Digital Equipment STARION 20 Series, Service Maintenance Manual

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Utilities & Configuration Digital STARION 9xx & 20xx PC
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Configuring the Boot Block Jumper
Perform the following steps to configure the boot block jumper (J32).
1) Turn off power to the computer.
2) Disconnect external devices and power.
3) Unlock and remove the cover.
4) Change the jumper setting of J32 from position 1 - 2 to position 2 - 3.
5) Close the drive bay subassembly.
6) Replace and lock the cover.
7) Reconnect external devices and restore power.
8) Repeat steps 2 - 5 of the BIOS update procedure.
9) Repeat steps 1 - 4 of this procedure.
10) Restore the jumper setting of J32 to position 1 - 2.
11) Repeat steps 6 - 8 of this procedure. The BIOS should now be successfully upgraded.
Utilities and Video Drivers
Setting High Resolution Mode for the Monitor
When purchasing a high resolution monitor, you might want run the Windows 95 Settings program and
access the control panel Display selections to change the monitor type, video resolutionsand color depths
to match the capabilities of the monitor. Refer to “Changing System Setting” section of the Windows 95
manual for more information.
S3refrsh.EXE is an MS-DOS based utility that works in conjunction with Windows 95 Display selections
to set the video controller monitor refresh rates. This utility has been pre-installed and configured at the
factory to meet most monitor resolution needs. In most cases this utility is never needed.
To use S3refrsh.EXE proceed as follow:
1) At the C:\> prompt type: S3refrsh.EXE and then press [Enter].
The S3refrsh utility screen appears.
The refresh options are shown on the left side and the corresponding resolutions are displayed on the
top of the matrix.
2) Click on the desired boxes.
The "X" mark means that a selection is not valid. Selected refresh rates are defined by check marks.
3) Click on EXIT to set the new refresh rate.
The utility will then prompt when wishing to save the changes in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Confirm
by entering yes [Y].