About This Book; How This Book Is Organized - IBM NetVista A21 User Manual

About this book

This publication provides instructions for installing most options into your computer.
This publication also includes an overview of computer features, locating
connectors, and updating configuration settings.

How this book is organized

This book contains the following chapters and appendixes:
v "Chapter 1, "Overview"" provides an introduction to the computer specifications
v "Chapter 2, "Installing external options"" provides information to orient you to the
v "Chapter 3, "Installing internal options — small desktop model"" provides
v "Chapter 4, "Installing internal options — desktop model"" provides instructions
v "Chapter 5, "Installing internal options — microtower model"" provides instructions
v "Chapter 6, "Updating the computer configuration"" provides instructions for
v "Appendix A, "Changing the battery""provides instructions to help you change the
v "Appendix B, "Updating System Programs""provides instructions to help you
v "Appendix C, "System address maps"" provides information for programmers
v "Appendix D, "Interrupt request and direct memory access channel assignments""
v "Appendix E, "Notices and trademarks"" contains notice and trademark
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2001
and the options that are available for your computer.
connectors on your computer and instructions for installing external options and
peripheral devices.
instructions for removing the cover and installing hard disk drives, memory, and
adapters in your computer.
for removing the cover and installing hard disk drives, memory, and adapters in
your computer.
for removing the cover and installing hard disk drives, memory, and adapters in
your computer.
updating the computer configuration, installing device drivers, and erasing a lost
or forgotten password.
battery if you need to.
update your system programs.
describing the address maps of the computer.
provides information about the interrupt and direct memory access channel
assignments.
information.
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