Appendix D - Hardware Upgrades & Add-Ons And Software Add-Ons; Hardware Upgrades And Add-Ons - Multitech RouteFinder RF850 User Manual

Appendix D – Hardware Upgrades &
Add-ons and Software Add-ons

Hardware Upgrades and Add-ons

This section provides the information needed to perform RouteFinder field upgrades.
Caution: Use industry-standard grounding supplies and procedures so that you do not damage the PC board
or upgrade components.
Top Cover Removal
As the first step for all upgrade procedures, use this procedure to remove the RouteFinder top cover.
Turn off RouteFinder power and remove the RouteFinder power cord.
1.
Remove all of the RouteFinder back panel cable connections.
2.
Remove the retaining screws that secure the top cover to the chassis. Save the screws for top
3.
cover replacement.
Carefully slide the top cover forward and then off of the chassis, being careful not to catch the top
4.
cover on any cables or to bump any of the board components. You may want to use a small flat
blade screwdriver to gently pry the top cover away from the chassis at the retaining screw hole near
the middle of the back panel.
Perform the desired upgrade following the instructions in the following sections.
5.
To replace the top cover, perform Steps 1-3 above in reverse order.
6.
Memory Upgrade
The RF850 is shipped with 512MB and can be upgraded to a total of 2GB.
The RF860 is shipped with 1GB and can be upgraded to a total of 2GB.
Remove the RouteFinder top cover using the procedure earlier in this chapter.
1.
Pull back on the beige plastic DIMM retaining tabs on both sides of the DIMM holder at M1.
2.
Carefully remove the existing DIMM card.
3.
Insert the upgrade DIMM card following the manufacturer's documentation.
4.
CD-ROM Drive Add-on
The disk drive ribbon cable is terminated with a connector for the disk drive, as well as a connector for
connecting a CD-ROM drive. To connect a CD-ROM drive, perform the following procedure.
Remove the RouteFinder top cover using the procedure earlier in this chapter.
1.
Remove the TY-RAP holding down the cable.
2.
Remove the 44-pin - 40-pin converter from the cable.
3.
Connect the CD-ROM drive to the CD-ROM connector at the end of the disk drive ribbon cable.
4.
Keyboard Connection
KB1 is a keyed 6-pin MiniDIN PS/2 interface on the RouteFinder board used for connecting a keyboard.
Perform the following steps to attach a keyboard to the unit for configuration and reporting.
Remove the RouteFinder top cover using the procedure earlier in this chapter.
1.
Connect the keyboard to the KB1 keyed connector.
2.
Monitor Connection
Perform the following steps to attach a VGA monitor to the RouteFinder for configuration and reporting.
Remove the RouteFinder top cover using the procedure earlier in this chapter.
1.
Connect the monitor to the RouteFinder back panel DB15 High Density DSUB connector using a
2.
DB9-to-DB15 cable.
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