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User’s Guide

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Page 1: ... User s Guide Ap4300 book Page 1 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 2: ... 0 1 2 Ap4300 book Page 2 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 3: ...he Network optional 12 Connecting the Fax Modem optional 12 Connecting USB Devices optional 13 Turning On Your Computer 14 Turning Off Your Computer 15 Troubleshooting 16 Error Messages 18 Software Error Messages 18 System Error Messages 18 Correcting Error Conditions 20 Chapter 2 System Board Information 23 Features 25 Board Layout 27 Jumpers and Connectors 30 Floppy Disk Hard Disk Support 33 Vid...

Page 4: ...Settings 75 Abort Settings Change 76 Exiting Setup 77 Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 79 Installation Precautions 81 ESD Precautions 81 Preinstallation Instructions 81 Post installation Instructions 82 Opening the System 83 Removing the Housing Cover 83 Replacing the Housing Cover 85 Installing Additional Memory 86 Installing a DIMM 88 Removing a DIMM 89 Reconfiguring the System 89 Upgrading the CP...

Page 5: ...v FCC Notice 3 4 5 6 2 Notice Shield Cables Notice Peripheral Devices 7 8 2 9 3 5 7 1 Caution Ap4300 book Page v Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 6: ...Notices vi Use Conditions 4 7 8 9 809 Notice Canadian Users 3 5 5 Remarque à l intention des utilisateurs canadiens 5 3 Important Safety Instructions 5 5 Ap4300 book Page vi Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 7: ...vii 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 5 B 3 C 8 9 D 2 0 E 041 1 5 4 8 F 9 Ap4300 book Page vii Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 8: ... D D G C0 0 G 0 22 2 2 0 2 Laser Compliance Statement D D 7 1 3D D 7 6 7 17 J 7 7 3 D D D 7 7 D 1 3D 7 1 1 7 J 7 7 J G7 D 7C D D D CD 6 3 D 6D 3 C K 6 6DD L 7 7 DM D D N DM 1 3D D 3 7 1 J 7 D7 G7 D OD 1 O3 CC OD Ap4300 book Page viii Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 9: ...B D 1 7D D D O DGDD D OD O D O K ODO P7 O P OD D OD D O K P OD D OD C D O CC OD Lithium Battery Statement 5 D Q Q D R 3 3 S C S T T T TT 1 6T T T TU 3 V 6 T 3 6 Ap4300 book Page ix Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 10: ...Notices x Ap4300 book Page x Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 11: ... Chapter 1 Ap4300 book Page 1 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

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Page 13: ...3 Overview 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 4 5 6 03 6 7 89 7 3 Ap4300 book Page 3 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Preinstallation 0 Selecting a Site 2 Unpacking Components 0 2 Ap4300 book Page 4 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 15: ...Panel No Component 1 Floppy disk drive eject button 2 Floppy disk drive 3 Floppy disk active indicator 4 Drive bay cover for additional 5 25 inch storage Device 5 Power button Ap4300 book Page 5 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 16: ...anel 6 Power Suspend indicator 7 Network active Turbo indicator 8 Hard disk Message indicator No Component 1 Fan 2 System main power switch 3 Voltage selector 4 PS 2 mouse port No Component Ap4300 book Page 6 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 17: ...System power socket 8 USB ports 9 PS 2 keyboard port 10 Serial port 2 11 VGA Monitor port 12 Speaker out Line out port 13 Line in port 14 Microphone in port 15 Add on card brackets No Component Ap4300 book Page 7 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 18: ...ed 8 Internal Components No Component 1 System Board 2 Metal bracket frame for hard disk installation 3 Power supply 4 Hard disk drive 5 Metal bracket frame for floppy disk drive Ap4300 book Page 8 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 19: ...nts Caution Do not turn on the system main power switch on the rear panel of the system or plug the system in until you finish connecting all system components Connecting the Keyboard Ap4300 book Page 9 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 10 Connecting the Monitor Connecting the Mouse Ap4300 book Page 10 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 21: ...11 Connecting the Printer optional 5 Connecting Multimedia Components Ap4300 book Page 11 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 22: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 12 Connecting to the Network optional 1 3 1 3 Connecting the Fax Modem optional 2 2 Ap4300 book Page 12 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 23: ...13 Connecting USB Devices optional 0 0 0 Note Most USB devices have a built in USB port which allows you to daisy chain other devices Ap4300 book Page 13 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 24: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 14 Turning On Your Computer 2 1 7 Ap4300 book Page 14 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 25: ...rn off your computer Turn off the system main power switch only if you will not use your system for a long period of time if you need to open your system for any purpose such as troubleshooting or upgrading If the system main power switch is not available you must unplug the system Ap4300 book Page 15 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 26: ...appears on the screen A D A Warning Never open the monitor case The CRT monitor retains very high voltage levels even after the power is turned off Refer all monitor service to qualified service technicians Keyboard is dead A Caution Do not plug or unplug the keyboard while the power is on Ap4300 book Page 16 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 27: ...17 Printer doesn t work A A A 4 D A A 2 Add on card fails intermittently A E 0 B 1 0 If you receive an error message B F9 Ap4300 book Page 17 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 28: ...OOOOh R xxxxh W xxxxh Replace the DIMMs See Installing a DIMM on page 88 System Management Memory Bad Replace the DIMMs See Installing a DIMM on page 88 Keyboard Interface Error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center Keyboard Error or Keyboard Not Connected Reconnect or replace the keyboard Ap4300 book Page 18 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 29: ...rd disk drive controller Floppy Drive A Error Floppy Drive B Error If there is a floppy disk in the drive remove it If there is no floppy disk in the drive turn off the system and check the cable connections If the connections are okay and the error message continues to show replace the floppy drive Floppy Disk Controller Error Check the floppy drive cable and its connections If the cable is good ...

Page 30: ...center CMOS Battery Bad Contact your dealer or an authorized service center CMOS Checksum Error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center Onboard XXX Conflicts Try to reassign or disable onboard device resources See Onboard Peripherals on page 55 PCI Device Error Contact your dealer or an authorized service center System Resource Conflict Contact your dealer or an authorized service cent...

Page 31: ...OS environment We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the DOS commands first before you format your hard disk Note If you do not know how to contact an authorized service center call your distributor Ap4300 book Page 21 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 32: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 22 Ap4300 book Page 22 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 33: ... Chapter 2 Ap4300 book Page 23 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

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Page 35: ...25 Features Components F 9 I 55 H 9 F5 5 F 9 J5 B B 9 3 7 1 3 7 1 B B B2 B2 B B B 0 0 Ap4300 book Page 25 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 36: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 26 Features 7 89 0 H Ap4300 book Page 26 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 37: ... D No Component 1 USB ports 2 CPU temperature sensor connector 3 CPU socket 4 DIMM sockets 5 Turbo LED connector 6 Battery 7 Reset button connector 8 Power LED connector Ap4300 book Page 27 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 38: ...em BIOS chip 16 Super I O controller 17 Power button connector 18 South bridge controller 19 Wake on LAN connector 20 Modem ring in connector 21 PCI slots 22 Voice modem connector 23 Audio controller 24 CD in connector 25 Microphone in connector 26 Line in connector 27 Line out connector 28 Game MIDI port 29 VGA port 30 Parallel port No Component Ap4300 book Page 28 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 39: ...ard port 33 PS 2 mouse port 34 COM 1 connector 35 Speaker connector 36 PC speaker connector 37 3 pin CPU fan connector 38 2 pin CPU fan connector 39 North bridge controller No Component Ap4300 book Page 29 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 40: ... Jumpers and Connectors D D Jumper Function and Settings JP2 CPU DRAM Frequency 1 2 4 5 100 100 MHz 2 3 5 6 66 100 MHz default JP6 Password Check 1 2 Check password 2 3 Bypass password default Ap4300 book Page 30 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 41: ...sk drive HDD light emitting diode LED CN9 PC speaker CN10 Upper game MIDI Lower left line out Lower center line in Lower right microphone in CN11 IDE 2 CN12 IDE 1 CN13 Floppy disk drive FDD CN17 CPU temperature sensor CN18 Intrusion alarm detector CN19 Voice modem CN20 Modem ring in CN21 CD in CN22 Wake on LAN WOL CN23 Power button Ap4300 book Page 31 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 42: ...System Board Information 32 CN24 Reset button CN25 Turbo LED DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Memory module sockets FN1 3 pin CPU fan FN2 2 pin CPU fan JP5 Power LED Connector Function Ap4300 book Page 32 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 43: ...Floppy Disk Hard Disk Support B 0 B 2 B B C B B 4 IDE Connector Master Slave IDE 1 CN12 Hard disk 0 Hard disk 1 IDE 2 CN11 Hard disk 2 IDE CD ROM Hard disk 3 Ap4300 book Page 33 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 44: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 34 Video Function 3 Ap4300 book Page 34 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 45: ...35 Audio Function 4 3F 2 4 2 FF Ap4300 book Page 35 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 36 USB Support 0 F D 3 7 0 2 0 3 C Ap4300 book Page 36 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 47: ...37 Hardware Monitoring Function H H H Ap4300 book Page 37 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 38 Modem Ring in Function 2 C 3 Ap4300 book Page 38 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 49: ...39 Wake on LAN 7 1 3 7 1 7 1 3 7 1 C 7 1 3 Ap4300 book Page 39 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 50: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 40 Ap4300 book Page 40 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 51: ... Chapter 3 Ap4300 book Page 41 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

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Page 53: ...ou repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Ask a qualified technician for assistance Ap4300 book Page 43 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 54: ...mation 44 Entering Setup Important You must press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously while the system is booting This key combination does not work during any other time 0 0 0 1 1 1 Ap4300 book Page 44 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 55: ...y when you are in the main menu This means that you can activate the Advanced Level only when you are in the main menu Also items marked by an are only visible in the Advanced Level 2 2 2 Ap4300 book Page 45 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 56: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 46 System Information System Information Ap4300 book Page 46 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 57: ...system Cache size in KB Floppy Drive A Shows the floppy drive A type Capacity dimension Floppy Drive B Shows the floppy drive B type Capacity dimension IDE Primary Channel Master Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel Drive type capacity IDE Primary Channel Slave Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected t...

Page 58: ...e None setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed DIMM type capacity in MB 2nd Bank Indicates the type of DRAM installed in the DIMM 2 socket The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed DIMM type capacity in MB Serial Port 1 Shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ settings Address IRQ Serial Port 2 Shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ settings Address IRQ Parallel Port Sho...

Page 59: ...name of your system System S N Displays your system s serial number Main Board ID Displays the system board s identification number Main Board S N Displays your system board s serial number System BIOS Version Specifies the version of your BIOS utility Ap4300 book Page 49 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 60: ...utility installed in your system The Desktop Management Interface DMI BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system Hardware checking is done via software during start up Parameter Description Ap4300 book Page 50 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 61: ...h 2 88 MB 3 5 inch LS 120 drive as Allows you to enable the LS 120 device installed in your system and to specify the function of the device The setting affects how BIOS will detect the device Normal Drive A Drive B Hard Disk IDE Primary Channel Master Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1 Ap4300 book Page 51 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 62: ... of IDE channel 1 IDE Secondary Channel Master Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 2 IDE Secondary Channel Slave Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 2 Parameter Description Options Ap4300 book Page 52 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 63: ...nder Head Sector and Size parameters Cylinder Specifies your hard disk s number of cylinders and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting Head Specifies your hard disk s number of heads and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting Sector Specifies your hard disk s number of sectors and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting Size Spec...

Page 64: ...uces the hard disk s activity time This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level Auto or Mode 0 to 4 Hard Disk 32 bit Access Improves your hard disk performance by allowing the use of the 32 bit hard disk access This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level Enabled or Disabled DMA Transfer Mode Lets you enable the Ultra DMA and Multi DMA modes to enhance your hard disk performance This par...

Page 65: ... for each serial port This parameter is configurable only if the Serial Port parameter is enabled 3F8h for serial port 1 2F8h for serial port 2 2E8h 3E8h IRQ Lets you assign an interrupt for each serial port This parameter is configurable only if the Serial Port parameter is enabled 4 or 11 for serial port 1 3 or 10 for serial port 2 Ap4300 book Page 55 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 66: ...set your parallel port s operation mode This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled Standard Parallel Port SPP Bidirectional Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Extended Capabilities Port ECP ECP DMA Channel Allows you to assign a DMA channel for the ECP parallel port function This parameter is configurable only if you select the Extended Capabilities Port ECP as the opera...

Page 67: ...troller Lets you enable or disable the onboard primary secondary or both IDE interfaces Primary Secondary Both or Disabled PS 2 Mouse Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard PS 2 mouse controller Enabled or Disabled USB Host Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard USB host controller Enabled or Disabled Ap4300 book Page 57 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 68: ...board connected to your system When activated the USB keyboard functions in a DOS environment Enabled or Disabled Onboard Audio Chip Lets you activate or deactivate the onboard audio controller Enabled or Disabled Parameter Description Options Ap4300 book Page 58 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 69: ...ower consumption When enabled the IDE hard disk and system timers become configurable Enabled or Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Allows the hard disk to enter Standby mode after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes depending on your setting 1 to 15 minutes or Off Ap4300 book Page 59 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 70: ... inactivity This parameter is configurable only if the System Sleep Timer is enabled Standby or Suspend Power Switch 4 sec Lets you specify whether to automatically turn off the machine or put the system to Suspend mode when the power switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds Power Off or Suspend System Wake up Event Lets you specify the activity that will resume the system to normal operation Mod...

Page 71: ...ive Specifies whether the BIOS utility will boot from an IDE hard disk or a SCSI hard disk drive IDE or SCSI Primary Display Adapter Lets you activate the onboard video controller as your primary display adapter or automatically disable it once BIOS detects that there is a video card installed in your system Onboard or Auto Ap4300 book Page 61 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 72: ...OS or logo as in Windows If any error occurs while booting the system automatically switches to the text mode You may also switch to the text mode while booting by pressing F9 after you hear a beep that indicates the activation of the keyboard Enabled or Disabled Num Lock After Boot Allows you to activate or deactivate the Num Lock function upon booting Enabled or Disabled Memory Test Lets you spe...

Page 73: ...u to replace the existing BIOS in the Flash ROM by simply inserting the floppy disk containing the new BIOS into the floppy drive then resetting the system After reset the system will automatically read the BIOS file contained on the floppy disk i e the first file on the disk and replace the BIOS in the Flash ROM If the update is successful the system will automatically disable this parameter then...

Page 74: ...ou set the date following the weekday month day year format Weekday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Month Jan Feb Dec Day 1 to 31 Year 1980 to 2079 Time Lets you set the time following the hour minute second format Hour 0 to 23 Minute 0 to 59 Second 0 to 59 Ap4300 book Page 64 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 75: ...etup Password Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS utility None or Present The Present setting allows you to set a Setup password For instructions on how to set a Setup password refer to Setting a Password on page 67 Ap4300 book Page 65 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 76: ...tem boot When set to Keyboard Lock the password prompt does not appear however your system will not respond to any keyboard or mouse input until you enter the correct password Normal or Keyboard Lock Disk Drive Control Allows you to protect your system s floppy drive and hard disk data from being modified possible under DOS mode only Floppy Drive Protects your floppy drive data from being modified...

Page 77: ...s set to 1 2 password check enabled By default JP6 is set to 2 3 bypass password B System Security H Setup Password Power on Password Note Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen Set or Change Password Ap4300 book Page 67 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 78: ...tion 68 2 2 Yes 2 Changing or Removing the Password B System Security H Setup Password Power on Password 4 Set or Change Password B 2 2 Yes Setup Password Power on Password None Ap4300 book Page 68 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 79: ...69 Bypassing the Password 4 2 None 59 Ap4300 book Page 69 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 80: ...te The Advanced Options selection is available only in the Advanced Level Caution Do not change any settings in the Advanced Options menu if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system Ap4300 book Page 70 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 81: ... e the CPU memory Enabled or Disabled External Cache Lets you enable or disable the secondary cache memory Enabled or Disabled Cache Scheme This parameter is non configurable and is always set to Write back The Write back mode updates the cache but not the memory when there is a write instruction Write back Ap4300 book Page 71 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 82: ... have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter System or Add on card C8000 DFFFFh Shadow Allows you to shadow an expansion card to ROM For some legacy ISA LAN cards you might need to disable shadowing for proper operation In such case we recommend that you set this parameter to Disabled Enabled or Disabled Parameter Description Options Ap4300 book...

Page 83: ...in your system Refer to your device manual for technical information about the PCI card Auto or Manual PCI Slot 1 2 3 Allow you to manually assign an interrupt for each PCI device installed in your system When the PCI IRQ Setting is set to Auto BIOS automatically assigns the available IRQs to the PCI devices Ap4300 book Page 73 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 84: ... RAM DAC data has been updated This allows the display of multiple images on the screen Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter Enabled or Disabled Plug and Play OS Set it to Yes if the computer is running on Win95 98 or Win NT 5 0 For any other OS set to No Yes or No Reset Resource Assignments When enabled avoids IRQ conflict...

Page 85: ...75 Load Default Settings 0 K 2 Yes No Ap4300 book Page 75 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 86: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 76 Abort Settings Change Abort Settings Change 2 Yes No Ap4300 book Page 76 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 87: ...77 Exiting Setup 2 2 Yes 2 No 2 Yes 2 No 2 Ap4300 book Page 77 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 88: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 78 Ap4300 book Page 78 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 89: ... Chapter 4 Ap4300 book Page 79 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

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Page 91: ...s B ESD Precautions B B 2 7 B Preinstallation Instructions 9 4 B 9F 2 0 Warning Not turning off the system properly before you start installing the components may damage your system Ap4300 book Page 81 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 92: ...ding the System 82 Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician Post installation Instructions D C D 2 Ap4300 book Page 82 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 93: ... Before you proceed make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it Read the preinstallation instructions on page 81 Removing the Housing Cover H 9 B Ap4300 book Page 83 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 94: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 84 J Ap4300 book Page 84 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 95: ...85 Replacing the Housing Cover F Ap4300 book Page 85 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 96: ...y 8 MB None 8 MB 16 MB None 16 MB 32 MB None 32 MB 64 MB None 64 MB 128 MB None 128 MB None 8 MB 8 MB None 16 MB 16 MB None 32 MB 32 MB None 64 MB 64 MB None 128 MB 128 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 8 MB 16 MB 24 MB 8 MB 32 MB 40 MB 8 MB 64 MB 72 MB 8 MB 128 MB 136 MB 16 MB 8 MB 24 MB Ap4300 book Page 86 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 97: ...B 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 64 MB 96 MB 32 MB 128 MB 160 MB 64 MB 8 MB 72 MB 64 MB 16 MB 80 MB 64 MB 32 MB 96 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 128 MB 8 MB 136 MB 128 MB 16 MB 144 MB 128 MB 32 MB 160 MB 128 MB 64 MB 192 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Total Memory Ap4300 book Page 87 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 98: ...te The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you insert a DIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket you may have inserted it incorrectly Turn the DIMM around and try to insert it again Ap4300 book Page 88 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 99: ...89 Removing a DIMM Reconfiguring the System Ap4300 book Page 89 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 100: ... 4 Upgrading the System 90 Upgrading the CPU Removing the CPU Note Observe the ESD precautions on page 81 when installing or removing a system component 4 0 0 0 0 Ap4300 book Page 90 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 101: ...91 0 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 Ap4300 book Page 91 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 102: ... 4 Upgrading the System 92 Installing the Upgrade CPU Note Observe the ESD precautions on page 81 when installing or removing a system component 0 0 4 0 0 F 0 F 0 Ap4300 book Page 92 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 103: ...93 0 43F 43 C Warning The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on Never touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands Ap4300 book Page 93 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 104: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 94 Replacing the Hard Disk 4 9 1 J Ap4300 book Page 94 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 105: ...95 J 9J Make sure that the other ends of the diskette drive cables are securely connected to their corresponding connectors on the system board Ap4300 book Page 95 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 106: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 96 Installing and Removing a PCI Card Installing a PCI Card 1 Ap4300 book Page 96 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 107: ...97 9J 7 Removing a PCI Card Ap4300 book Page 97 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

Page 108: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 98 Ap4300 book Page 98 Friday May 7 1999 11 42 AM ...

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