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SERVSWITCH™ JR. MP
4. Operation
The first part of this chapter,
Section 4.1
, gives you some guidelines that you
should follow to make sure your ServSwitch Jr. MP works properly with your
equipment.
Section 4.2
summarizes the ServSwitch Jr. MP’s keyboard commands, and
Section 4.3
describes these commands in detail.
NOTES
To start any ServSwitch Jr. MP keyboard command, you must press and
release the left Control Key ([CTRL]). Pressing and releasing [CTRL]
cues the Switch to expect command characters from the keyboard. You
then have two seconds in which to start entering a valid command. If no
command is begun within two seconds or if an invalid command is
entered, the Switch aborts the command.
When entering commands that contain numbers or math symbols, use
only the numeral keys located at the top of your alphanumeric keyboard.
Numbers and symbols entered from the numeric keypad to the right will
not be recognized as valid.
4.1 Guidelines for Using the ServSwitch Jr. MP with Your Equipment
4.1.1 CPU
S
Use only IBM PC/AT or PS/2 or 100% compatible machines on the PC side. The
ServSwitch Jr. MP does not support IBM PC/XT™ or compatible machines. It also
does not support machines that output CGA or EGA video.
4.1.2 M
OUSE AND
K
EYBOARD
When you power up your ServSwitch Jr. MP system, make sure that your CPUs,
mice, and keyboards are properly cabled to the ServSwitch Jr. MP. When you boot
up the CPUs, the ServSwitch Jr. MP should start operating automatically. (You
should be able to freely disconnect and reconnect a mouse or keyboard from a
ServSwitch Jr. MP while the Switch is ON, but if you experience problems when
you do this, issue the Reset command
[CTRL] R
—see
Section 4.3.4
.)
The mouse must be a 2-button PS/2 type mouse by Microsoft or Logitech™, or a
3-button or “wheel” PS/2 mouse such as the Microsoft IntelliMouse.
The ServSwitch Jr. MP is designed to support IBM PS/2 compatible 101- through
105-key keyboards and IBM keyboard-scan modes 1, 2, and 3, and it’s designed to
work with keyboards that use 6-pin mini-DIN keyboard connectors. The Switch
