Acer TravelMate 360, User Manual

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Port expansion devices
Two types of expa nsion devic es a re a va ila ble for your c omputer:
• I/ O replic a tor - a dds seria l port a nd pa ra llel port c onnec tions to
your c omputer.
• Ea syPort - a dds a host of ports for your c omputer, a nd a llows you
to c onnec t a nd disc onnec t periphera ls from your c omputer in one
quic k step.
See your dea ler for more informa tion.
Upgrade options
Your c omputer delivers superior power a nd performa nc e. However,
some users a nd the a pplic a tions they use ma y dema nd more. This
c omputer a llows you to upgra de key c omponents when you need
inc rea sed performa nc e.
Note: C onta c t your a uthorize d dea le r if you dec ide to perform a
ke y c omponent upgra de.
Memory upgrade
Memory is expa nda ble to 1024 MB or 1 G B, employing 128/ 256/ 512-MB
a nd supports 133 Mhz industry sta nda rd soDIMMs (Sma ll Outline Dua l
Inline Memory Modules). The c omputer supports SDRAM
(Sync hronous Dyna mic Ra ndom Ac c ess Memory).
There a re two memory slots on your c omputer, one of whic h is
oc c upied by sta nda rd memory. You c a n upgra de memory by insta lling
a memory module into the a va ila ble slot, or repla c ing the sta nda rd
memory with a higher-c a pa c ity memory module.
Installing memory
Follow these steps to insta ll memory:
1 Turn off the c omputer, unplug the AC a da pter (if c onnec ted) a nd
remove the ba ttery pa c k. Then turn the c omputer over to a c c ess
its ba se.
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