Mitsubishi Electric Apricot LS Pro, Hardware Technical Reference

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System unit
2/4 LS PRO HARDWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Contents
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 6
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 5
Antistatic All electronic components and equipments are sensitive to static electricity. Even
precautions small electrostatic discharges can render components useless or severely shorten
their working life, therefore preventive measures should always be taken.
No work should be carried on any item unless it is in a Special Handling Area (SHA)
as defined in BS CECC 00015:Part 1. In general this involves:
• a common earth point
• an earthed bench or bench mat
• an earthed wrist strap
Equipment The following tools are required to dismantle the system unit.
required
• Philips screwdriver
• Flat-bladed screwdriver
• Nut spanner set
• thin nosed pliers
System board Many of the dismantling/reassembly procedures which follow involve the
connectors disconnection and reconnection of system board plugs and sockets. The following
table gives, for each socket, the connector number which identifies it. This number
is printed on the system board next to each connector.
Connector Label
Parallel port PL8
Token ring module PL9 and PL16
Hard disk drive power PL12
Thick Ethernet PL13
System board power PL15
Hard disk drive control PL17
Floppy disk drive PL18
Loudspeaker PL40