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Preventive Mointenonce
SysLem ConflguraLlon
W A cusLomer buys a C for one or more Lypes of
usage
W 1he conflguraLlon of Lhe sysLem depends on
Lhe usage (appllcaLlon)
W Common appllcaLlons such as word
processlng accounLlng eLc do noL requlre
any speclal hardware
1 DTP Scanner, Laser Printer
2 CAD, CAM Plotter, High resolution display
3 Supermarket Bar code reader
4 Games 1oystick
5 Computer Graphics and Multimedia CD-ROM, DVD, Digital Camera, Speaker
6 Image Processing Large memory, High capacity hard disk
7 GIS/Mapping Scanner, High capacity hard disk
8 Voice Recognition Microphone
9 Industrial Design High resolution display
10 Process control A/D and D/A devices
11 Communications Modem
12 Network server Dual CPU/clustering, Hard disk
duplexing
13 Data Center Tape backup
14 Bank Passbook printer
15 Network client Network interface card (NIC)
W Jhlle selecLlng a producL (vendor/make) Lhe
user should conslder followlng aspecLs also
Pardware modules used
ManufacLurlng quallLy/rellablllLy
Lase of malnLalnablllLy and producL englneerlng
upgradablllLy provlslon
JarranLy duraLlon
kelloblllty
W A compuLer ls ready for shlpmenL from Lhe facLory afLer
Lhe varlous sLages of manufacLurlng are compleLed
W ln a Lyplcal compuLer facLory a sLandard preshlpmenL
burnln LesLlng ls performed for abouL a week prlor Lo
shlpmenL as a flnal sLage
W 1he flnlshed producL (lnLegraLed and LesLed compuLer
sysLem) ls kepL lnslde a burnln chamber and operaLed
Lhere conLlnuously for abouL 168 hours
W 1he LemperaLure lnslde Lhe compuLer ls usually malnLalned
aL abouL 70C Jhen Lhe compuLer ls cooked llke Lhls Lhe
componenLs wlLh poor lnfanL morLallLy fall
W 1hese componenLs are replaced and Lhe burnln perlod of
168 hours ls resLarLed all over agaln unLll no fallure ls
deLecLed durlng seven consecuLlve days of burnln Lhls
process ls repeaLed
kelloblllty (coot)
W lL has been found LhaL problems whlch are llkely Lo
appear durlng Lhe lnlLlal 23 weeks of fleld llfe are caughL
ln Lhe facLory durlng Lhe repeaLed 168 hours of burnln
W 1hus a compuLer manufacLured under such sLrlcL pre
shlpmenL burnln procedure sLarLs sLralghL away lLs
Lroublefree fleld llfe of 23 years durlng Lhls perlod of 23
years problems are rare
W AfLer Lhls perlod problems occur due Lo wear and Lear
W Many compuLer manufacLurers ofLen compromlse ln Lhe
preshlpmenL burnln duraLlon due Lo LlghL producLlon
schedules Pence Lhe C sLarLs glvlng problems ln Lhe
cusLomer slLe from an early daLe
otJwote MoJoles
W A cusLomer has a wlde range of cholces ln selecLlng Lhe
deslred hardware modules buL ofLen he ls unable Lo
dlfferenLlaLe beLween Lhem
W Some cusLomers unnecessarlly choose a hlgher conflguraLlon
Lhan Lhelr requlremenL Lhus wasLlng money
W Some oLher cusLomers unknowlngly seLLle for a low
performance conflguraLlon Lhan deslred by Lhem
W 1he cholce of Lhe hardware modules should be carefully
made Laklng lnLo accounL Lhe followlng facLors
erformance level requlred low medlum hlgh
1ype of usage llghL medlum heavy
naLure of appllcaLlon ersonal commerclal CovernmenL servlce
CrlLlcallLy of sysLem appllcaLlon low hlgh
LocaLlon of slLe 8ural urban
roducL englneerlng lndusLry sLandard nonsLandard
Processor type Celeron Pentium III Pentium 4 in FRC
Processor clock 900 MHz 1.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
RAM Capacity 128 MB 128MB 3 GB
HDD Type IDE IDE SCSI
HDD Capacity 20 GB 40 GB 40 GB
Monitor size 14 inch 15 inch 17 inch
Power Supply 250 watts 250 watts 300 watts
CD-ROM drive 48X 52X 52X
relnsLallaLlon lannlng
W lacemenL/SlLe SelecLlon
W Alr CondlLlonlng
W AC ower lnLerference
W AC SLablllser
W ower Supply CapaclLy
W |acement]S|te Se|ect|on
1he slLe for Lhe C should be reasonably clean and
moderaLely cool and dry
1he usual operaLlng LemperaLure range ls 30 Lo 113l
(10 Lo 43C)
Powever Lhere should noL be a wlde varlaLlon ln
LemperaLure
lL ls preferable Lo place Lhe C lnslde a closed room raLher
Lhan an open Lo sky slLe
lf Lhe slLe ls sub[ecLed Lo exLreme vlbraLlon dusL or fumes
Lhe luus may geL damaged ln a shorL perlod Also Lhe
hard dlsk drlve ls prone Lo dusL relaLed problems whlch
may cause sudden head crash
1he C ls Lyplcally placed on a level surface llke a Lable
Lop
1he sysLem box of Lower models can be placed on Lhe
floor Lo save Lable space
lL ls preferable Lo place lL over a shorL wooden sLool so
LhaL cleanlng Lhe floor ls noL affecLed
W |r Cond|t|on|ng
uo we need Lo alr condlLlon Lhe room whereln Lhe C ls
kepL? 1he answer depends on Lhe envlronmenL
1he C has a bullLln coollng arrangemenL whlch ls sufflclenL
ln general 8uL lf you are operaLlng Lhe C ln a very hoL
envlronmenL (hlgh amblenL LemperaLure) you should
provlde for exLernal coollng of Lhe room
A slmple wlndow alr condlLloner ls sufflclenL
AparL from coollng dusL conLrol ls also achleved by Lhe alr
condlLloner
W C ower Interference
uo noL connecL Cs Lo Lhe same phase Lo whlch are
connecLed as lnducLlve load such as llfL alrcondlLloner eLc
ln such slLuaLlons a separaLe power lsolaLor should be
lnsLalled
Slmllarly Lhe use of a surge suppressor may be necessary ln
some slLes where lnLerference ln power llnes ls presenL
W C Stab|||ser
All Cs usually have SMS wlLh bullLln ac lnpuL sLablllser
Powever lf Lhe ac lnpuL supply ls Loo bad Lo be managed by
Lhe C an exLernal AC sLablllser ls essenLlal
1he use of a sLablllser ls essenLlal lf you have a hard dlsk ln Lhe
sysLem
lf a uS ls lnsLalled Lhe bullLln sLablllser ln Lhe uS handles
Lhe volLage flucLuaLlons
W ower Supp|y Capac|ty
ower supply capaclLy ls anoLher lmporLanL facLor LhaL should
be glven due care
Marglnal power supply capaclLy ofLen leads Lo lnLermlLLenL
problems
ln a C wlLh several boards Lhere ls a chance LhaL you have
exceeded Lhe raLlng of Lhe power supply
1he sysLem may work well for few hours afLer powerlng Cn buL
may cause lnLermlLLenL problems afLer LhaL
Pence for rellable operaLlon a power supply noL exceedlng
Lolerance levels should be provlded
@yp|ca| SMS ower
kat|ng
lnsLallaLlon racLlce
W 1he englneer should have sufflclenL
knowledge abouL Lhe producL and lLs
lnsLallaLlon procedure
Dopockloq ooJ cbeckloq
kemovloq o MotbetbootJ
kemovloq ooJ keplocloq uooqbtetbootJs
kemovloq oo luu
Moootloq oo luu
W unpockinq ond checkinq
8efore openlng Lhe carLons conLalnlng Lhe C and lLs perlpherals
lnspecL Lhem vlsually for any damage caused durlng LransporLaLlon
ln case of any damage you should reporL lL lmmedlaLely Lo Lhe
manufacLurer/dealer/lnsurance company as speclfled ln Lhe shlpplng
documenLs
AfLer openlng Lhe carLons and removlng Lhe cushlonlng maLerlals
such as Lhe foam and Lhermocol pleces Lhe C/perlpheral should be
llfLed very carefully
AccldenLal dropplng may permanenLly damage Lhe Puu Lhe luu and
oLher unlLs
Jhlle placlng Lhe C on Lhe Lable make sure LhaL lL does noL slL over
any cable or connecLor
8efore supplylng power Lo Lhe C lnspecL lL Lhoroughly and conflrm
LhaL Lhere ls no physlcal damage Lo C8s or perlpherals lnslde Lhe C
1he cardboard proLecLors lnslde Lhe luu should be removed before
supplylng power
usually Lhe hard dlsk drlve ls shlpped by Lhe manufacLurers wlLh a
Lledown pln or cllp on Lhe poslLlonlng mechanlsm Lo prevenL
movemenL of Lhe heads durlng LransporL lor such Puus Lhe Lle
down should be removed carefully
W unpockinq ond checkinq {cont)
AfLer unpacklng Lhe C carry ouL a Lhorough vlsual check
Lo deLecL any of Lhe followlng abnormal aspecLs/ defecLs
W Loose connecLlons
W lncorrecL seLLlng of ul swlLches
W 8roken wlres or cables
W Loose screws
W Mlsslng screws
W Jrong connecLlons (Cables/ConnecLors)
W Mlsslng [umpers
W hyslcal damage Lo cablneL or perlpherals
unpockinq ond checkinq {cont)
W uurlng lnsLallaLlon lf any problem ls encounLered lL should be
resolved carefully
W roper Lools should be used and correcL pracLlce should be
followed
W AL Llmes even experlenced englneers are ln hurry ln compleLlng
an lnsLallaLlon and Lhey follow many unhealLhy shorL cuLs 1hls
ofLen leads Lo fuLure problems
W uependlng on Lhe problem encounLered removal of any
hardware module may be necessary durlng an lnsLallaLlon
W CusLomer SupporL Lnglneers should adopL pracLlces and
procedures prescrlbed by Lhelr employers/vendors
W Some Lyplcal replacemenL examples are glven below
1hough Lower model sysLem box ls more common Lhese days
horlzonLal model sysLem boxes are also belng used
1he orlenLaLlon of Lhe boards and perlpherals and varlous
connecLlng screws eLc dlffer ln Lhese Lwo models
kemovloq o MotbetbootJ
W SwlLch off Lhe sysLem monlLor and prlnLer
W 8emove all daughLer boards
W 8emove Lhe keyboard connecLor from Lhe rear slde of Lhe sysLem box
W 8emove Lhe SMS power connecLor(s) from Lhe sysLem board
W 8emove Lhe fronL panel connecLor
W 8emove Lhe followlng l/C connecLors as appllcable lloppy luL mouse uS8 serlal
porL parallel porL eLc so LhaL moLherboard ls free from any exLernal perlpherals
W 8emove AC card lf lnsLalled
W 8emove any daughLerboard presenL lncludlng Cl boards
W 8emove Lhe luus and Puus lf necessary Lo creaLe room for removlng Lhe
moLherboard
W 8emove Lhe screws and Lhe rubber washers on Lhe moLherboard
W LlfL Lhe moLherboard genLly and Lake lL ouL of Lhe sysLem box
W SLaLlc elecLrlclLy ls plcked up by you whlle you are walklng on a carpeLed floor
W 8efore you Louch a C8 ground yourself by Louchlng Lhe meLal case of Lhe C (such as
Lhe SMS cover)
W Pandle Lhe C8 carefully by holdlng lL aL Lhe edges
W 8efore removlng any C8 from Lhe sysLem or lnserLlng a C8 ln Lhe sysLem ensure LhaL
Lhe C as well as Lhe exLernal perlpherals are poweredoff and also ensure LhaL all Lhe
cables connecLed Lo Lhe C8 aL Lhe rear slde are removed
W uo noL remove/connecL any perlpheral from/Lo Lhe C when Lhe power ls Cn
kemovloq ooJ keplocloq uooqbtet bootJs
W kemova|
lL ls easy Lo remove Lhe cover of Lhe sysLem 8efore beglnnlng clear Lhe area
around Lhe sysLem so LhaL Lhere ls plenLy of space Lo work
1he sLeps Lo be followed for Lhe removal of C8s are
Cpen Lhe Lop cover or sllde Lhe slde covers as appllcable
ulsconnecL removable cables or [umper wlres lf any connecLed Lo Lhe C8
8emove Lhe screw fromLhe Lop of Lhe rear cover plaLe holdlng Lhe C8
Loosen Lhe C8 fromLhe edge connecLor by genLly shaklng lL
LlfL Lhe board verLlcally by slldlng lL sLralghL up
W kep|acement
Sllde Lhe C8 Lhrough Lhe guard ln lLs place and press genLly
Make sure LhaL Lhe C8 ls seaLed correcLly lnLo Lhe l/C sloL
Check and conflrm LhaL Lhe card edge connecLor ls seaLed properly
1he oLher exLreme edge of Lhe C8 should resL ln Lhe card gulde
lnserL Lhe screw ln Lhe rear cover plaLe and LlghLen lL
ConnecL Lhe necessary cables or wlres and dress Lhem properly Lo
proLecL Lhem fromchaflng or plnchlng
Close Lhe case
kemovloq oo luu
W ln some Cs lL may be necessary Lo remove some
adapLer boards ad[acenL Lo Lhe luu Lo creaLe enough
space
oweroff Lhe C and Lhe exLernal perlpherals such as
monlLor prlnLer ploLLer eLc
8emove Lhe malns card
8emove Lhe cables aLLached Lo Lhe rear of Lhe C
8emove Lhe Lop cover of Lhe sysLem box
8emove Lhe slgnal cable from Lhe luu
8emove Lhe mounLlng screws on Lhe slde of Lhe dlsk drlve
1hese screws may be on Lhe lefL or rlghL slde of Lhe luu
Sllde Lhe luu ouL for abouL 2
8emove Lhe dc power cable from Lhe luu
8emove Lhe luu from Lhe sysLem box
Moootloq oo luu
W Make sure Lhe power ls Cll
W 8emove Lhe exlsLlng luu Lo be replaced as per Lhe procedure
dlscussed above
W ConnecL Lhe dc power cable Lo Lhe new luu
W Sllde ln Lhe luu fully
W ConnecL Lhe slgnal cable Lo Lhe luu
W llx Lhe Lwo mounLlng screws Move Lhe luu sllghLly ln or ouL
for proper lnserLlon of Lhe mounLlng screws
W 1lghLen Lhe screws
W lnserL Lhe Lop cover of Lhe sysLembox
W lug Lhe malns card
W lug all Lhe perlpheral cables
W oweron Lhe C
Moootloq oo luu (coot)
W uo noL hold Lhe wlres when dlsconnecLlng a cable Pold Lhe cable
connecLor flrmly and pu|| |t
W Jhlle connecLlng Lhe cables care should be Laken Lo avold a wrong
connecLlon
W 1o help Lhe user a red sLrlpe on Lhe cable corresponds Lo pln 1
(Powever Lhe user should conflrm Lhls by |ook|ng aL boLh ends of
Lhe cable)
W 1he pln numbers are ldenLlfled on Lhe connecLors on Lhe C8 by
numberlng
W A male dual row header connecLor ls used commonly Lo connecL
Lhe floppy s|gna| cab|e
W @e above steps g|ven for remov|ng and rep|ac|ng an luu o|d
good for nDD a|so Wen on|y one luu |s used and a second luu
|s added remove te term|nator pack |n te second
W luu As already sLaLed Lhe LermlnaLor should be presenL only ln
Lhe loglcally lasL drlve (aL Lhe cable end)
8ouLlne Checks
W uurlng lnsLallaLlon Lhe englneer should make lL a pracLlce Lo lnspecL
Lhe hardware modules C8s cables perlpherals and conflrm
wheLher all Lhe [umpers and ul swlLches are ln correcL poslLlons
W Some of Lhe essenLlal checks whlch are ofLen mlssed by enLhuslasLlc
englneers are llsLed below
W luu !umper urlve SelecL
1he u8lvL SLLLC1 1 [umper ln boLh Lhe luus A and 8
should be closed whereas Lhe oLher Lhree [umpers
uSC uS2 and uS3 should be open
W luu Cable 1wlsL
1he luu slgnal cable should have a LwlsL beLween Lhe
flrsL drlve connecLor and Lhe second drlve connecLor
8ouLlne Checks(ConL)
W luu 1ermlnaLor
1he drlve used as 0 should have Lhe LermlnaLor and
Lhe LermlnaLor ln Lhe oLher drlve should be removed
or dlsabled
W Memory !umpers
1he 8AM capaclLy [umpers on Lhe moLherboard
should maLch Lhe physlcal 8AM capaclLy on Lhe
moLherboard
W Cable ConnecLors CrlenLaLlon
Check Lhe orlenLaLlon of SMS dc cable connecLor
luu slgnal cable hard dlsk cable eLc for correcL
placemenL
W rocessor PeaL slnk/Coollng lan
Check and conflrm Lhe presence of heaL slnk and
coollng fan aLLachmenL Lo Lhe processor chlp
C Assembllng and lnLegraLlon
W 8ulldlng a C ls a more lnvolved process Lhan
buylng a branded compuLer buL lL has some
advanLages
Savlng money
Chooslng exacL conflguraLlon
Calnlng experLlse whlch wlll be useful when Lhe
sysLemfalls
Lase of fuLure upgradaLlon
Assembllng reparaLory SLeps
W CollecLlng hardware and sofLware modules
W CollecLlng Lools
W Chooslng a non meLalllc surface work area and a molsLure free
envlronmenL A non meLalllc work surface such as wooden Lable
prevenLs creaLlon of sLaLlc elecLrlclLy A meLalllc surface generaLes
sLaLlc elecLrlclLy when Lhe sysLem box Louches lL
W CauLlon
ower Lo Lhe C should noL be swlLched on durlng Lhe assembllng
process Jhen power ls on Louchlng any hardware module ls harmful
boLh Lo Lhe englneer and Lo Lhe sysLem ersons who have noL
handled any elecLrlcal/elecLronlc equlpmenL earller should Lake help
from an experlenced person
use rubber soled shoes Lo mlnlmlze sLaLlc charge dlsplacemenL
use a groundlng (AnLlSLaLlc) sLrap aLLached on your wrlsL lf you do
noL have Lhls Lhen your body should be grounded ouL by Louchlng Lhe
SMS chassls whenever you are handllng a module C8/perlpheral
CLherwlse sLaLlc charges on your body ls llkely Lo damage Lhe module
W Caut|on(Cont)
A C81 monlLor should be handled carefully whlle accesslng lnslde Lhe
monlLor Lven afLer power ls removed hlgh volLages are presenL lnslde
Lhe monlLor Llll Lhe capaclLors dlscharge fully 1hls may Lake several
mlnuLes durlng whlch Louchlng lnslde Lhe monlLor wlll glve elecLrlc shock
ln case you wanL Lo open a C81 monlLor you should elLher walL or Lake an
experlenced persons help Lo dlscharge Lhe capaclLor lmmedlaLely
Some moLherboards supporL more Lhan one Lype of processor chlp
uependlng on Lhe processor chlp lnsLalled approprlaLe seLLlng of
[umpers/swlLches has Lo be done manually before lnsLalllng Lhe
moLherboard
Pandllng of parLs should be done genLly and flrmly 1oo much pressure ls
noL deslred Also no parL should be dropped physlcally
Loose parLs such as screws plns [umpers eLc should be sLored properly
roper log should be malnLalned and enLry should be made rlghL from Lhe
day an lLem ls purchased or lnsLalled Serlal number and parL number
deLalls are lmporLanL
lllegal sofLware and unconflrmed sofLware add Lo problems lncludlng
ln[ecLlon of vlrus revenLlon of vlrus should be an everyday affalr
uo noL use unsLablllsed AC power
A1x and A1 form facLor should be done unlformly for SMS and
MoLherboard wlLhouL mlx up
W 8lll of MaLerlals
SysLem box wlLh SMS MoLherboard
Memory modules
Mlcroprocessor chlp and Coollng fan
Pard dlsk drlve
vldeo Card (lf Appllcable)
Sound Card (lf Appllcable)
neLwork Card and/or Modem (lf Appllcable)
Cu/uvu urlve
lloppy ulsk urlve
luL Cables
lloppy slgnal cable
W oftwote ltems
CperaLlng SysLem (Lo be purchased separaLely)
MoLherboard urlvers (come on a Cu wlLh moLherboard)
uevlce urlvers (come wlLh devlces)
W @ools llst
hlllps screwdrlver
llaL screwdrlver
llers (needle nose)
Marker pen
ssemblloq epoeoce
W SysLem box reparaLlon
W MoLherboard SLufflng
W MoLherboard lnsLallaLlon
W luL urlves reparaLlon
W urlve lnsLallaLlon
W uaughLer boards lnsLallaLlon
W Cables ConnecLlon
W ower connecLlon
W 8lCS SeLup
W Loadlng SofLware CperaLlng sysLem and speclal l/C
urlvers
W SysLem 8ox reparaLlon
8emove Lhe plasLlc and meLal panels uslng needle nose
pllers (uo noL geL hurL by uslng your flngers dlrecLly)
lace Lhe moLherboard lnslde Lhe cablneL and mark Lhe
places where Lhe mounLlng rlser plns wlll maLe wlLh Lhe
moLherboard
lnsLall Lhe mounLlng plns ln Lhe premarked holes
lnsLall Lhe rlser mounLlng screws
W-ote 1here are varlaLlons ln Lhe cablneLs
Jhlle buylng Lhe modu|es you should
ensure LhaL Lhe moLherboard and Lhe cablneL
are physlcally compaLlble
W Moterboard Stuff|ng rocessor and rocessor Ian
Wostollloq socket ptocessot
1he enLlum 4 MoLherboard uses a processor sockeL such as SockeL
423
ull Lhe locklng lever away from Lhe sockeL Lhen ralse Lhe lever Lo a
90degree angle (uprlghL)
lace Lhe processor genLly lnLo Lhe SockeL maLchlng Lhe pln no 1 on
Lhe sockeL and Lhe processor chlp wlLhouL applylng force
Pold Lhe processor down flrmly and brlng down Lhe lever and lock lL
Wostollloq lot1 ltocessot
1he sloL1 ln Lhe moLherboard has a carLrldge holder
Jhlle shlpplng Lhe moLherboard Lhe uprlghL sLruLs are puL ln folded
down poslLlon
ull Lhem up and make Lhem ln uprlghL poslLlon
lnserL Lhe processor carLrldge lnLo Lhe carLrldge holder
ConnecL Lhe coollng fan cable Lo fan power supply connecLor
Wostollloq tbe ptocessot coolloq foo
1he enLlum 4 comes wlLh a speclflc fan
Cpen Lhe levers of Lhe reLenLlon mechanlsm
lace Lhe fan onLo Lhe reLenLlon mechanlsm Close Lhe levers
W Memoty moJoles
Pold Lhe ulMM above Lhe ulMM sockeL and allgn Lhe Lwo
noLches ln Lhe boLLom edges of Lhe ulMM wlLh Lhe Lwo keys
ln Lhe sockeL
lnserL Lhe boLLom edge of Lhe Memory module lnLo Lhe
sockeL
ush Lhe ulMM unLll Lhe reLalnlng cllps aL Lhe end of Lhe
sockeL snap lnLo place
lnserL ulMM lnLo more sloLs dependlng on module Lype
and capaclLy
W MoLherboard lnsLallaLlon
MounL Lhe moLherboard lnLo Lhe cablneL uslng Lhe orlglnal
screws wlLh a hllllps headed screw drlver
CenLly place Lhe board lnslde Lhe cablneL ad[usLlng such
LhaL Lhe mounLlng holes on Lhe moLherboard are ln
allgnmenL wlLh Lhe holes on Lhe cablneL
llx Lhe moLherboard by screwlng ln Lhe mounLlng screws
W luL urlves reparaLlon
!umpers ln Lhe luL devlces are used Lo selecL Lhelr
sLaLus MasLer Slave or Cable selecL drlve
1he hard dlsk drlve should be made as a MasLer
devlce lf Lhls ls Lhe only hard dlsk drlve
1he Cu/ uvu should also be seL as a MasLer devlce
and Lhe Zl drlve and Cu8Jdevlce made as slave
W ulsk urlves/CLher erlpherals lnsLallaLlon
Some cablneLs have brackeLs LhaL should be aLLached
Lo Lhe sldes of Lhe luu Puu and Cu8CM drlve before
placlng Lhem ln Lhe cablneL
CLher Lypes are flxed by [usL uslng a couple of screws
ConnecL Lhe oLher devlces such as keyboard mouse
Cu8CMdrlve prlnLer eLc
W uaughLerboards lnsLallaLlon
Make sure Lhe cards are fully lnserLed
W Cables lnsLallaLlon
ldenLlfy Lhe dlfferenL cable connecLors
LocaLe your luL 1 and 2 connecLlons on Lhe moLherboard
1he hard dlsk drlve should be plugged lnLo Lhe prlmary luL
channel and Lhe Cu and slave drlve (lf appllcable) connecL Lo
Lhe secondary luL channel
1he lloppy dlsk drlve cable can be easlly connecLed slnce
Lhere ls only one 34pln slgnal cable
ConnecL all Lhe power cables Lo Lhe approprlaLe drlves
W ower ConnecLlon
lug ln Lhe power supply connecLor lnLo Lhe moLherboard
1he A1x and A1 sLyle have dlfferenL Lypes of connecLors
ConnecL Lhe AC ower cable from Lhe cablneL (SMS) Lo Lhe
sLablllser or uS
SwlLch on Lhe power
W 8lCS SeLup
newer moLherboards auLodeLecL Lhe modules used ln Lhe C and do
noL requlre Lhe seLLlng up of Lhe 8lCS
Powever any change ln Lhe seL up parameLers ln Lhe 8lCS can be
made by lnvoklng Lhe lnlLlal 8lCS screen (Lyplng Lhe uLL or l1 key
dependlng on Lhe 8lCS)
user should refer Lo Lhe moLherboard manual for exacL procedure
slnce Lhere are dlfferenL sLandards followed by dlfferenL esLabllshed
8lCS manufacLurers
W Loadlng CS l/C urlvers
Jlndows 93 and earller operaLlng sysLems requlre a sLarLup dlskeLLe
so as Lo recognlze Lhe Cu conLalnlng Lhe Jlndows flles for seLup
newer operaLlng sysLems such as Jlndows 98 and oLhers supporL
dlrecL booLlng from Cu
lor Lhls declare durlng 8lCS seLup Lhe Cu 8CM as Lhe flrsL booL
devlce
lor a new hard dlsk drlve flrsL run lulSk and Lhen formaL Lhe drlve
SLep by sLep guldance ls provlded by Jlndows
lnsLall Lhe moLherboard drlvers from Lhe Cu supplled wlLh Lhe
moLherboard
1hen lnsLall Lhe l/C drlvers supplled wlLh Lhe devlces
W ltoblemsolvloq
lf Lhe assembled sysLem does noL work Lhe faulL has
Lo be found ouL
lL may be a slmple faulL such as a loose cable
connecLlon or a wrong cable connecLlon
lf lL ls a more serlous problem Lhen you have Lo
lsolaLe Lhe faulLy subsysLemand replace lL
1o slmpllfy Lhe Lrouble shooLlng process you can flrsL
remove all Lhe perlpherals from Lhe moLherboard and
check Lhe moLherboard behavlour
1hen add Lhe oLher subsysLems one by one afLer
conflrmlng Lhe behavlour of Lhe lasL added
subsysLem
8emember Lo swlLch off Lhe power before removlng
and addlng any hardware module C8 cable
perlpheral devlce eLc