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Table of Contents - Predator PO7-640 User’s Manual...
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Acer Group shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual. The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia...
Upgrading your Computer - 5 1. UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTER Installation precautions Before you install any computer component, we recommend that you read the following sections. These sections contain important ESD precautions along with pre-installation and post-installation instructions. ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components.
- Upgrading your Computer Pre-installation instructions Always observe following before install component: Make sure that the ODD and card reader slot is empty. Turn off the power to the computer and all peripherals. Unplug the power cord from the computer. Unplug the network cable and all connected peripheral devices from the computer.
Upgrading your Computer - 7 System Upgrade Removing the Left side system cover Before 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. Remove the two screws that secure the system cover to the computer.
- Upgrading your Computer Installing the Left side system cover Align the cover hook to the sides of the computer and slide the cover toward the front of the computer. Secure the cover with two screws. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6.
Upgrading your Computer - 9 Removing the Right side system cover Before 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. Remove the two screws that secure the system cover to the computer.
- Upgrading your Computer Installing the Right side system cover Align the cover to the sides of the computer and slide the cover toward the front of the computer. Secure the cover with two screws. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6...
- Upgrading your Computer Hard drives The computer supports installation of two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives in the internal HDD cage. Removing the 3.5-inch hard drives Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. Pull black rack out from HDD cage and take it off. Remove the hard drives from the rack.
Upgrading your Computer - 13 Installing the 3.5-inch hard drives Remove the new hard drive from their packaging. Insert the new hard drive into the black rack. Insert black rack into HDD cage. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6...
- Upgrading your Computer Memory The computer has four DDR5 U-DIMM slots that support up to 64 GB maximum system memory. Memory configuration guidelines To ensure data integrity, use only Acer-approved • DDR5 memory modules. Memory modules must be installed starting with •...
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Upgrading your Computer - 15 Rule DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM4 Memory A>B (Different capacity value) Size DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM4 16GB 16GB 16GB 32GB 16GB 16GB 24GB 48GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 16GB 16GB 16GB 16GB Note 1. Follow Intel’s SPEC, since this system design w/ 4 DIMMs, the system only support 4400MHz whether plugging in memory is 4800MHz or higher.
- Upgrading your Computer Removing a memory module Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. Press outward the holding clips on both sides of the DIMM slot outward to release the memory module (1). Gently pull the memory module upward to remove it from the DIMM slot (2).
Upgrading your Computer - 17 Installing a memory module Note DIMM slots on the mainboard must be installed only in certain configurations. Numbers next to DIMM slots correspond to installation sequence. Be sure to install the memory module in DIMM1 slot followed by DIMM2 slot.
- Upgrading your Computer Graphics board The computer contains one or two Graphics boards installed in the PCIe x16 slots. The detail configuration will be differed by different models. Removing the Graphics board Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. Remove five screw for VGA BRKT & PCIE cable & disconnect the power cables from the Graphics board and put it on the side.
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Upgrading your Computer - 19 Remove five screws and release the baffle.
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- Upgrading your Computer Detach the Graphics board from the PCIe x16 slot Remove the screw that secure the Graphics board to the VGA Holder Bracket.
Upgrading your Computer - 21 Installing the Graphics board Remove the new graphics board from its packaging. Fix Graphics board on VGA Holder Bracket with three screws Insert the Graphics board into the PCIe x16 slot BRKT and fix VGA Holder Bracket on Graphics BRKT with two screws.
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- Upgrading your Computer Secure the Graphics BRKT with screws and push the baffle down. Secure the Graphics BRKT with screws and Insert the Graphics cable into the PCIe x16 slot.
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Upgrading your Computer - 23 Connect the power cables to the Graphics board. Observe the Post-installation instructions on page 6...
- Upgrading your Computer M.2 SSD module The computer contains one M.2 SSD module installed in the M.2 PCIe slot. Removing the M.2 SSD module Perform Pre-installation instructions on page 6. Remove Graphics board. Removing Graphics board. Remove the screw that secures the M.2 SSD module from the mainboard.
Upgrading your Computer - 25 Installing the M.2 SSD module Remove the new M.2 SSD module from its packaging. Positioning M.2 SSD thermal pad on MB. M2_3 M2_2 Insert the M.2 SSD module into its slot in the mainboard. Note SSD (Gen4) must be first install on M2_2 slot.
- Upgrading your Computer Dust filter Removing the Dust filter Before 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. Push Handle from Dust filter and take it off...
- PredatorSense 2. PREDATORSENSE PredatorSense (DT) is an Acer proprietary utility to enhance the user experience of Gaming products on Microsoft Windows 11. The central idea of this utility is to provide a user interface to easily control fan speed, ARGB chassis and also display system information.
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PredatorSense - 31 Alternatively, double-click PredatorSense desktop shortcut to run the application. Category Description Provide overview of all features with quick adjustment CPU/GPU/System health information Home Fan speed control (Auto, Gaming and Custom) Lighting profile CPU overlocking (Normal, Faster and Turbo) Provide control and adjustment for the LEDs on Front Face, CPU Face , Rear Face and Motherboard.
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- PredatorSense Category Description Provide Fan speed control in Auto, Gaming and Custom mode for fans including, Front fan , Back fan CPU fan and GPU fan. And show the fan speed for fans. On the Custom fan speed, user can adjust Fan Control the fan speed in percentage.
PredatorSense - 33 LED on Motherboard Motherboard LED Settings It is recommended that you can turn on/off LED of motherboard according to your lighting effect...