User ManualTable of ContentsFRONT MATTER1CONTENTS8INTRODUCTION14OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT14OPERATING SYSTEMS AND OTHER SOFTWARE15VGA UTILITIES15HOW TO USE THE MANUAL16WHERE TO GET HELP17CHAP-1 SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM18CHOOSING A LOCATION18REMOVING THE PROTECTOR CORD20CONNECTING A MONITOR21USING THE VGA INTERFACE21USING A DISPLAY ADAPTER CARD24CONNECTING A PRINTER OR OTHER DEVICE25USING THE PARALLEL INTERFACE25USING THE SERIAL INTERFACE28CONNECTING THE KEYBOARD29CONNECTING THE MOUSE30CONNECTING THE POWER CORD32TURNING ON THE COMPUTER33TURNING OFF THE COMPUTER35CHAP-2 RUNNING THE SETUP PROGRAM36STARTING THE SETUP PROGRAM37SELECTING OPTIONS38SETTING THE DATE AND TIME38SETTING THE DISKETTE DRIVE(S)39SETTING THE HARD DISK DRIVE(S)40HARD DISK DRIVE TYPES40SETTING THE PRIMARY DISPLAY TYPE43SETTING THE KEYBOARD TEST FUNCTION44SETTING THE SHADOW RAM45SETTING THE CPU CLOCK SPEED46EMS SIZE47SETTING THE PASSWORD48CHANGING OR DELETING A PASSWORD49SETTING THE BUILT-IN INTERFACES50SETTING THE PARALEL INTERFACE50SETTING THE SERIAL INTERFACE51SETTING THE DISK DRIVE CONTROLLERS51SAVING YOUR SETTINGS51CHAP-3 USING YOUR COMPUTER53INSTALLING MS-DOS OR ANOTHER OPERATING SYSTEM53SPECIAL KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD54STOPPING A COMMAND OF A PROGRAM55RESETTING THE COMPUTER56USING A PASSWORD57USING DISKS AND DISK DRIVES58HOW DISKS STORE DATA58TYPES OF DISKETTE DRIVES60CARING FOR DISKETTES AND DISKETTE DRIVES62WRITE-PROTECTING DISKETTES64USING A SINGLE DISKETTE DRIVE SYSTEM66INSERTING AND REMOVING DISKETTES67FORMATTING DISKETTES69MAKING BACKUP COPIES69USING A HARD DISK DRIVE70CHAP-4 ENHANCING SYSTEM OPERATIONS73USING AUTOEXEC.BAT AND OTHER BATCH FILES73CHANGING THE PROCESSOR SPEED74ENTERING KEYBOARD COMMANDS76USING THE ESPEED PROGRAM77USING EXPANDED MEMORY BEYOND 640KB79MODIFYING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE80USING THE VGA UTILITIES83CHAP-5 ACCESSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS85REMOVING THE COVER86REMOVING THE SUBASSEMBLY89REPLACING THE SUBASSEMBLY93REPLACING THE COVER101CHAP-6 INSTALLING AND REMOVING OPTIONS103CHANGING THE JUMPER SETTINGS104SETTING THE JUMPERS105REPLACING THE BATTERY107INSTALLING AN OPTION CARD111REMOVING AN OPTION CARD115ADDING MEMORY MODULES116INSTALLING MEMORY MODULES117REMOVING MEMORY MODULES120INSTALLING A MATH COPROCESSOR123REMOVING A MATH COPROCESSOR126POST-INSTALLATION SETUP FOR MEMORY CARDS127POST-INSTALLATION SETUP127CHAP-7 INSTALLING AND REMOVING DISK DRIVES129USING THE CORRECT DRIVE BAY130HOW TO USE THIS CHAPTER131SETTING THE HARD DISK DRIVE JUMPERS132CHANGING JUMPER SETTINGS133INSTALLING A HARD DISK IN THE VERTICAL POSITION135REMOVE THE MOUNTING FRAMES FROM THE DRIVE136REMOVING AND ATTACHING THE MOUNTING PLATE138INSTALLING THE DRIVE139REMOVING A HARD DISK FROM THE VERTICAL POSITION145INSTALLING OR REMOVING A DRIVE IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION147INSTALLING A DRIVE IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION147REMOVING A DRIVE FROM THE HORIZONTAL POSITION154APPENDIX-A SPECIFICATIONS156CPU AND MEMORY156CONTROLLERS157INTERFACES157POWER SUPPLY158MASS STORAGE158KEYBOARD159ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS159PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS159SYSTEM MEMORY MAP160APPENDIX-B PERFORMING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS161STARTING THE DIAGNOSTICS PROGRAM162THE MAIN MENU SCREEN162SETTING THE RUN TIEM PARAMETERS164ERROR LOGGING166SELECTING DIAGNOSTIC TEST168SELECTING MULTIPLE TESTS168RUNNING THE TESTS170MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS172HARD DISK DIOGNOSTICS172HARD DISK PARAMETERS173HARD DISK FORMAT176MEDIA ANALYSIS177PERFORMANCE TEST178SEEK TEST178READ/VERIFY TEST178CHECK TEST CYLINDER179FORCE BAD TRACKS179HARD DISK ERROR MESSAGES179FLOPPY DISK DIOGNOSTICS180PERFOMING THE TESTS181FLOPPY DISK ERROR MESSAGES182MISCELLANEOUS DIAGNOSTICS183PRINTER ADAPTER TEST183COMMUNICATOR ADAPTER TEST184EXITING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS185APPENDIX-C TROUBLESHOOTING186IDENTIFYING YOUR SYSTEM186ERROR MESSAGES187THE COMPUTER WON'T START188THE COMPUTER DOES NOT RESPOND189PASSWORD PROBLEMS190ACCESSING YOUR CURRENT PASSWORD191KEYBOARD PROBLEMS192MONITOR PROBLEMS193DISKETTE PROBLEMS194DISKETTE DRIVE PROBLEMS196HARD DISK PROBLEMS197INSTALLING THE DRIVE198PREPARING THE DRIVE199ACCESSING DATA ON THE DRIVE199SOFTWARE PROBLEMS200PRINTER PROBLEMS201OPTION CARD PROBLEMS202MOUSE PROBLEMS203MEMORY MODULE PROBLEMS204BATTERY PROBLEMS204MATH COPROCESSOR PROBLEMS205GLOSSARY206INDEX224Size: 2.3 MBPages: 230Language: EnglishOpen manual
