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Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Preinstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the Printer (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting Multimedia Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to the Network (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting the Fax/Modem (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting USB Devices (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning On Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Software Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
System Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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
Audio Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
USB Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Modem Ring-in Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Wake-on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 3 BIOS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Page 47: ...37 Wake on LAN 3 5 5 3 5 B 5 3 CH D 5 B APSNUG book Page 37 Tuesday May 4 1999 11 13 AM ...
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Page 86: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 76 APSNUG book Page 76 Tuesday May 4 1999 11 13 AM ...
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Page 101: ...91 Installing the Retention Mechanism 4 3 3 APSNUG book Page 91 Tuesday May 4 1999 11 13 AM ...
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Page 108: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 98 3 3 APSNUG book Page 98 Tuesday May 4 1999 11 13 AM ...
Page 111: ...101 0 Installing an AGP Card 5 3 3 APSNUG book Page 101 Tuesday May 4 1999 11 13 AM ...
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