45Your computer offers excellent expansion capabilities withits built-in ports and connectors. This chapter describeshow to connect peripherals and hardware options that helpyou use your computer with ease. When connectingperipherals, read the manual included with the peripheralfor operating instructions. You can purchase most of theseand other options directly from Acer.This chapter also includes sections on how to upgrade keycomponents. Key component upgradeability helps keepyour computer in step with the latest technology.ContentsExternal Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Using Dual Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Enabling Dual Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47External Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48External Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49External Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50External PS/2 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50External Serial Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Audio Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Miscellaneous Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Additional Power Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57PS/2 Y-Bridge Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57File Transfer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Key Component Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Memory Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Memory Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Hard Disk Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Peripherals and Options3510.book : 510-3.fm Page 45 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM