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Contents
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Preface ............................................................................................................................. xi
Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................xiii
Section 1 Technical Information
Desktop System Unit......................................................................................................1-1
Minitower System Unit...................................................................................................1-2
System Board.............................................................................................................1-2
Processor................................................................................................................1-4
Secondary Cache ....................................................................................................1-5
Flash ROM .............................................................................................................1-5
Power Management ................................................................................................1-6
I/O Addressing........................................................................................................1-7
System Memory......................................................................................................1-8
Interrupt Controller.................................................................................................1-9
Video Controller................................................................................................... 1-10
Video Memory......................................................................................................1-10
ISA/PCI-Bus Backboard........................................................................................... 1-12
ISA Bus................................................................................................................1-12
PCI Local Bus ......................................................................................................1-12
PCI Auto Configuration........................................................................................ 1-12
Parallel Interface.......................................................................................................1-13
Serial Interface .........................................................................................................1-14
Indicator Panel..........................................................................................................1-14
Power Supply...............................................................................................................1-15
Diskette Drive ..............................................................................................................1-15
Hard Disk Drive ...........................................................................................................1-15
Keyboard......................................................................................................................1-15
Section 2 Setup and Operation
Unpacking and Repacking ..............................................................................................2-1
Setup..............................................................................................................................2-1
Desktop Setup............................................................................................................2-2
Minitower Setup.........................................................................................................2-5
System Configuration .....................................................................................................2-7
Setup Utility ...............................................................................................................2-8
How to Start Setup.....................................................................................................2-8