User manual ACER ASPIRE G7700

[. . . ] Aspire G7700 Series User's Guide Original Issue: 04 / 2008 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in the space provided below. [. . . ] The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected, such as Stripe block, RAID mode, Stripe width, Disk model name, and Disk capacity. From the Array Detail screen, you can do the following: 72 · · · · 5 Advanced hardware setup Rebuild the array - Press R then use the arrow keys to select the disk to rebuild and then press F7. Remove the volume - Press V, then use the arrow keys to select the disk volume to remove and then press F7. For Mirroring (RAID 1), single-disk Stripe (RAID 0), and single-disk Spanning arrays, removing a volume is a way to remove a disk from an array and convert it to a basic disk without deleting any data. In Mirroring array, the array becomes degraded (if there are still disks in the array) and must be rebuilt. The Remove Vol option is not available with systems that do not support NVIDIA's RAID pass-through disk management. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. English 3 4 Install the RAID drivers. Perform step 5 of the "To create a non-bootable RAID array using the RAID BIOS" section. Installing the RAID drivers To install a RAID driver under Windows Vista: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup, boot from the Windows CD. Click Install Now then continue the installation process until you get to the Which type of installation do you want screen. At the Load Driver dialog box, click Browse then navigate to the folder containing the installation files. At the Load Driver dialog box, click Browse then navigate to the folder containing the installation files. Select NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller, then click Next. Note: You do not need to install the nForce RAID Device. Windows handles it automatically as part of the RAID and SATA controller installation process. 73 10 Select the disk where you want to install Windows and follow all onscreen instructions to complete installation. English Important: After Windows Vista is completely installed, it is recommended to install the nForceWare software in order to access the MediaShield Storage interface. For more information on how to use NVIDIA MediaShield, refer to its online help. 74 5 Advanced hardware setup English Overclocking the CPU An overclocking option is available for manually changing CPU clock speed and memory clock speed. Important: Your system is designed to support overclocking. However, make sure your components are able to tolerate an abnormal setting, while doing overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. Overclocking may result in system instability. To manually change the clock speed of your CPU: 1 2 3 Reboot your computer. Use the arrow keys to select Frequency Control, then press Enter. 4 Use the arrow keys to set the System Clock Mode to Manual, then press Enter. 5 Use the arrow keys to select FSB Clock, then press Enter. 75 6 7 Use the arrow keys to select the value overclocking, then press Enter. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit. English Note: You can also use NVIDIA nTune to overclock your system. To launch NVIDIA nTune, click Start > All Programs > NVIDIA Control Panel > Performance. Refer to the online help for more information. 76 5 Advanced hardware setup English Clearing the CMOS settings The onboard CMOS RAM stores the system configuration data and has an onboard battery power supply. The CMOS RAM records the correct time and setting of the system hardware configuration. If you want to clear the system configuration data, such as power-on password or the setup password from the CMOS RAM, do the following. [. . . ] Nevertheless, some pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black or red dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Radio device regulatory notice Note: Below regulatory information is for models with wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth only. General This product complies with the radio frequency and safety standards of any country or region in which it has been approved for wireless use. Depending on configurations, this product may or may not contain wireless radio devices (such as wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth modules). Below information is for products with such devices. European Union (EU) R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC as attested by conformity with the following harmonized standard: · Article 3. 1(a) Health and Safety · · · · EN60950-1:2001 EN50371:2002 EN301 489-1 V1. 4. 1:2002 Article 3. 1(b) EMC 117 · · · · · · · · · EN301 489-17 V1. 2. 1:2002 EN301 489-3 V1. 4. 1:2002 (Applied to models with 27MHz wireless mouse/keyboard) EN301 489-7 V1. 2. 1:2002 (Applied to models with 3G function) EN301 489-24 V1. 2. 1:2002 (Applied to models with 3G function) EN300 328 V1. 5. 1:2004 EN301 893 V1. 2. 3:2003 EN300 220-1 V1. 3. 1:2000 (Applied to models with 27MHz wireless mouse/keyboard) EN300 220-3 V1. 1. 1:2000 (Applied to models with 27MHz wireless mouse/keyboard) English Article 3. 2 Spectrum Usages List of applicable countries EU member states as of May 2004 are: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta. 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