Atari 800 Field Service Manual

CPU PCB
INSTALLATION
Refer to
Figure ^-10
as reference for the following
five steps.
•
Plug
in CPU PCB, Make
certain the component
side
of the board
faces
away from the
plastic cartridge
guide and is firmly
seated.
• Turn the
aluminum casting over.
•
Turn
the motherboard
upside down
and set the motherhoard
and
lower
shield into the aluminum
casting.
• •
*
CAUTION
* •
Make
certain
that the CPU PCB
sets in its slot
in the
aluminum
casting.
•
Insert
and secure the
nine screws
in the
lower shield.
•
Set
the
console on
its feet.
POWER
SUPPLY
INSTALLATION
Refer
to
Figure
^9 as
reference
for the following
six
steps.
•
Carefully
align the
power
supply
connector with
the
motherboard
pins.
•
Set
the
power
supply
down over
the
guide pins on
the aluminum
casting
and
gently
press down.
•
Attach
strip connector
between power
supply
and
motherboard.
•
Insert
and tighten
the
three screws
of the
power
supply board.
•
Recommend
the power
supply
harness.
* * *
CAUTION
• »
»
Plug
the power
supply
harness
cable
from the
motherboard
to the
power
supply
pins
with
the orange
or
purple wire
towards
the
aluminum
casting.
•
Plug
the RF
cable,
the short
end,
into the power
supply
jack.
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Atari 800 Specifications

General

Processor	MOS Technology 6502
Processor Speed	1.79 MHz
ROM	10 KB
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Release Year	1979
Display Resolution	up to 320 x 192
Colors	128 colors
Sound	4 channels
Storage	Cartridge, cassette, floppy disk
Ports	Cartridge, serial, monitor
Operating System	Atari OS