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OWNER’S HANDBOOK Apricot 340 apricot MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC.
A P R I C O T 340 & XE N PC OWNE R’ S HAN DBOOK A PR I C OT VS 340 APRIC OT MS 340 APRIC OT LS 340 APRIC OT XE N PC.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. SIMM is a registered trademark of Wang Laboratories. LOC Technology and KeyLOC are trademarks of Apricot Computers Limited.
Safety & Regul atory Notices APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK i Safety and Regulatory Notices Read the separate Power Connec tion Guide and Health and Com fort Guide before using the computer for the first time. Electrical The computer uses a saf ety ground and must be eart hed.
Safety & Regul atory Notices ii APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Do not recharge, disassemble or incinerat e the disch arged battery. Keep away from children.
Safety & Regul atory Notices APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK iii Safety This equipment complies with t he following European safet y standards: EN60950 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) This prod.
Safety & Regul atory Notices iv APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Thermalcote bonding compound The thermal bonding compound used betw een the syst em processor and its heat sink can cause skin irrit ation and stain clot hing. A void prolonged or repeated contact wit h skin.
Contents APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 1 C O N T E N T S 1 Introducing... Unpacking 1/1 Pictorial guide to the system unit 1/2 Summary of features 1/6 2 Getting Started General advice 2/2 Connecting the components 2/3 Turning on and booting the computer 2/5 Backing-up the pre-installed software 2/8 Using the 3.
Contents 2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK ISA Legacy Resources 3/13 Power Management 3/14 4 Using Floppy Disk, CD-ROM and Tape Drives Using a 5.25" floppy disk drive 4/1 Using a CD-ROM drive 4/3 .
Contents APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3 8 Troubleshooting Problems when starting 8/1 Troubleshooting checklist 8/5 A Inside the System Unit Anti-static precautions A/1 Opening the system unit A/3 Mo.
Introducing APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 1/1 1 I N TRODUCIN G . . . This chapt er gives you a quick tour of your new Apricot computer. As soon as you’ve unpacked the components and familiarised yourself wit h t hem, you should progress t o the next ch apter, “Getting Started”.
Introducing 1/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Pictorial guide to the system unit 2 1 5 6 7 4 4 3.
Introducing APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 1/3 1P OWER button : press to t urn the syst em on or off. T he green indicator on the but ton lights wh en the system unit is powered. 2 activity indicators , from left to right: light s when a diskette, floppy disk or FTD T ravan tape drive is in use (depending on the operating system).
Introducing 1/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 17 10 1 3 9 10 2 4 5 6 7 8 18 16 11 15 12 13 14.
Introducing APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 1/5 1 AC power outlet : where the monitor power cord can plug in. 2 voltage selection switch : the syst em unit can be set to operate with a 100-120 V or 220-240 V AC power supply. 3 AC power inlet : where the system unit power cord plugs in.
Introducing 1/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Summary of features This section is int ended mostly for people who already know a bit about computers and want to get an idea of what this one can do. Don’t worry if you’re unf amiliar with some of the computer terminology used here.
Introducing APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 1/7 ♦ 1.44 Mbyte 3.5" d iske tte drive ; 3.5" hard d isk drive b ay with room for two one-inch drives (various capacities); one 5.
Getting Started APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/1 2 G E TTIN G STA RTED You should read th is chapter even if you do not read any other. It provides important inf ormation to help you sit e, connect, power and configure the computer. This chapter will tell you all you need to know in order to start work.
Getting Started 2/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK General advice This computer is designed t o be used in a normal home or of fice environment. Here are a few hints for choosing a suitable site: ♦ Place th e system unit flat on a sturdy, level surface.
Getting Started APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/3 Connecting the components See Chapter 1, “Introducing...”, if you need help identifying the various ports on the system unit.
Getting Started 2/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Connecting the components Having assured yourself that the volt age settings, and the AC power cords of the comput er, the monit or and any other peripherals, are correct, use th e procedure below to connect these components together.
Getting Started APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/5 Turning on and booting the computer Turning the power on To turn on th e computer, simply press th e P OWER button. T he green indi ca tor on the P OWER button lig hts to sho w that the sy stem unit i s powered.
Getting Started 2/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Hard disk Apricot comput ers fit ted wit h a hard disk normally arrive wit h either Microsoft Windows 95 or the MS-DO S/Windows operating syst em already in place or pre-installed , so that it’s the re re ady fo r you when you turn on the computer for the first time.
Getting Started APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/7 Turning the power off Before turning of f the comput er, run through the following checklist: ♦ Quit or exit f rom the applicat ions you are running; be sure to save any files you h ave altered.
Getting Started 2/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Backing-up the pre-installed software Apricot computers with a hard disk normally arrive with an operating syst em pre-installed.
Getting Started APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/9 Using the 3.5-inch diskette drive The 3. 5-inch disket te drive can read and write double-sided diskettes with a formatted capacit y of either 1 .44 M bytes (if marked “HD” or “high density”) or 720 Kbytes (if unmarked, or marke d “DD” or “double density”).
Getting Started 2/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Removing a diskette Before att empting to remov e a diskette, make sure t hat th e drive is not currently in use (th e diskette activ ity indicator on th e computer’s front bezel must be unlit). Press the EJECT button on the drive.
Getting Started APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 2/11 Using Help Along wit h t he sof tware pre-inst alled on your computer’s hard disk, you will of ten f ind one or more Apricot Help files. These will explain any special features of t he system, and t ell you how to install the software needed to exploit those features.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/1 3 U S I N G T H E BIO S SETU P UTILITY BIOS (pronounced “bye-oss”) st ands for basic input/output system .
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Starting BIOS Setup Not long after t urning on your computer, th is symbol appears in the top right corner of the screen: ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ While th is symbol is displayed, you can press the F 1 key to s tart the BIOS Setup utility.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/3 Control keys A number of keys are used to move around the B IOS Setup ut ility, select items on th e screen and change the current configuration. Th e two lines at t he bottom of the screen indicate wh at you can do at any given time.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Press To UP ARROW DOWN ARROW Move th e highligh t bar around th e screen from one line or one field to another. LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW Scroll through the possible selecti ons for the currently-highlighted item.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/5 Main menu screen When you start BIO S Setu p a main menu screen appears with the following options: • System Summary • Devices an.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK System Summary This page cannot be edited, but gives a summary of t he main system settings. Changes made in oth er pages will be reflected h ere. Make a note of the information on this page before you make any changes.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/7 Mouse This option enables t he use of a mouse. The act ual presence of a mouse can then be detect ed by POST.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK CD-ROM drives The B IOS will detect th e presence of a CD-ROM drive when th e computer is turned on.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/9 Secure Hard Disk Drives and Diskette Drives Use these opt ions to disable or enable access to t he hard disk drives (including CD-ROMs) and diskett e drives (including FTD tape drives).
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Now, when the computer is next t urned on or rebooted, th e user is required to enter t he password. If t he Password Prompt opt ion is set “On”, the following prompt is displayed: Type your password, then press Enter.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/11 Start Options Certain features can be set or enabled automatically when t he computer boots. Keyboard Numlock State If set to “O n”, the keys on t he numeric keypad (on the righ t-hand side of the keyboard) will produce numbers when pressed.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/12 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Note tha t if the Fi rst Sta rtup Devi ce is set to “Dis abl ed”, the computer will be unable to boot. The possible sett ings depend on t he number and type of devices th at are installed in your computer.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/13 ROM Shadowing To shadow ROM means to copy its contents into the computer’s system or random-access memory (RAM).
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility 3/14 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Expansion Cards” for more information about the resources used by expansion cards. Each it em shown as “Av ailable” is assumed not to be in use by any ISA card or device and will therefore be made available f or the PCI auto-configuring process.
Using t he BIO S Setup Ut ility APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3/15 Power Manager screen saver supplied wit h Windows f or Workgroups. See your Windows Help files for more information. Caution The monito r supplied wi th yo ur comput er is designed to work wi th th ese energy-saving features.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/1 4 U S I N G F LO PP Y DIS K, CD -ROM AN D TAP E DRIV ES This chapt er contains informat ion about th e various optional removable-media drives that are available. These include: ♦ 5.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives 4/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Removing a floppy disk 1. Before attempt ing to remove a disk, ensure that the driv e is not currently in use (the drive’s LED must be unlit). 2. Turn the locking lev er one-quarter turn counter-clockwise to disengage th e drive mechanism.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/3 Using a CD-ROM drive With th e appropriate soft ware support, a CD-RO M drive can retrieve multimedia dat a from CD-RO M discs and multisession Photo-CD discs. It can also play commercial audio CDs.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives 4/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Inserting a compact disc 1. Press the EJECT button on the front of the drive. 2. If the plat ter only ejects half way out of th e drive, pull it out to its fullest extent.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/5 Using an FTD Travan tape drive The FTD T ravan t ape drive uses t he on-board diskett e/floppy disk interface and so does not require an additional drive cont roller card like most other tape drives.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives 4/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 3. Ca refull y push the cartri dge in a b it fur ther un til it e nga ges with th e drive mechanism. Once th e cartridge is correctly loaded, it protrudes about 12 mm from the drive.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/7 Keep tape cartridges well away from magnetic objects, and equipment that generates magnetic f ields (for example, your computer’s monitor).
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives 4/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Using a SCSI QIC tape drive The SCSI QIC tape drive uses QIC-3080 minicartridg es (400 ft, 1.6 Gbytes). Th is nominal capacity can typically be doubled t o 3.2 Gbytes by softw are data compression.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/9 Using a SCSI DDS-2 tape drive The comput er may be configured wit h a SCSI DDS-2 (Digit al Data Storage v2. 0) tape drive. The sof tware needed to cont rol the drive depends on your operating environment; ask your supplier for details.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives 4/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Appendix B contains more inf ormation about t he drive’s nominal capacities with compressed and uncompressed dat a.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/11 Drive could not write to tape If the Casset te-in-Place (green) LED f lashes rapidly, th is means that the drive could not writ e to th e tape correctly, and indicat es that the tape has become unreliable.
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives 4/12 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK The driv e will automatically format a blank tape wh en data is first written to it .
Using F lopp y Disk, C D-ROM & Tap e Drives APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/13 Keep your cassettes well away f rom magnetic objects, and equipment that generat es magnetic fields. Avoid extremes of temperature and exposure to direct sunlight ; otherwise, t he data recorded on the tape may become corrupted.
Maintaining & Tr ansporting APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 5/1 5 M A I N T A I N I N G AND TRANSPORTING This chapter provides informat ion on how to care for t he computer (excluding th e removable-media drives). Y ou’ll find t hat it requires little physical maint enance other th an occasional cleaning.
Maintaining & Tr ansporting 5/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK The keyboard When necessary, clean th e keycaps with a slight ly damp cloth and a minimum amount of a non-abrasive cleaning agent. Take care not to spill any liquid ont o the keyboard.
Maintaining & Tr ansporting APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 5/3 6. Use clear water, or water wit h a mild detergent , to clean the ball. Then dry it with a clean, lint-free cloth. 7. Put the ball back in it s socket and replace the plastic cover. It should click into place.
Maintaining & Tr ansporting 5/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK AC power supply Check t he power rating labels on the rear of the comput er’s system unit and its monitor t o ensure that t hey are compatible with the AC power supply. Warning It is imperative that the comp uter is set to the correct voltage ran ge before use.
Adding Expansion Cards APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6/1 6 A DDIN G EXPANSIO N C ARDS Expansion cards (also known as expansion boards or adapter cards ) are small self-contained circuit boards which extend the capabilities of th e computer.
Adding Expansion Cards 6/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Slot Type Description Slot 3 (upper) PCI/ISA This slot can accommodate a full-lengt h PCI or ISA card (a f ull-length card is one t hat runs t he full length of the computer from front to back).
Adding Expansion Cards APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6/3 Configuring the card Part of th e installation procedure for ISA expansion cards, and some PCI cards, involves sett ing up or configuring the card so it works correctly in the comput er.
Adding Expansion Cards 6/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Interrupt request level (IRQ) The interrupt request level or IRQ (the two terms are used interchangeably) is th e line over which the expansion card sends a signal to get the attention of, or interrupt, the processor.
Adding Expansion Cards APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6/5 Direct memory access (DMA) channel Some hardware devices can use a DMA channel to access system memory without direct ly burdening the processor. Y our computer has DMA channels numbered DMA0 to DMA7.
Adding Expansion Cards 6/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK I/O ports Default assignment 1F0h-1F7h Hard disk drive controller 200h-207h Game I/O 220h-22Fh, 230h-23Fh Audio: SoundBlaster-compatibility (d.
Adding Expansion Cards APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6/7 Base memory address The first megabyte (1024 kilobytes) of the computer’s memory is divid ed i n to 640 Kbyte s of conventional memory and 384 Kb ytes of upper memory .
Adding Expansion Cards 6/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Installing the card The only tool required is a small cross-head screwdriver. 1. Turn off the computer and unplug all power cords. 2. Take suitable ant i-static precauti ons and remove the system unit cover.
Adding Expansion Cards APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6/9 7. Before inst alling a video controller card you may have t o disable the on-board video cont roller by moving a jumper on the motherboard (check t he documentat ion that came with t he card to make sure).
Adding Expansion Cards 6/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 12. If the card you h ave just installed is intended to control a removable-media drive, tu rn to th e next chapter f or instructions on installing the driv e itself. O therwise, replace t he system unit cover.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/1 7 U P G R A D I N G This chapt er contains instruct ions on installing upgrades or add-ons in the computer (wit h the exception of expansion cards which are dealt with in the preceding chapter). Read this chapt er before purchasing an upgrade.
Upgrading 7/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Inside the system unit 7 3 5 6 1 4 9 11 10 8 2.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/3 The illustrat ion opposite identif ies the major component s inside system unit that are af fected by th e installation instruct ions in this chapter.
Upgrading 7/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Adding more system memory The computer’s mot herboard is fit ted with socket s for up to four SIMMs (single in-line memory modules). Y ou may need to add more memory if you want to run complex operat ing systems or large application programs.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/5 4. Remove t he two screws t hat secure t he removable-media drive tray, t hen slide th e tray backwards slightly and lif t it out of the system unit. Put it down on a flat, anti-static surface. 5. Use th e illustration at the beginning of th is chapter to identify the SIM M sockets.
Upgrading 7/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6. Compare the current conf iguration of SIMM s with the configuration for t he memory upgrade you intend to inst all. If necessary, remove one or more of the existing SIMMs, before going on to install the new SIMMs.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/7 2. Pl ace the SIMM in the so cke t at a 15 o an gle to the ver tical, with the not ched edge pointing towards t he front of the machine.
Upgrading 7/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Adding cache memory An external or second- level cache is an area of dedicated memory with significantly faster access times t han th e computer’s random- access memory (RAM).
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/9 6. If necessary, replace any expansion cards you removed earlier. 7. Replace the system unit cover. The f irst time you t urn on the computer af ter adding a cache, t he power-on self-test (PO ST) detect s the ch ange in configuration.
Upgrading 7/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Adding more video memory Video mem ory is memory reserved for use by th e on-board controller. M ore video memory prov ides more colours or higher resolutions (provided that your monitor can cope). If your computer h as 1 Mbyte of video memory, you can upgrade it to the maximum of 2 Mbytes.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/11 7. If necessary, replace the expansion cards you removed earlier. 8. Replace the system unit cover. You can now reconfigure your operating syst em to use the expanded capabilities of th e video controller.
Upgrading 7/12 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Upgrading the processor The ZIF (zero insert ion force) processor socket on t he moth erboard is designed to accept a variety of Intel Pentium processors wit h processor speeds from 75 to 166 megahertz (MHz).
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/13 6. Carefully remove the clip from the heat sink. A lever attached to the socket secures the processor in place. 7. Lift the lever f rom the locked posit ion until it is upright (at right-angles to t he moth erboard).
Upgrading 7/14 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Instead, separate t he h eat sink from t he processor by tw isting th e heat sink back and fort h to loosen t he grip of t he th ermal bonding compound, then slide the heat sink off to one side of the processor.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/15 5. If necessary, place th e heat sink int o position on top of the new processor. T he v anes of t he heat sink must be aligned with the airflow f rom th e fan in fr ont of th e processor. Refit t he clip that secures the heat sink to the processor.
Upgrading 7/16 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Adding a removable-media drive The 5.2 5" drive bay can contain any h alf height 5.25 " device. A range of removable-media drives are available for this bay. Configuring the drive Drives purchased from an aut horized supplier should arrive pre- configured and ready for installat ion.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/17 3. Remove t he two screws t hat secure t he removable-media drive tray. Slide the t ray backwards slightly and lift it out of the system unit. 4. Open the drive bay door. The drive bay apert ure is initially obscured by a blanking plate attached t o the t op of th e metalwork.
Upgrading 7/18 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK With the drive t here should at least be four screws and a ribbon signal cable. Some drives may be supplied wit h additional screws or cables (some of which may not be required). 7. Place th e drive, upside down, on a suitable ant i-static surface, then place the drive tray over the drive.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/19 10. Connect th e spare power cable in the loom beh ind the drive to the drive’s power connector. 11. Connect t he drive’s signal cable(s). U se the t able on the next page as a guide. See the document ation provided wit h the upgrade kit for more information.
Upgrading 7/20 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Drive type Cabling instructions 5.25" floppy disk or FTD Travan tape drive These drives use a ribbon signal cable wit h th ree connectors. This signal cable must be connected betw een the signal connector on the rear of t he floppy or t ape drive, t he 3.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/21 Adding a hard disk drive The computer’ s 3.5" h ard disk drive bay can accommodate one 1 .6" high, or t wo 1" h igh, hard disk driv es. Hard disk drives should always be connected to the primary ATA/IDE interface.
Upgrading 7/22 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 6. Unplug th e power and signal cables from th e rear of the diskette drive. 7. If one hard disk is already fit ted, unplug it s power and signal cables from the rear of the drive. 8. The h ard disk drive bay is secured by two screws and h eld by two lugs in t he base of th e system unit.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/23 11. Slide th e hard disk drive into t he bay from th e front, wit h the drive’s circuit board facing upwards and it s power and signal connectors away from you.
Upgrading 7/24 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK The bay is correct ly positioned when t he diskette drive EJECT button protrudes t hrough t he front bezel and th e two screw holes in the bay line up with th ose in the base of t he system unit. 14. Replace the hard disk drive bay’s two securing screws.
Upgrading APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/25 at the M S-DOS command prompt to find out more. Aft er using Fdisk , you are prompted to restart the computer. O nce back in Windows 95, you can f ormat th e partitions by opening th e My Computer folder, select ing the new Driv e icon and choosing Format from the File menu.
Troubleshooting APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 8/1 8 TROUBLESH OOTIN G This chapter offers advice if you suspect a fault with your computer. If in doubt, t urn off th e computer and unplug all power cords before consulting your supplier or an authorized maintainer.
Troubleshooting 8/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Power-on self-test Whenever the computer is t urned on, th e power-on self-test (PO ST) routine t est various hardware components, including memory, and compares th e actual configuration of the computer wit h that recorded in configuration (CMO S) memory.
Troubleshooting APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 8/3 Code Cause Code Cause 101 Timer tick interrupt failure 301 Keyboard clock line failure 102 Timer 2 test failure 301 Keyboard data line failure 106 Di.
Troubleshooting 8/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Beep codes The comput er uses special audio beep codes to signal certain hardware faults. If you hear a beep code which is not accompanied by a POST error message, call your supplier or aut horized maintainer.
Troubleshooting APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 8/5 Troubleshooting checklist If you encounter a problem with the computer t he following sections suggest checks to make bef ore you alert your dealer, authorized maintainer or support organisation. The checks listed cover the causes of common problems.
Troubleshooting 8/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK card) are properly declared in the BIO S Setup utilit y. Check also that the software which driv es or uses the card is correctly configured.
Inside the System U nit APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK A/1 A I N S I D E THE SYSTE M UNIT This appendix provides st ep-by-step instruct ions on obtaining access to t he inside of th e system unit f or the purposes of maintaining or upgrading the system.
Inside the System U nit A/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK When installing any upgrade, be sure you understand what the installation procedure involves bef ore you start. T his will enable you to plan your work, and so minimiz e the amount of time that sensitive components are exposed.
Inside the System U nit APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK A/3 Opening the system unit To remove the system unit cover: 1. Turn off both the system unit and the monitor. 2. If your AC power outlets h ave switches, set them t o their Off positions. 3. Unplug all power cords from rear of the system unit.
Inside the System U nit A/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Motherboard layout 21 20 2 3 1 19 18 17 15 14 Video Parallel Com 2 Com 1 Mouse Key/Bd 7 8 9 10 6 5 11 16 13 12 4 19.
Inside the System U nit APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK A/5 1 Front panel audio connector 12 Power connector 2 SIMM sockets 3&4 (Bank 2) 13 ISA/PCI backplane socket 3 SIMM sockets 1&2 (Bank 1) .
Inside the System U nit A/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK System connectors There are th ree system connectors used to connect various features to the mot herboard. Y ou should not normally need to disturb these connections but if t hey become loose you may need to re-attach them.
Inside the System U nit APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK A/7 Changing jumper settings PL6 PL5 PL22 PL21 SW1 IC12 Caution Do not alter an y jumpers or sw itch settings other than those iden tified here, unless told to by y our suppli er or a n autho rized maint ainer.
Inside the System U nit A/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Processor speed selection These sett ings need to be changed aft er a Pentium processor upgrade.
Inside the System U nit APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK A/9 SoundBlaster I/O port address The on-board SoundBlaster-compat ible audio system can be configured to use I/O base address 220h or 240h.
Inside the System U nit A/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Replacing the configuration battery The computer keeps a record of its current hardware configuration in a CMOS memory chip which is sustained by a small battery. This battery has a life of up t o 5 years.
Inside the System U nit APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK A/11 Warning You must not use a metal or other conduct ive implement t o remov e the battery. If a short-circuit is acciden tally made between the battery’s positive and negative terminals, the battery may explode.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/1 B T E C H N I C A L I NFORM ATION This appendix provides some t echnical information about your computer.
Technical Information B/2 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK I/O ports Serial Two 9-way male D-type RS-232 Parallel 25-way female D-type IEEE 1284: EPP/ECP-compatible Keyboard 102 key AT-compatible Mouse PS/2-compatible two-button Diskette Capacity 1.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/3 ATA-PI CD-ROM drive Manufacturer Sony CDU77E-10 Discs Acceptable discs CD-ROM mode 1 data discs CD-ROM mode 2 data discs CD audio discs Audio-combined CD-ROM Multisession Photo-CD Disc diameter 120 mm Transfer rate Sustained 600 Kbyte/s (Mode 1) 682 Kbytes (Mode 2) Burst 5.
Technical Information B/4 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK DDS-2 tape drive Performance specifications apply wh en using data compression. Power specificat ions are measured at t he tape drive power connect or and are nominal values. Manufacturer Connor CTD8000R-S Nominal capacity 60-metre cassette (DDS) 1.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/5 FTD Travan tape drive Manufacturer Connor CTT800R-F Tape formats QIC-80 Wide QIC-80 and AccuTrak-80 QIC-40 and AccuTrak-40 (read only) Host interface TriState floppy Data transfer rate 500 kilobits/s (kbps) 1 megabit/s (Mbps) Tape capacity Travan TR-1 (750 ft) 430.
Technical Information B/6 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Physical characteristics Weight and dimensions Component Height Depth Width Mass System unit 94 mm 40 mm 428 mm 9.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/7 Power cords Th e power cord supplied with th e computer complies with the safety standards applicable in the count ry in which it is f irst sold.
Technical Information B/8 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Port characteristics Serial ports 9-way male D-type (COM1/COM2) 5 1 6 9 10101 Pin I/O Function 1 I Data carrier detect 2 I Receive data 3 O Tra.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/9 Parallel port 25-way female D-type 13 1 25 14 Pin I/O Function Pin I/O Function 1 I/O -STROBE 14 O -AUTO FEED 2 I/O Data bit 0 15 I -ERROR 3 I/.
Technical Information B/10 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Monitor port 15-way female D-type (VGA) 1 5 10 6 11 15 Pin I/O Output Monochrome Colour 1 O Red No pin Red 2 O Green Mono Green 3 O Blue No pi.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/11 Keyboard and mouse ports Both th e keyboard and mouse ports accept 6-pin miniature DIN connectors.
Technical Information B/12 APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK Joystick/MIDI port 15-way female D-type This port is available only with Apricot MS340 and LS340 models.
Tecnhical Information APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK B/13 Video feature connector The motherboard vi deo adapter provides a video f eature connector. The connector on t he moth erboard uses a standard pinout and a standard cable may be used to connect th e feature connector to an expansion card.
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