Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto E-5250 del fabbricante Gateway
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E-5250 User's Guide MAN SYS US E5250 USR GDE R0 6/98 8502956.
E-5250 User’ s Guide Par t #8502 95 6 MAN SYS US E525 0 USR G DE R0 7/98 In our eff ort to use nature’s r esources efficiently and wisely , we print all manuals on recycled papers that mee t t he minimum r equi rements established by the Feder al EP A in its guidelines f or recycled paper products.
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C o n te n ts i Contents Pref ace ............. ................... .................. ................... ................ iii Convent ions Used i n This Guide .. .... ... .... .... ...... ....... ...... .. .... ..... ...... ...... iv Saf ety Instr uctions .
ii E-525 0 U ser ’s Guid e Maintaining and Clean ing Your S ystem ............. ................... 19 Maintaining the Hard Drive. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... ... .... .. . 20 Prot ecting Against Vir uses .
Pr ef ace Contents Convent ions Used in This Guide ... .... .... ..... .. .... .... . iv Saf ety Instr uctions ..... .... .... .... .. ..... .. .... ..
iv E- 5 250 User’ s Gui de Con v entions Used in This Gu id e Throughout this guide, you wil l see the follo wi ng con ventions: Con vention Descri ption E NTER Ke yboard k e y nam es ar e printed in small capit als. C TRL +A LT +D EL A plus sig n indi cates t hat t he k e ys m ust be pressed si mul t aneou sl y .
P re f ac e v Safety Instructions Observe t he fol lo wing s afety inst r uctions when using your syst em: • F ollo w all instructions mark ed on the syste m and in t he documentation. • When the s yste m is tur ned of f, a small amount of electrical cur rent still r uns through t he system.
vi E-525 0 Use r’s Guide • There is a danger of explosion if the CMOS (com pl ementary metal-o xide semiconductor ) battery is r eplaced inc or rectl y . Replace the battery w i th the same or equi vale nt type recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used b atterie s according t o the manufacturer’ s instructions.
Getting Star ted Contents Sett ing Up Your Sys tem.... .. .... ..... .... .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... 2 Star ti ng Your Syste m ...... .. .... .. ..... .... .... .... ... .... .. .... .. 3 Turning Off Your System ... .... ... .... .... ...... ......
2 E- 52 50 Use r ’s Gu i de Setting U p Y our S ystem Before y ou set up y our system, prepare a safe w orking envir onment for it. • Pro vide a clean, flat, and stab le surface for your syste m. Allow at least 12 inc hes a t the rear of the computer for c abli ng and air circulation .
Gettin g Starte d 3 Star ting Y our S ystem Before y ou start your system for the f irst time: • Check t hat the volt a ge s e lect or s witch on the bac k of the computer is sti ll set to the c or rect v ol tage for y our area. This s witch is se t at the factory to the c or rect volta ge.
4 E- 52 50 Use r ’s Gu i de 3. Press the po w e r butt on on the c omputer to turn on the c omputer . The po w er light- emitting diode (LED) on the front pa nel is lit w hen the computer’ s po w e r is on. 4. T urn on an y other components connecte d to the computer , suc h as spea kers, a print er , or a scanner .
Gettin g Starte d 5 F or more tr ouble shooting inf o rmat ion, see the “T roub leshooting” c hapter in the Maintaining and T r ouble shooti ng Y our E-5250 Syste m guide . Un der st an din g t he P ower- O n Se lf -T est When you turn on your computer , the po we r -on self-test (POST) routine checks the syste m memory and components.
6 E- 52 50 Use r ’s Gu i de 3. Continue f ollo wing the in str uctions a nd select ing options i n the Start- up wizard di alo g bo xe s, clicking Nex t to mo ve through the dialo g box es until t he wiz ar d tells you to restart your computer .
Gettin g Starte d 7 T u rning Off Y our Sys t em Eve r y time y ou t ur n off y our system, shut do wn t he Wi ndo ws NT operating system f irst. Y ou ma y lose data if you do not follo w the proper procedure. 1. On the T askbar , c lick Start . 2. Click Shut Down.
8 E- 52 50 Use r ’s Gu i de Resetting Y o ur System If y our computer doe s not r espond t o ke yboard or mouse input, y ou ma y need to reset the system. 1. Pres s C TRL +A LT +D EL . A windo w opens that enabl e s y ou to c lose a pro gram th at is not re sponding.
System F eatures Contents Compute r Featur es .... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... ... .... .. .... 10 Front Pane l .... .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. 14 Rea r Panel . .. .... .. .... ....... .... .
1 0 E -5 2 5 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Comp uter Fea t u res The follo win g features are s tandard to the computer ’ s basic architect ure. A GP Video An accele rated graphics port (A GP) video connector on the system boa rd and an A GP e xpa nsio n card are standard fea tures.
Syste m Feature s 1 1 • Par allel port • T w o univ e rsa l serial bus (USB) ports • Audio-out jack • A GP video port • Netw ork connector • External SCSI conne ctor . Dr iv es The st andard c onf iguration for your computer inc ludes a 1.
1 2 E -5 2 5 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Expan si on Slots Expansion slots inside the computer enab le you to insta ll add-in cards, such as a S CSI (small computer syste m interface) c ontroller .
Syste m Feature s 1 3 Ne twor king F or ea sy connecti on to a netw ork, a PCI- based 10/100 m ega bits pe r second (Mbps) n etw orking card is pro vided as a standard component of y our computer . Processor Y our computer i nc ludes suppor t for dual Inte l P entium I I Xeon pr ocessors.
1 4 E -5 2 5 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Fr ont P an el The fr ont pane l of your computer inc ludes the f ollo wing featur es: A u dio- out jac k: Connects headphones or po w ered s peakers tha t enab le you to listen t o an a udio CD . CD-R OM driv e: Pla ys data or audio C Ds.
Syste m Feature s 1 5 CD-R OM volu me c ontr ol: Cont rols the v olume of an a udio CD . CD-R OM pla y/fast for war d button: Sta rts t h e CD or fas t f orw ards through the CD . Hold the button do wn for f ast f orw ard. (Thi s button ma y not appear on your CD-R OM .
1 6 E -5 2 5 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Rear P anel The rear panel includes the follo wing I/O por ts, c onnectors, and switc hes: Ex te rn al S CSI co nnec tor: Connects exte r nal SCSI de vices . K e yboa r d port: Connects a P ersonal Syst em/2 (PS/2) -compatibl e ke yboard.
Syste m Feature s 1 7 Mouse port: C o nnects a P S /2-compatibl e mouse. P o wer con nector : Connects the com put e r po we r cord. The other end of the po w er cord plugs into an A C out let or po w er strip. P arallel (printer) p ort : C onnect s a pr inter or other pa rallel de vice.
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Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Contents Maintaining the Hard Drive .... ..... ...... ...... ... .... .... .. 20 Prot ecting Agains t Vir uses.... ..... .... ...... .. ..... .... ...... 21 Clea ning Your System .... .... .... ..... .... .. .... .
20 E -5 250 U ser’ s Gui d e Maintaining the Har d Drive Hard dr i ves need r egular maintenance be cause running the system sof tw are di vides f iles, creat es spa c es betw e en data, and otherwi se de c reases hard dri v e perform ance. W indo ws NT pro vides the Check Disk ut ility to maintain the hard dri v e.
Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 21 P r ot ect i ng Ag ains t V iru ses A virus is a pro g r am wr itten with malicious intent for the pur pose of creating hav oc in a computer system. It attaches its e lf to ex ecut able f il es or boot sect ors, so it can replic ate and spread.
22 E -5 250 U ser’ s Gui d e Cleaning Y our System The follo wing sections conta in infor mation a bout cleaning the parts of your system. Cle aning t he Mouse If the mouse pointer on the sc reen mo ves erra tic al ly w he n y ou mo v e th e mouse, the roller ball insi de the mouse ma y be dirty .
Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 23 If y ou spill liquid on the keyboa rd , turn of f the c omputer and di sc onnect the ke yboard. T ur n the keyboa rd upside d o w n to let the liquid drain out and the ke yboard dry for a f e w da ys be fore trying to use the k eyboard agai n.
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Appendix Contents Acronyms a nd A bbr evia tions .... ...... ...... .. ..... .... .... 26 Terms a nd Definition s . ...... ...... ..... .... .. .... ..
26 E -5 250 U ser’ s Gui d e Acr o n yms and Abbreviations ASIC - Appli c a tion specif ic int egrated circ uit BI OS - Basic input/outp ut syst em CMOS - Complementary metal-o xide semiconductor DI.
Ap pend ix A 27 RO M - Rea d- on l y memo ry SC SI - Small computer syst e m inte rface SDRAM - S ynchr onous dyna mic random a c cess memor y TCP/IP - T ransmission c ontrol protocol/Inte r net prot .
28 E -5 250 U ser’ s Gui d e T erms and Definitions This lis t of t erms should help you get acquainted wit h terms used in your computer’ s doc umentation a nd in y our s ystem softwar e. Ap plication s - Sof twa re instal led on y our system. S ometimes ca lled pr o gr ams .
Ap pend ix A 29 Disk - The de vic e used b y the computer to store and retrie ve information. Disk c an ref er to a diske tte or a hard di sk. Disket te - A remo v ab le disk, also called a flopp y . Hard drive - T he dri ve installe d ins ide y our computer that stores all your system a nd data f ile s.
30 E -5 250 U ser’ s Gui d e Ref r esh ra te - The refresh rate i s the rate at w hich the image on t he monitor screen is re wr it ten to the screen. A f ast refre sh rate helps keep the image from flic k ering. Resolution - T h e resoluti on is the sharpness or clarity of the i m age on the monitor sc reen.
Ap pend ix A 31 Regulator y Complianc e Stateme nts This de vice has been te sted and f ound to c ompl y with the li mits for a Class B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to P art 15 of the FCC rules. These limits a re designed t o pro vide reasonab le prote ction a gainst har mful inter ference in a resident ial inst allati on.
32 E -5 250 U ser’ s Gui d e Le pré sent a ppareil numérique n’émet pa s de br ui ts radioé lectriques dépassant les l imites applicab les aux a ppareils num ér iques de C lasse B prescrite s d ans le r èglement sur le brouil la ge r adioélectr ique édic té par Industrie Canada.
Ap pend ix A 33 This de vice has been te sted and f ound to c ompl y with the li mits for a Class B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to the Australia n/Ne w Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 se t out by the S pectrum Management Agenc y .
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Index 35 Index A abbrevia tions 26 add-in c ards 12 AGP (accele rated gr aphi cs por t) 10 B BIOS (basic input/output system) 10 C c ache memo ry 10 case s, cle aning 23 CD-ROM drive 14 Check Disk uti.
36 E -5 200 U ser’ s Gui d e P paralle l port 17 POST (power-on self-test) 5 power button 4 connector 17 LED (li ght-emitting diode ) 4 , 15 processor benefits of dual processors 13 standard 13 prot.
E-5250 User's Guide MAN SYS US E5250 USR GDE R0 6/98 8502956.
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