing the component replacement process you will need...

Page 6: ...ing sections for specific instructions on the component you wish to install Post installation instructions Observe the following after installing a computer component 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the step by step instructions in their respective sections 2 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier 3 Replace the system covers See Installing t...

Page 7: ...fore 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 Press the release latch 1 and detach the rear system cover from the chassis 2 3 Set the cover aside for re installation later ...

Page 8: ...uter Installing the rear system cover 1 Insert the top of the rear system cover into its slot 1 then push the bottom part until the rear system cover latches into place 2 2 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 9: ...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 1 3 Slide the cover toward the back of the computer and pull away from the side of the computer 2 4 Set the cover aside for re installation later ...

Page 10: ...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 1 2 Secure the cover with two screws 2 3 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 11: ... 3 5 inch SATA hard drive in the Easy Swap Expansion Bay and two 3 5 inch SATA hard drives in the internal HDD cage Removing the 3 5 inch Easy Swap hard drive 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Press the expansion bay cover to gain access to the easy swap hard drive ...

Page 12: ...12 1 Upgrading your computer 3 Press the release latch 1 and rotate the latch handle 2 4 Pull to disengage the hard drive from the expansion bay 3 5 Remove the hard drive from the expansion bay ...

Page 13: ...1 Upgrading your computer 13 6 Pull both sides of the HDD carrier 1 then remove the hard drive 2 ...

Page 14: ...stalling the 3 5 inch Easy Swap hard drive 1 Remove the new hard drive from its packaging 2 Place the hard drive into the carrier 1 and reinsert the retaining screws into the hard drive 2 3 Slide the hard drive into the expansion bay ...

Page 15: ...1 Upgrading your computer 15 4 Push the HDD carrier lever until it latches into place 5 Push the expansion bay cover until it latches into place 6 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 16: ...ng the 3 5 inch hard drives 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Disconnect the thermal fan cable from the mainboard 3 Use a long screw driver to loosen the four captive screws securing the thermal module to the mainboard ...

Page 17: ...1 Upgrading your computer 17 4 Remove the thermal module from the chassis 5 Release the cables from the cable clip securing them to the HDD bracket ...

Page 18: ...18 1 Upgrading your computer 6 Disconnect the power and data cables from the hard drives 7 Remove the three screws that secure the HDD bracket to the chassis ...

Page 19: ...1 Upgrading your computer 19 8 Remove the HDD bracket from the chassis 9 Remove the eight screws that secure the hard drives to the bracket ...

Page 20: ...20 1 Upgrading your computer 10 Remove the hard drives from the bracket ...

Page 21: ...pgrading your computer 21 Installing the 3 5 inch hard drives 1 Remove the new hard drives from their packaging 2 Insert the new hard drives into the bracket 3 Secure the new hard drives with eight screws ...

Page 22: ...22 1 Upgrading your computer 4 Insert the HDD bracket into the chassis 5 Secure the HDD bracket with three screws ...

Page 23: ...1 Upgrading your computer 23 6 Connect the power and data cables to the hard drives 7 Use the cable clip to secure the cables ...

Page 24: ...24 1 Upgrading your computer 8 Place the thermal module into the chassis 9 Use a long screw driver to tighten the four captive screws and secure the thermal module to the mainboard ...

Page 25: ...1 Upgrading your computer 25 10 Connect the thermal fan cable to the mainboard 11 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 26: ...Acer approved DDR4 2133 MHz type memory modules Memory modules must be installed starting with DIMM1 slot Always handle memory modules by its edges When installing memory modules populate the DIMM slots according to the table below Size DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 8GB 4GB 4GB N A N A 16GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 16GB 8GB 8GB N A N A 32GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 32GB 16GB 16GB N A N A 64GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB ...

Page 27: ...emoving a memory module 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Disconnect the thermal fan cable from the mainboard 3 Use a long screw driver to loosen the four captive screws securing the thermal module to the mainboard ...

Page 28: ...odule from the chassis 5 Press outward the holding clips on both sides of the DIMM slot outward to release the memory module 1 6 Gently pull the memory module upward to remove it from the DIMM slot 2 7 Repeat steps 5 6 to remove the other memory modules ...

Page 29: ...ng clips snap inward 2 The module is keyed so it can only be inserted in one direction If the module does not fit make sure that the notch in the module lines up with the tab in the memory slot 5 Repeat steps 1 4 to install the other memory modules Note DIMM slots on the mainboard must be installed only in certain configurations Numbers next to DIMM slots correspond to installation sequence Be sur...

Page 30: ...30 1 Upgrading your computer 6 Place the thermal module into the chassis 7 Use a long screw driver to tighten the four captive screws and secure the thermal module to the mainboard ...

Page 31: ...1 Upgrading your computer 31 8 Connect the thermal fan cable to the mainboard 9 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 32: ...puter Graphics board The computer contains one graphics board installed in the PCIe x16 slot Removing the graphics board 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Disconnect the power cables from the graphics board ...

Page 33: ...1 Upgrading your computer 33 3 Remove the screw that secure the graphics board to the chassis 4 Unlatch the metal clip that secure the graphics board to the chassis ...

Page 34: ...34 1 Upgrading your computer 5 Release the latch that secures the graphics board to the mainboard 1 6 Detach the graphics board from the PCIe x16 slot 2 ...

Page 35: ...alling the graphics board 1 Remove the new graphics board from its packaging 2 Insert the graphics board into the PCIe x16 slot and press it down until it latches into place 3 Press the metal clip to secure the expansion board bracket ...

Page 36: ...36 1 Upgrading your computer 4 Secure the graphics board with one screw 5 Connect the power cables to the graphics board 6 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 37: ...ins one SSD module installed in the mini PCIe slot Removing the SSD module 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Remove the graphics board See Removing the graphics board on page 32 3 Remove the screw that secures the SSD module to the mainboard ...

Page 38: ...38 1 Upgrading your computer 4 Detach the SSD module from the mainboard ...

Page 39: ...ve the new SSD module from its packaging 2 Insert the SSD module into its slot in the mainboard 3 Secure the SSD module with one screw 4 Replace the graphics board See Installing the graphics board on page 35 5 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 40: ...2 PredatorSense In this section you will find Introduction to the PredatorSense utility How to use PredatorSense ...

Page 41: ...ovide a user interface to easily control fan speed RGB chassis and also display system information PredatorSense features Fan speed control System information dashboard RGB chassis To set up the PredatorSense application Windows 10 1 From the Start menu select All apps 2 Select Acer 3 Select PredatorSense Alternatively you can double click the PredatorSense desktop shortcut to run the application ...

Page 42: ...hows current speed of System fan Growl Lights Enable or Disable the Predator Sense LED effects When Enabled the LED lights on both side panels will automatically turn on when CPU speed is set to Faster or Turbo CPU Speed Setting Configures the CPU speed settings with below option Turbo Sets the CPU speed to turbo over clock The LED lights on both side panels will automatically turn on if Growl Lig...

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