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To take care of your CDs: 28 Front Panel Connectors 29 Memory Configurations 30 Upgrading Your System 31 Installation precautions 31 ESD precautions 31 Preinstallation instructions 32 Post-installation instructions 32 Opening your system 33 Opening the front panel door ...
To take care of your CDs: 28 Front Panel Connectors 29 Memory Configurations 30 Upgrading Your System 31 Installation precautions 31 ESD precautions 31 Preinstallation instructions 32 Post-installation instructions 32 Opening your system 33 Opening the front panel door ...
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... and video, and speech recognition applications. This system board currently supports 100 or 133 MHz GTL+ host bus frequencies for more on board allow memory upgrade to boost graphics performance. System chipsets Apollo Pro 133A chipset The Apollo Pro 133A chipset was specifically designed to meet the needs of high performance...
... and video, and speech recognition applications. This system board currently supports 100 or 133 MHz GTL+ host bus frequencies for more on board allow memory upgrade to boost graphics performance. System chipsets Apollo Pro 133A chipset The Apollo Pro 133A chipset was specifically designed to meet the needs of high performance...
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...) and VT82C686A (south bridge) • Onboard 10/100 Mb/s Intel 82559 LAN chip that accept 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-MB SDRAMs with a maximum memory upgrade of 1.5 GB • One AGP bus and five PCI bus slots • System clock/calendar with battery backup • IDE disk drive interfaces • Super...
...) and VT82C686A (south bridge) • Onboard 10/100 Mb/s Intel 82559 LAN chip that accept 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-MB SDRAMs with a maximum memory upgrade of 1.5 GB • One AGP bus and five PCI bus slots • System clock/calendar with battery backup • IDE disk drive interfaces • Super...
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... of the computer before you install any procedure requiring ESD protection. Installation precautions Before you install a computer component: 1. 31 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer and basic information about your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Do not remove a component from its...
... of the computer before you install any procedure requiring ESD protection. Installation precautions Before you install a computer component: 1. 31 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer and basic information about your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Do not remove a component from its...
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... cover. 4. Open your computer Connect the necessary cables and turn on your computer according to the instructions on the component you removed earlier. 3. 32 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Preinstallation instructions Always observe the following before you are installed according to the step-by-step instructions in the following after installing a computer...
... cover. 4. Open your computer Connect the necessary cables and turn on your computer according to the instructions on the component you removed earlier. 3. 32 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Preinstallation instructions Always observe the following before you are installed according to the step-by-step instructions in the following after installing a computer...
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34 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 2. Danger! To remove the side panel: 1. Wrist grounding straps are confident of your capability to unlock and open the front panel door. 4. DO ...
34 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 2. Danger! To remove the side panel: 1. Wrist grounding straps are confident of your capability to unlock and open the front panel door. 4. DO ...
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... the housing: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panel. Connect the power cable and the signal cable to the drive. 8. 36 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 6. Installing a BPL5-M hot-swap cage The BPL5-M hot-swap cage box includes the following components: • One hot-swap cage (with backplane board...
... the housing: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panel. Connect the power cable and the signal cable to the drive. 8. 36 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 6. Installing a BPL5-M hot-swap cage The BPL5-M hot-swap cage box includes the following components: • One hot-swap cage (with backplane board...
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38 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 3. Reinstall the side panel. Item 1 Connects to the system board 2 Red strip 3 Connects to page 20. 4. System board connector cable No. For the location of the connector cable to the system board. Attach the power cable, the SCSI terminator, the HDD fault LED cable, and the system board connector cable to the backplane board and attach the other end of the SCSI connectors, please refer to the hot-swap cage
38 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 3. Reinstall the side panel. Item 1 Connects to the system board 2 Red strip 3 Connects to page 20. 4. System board connector cable No. For the location of the connector cable to the system board. Attach the power cable, the SCSI terminator, the HDD fault LED cable, and the system board connector cable to the backplane board and attach the other end of the SCSI connectors, please refer to the hot-swap cage
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... the old drive by removing two screws. Keep the screws for later use . 4. Open the front panel door and remove the left panel. 40 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Replacing a 5.25-inch storage device (optional) Note: If you are installing a new drive in an empty drive bay, skip steps 2 to 4. To replace...
... the old drive by removing two screws. Keep the screws for later use . 4. Open the front panel door and remove the left panel. 40 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Replacing a 5.25-inch storage device (optional) Note: If you are installing a new drive in an empty drive bay, skip steps 2 to 4. To replace...
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.... Installing a CPU Follow these steps to page 31. Push the socket lever down to hole 1 of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs. 42 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Installing and removing the CPU The Pentium III comes in a FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin-Grid Array) 370-pin package.
.... Installing a CPU Follow these steps to page 31. Push the socket lever down to hole 1 of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs. 42 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Installing and removing the CPU The Pentium III comes in a FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin-Grid Array) 370-pin package.
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... the orientation of 1.5-GB system memory. Each of the others. WARNING! This might cause your reseller. To install a DIMM, align it to malfunction. 44 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Installing and removing memory modules The three 168-pin sockets onboard support SDRAM-type DIMMs. You may have inserted it the wrong way...
... the orientation of 1.5-GB system memory. Each of the others. WARNING! This might cause your reseller. To install a DIMM, align it to malfunction. 44 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Installing and removing memory modules The three 168-pin sockets onboard support SDRAM-type DIMMs. You may have inserted it the wrong way...
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... empty expansion slot using a Phillips screwdriver. 3. When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the housing with a screw. 46 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Installing expansion cards There are two kinds of expansion slots available on the system board. 2. Make sure that the card is properly seated...
... empty expansion slot using a Phillips screwdriver. 3. When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the housing with a screw. 46 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System Installing expansion cards There are two kinds of expansion slots available on the system board. 2. Make sure that the card is properly seated...
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Note: The power supply subsystem should supply a minimum of them, remember to turn off the power first and disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet. Lift up the metal handle with your right hand and push the lock with your thumb to the whole system. 48 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 2. Gently pull the power supply module out. If you only have one power supply or if you have two power supplies and are planning to remove both of 280-Watts to release the power supply module. 3.
Note: The power supply subsystem should supply a minimum of them, remember to turn off the power first and disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet. Lift up the metal handle with your right hand and push the lock with your thumb to the whole system. 48 Chapter 3 Upgrading Your System 2. Gently pull the power supply module out. If you only have one power supply or if you have two power supplies and are planning to remove both of 280-Watts to release the power supply module. 3.
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... this parameter and then reinstall Windows NT. In cases when this parameter to enhance system performance. In a single-processor system running Windows NT, you may upgrade to continue. I disabled, even when the POST finds an error, it will not stop and the user has to press F1 to a multiprocessor system without...
... this parameter and then reinstall Windows NT. In cases when this parameter to enhance system performance. In a single-processor system running Windows NT, you may upgrade to continue. I disabled, even when the POST finds an error, it will not stop and the user has to press F1 to a multiprocessor system without...
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Index C connecting options network 12 printer 12 D disk drives 27 CD-ROM drive 27 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive inserting 28 taking care CDs/DVDs 28 floppy drive 27 not write-protect 27 write-protect 27 K keyboard 25 cursor keys 25 lock keys 25 O Onboard Peripherals base address 63 ECP DMA channel 63 IRQ 63 operation mode 63 serial port 2 63 P Password Setu 72 S Security floppy drive 73 hard disk drive 73 Setup password 72 system reconfiguration 45 System Security Power-on password 72 U upgrade installation precautions 31 ESD 31 post-installation 32 107 preinstallation 31
Index C connecting options network 12 printer 12 D disk drives 27 CD-ROM drive 27 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive inserting 28 taking care CDs/DVDs 28 floppy drive 27 not write-protect 27 write-protect 27 K keyboard 25 cursor keys 25 lock keys 25 O Onboard Peripherals base address 63 ECP DMA channel 63 IRQ 63 operation mode 63 serial port 2 63 P Password Setu 72 S Security floppy drive 73 hard disk drive 73 Setup password 72 system reconfiguration 45 System Security Power-on password 72 U upgrade installation precautions 31 ESD 31 post-installation 32 107 preinstallation 31