Adding Options To Your Aspire; Opening/Closing Your Aspire Microtower - Acer Aspire 6100 User Manual

Adding Options
You can add hard drives, memory, expansion cards, and other
options to your Acer Aspire. For directions on upgrading/disas-
sembly of the computer chassis, please refer to My Aspire
Connecting
Guide videos and software.
USB Devices
You can find information regarding your motherboard jumper
settings by referring to the panel inside your Aspire chassis.
Note: You can go onto the Internet and visit the following websites
The Universal Serial Bus
for upgrades and accessories specific to your Aspire:
(USB) on you Aspire
allows for easy and conve-
http://www.shopacer.com
nient expansion options. http://www.aspire.acer.com
http://www.acer.chumbo.com
With it, installing devices
such as digital cameras,
scanners, and joysticks is a

Opening/Closing Your Aspire Microtower

breeze.
Caution! Always turn off your computer and unplug it before
Please refer to My Aspire
opening the case. For more information on the complete sys-
Guide software for com-
tem shut-down, refer to "Turning Your Aspire On and Off" on
plete descriptions and
page 6.
question-and-answer trou-
bleshooting information
Removing the Cover
regarding USB devices.
1 • Place the system on a flat steady surface.
2 • Remove the four screws from the rear panel. Set the screws
aside. You will need them when replacing the cover.
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3 • Push the cover slightly backward as shown in the following
figure.
4 • Lift up the cover.
Note: For directions on upgrading and assembly/disassembly of the
computer chassis, please refer to My Aspire Guide software.
Replacing the Cover
After you install the system components into the housing, you
must replace the cover panel.
1 • Position the top cover on the housing, aligning the sides
with the rails.
2 • Slide the cover forward until it fits into place.
Electrostatic
Discharge
Precautions
Always observe the fol-
lowing electrostatic dis-
charge (ESD) precautions
before installing a system
component:
• ESD can cause permanent
damage to your computer.
• Do not remove a compo-
nent from its antistatic
packaging until you are
ready to install it.
• Wear a wrist grounding
strap before handling elec-
tronic components. Wrist
grounding straps are avail-
able at most electronic
component stores.
• At a minimum, keep a
hand in contact with the
metal system housing to
reduce the ESD effect.
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Adding Options to you Aspire