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ZEOS PANTERA User Manual

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  • Page 1 COMPLETE GUIDE TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING WITH YOUR PANTERA COMPUTER User’s Guide ®...
  • Page 2 Limited Warranty offered by ZEOS. In no event will ZEOS be liable for any damages caused, in whole or in part, by customer, or for any economic loss, physical injury, lost revenues, lost...
  • Page 3 ZEOS. This warranty is limited to the original purchaser and is not transferable. During this one...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. The Big Picture ................9 Desktop System At A Glance ..........10 How to Open a Desktop Case ............... 12 Inside a Desktop Computer ..............14 Tower System At A Glance ............15 How to Open a Tower Case ..............17 Inside a Tower Computer ...............
  • Page 5 Diskette Drive A: ................... 40 Diskette Drive B: ................... 40 IDE Adapters (Four Provided) ............... 41 Video System ..................43 Memory Control ..................44 Memory Shadow ................... 45 Boot Sequence ..................46 System Memory ..................46 Extended Memory ................. 46 Advanced Menu ...............
  • Page 6 Adding System RAM ..............62 Installing SIMMs............... 63 Adding System Cache Memory ..........65 Installing a New CPU ............... 67 5. Mainboard Specifications ............69 Mainboard Environmental Specifications ......... 69 9-Pin Serial Port (J2) Pin Assignment ........70 25-Pin Serial Port (J3) Pin Assignment ........70 Parallel Port (J4) Pin Assignment..........
  • Page 7 FCC Compliance Statement for U.S. and Canadian Users Warning! Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15, Subpart B of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 8: Customer Assurance Program

    Any product (except for software, software disks, related documentation and consumables) purchased from ZEOS may be returned within thirty days from the date it was shipped by ZEOS for a full refund of the purchase price excluding original shipping charges.

  • Page 9: The Big Picture

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture 1. The Big Picture Welcome to the ZEOS User’s Guide! The User’s Guide works with the Getting Started manual to help keep your system running trouble free, year after year. This User’s Guide is divided into five chapters.

  • Page 10: Desktop System At A Glance

    Power LED Contrast Hard Disk (HDD) LED Monitor Power Switch Reset Button Computer Power Switch (the “ON” Pantera Keyboard button) Lock ZEOS Turbo Button (not used) Drive bays with CD- Turbo LED ROM drive and 3.5” (not used) Floppy Drive...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 - The Big Picture AC Power Cable 110-220V Mouse Cable Switch Connector (9-pin Serial COMA) Video Connector (location Cooling Fan varies with model) Parallel Printer Port Connector (LPT1) AC Power Keyboard Cable Secondary Serial Connector Port (25-pin COMB) Desktop Rear...

  • Page 12: How To Open A Desktop Case

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture How to Open a Desktop Case Caution: Whenever you open the case or work inside the computer there is danger of static electric shock. These shocks can permanently damage your equipment. Always ground yourself by touching the system cabinet before touching any internal component.
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Mounting Screws Cover Chassis Plastic Bezel The illustrations above show the plastic bezel, screw locations, and how to remove a desktop PC’s cover.

  • Page 14: Inside A Desktop Computer

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Inside a Desktop Computer Expansion Slots Power Supply CLR1 PWR1 Hard Disk CLK1 Drive Mainboard VREG1 Socket 5 Front of Floppy Drives, Computer CD-ROM Drives, and Tape Backup Units The figure above shows some of the most common components inside the computer. The mainboard is the large circuit board at the bottom of the chassis.

  • Page 15: Tower System At A Glance

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Tower System At A Glance Turbo LED Hard Disk (HDD) LED (not used) Power LED Turbo Button (not used) Computer Power Switch Pantera (the “ON” button) Reset Button Keyboard Lock Drive bays with CD-ROM drive and Brightness 3.5”...
  • Page 16 Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Secondary Cooling Fan Serial Port AC Power (25-pin Cable COMB) Keyboard Mouse Connector Cable Connector (9-pin AC Power Serial Cable COMA) Parallel Printer Port Connector (LPT1) Video Connector (location varies with model) Tower Rear...

  • Page 17: How To Open A Tower Case

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture How to Open a Tower Case Caution: Whenever you open the case or work inside the computer there is danger of static electric shock. These shocks can permanently damage your equipment. Always ground yourself by touching the system cabinet before touching any internal component.
  • Page 18 Chapter 1 - The Big Picture These illustrations show the plastic bezel, screw locations, and how to remove the tower cover. Mounting Screws Cover Plastic Bezel Chassis...

  • Page 19: Inside A Tower Computer

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Inside a Tower Computer Power Supply Floppy Drives, CD-ROM Drives, and Tape Backup Units Front of Computer Hard Disk Drive Expansion Slots 010-0051-xx Assembly Mainboard Tower systems have the same components as desktop systems. The figure above shows the mainboard and typical components inside a Tower case.

  • Page 20: Mini-Tower System At A Glance

    Mini-Tower System At A Glance Drive bays with CD-ROM drive and 3.5” Brightness Floppy COMPACT QUAD SPEED Drive Contrast Reset POWER Button Pantera RESET Monitor Power Switch Power LED Hard Disk ZEOS (HDD) LED Computer Power Switch (the “ON” button) Mini-Tower Front...
  • Page 21 Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Voltage Cooling Fan Secondary Selector Serial Port (25-pin COMB) AC Power Mouse Cable Connector (9-pin Serial COMA) AC Power Parallel Printer Port Connector (LPT1) Video Connector (location varies Keyboard Connector with model) Mini-Tower Rear...

  • Page 22: How To Open A Mini-Tower Case

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture How to Open a Mini-Tower Case Caution: Whenever you open the case or work inside the computer there is danger of static electric shock. These shocks can permanently damage your equipment. Always ground yourself by touching the system cabinet before touching any internal component.
  • Page 23 Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Case Cover Mounting Screws Mainboard Tray Retaining Screws Case Cover The mainboard tray slides out, letting you reach expansion cards, the CPU, memory modules, etc. These illustrations show the screw locations, how to remove the mini-tower cover, and the location of the mainboard tray.

  • Page 24: Inside A Mini-Tower Computer

    Chapter 1 - The Big Picture Inside a Mini-Tower Computer Floppy Power Drives, Supply CD-ROM Drives, and Tape Backup Hard Disk Units Drive Bays Front of Computer Expansion Slots 010-0051-xx Assembly Mainboard The mini-tower’s mainboard tray slides in and out for easy maintenance.

  • Page 25: The Mainboard

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard 2. The Mainboard The mainboard is the largest circuit board in the computer. It contains the CPU (Central Processing Unit), the Level 2 cache, expansion slots, ports and connectors for other components, and the system’s main memory, or RAM (Random Access Memory).

  • Page 26: Pci Local Bus 32-Bit High Speed Expansion Slots

    CPU. Keyboard Activated Turbo Mode Pantera systems do not use the Turbo button and Turbo LED (if present on your system case). Instead, pressing the <Alt><Ctrl>+<MINUS> keys on the numeric keypad places the system in de-Turbo mode and issues one long beep.

  • Page 27: On-Board Peripherals

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard On-Board Peripherals Your mainboard has all of the standard peripheral interfaces and many extras built in. This eliminates the need for many peripheral expansion cards and greatly enhances system reliability. Integrated on-board peripherals include: • Two serial ports, each with its own 16550 UART data buffer •...

  • Page 28: Serial Ports

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard Serial Ports Your mainboard has two RS-232C asynchronous serial ports, which are usually referred to as COM1 or (9-pin) and COM2 (25-pin) ports. The serial ports are used to attach mice, serial printers, modems, or other serial peripheral devices.

  • Page 29: Parallel Port

    IEEE 1284 is divided into three levels, or “modes,” each offering different features: Bidirectional, Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP). Your Pantera can use all these modes. Pantera also incorporates “ChiProtect” circuitry which protects your computer from damage caused during printer power- Following are some features of your Pantera’s parallel port modes.

  • Page 30: Pci Scsi/ Ethernet Port

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard PCI SCSI/ Ethernet Port The optional on-board SCSI (host adapter allows you to connect and control up to seven peripheral devices such as SCSI-compatible disk drives, tape backup units, communications devices, and CD-ROM drives. The SCSI port is a parallel, multitasking interface which supports both SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 devices.

  • Page 31: Mainboard Diagram

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard Mainboard Diagram 32-bit PCI 16 bit ISA 9-pin Serial Keyboard 25-pin Expansion Expansion Port COMA 16 bit ISA Connector Serial Port Slots Slots Expansion BIOS Main COMB Slots Power Chip P8, P9 Parallel Port System Battery Replacement Battery...

  • Page 32: Mainboard Connectors

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard Mainboard Connectors Connectors and headers are used to attach devices to the mainboard. Attached devices can be internal (e.g., hard disk indicator lights), or external (e.g., serial and parallel ports). The most commonly used connectors are shown in the Mainboard Diagram. The table below provides a brief summary.

  • Page 33: Mainboard Jumpers

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard Mainboard Jumpers CLR1 CLR1 BATT_1 PWR1 CLK1 Floppy CLK1 3rd & 4th IDE HDD's or IDE CDROM CLK1 1st & 2nd IDE HDD's CLK1 CLK1 CLK1 LAN/SCSI Extra Jumper CLK1 Chip Caps CLK1 VREG1 Primary CPU Socket 7 B2R5Jmp.CDR 950928...

  • Page 34: Jumper Settings

    Chapter 2 - The Mainboard Jumper Settings CLK1: CPU Speed/Bus Speed; On-board AMD SCSI, LAN Settings 150MHz/60MHz Bus 133MHz/66.6MHz Bus 100MHz/66.6MHz Bus 120MHz/60MHz Bus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

  • Page 35: Jumpers Described

    CLR1 jumper (see below). Other mainboards depend heavily on jumpers to configure upgrade options and parameters on the mainboard. Pantera mainboards use the SETUP program and the FLASH programming utility instead, making BIOS changes and upgrades without removing the BIOS chip.

  • Page 36: Clk1

    See the diagram, Mainboard Jumpers, for these jumper locations. Other Mainboard Features Most Pantera mainboard features are controlled by the BIOS, whose settings appear in the SETUP program (see Chapter 3, Using SETUP). The following features are controlled automatically; their status is automatically determined and reported at bootup.
  • Page 37 Chapter 2 - The Mainboard CPU Pipelining Increases data throughput by allowing the CPU to start the next machine cycle before it finishes processing the current one. Pipelining is implemented automatically for CPUs that offer this feature. Burst Cache Module (Synchronous) A synchronous Level 2 cache module can transfer large packages of data consisting of a beginning address, a quantity of bytes to expect, then the data itself.

  • Page 38: Using Setup

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP 3. Using SETUP The SETUP utility program allows you to customize your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), which controls features of your mainboard. You may need to use the SETUP program if you add non-Plug and Play components to your system.

  • Page 39: Main Menu

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Main Menu Your system’s BIOS settings were configured at the factory to maximize performance with the options you ordered. Generally, you need to run SETUP only if you install a new or different hard drive, if the on-board battery fails, or if you otherwise add to or change your basic hardware.

  • Page 40: Main Menu Options

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Main Menu Options System Time Sets the real-time clock, using a 24-hour format. During the power-up sequence, the real time is read and saved in memory for use by the operating system. After boot up, the operating system updates the system time.

  • Page 41: Ide Adapters (Four Provided)

    Automatically detects and configures your IDE Adapter, if the attached device conforms to ANSI (American National Standards Institute) specifications. ZEOS drives are configured at the factory, so to add a hard drive you just run Autotype. If Autotype is successful, it will identify your hard drive type and display its drive parameters.
  • Page 42 (and even some newer drives) will not work properly if the number of sectors is set too high. Default: Disabled. Note: Before adding a new hard drive or formatting one from Zeos, first disable Multi-Sector Transfers, then run FDISK, then format the drive. After that, you can enable Multi-Sector Transfers again.

  • Page 43: Video System

    Settings: Standard, Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, Fast PIO 4. Default: Determined by Autotype. Pantera mainboards use a special I/O timing chip that allows each IDE device to transfer data at its top speed. This lets you run an IDE CD-ROM drive on the same data cable as a hard drive without slowing down the faster device.

  • Page 44: Memory Control

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Memory Control The Memory Control subsection lets you view and change DRAM (system RAM) Timing, enable/disable the optional L2 (Level 2) External Cache, and determine which shadowed upper memory regions (in addition to system and video) are allowed to be cached in a special superfast (7ns) 512K SRAM module.

  • Page 45: Memory Shadow

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP General Interleaving Restrictions: • Interleaved banks must be 64-bits wide (e.g.: two 32-bit SIMMs) • Each interleaved bank must contain a pair of SIMMs of the same type (single- or double-sided) Restrictions for double-sided SIMMs: •...

  • Page 46: Boot Sequence

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Video Shadow Video Shadow is always Enabled. Shadow Memory Regions Allows additional specific ROM memory regions (other than System and Video) to be shadowed in upper RAM memory. When enabled, this ROM region will be copied to shadow RAM when you boot up. Regions are identified by hexadecimal (Base 16) addresses.

  • Page 47: Advanced Menu

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Advanced Menu Warning! Setting these items incorrectly could cause your system to malfunction. Never needlessly change from the defaults. The Advanced Menu reports or controls the status of Integrated Peripherals, PCI Devices, Advanced Chipset Control, Plug & Play O/S, Reset Configuration Data, and Large Disk Access Mode.
  • Page 48 Chapter 3 - Using SETUP LPT Port Sets the parallel port designation. This allows you to specify the parallel port address and IRQ, which otherwise are factory set. Default: Auto. LPT Mode Allows you to set the parallel port communication mode to match the capabilities of your parallel port device.

  • Page 49: Pci Devices

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP PCI Devices The PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Devices submenu allows you to enable or disable the integrated SCSI and LAN options. PCI SCSI Device Enables/disables the built-in SCSI port, if present. Default: Disabled. PCI Ethernet Device Enables/disables the on-board AMD Ethernet controller, if present.

  • Page 50: Reset Configuration Data

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Reset Configuration Data Reloads the previously saved Plug & Play configuration settings. Options: No, Yes. Default: No. Large Disk Access Mode Lets you set your system to expect a large DOS hard disk, or some Other type of hard disk, such as expected by UNIX or Novell Netware.

  • Page 51: Security Options

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Security Options The Security Menu allows you to password-protect system access, a way of safeguarding information. When passwords are enabled, users must type the proper password to access the protected part of the system. Note: 1. It’s easy to forget a password, so we strongly recommend writing down your passwords and storing them in a secure place.

  • Page 52: Password On Boot

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Password on boot When enabled, the system asks you for a password on boot. The system will boot only after the correct supervisor or user password is entered. Default: Disabled. Diskette access Specifies the password (Supervisor or User) required at bootup to use floppy disk drives, thus preventing unauthorized data transfers.

  • Page 53: Power Options

    When your machine sits idle, it’s wasting energy and costing you money. You can conserve your precious resources by telling your system to “go to sleep” when it’s not active. Pantera’s Standby and Suspend modes offer increasing savings, while letting you resume work in moments. Choose a Power Savings Preset, or try your own settings in Customize mode.

  • Page 54: Parallel Port Activity

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Power Savings--Preset Configurations Feature Max. Savings Med. Savings Min. Savings Standby Timeout 8 sec 10 min 5 hr Suspend Timeout 8 sec 30 min 5 hr Standby CPU Speed 8 MHz 3 percent 50 percent Fixed Disk Timeout 1 min 8 min...

  • Page 55: Exit Menu Options

    Chapter 3 - Using SETUP Exit Menu Options Offers Exit and Save options for the SETUP program. Options: Save Changes & Exit, Discard Changes & Exit, Get Default Values, Load Previous Values, Save Changes. Changes to the SETUP’s BIOS settings are stored in CMOS (Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) memory, a memory area maintained by power from the on-board battery.

  • Page 56: Expanding Your System

    The five ISA and three PCI expansion slots on your mainboard are designed to accept a wide variety of add-on cards (many available from ZEOS). Scanners, tape backup units, video capture devices, and many other devices come on expansion cards, which communicate with the CPU via standard expansion slots.
  • Page 57 Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System Mounting Screw Expansion Slot 8. Connect any internal cables to the expansion card. 9. Close the computer case, and turn on the power. Many expansion cards require you to run diagnostic or installation software before the new board will work properly. Your expansion card’s installation manual should have detailed instructions.

  • Page 58: How Disk Drives Work

    Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System How Disk Drives Work There are three main types of disks for storing files - floppy, hard, and compact disks. Floppy disks are small, relatively slow, portable disks. Most people use floppy disks to transfer files or install new programs onto their hard drives.

  • Page 59: How A Floppy Drive Works

    Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System How a Floppy Drive Works Floppy drives have two cables--a ribbon-type data cable between the floppy drive and its mainboard header, and a power cable that leads to the power supply. The data cable joins the back of the floppy drive with the floppy drive header J6 on the mainboard.

  • Page 60: How An Ide Hard Drive Works

    Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System How an IDE Hard Drive Works IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drives are the most likely drives to be installed on your system. IDE devices have most of the electronics or “smarts” built into the drive, rather than installed on a separate controller card or on the motherboard.

  • Page 61: How A Cd-Rom Drive Works

    CD-ROM drive’s audio connector probably can be connected to the sound card. A CD-ROM drive can also be used as a boot drive by your Pantera. If you insert a CD that emulates either a hard disk or a floppy disk, the BIOS will recognize it as the boot device, assigning it drive letter C.

  • Page 62: Adding System Ram

    SIMMs of 32-bit DRAM. Slots must be filled in sequence from 0A to 2B. You must have identical pairs of SIMMs in each bank, but different banks can support various capacities and speeds. The Pantera mainboard can support up to 384MB of RAM.

  • Page 63: Installing Simms

    Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System Installing SIMMs When installing SIMMs, use 70ns or faster memory chips for maximum system performance. Different speed SIMMs may be mixed, but only if you put them different banks. In addition, always set the CPU/DRAM Speed option in SETUP to match the slowest SIMM.
  • Page 64 Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System DRAM Memory Module Inserting a SIMM Retaining Clip Retaining Clip SIMM Socket 5. Ensure the SIMM seats correctly. If not, remove and repeat Step 4. 6. Gently push the top edge toward the retainer clips until the clips snap into place.

  • Page 65: Adding System Cache Memory

    You must use a 3-Volt SIMM when you add cache memory. If you aren’t sure, contact ZEOS Technical Support before purchasing or installing a cache SIMM. Note: System cache SIMMs are not the same as RAM memory SIMMs. Do not try to install cache SIMMs in your RAM memory sockets, or RAM SIMMs in your cache SIMM socket.
  • Page 66 Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System 4. Grasping a new SIMM by the edge, remove it from the antistatic bag, find Pin 1 on the SIMM, align it with the socket’s Pin 1, then press it into the socket. Caution: Static RAM is extremely sensitive to static electricity.

  • Page 67: Installing A New Cpu

    Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System Installing a New CPU Caution: Static electricity can permanently destroy your CPU. Always ground yourself by touching the system cabinet before beginning the following procedure. We strongly recommend using an antistatic wrist strap attached to cabinet ground. To install a new CPU: 1.
  • Page 68 Chapter 4 - Expanding Your System 6. Set the CLK1 jumper to match the speed of your new CPU. If you need help with this jumper, see Mainboard Jumpers Diagram, earlier. 7. Close case and boot as you normally would. (heat sink ZIF (Zero Insertion not shown)

  • Page 69: Mainboard Specifications

    Chapter 5 - Mainboard Specifications 5. Mainboard Specifications Intel Pentium (P54C) Power consumption Approx. 25Watts (varies with CPU, memory) Power Supply 200 Watts standard Clock speeds 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150MHz Chipset VLSI “Wildcat” ISA bus speed 7.5 MHz for 90MHz system 8.25 MHz for 100 MHz systems I/O transfer rate Up to 33MB/s...

  • Page 70: 9-Pin Serial Port (J2) Pin Assignment

    Chapter 5 - Mainboard Specifications 9-Pin Serial Port (J2) Pin Assignment Header Pin DB9 Connector Signal Number Pin Number DCD, Data Carrier Detect DSR, Data Set Ready RXD, Receive Data RTS, Request to Send TXD, Transmit Data CTS, Clear To Send DTR, Data Terminal Ready RI, Ring Indicator GND, Ground...
  • Page 71 Chapter 5 - Mainboard Specifications 9-Pin Serial Port (J2) Pin Assignment 5 - GND, Ground 9 - RI, Ring Indicator 4 - DTR, Data Terminal Ready 8 - CTS, Clear To Send 3 - TXD, Transmit Data 7 - RTS, Request to Send 2 - RXD, Receive Data 6 - DSR, Data Set Ready 1 - DCD, Data Carrier Detect...

  • Page 72: Parallel Port (J4) Pin Assignment

    Chapter 5 - Mainboard Specifications Parallel Port (J4) Pin Assignment Parallel Port Signal Header Pin Connector Pin Number Number STB, Strobe PD0, Data Bit 0 PD1, Data Bit 1 PD2, Data Bit 2 PD3, Data Bit 3 PD4, Data Bit 4 PD5, Data Bit 5 PD6, Data Bit 6 PD7, Data Bit 7...
  • Page 73 Chapter 5 - Mainboard Specifications Parallel Port (J4) Pin Assignment 1 - STB, Strobe 14 - AFD, Auto Feed 2 - PD0, Data Bit 0 15 - ERR, Error 3 - PD1, Data Bit 1 16 - INIT, Initialize 4 - PD2, Data Bit 2 17 - SLIN, Select Input 5 - PD3, Data Bit 3 18 - GND, Ground...

  • Page 74: Handy Cheat Sheet

    Handy Cheat Sheet Handy Cheat Sheet Here are some of the most often needed or forgotten notes. CTRL-ALT-DEL ............. Warm Reboot Reset button, or Power button ..............Cold Reboot F2 during power up ............Access SETUP CTRL-BREAK, or CTRL-C ......Pause or Break an application or batch file DOS Commands COPY [filename] [drive:][path][newfilename]....
  • Page 75 Handy Cheat Sheet Handy Cheat Sheet ® Windows Shortcuts Ctrl-C ................copy to clipboard Ctrl-V..........paste or copy from the clipboard Ctrl-X............delete and copy to clipboard Alt-Tab ..........toggle between open applications Alt-Esc ............ jump to next open application Wildcards - wildcards are special characters that can represent any other valid numbers, letters, or symbols in a file name.

  • Page 76: Glossary

    Glossary Glossary This glossary provides general definitions of key terms. For an expanded list look in standard reference books on computers. Address - A number or expression representing the Directory - A list of the files stored on a disk or a physical location of a device or a piece of data.
  • Page 77 Glossary Glossary Hardware - Any physical component of a computer Port - A physical input/output socket on a computer system, such as a monitor, printer, keyboard, or CPU. where you can connect a peripheral. IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics. An IDE drive has POST - Power-On Self Test.

  • Page 78: Index

    Index Diskette Access 52 Index Diskette Drive A: in SETUP 40 Diskette Drive B: in SETUP 40 Symbols DRAM Timing 44 32-Bit I/O 43 Expansion Board Adding 56 Adding an Expansion Board 56 Expansion Slots Adding System Cache Memory 65 Location 31 Adding System RAM 62 External (Level 2) Cache 45...
  • Page 79 Index Index SCSI Port Features 30 Secondary Cache Subsystem 26 Security 51 Mainboard Serial Port Features 28 Diagram 31 SETUP 38 Environmental Specifications 69 Shadow Memory Regions 46 Jumpers Diagram 33 SIMMs Specifications 69 Adding 63 Memory Suspend mode 53 Control 44 System Shadow 45...
  • Page 80 Late Changes The following changes arrived too late for printing. Inside front cover: new part number at bottom. Outside back cover: new part number. p.2: Under "Trademark Acknowledgements" new clause announces that Windows is now a registered trademark. New part number. ®...

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