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Predator 

P09-600 

User’s Guide 

 

Summary of Contents for Predator P09-600

Page 1: ... 1 PredatorP09 600 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...o 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 2 2017 All Rights Reserved Desktop Computer Covers Tower models This revision November 2017 V1 00 ...

Page 3: ...talling 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 Graphic board 32 Removing the graphic board 32 Installing the graphic boar...

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

Page 5: ...ns ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives expansion boards and other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a computer component 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 ...

Page 6: ... from the computer 5 Place the computer on a flat steady surface 6 Open your computer according to the instructions on Removing the rear system cover on page 7 and Removing the left side system cover on page 9 7 See the following sections for specific instructions on the component you wish to install Post installation instructions Observe the following after installing a computer component 1 See t...

Page 7: ...d 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 3 Slide the cover toward the back of the computer and pull away from the side of the computer 4 Set the cover aside for re installation later ...

Page 8: ... 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 2 Secure the cover with two screws 3 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

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

Page 10: ... Installing the Right side system cover 1 Align the cover to the sides of the computer and slide the cover toward the front of the computer 2 Secure the cover with two screws 3 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 11: ...es The computer supports installation of one 3 5 inch SATA hard drives in the internal HDD cage Removing the 3 5 inch hard drives 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Disconnect the power and data cables from the hard drives ...

Page 12: ...20 1 Upgrading your computer 3 Remove the one screws that secure the hard drives to the bracket 4 Remove the hard drives from the bracket ...

Page 13: ...1 Upgrading your computer 21 Installing the 3 5 inch hard drives 1 Remove the new hard drive from their packaging 2 Insert the new hard drive into the bracket 3 Secure the new hard drive with one screws ...

Page 14: ...14 1 Upgrading your computer 4 Connect the power and data cables to the hard drive 5 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 15: ...lled starting with DIMM3 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 4GB N A N A 4GB N A 8GB N A N A 4GB 4GB 12GB 4GB N A 4GB 4GB 16GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 8GB N A N A 8GB N A 16GB N A N A 8GB 8GB 24GB 8GB N A 8GB 8GB 32GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 16GB N A N A 16GB N A 32GB N A N A 16GB 16GB 48GB ...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...ule 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 2 1 ...

Page 18: ...module 1 Select an empty DIMM slot 2 Remove the new memory module from its packaging handling it by the edges 3 Align then insert the memory module into the DIMM slot 1 4 Insert the memory to the slot until the retaining 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 ...

Page 19: ...1 Upgrading your computer 31 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 20: ...30 1 Upgrading your computer 8 Connect the thermal fan cable to the mainboard 9 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 21: ...mputer contains one or two graphic boards installed in the PCIe x16 slot Removing the graphic board 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Disconnect the power cables from the graphic boards 3 Disconnect the bridge from the graphic boards ...

Page 22: ...1 Upgrading your computer 33 4 Remove the screws that secure the graphic board to the chassis ...

Page 23: ...34 1 Upgrading your computer 5 Release the latch that secures the graphic board to the mainboard 6 Detach the graphic board from the PCIe x16 slot ...

Page 24: ...ter 35 Installing the graphic board 1 Remove the new graphic board from its packaging 2 Insert the graphic board into the PCIe x16 slot and press it down until it latches into place 3 Secure the graphic board with one screw ...

Page 25: ...36 1 Upgrading your computer 4 Connect the bridge from the graphic board 5 Connect the power cables to the graphic board 6 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 26: ...nstalled in the M 2 PCIe slot Removing the SSD module 1 Perform Pre installation instructions on page 6 2 Remove the graphic board See Removing the graphic board on page 32 3 Remove the screw that secures the M 2 SSD module to the mainboard 4 Detach the M 2 SSD module from the mainboard ...

Page 27: ...the new M 2 SSD module from its packaging 2 Insert the M 2 SSD module into its slot in the mainboard 3 Secure the M 2 SSD module with one screw 4 Replace the graphic board See Installing the graphic board on page 35 5 Observe the Post installation instructions on page 6 ...

Page 28: ...2 PredatorSense In this section you will find Introduction to the PredatorSense utility How to use PredatorSense ...

Page 29: ...ily control fan speed RGB chassis and also display system information PredatorSense features System information dashboard Fan speed control Lighting control Overclocking Monitoring Advanced settings Live update 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 sh...

Page 30: ...Wave CPU temp Of Front face Overclocking Provide CPU overclocking in 3 levels Normal Faster and Turbo level And show the CPU loading frequency Max frequency l The physical Turbo button will light on when OC level is Faster level of Turbo level l Press physical Turbo button to switch OC level in Normal level light off or Turbo level light on l When resume from S3 S4 S5 PredatorSense will sync the O...

Page 31: ...Ethernet l Usage in GB of RAM Advanced settings Provide control for Enable lighting effects in sleep mode and Units of temperature Live update While user launches UI first time after a restart boot while network is available UI will start to check Acer web service If there is any new update for PredatorSense PredatorSense will download silently and install not silent install Category Description ...

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