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First Printing — February 1997

Copyright 1997

NEC Computer Systems Division

Packard Bell NEC, Inc.

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Summary of Contents for POWERMATE OFFICE 2513 - SERVICE

Page 1: ...e Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NECCSD To allow for design an...

Page 2: ...y and processor updates Section 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting includes recommended maintenance information provides possible computer problems and their solutions and provides battery replacement procedures Also included are NECCSD telephone numbers for obtaining service accessing the NECCSD Bulletin Board Service and accessing the FastFacts service Section 5 Repair includes computer disassemb...

Page 3: ...age DLAB Divisor Latch Address bit DMA direct memory access DMAC DMA controller DOS disk operating system DRAM dynamic RAM ECC error checking and correction EDO extended data output EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter EPROM erasable and programmable ROM EVGA Enhanced Video Graphics Array F Fahrenheit FAX facsimile transmission FCC Federal Communications Commission FG frame ground FM frequency modulation...

Page 4: ...p carrier PLL phase lock loop p p peak to peak PPI programmable peripheral interface PROM programmable ROM QFP quad flat pack RAM random access memory RAMDAC RAM digital to analog converter RAS row address strobe RGB red green blue RGBI red green blue intensity ROM read only memory rpm revolutions per minute R read RTC real time clock R W read write S slave SCSI Small Computer System Interface SG ...

Page 5: ...nterrupt Controller 1 15 Integrated Graphics 1 16 Motion Video Controller 1 16 Graphics Accelerator 1 17 Video Memory 1 17 AMI Multimedia Channel AMC VFC Connector 1 18 Standard VFC Mode 1 18 DVS Mode 1 18 MDP MPP Mode 1 19 ISA Bus 1 19 PCI Local Bus 1 19 PCI Auto Configuration 1 19 PCI IDE Ports 1 20 Parallel Interface 1 20 Serial Interface 1 21 Universal Serial Bus USB Interface 1 22 Power Suppl...

Page 6: ... and Repacking 2 1 Setup 2 2 Using System Controls 2 8 Power Button 2 8 Suspend Button 2 9 Reset Button 2 9 CD ROM Reader 2 9 Zip Drive 2 11 CD Restore 2 12 Selecting CD Restore Options 2 12 Restoring Individual Files 2 13 Selecting Files 2 13 Checking Selected Files 2 14 Restoring the Files 2 14 Recovering the System 2 14 Checking Installed Memory Configuration 2 16 System Configuration 2 16 Setu...

Page 7: ...us Values 2 33 Save Changes 2 33 BIOS Update Utility 2 33 NECCSD Bulletin Board Service 2 34 Using the BIOS Update Utility 2 35 Section 3 Option Installation General Rules for Installing Options 3 1 Precautions 3 2 Removing the System Unit Cover 3 3 Expansion Boards 3 6 Expansion Slot Locations 3 6 Expansion Board Installation 3 7 Expansion Board Removal 3 9 SIMM Memory Upgrade 3 10 Checking Syste...

Page 8: ...Front Panel 3 28 Installing an Additional 5 1 4 Inch Device 3 31 Reinstalling the Front Panel 3 33 Installing an Additional 3 1 2 Inch Device 3 34 Adding External Options 3 36 Parallel Printer 3 36 RS 232C Device Connection 3 37 Section 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance 4 2 System Cleaning 4 2 Keyboard Cleaning 4 3 Mouse Cleaning 4 4 Troubleshooting 4 5 Diagnosing and Solving Problems ...

Page 9: ...ga Interface Connector Pin Assignments A 7 Pc Speaker Connector Pin Assignments A 8 Power Supply Connector A 8 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors A 9 Suspend Button Connector A 9 Fan Connector A 9 Diskette Drive Interface Pin Assignments A 10 Ide Interface Connectors A 11 Simm Sockets A 12 ISA PCI Bus Backboard Connector Pin Assignments A 13 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pin Assignments A 15 PCI Expansio...

Page 10: ...g Processor Jumper Settings C 2 Changing the Password C 3 Appendix D CD ROM Reader Specifications and Jumper Settings Eight Speed CD ROM Reader D 1 Appendix E Zip Drive Specifications and Jumper Settings Zip Drive E 1 Glossary Index Figures 1 1 PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Series Components 1 1 1 2 PowerMate Office Front View 1 3 1 3 PowerMate Office Rear View 1 3 2 1 Voltage Selector Switch 2 2 2 2...

Page 11: ...mp 3 18 3 15 Aligning the Processor with the Socket 3 19 3 16 Replacing the Heatsink 3 20 3 17 Locating the Device Slots 3 22 3 18 System Board Cable Connectors 3 23 3 19 Diskette Drive Signal Cable 3 24 3 20 IDE Signal Cable 3 25 3 21 Power Cable Connectors 3 25 3 22 Connecting IDE Device Cables 3 26 3 23 Connecting 1 2 MB Diskette Drive Cables 3 27 3 24 Removing the Front Panel 3 28 3 25 Locatin...

Page 12: ...16 Computers Illustrated Parts Breakdown 5 19 A 1 System Board Internal Connectors A 1 A 2 System Board External Connectors A 2 A 3 Serial Interface A 4 A 4 Parallel Interface Connector A 5 A 5 VGA Interface Connector A 7 A 6 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments A 8 C 1 System Board Jumper Locations C 1 C 2 Processor Speed Jumper Settings C 3 Tables 1 1 System Configurations 1 4 1 2 Software Shi...

Page 13: ...e Office 2513 2516 Computers Documentation and Packaging 5 18 A 1 System Board Connectors A 3 A 2 RS 232C Serial Port Connector Pin Assignments A 4 A 3 Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Assignments A 6 A 4 VGA Interface Connector Pin Assignments A 7 A 5 PC Speaker Connector Pin Assignments A 8 A 6 Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pin Assignments A 9 A 7 Suspend Connector Pin Assignments A 9 A 8 Fan ...

Page 14: ...ory Card Connector J25 Pin Assignments A 23 A 25 Universal Serial Bus Connector Pin Assignments A 24 A 26 AMI Multimedia Standard VFS Mode Connector Pin Assignments A 25 A 27 AMI Multimedia DVS Mode Connector Pin Assignments A 26 A 28 AMI Multimedia MDP Mode Connector Pin Assignments A 27 A 29 AMI Multimedia MPP Mode Connector Pin Assignments A 28 B 1 1 6 GB Hard Disk Drive Specifications B 1 B 2 ...

Page 15: ...lay I O controller allows devices to be added easily without reconfiguring the system In addition PowerMate systems support processor memory and video upgrades in anticipation of future advances in computing and multimedia The information in this section applies both to PowerMate Office 2513 and 2516 models except where noted Figure 1 1 shows the components shipped with some PowerMate Office 2516 ...

Page 16: ... system board 1 MB video DRAM expandable up to 4 MB 256 KB pipeline burst cache memory 1 6 GB Hard Disk Drive 2513 models some 2516 models 2 5 GB Hard Disk Drive some 2516 models NEC MultiSpin 8X CD ROM reader Stereo speakers 8 watt OPL3 SA sound system integrated on system board 33 6 Kbps Fax Data Voice Modem Iomega Zip 100 ATA drive some 2516 models Uninterruptible power supply some 2516 models ...

Page 17: ...Technical Information 1 3 Figure 1 2 PowerMate Office Front View Figure 1 3 PowerMate Office Rear View ...

Page 18: ...r NEC 8X ATAPI NEC 8X ATAPI NEC 8X ATAPI Zip Drive NA NA 100 MB Iomega Zip 100i Drive Cartridge Audio Yamaha OPL3 SA Yamaha OPL3 SA Yamaha OPL3 SA Internal Modem Boca ACF 33 6 Kbps Boca ACF 33 6 Kbps Boca ACF 33 6 Kbps Keyboard Chicony 6923 Chicony 6923 Chicony 6923 Mouse Microsoft Mouse Microsoft Mouse Microsoft Mouse Speakers Goldtron 8 Watt Goldtron 8 Watt Goldtron 8 Watt Microphone Goldtron Go...

Page 19: ... WebWay 2 0 Ring Zero Telephony with Fax Editor Text to Speech 3 01 10A Verbex Listen for Windows 2 01 Vocaltec Internet Phone 3 2 Custom Radish Talkshop 2 00 NCB2000 Online Documentation NEC Help Center 3 00 03 NEC Help Library 3 00 NEC The Healthy Help File 1 01 00 Misc Applications Norton Smart Dr Symantec 1 0 Voyetra Audiostation 727 10 Voyetra Videostation 727 10 3M s Post It Notes 1 0 320 Pe...

Page 20: ...d as they occur SYSTEM CHASSIS The chassis provides an enclosure for system controls system board power supply five expansion board slots a six connector PCI ISA backboard and six storage device slots The PCI ISA backboard has three 8 16 bit ISA connectors and three 32 bit PCI connectors Two ISA connectors and two PCI connectors are dedicated The remaining ISA and PCI connectors are shared meaning...

Page 21: ... secondary cache memory standard on all systems 15 nano second ns static random access memory SRAM cache system Setup program built into the BIOS flash ROM for fast economical BIOS upgrades SMC Plug and Play Ultra integrated input output I O controller with keyboard diskette drive hard disk drive controllers and real time clock RTC Supports a parallel port and one or two serial ports one serial po...

Page 22: ...280 x 1024 with up to 256 colors integrated sound OPTi Sound Blaster PRO OPTi Sound Blaster 2 0 and Microsoft Windows Sound System compatible Yamaha OPL3 SA 24 voice FM synthesis chip on system board SRS 3D sound logic built in 16 bit Sigma Delta stereo CODEC and FM synthesis two intelligent drive electronics IDE interface channels one fast PCI IDE channel primary connector used by the hard disk d...

Page 23: ...e Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments for a list of the system board connectors See Appendix C System Board Jumpers for a description of the system board s jumpers Table 1 3 System Board Chips Chip Description P54C CPGA 133 66 MHz Intel Pentium processor 2513 models 166 66 MHz Intel Pentium processor 2516 models Intel Triton 82430VX PCI ISA Chip Set 82437VX 82438VX 82371SB System controller Two d...

Page 24: ...ments the Pentium processor comes in a 321 pin zero insertion force ZIF socket The socket provides an upgrade path to the next generation processor Secondary Cache All models contain 256 KB of asynchronous secondary cache on the system board external to the processor The cache uses 15 ns SRAM that allows data to be sent or received from cache with one wait state burst Cache memory improves read pe...

Page 25: ...ash ROM allows the system and video BIOS to be upgraded with the BIOS Update utility without removing the ROM see Section 2 for further information on the BIOS Update utility The Flash ROM supports the reprogramming of the system BIOS and the video BIOS The system memory map is shown in Table 1 4 Table 1 4 System Memory Map Memory Space Size Function 00000000 0007FFFF 512 KB MS DOS applications al...

Page 26: ...e Blanks out the monitor Puts the video controller into Suspend mode The vertical sync clock and blank signals to the monitor are disabled Forces the IDE devices into stand by mode A suspend command is sent to the IDE devices which put the devices into a stand by mode The automatic polling feature in Windows 95 keeps the system from automatically entering power management For automatic power manag...

Page 27: ...essor 170 177 Secondary IDE Channel 1F0 1F7 Primary IDE Channel 200 202 207 Game I O 220 22F Sound Port 238 23F Serial Port 4 Used for Remapping 278 27F Parallel Port 2 2B0 2DF Alternate EGA Adapter 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 338 33F Serial Port 3 Used for Remapping 370 375 FDD Controller Secondary Address 376 Secondary IDE Channel CMD Port 377 Secondary IDE Channel STAT Port 378 37F Parallel Port 1 3B...

Page 28: ...rd SIMMs are removed four 32 MB SIMMs may be installed for a total of 128 MB CAUTION SIMMs must match the tin metal plating used on the system board SIMM sockets When adding SIMMs use only tin plated SIMMs SIMMs install directly in the four sockets on the system board The four sockets are assigned as SIMM 1 through SIMM 4 The two standard SIMMs 8 MB or 16 MB are installed in SIMM 1 and SIMM 2 SIMM...

Page 29: ... MB systems Standard configuration for 32 MB systems Interrupt Controller The interrupt controller operates as an interrupt manager for the entire AT system environment The controller accepts requests from peripherals issues interrupt requests to the processor resolves interrupt priorities and provides vectors for the processor to determine which interrupt routine to execute The interrupt controll...

Page 30: ...hic intensive applications and graphical user interfaces GUI The integrated graphics controller integrates a motion video controller a high performance GUI accelerator 24 bit high frequency DAC and clock generator VESA compliant feature connector and 1 MB of fast 64 bit EDO DRAM upgradeable to 4 MB Motion Video Controller The motion video controller integrates a powerful Windows GUI engine and uni...

Page 31: ...rMate Office 2513 2516 Series systems come standard with 1 MB of on board video EDO DRAM The standard 1 MB EDO DRAM consists of two 256 KB by 16 EDO DRAM devices soldered to the system board The system is upgradeable to 2 MB with the addition of 1 MB of EDO DRAM The upgrade consists of two 256 KB by 16 modules that install in two sockets on the system board The system is further upgradeable to 4 M...

Page 32: ...or video capture modules to the system board Multiple protocols are also supported through the same connector as follows Standard VMC mode Digital video stream DVS mode MPEG data port MDP mode or multimedia peripheral port MPP mode Standard VFC Mode The VESA compliant feature connector VFC interface synchronizes graphics output and lets pass through signals from a video add in board use the system...

Page 33: ...r the system The PCI bus is a highly integrated I O interface that offers the highest performance local bus available for the Pentium processor The bus supports burst modes that send large chunks of data across the bus allowing fast displays of high resolution images The PCI bus operates at half the Pentium s processor speed and supports memory transfer rates of up to 105 MB per second for reads a...

Page 34: ... speed bidirectional transfer over a parallel port and increase parallel port functionality by supporting more devices The BIOS has automatic ISA printer port sensing If the BIOS detects an ISA printer port mapped to the same address the built in printer port is disabled The BIOS also sets the first parallel interface port it finds as LPT1 and the second port it finds as LPT2 The interrupt is sele...

Page 35: ...F8h 3E8h and 2E8h NOTE The COM1 serial port is factory set to disabled to support the fax modem Any interrupts used for the built in serial port are not available for ISA parallel ports Table 1 9 Serial Port Addressing and Interrupts Starting I O Address Interrupt Level Port 3F8h IRQ04 COM1 2F8h IRQ03 COM2 3E8h IRQ04 COM3 2E8h IRQ03 COM4 Disabled for fax modem installation Serial interface specifi...

Page 36: ...ette drive plug the unused connector into the second drive Typically both diskette drives are terminated Connector locations are given in Appendix A HARD DISK DRIVE The system supports up to four IDE hard disk drives the standard hard disk drives and three optional hard disk drives The standard 3 1 2 inch hard disk drive 1 inch high thin height is installed in an internal slot behind the front pan...

Page 37: ...m The mouse s six pin connector plugs into the rear of the system The mouse connector pin assignments are given in Appendix A UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY UPS The Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS is standard equipment for some PowerMate Office 2516 models It provides six outlets to guard the system with full time surge protection Three of the surge protected outlets also provide instantaneous batt...

Page 38: ...h Sound Blaster Pro Sound Blaster 2 0 Ad Lib MPU 401 and Microsoft Windows Sound System for PC sound applications CD ROM Reader The IDE eight speed CD ROM reader standard on all 2513 and 2516 models is pre installed as drive F The reader can be used to load programs from a CD or to play audio CDs The reader operates at different speeds depending on whether the CD contains music or data The reader ...

Page 39: ...ard there are no switch or jumpers to set PLUG AND PLAY The system comes with a Plug and Play BIOS which supports Plug and Play technology Plug and Play eliminates complicated setup procedures for installing Plug and Play expansion boards With Plug and Play adding a Plug and Play expansion board is done by turning off the system installing the board and turning on the system There are no jumpers t...

Page 40: ...m Height 14 inches 35 56 cm Weight 26 lb 11 78 kg dependent upon options Keyboard Dimensions and Weight Width 19 0 inches 48 3 cm Depth 8 4 inches 21 3 cm Height 1 6 inches 4 1 cm Weight 3 5 to 4 0 lb 1 6 to 1 8 kg Recommended Operating Environment Temperature 50ºF to 95ºF 10ºC to 35ºC Relative Humidity 20 to 80 Device Slots Three 5 1 4 inch front accessible slots One 3 1 2 inch front accessible s...

Page 41: ... MB Maximum resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels 4 MB video EDO DRAM Battery Replaceable coin type battery Power Supply 200 Watt 115 V 230V switch selectable CD ROM Reader Eight speed Disc format ISO 9660 Data transfer rate 1200 KB sec mode 1 Host interface IDE ATAPI Photo CD Compatible Multisession Photo CD Single Session Photo CD See Appendix D for further information on the CD ROM reader Zip Drive som...

Page 42: ...apter Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS some 2516 models APC Back UPS Office BF250 Capacity 250 Watts Battery and Surge Protected Outlets 3 Surge only Protected Outlets 3 Surge Let through Voltage 300V Surge energy Rating 240 Joules Output Voltage Regulation 115V 5 percent Output Waveform Stepped approximately to sinewave Dimensions 2 8 inches high by 7 inches wide by 17 inches long 71 1 x 177 8 x ...

Page 43: ... bps Data compression ITU T V 42bis MNP5 for throughput up to 115 200 bps Error control ITU T MNP2 4 Fax maximum speed ITU T V 17 14 400 bps V 29 9600 bps V27ter 4800 bps V 21 Ch 2 300 bps Group 3 send receive EIA TIA Class 1 Firmware VoiceView support Caller ID support DTMF tone detection generation Administrative Compliance UL 1950 safety CSA C22 2 No 950 m89 TUV EN60950 1988 FCC part 15 Subpart...

Page 44: ...ay from devices that generate magnetic fields electric motors transformers etc Place the carton on a sturdy surface and carefully unpack the system Note how each item was packaged and how it was arranged in the carton Save all packaging materials and the shipping carton The carton contents include the system unit with a 3 1 2 inch 1 44 MB diskette drive CD ROM reader Iomega Zip drive with some 251...

Page 45: ...ng the following steps 1 Set the voltage selector switch at the back of the system to 115V U S and Canada or 230V see Figure 2 1 CAUTION The correct AC input voltage must be properly set before the system is powered on Select the appropriate voltage with the voltage selector switch located at the rear of the system Figure 2 1 Voltage Selector Switch ...

Page 46: ...up and Operation 2 3 2 Connect the monitor keyboard and mouse cables to the back of the system Connect cables for optional devices to the back of the system See Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Peripheral Connections ...

Page 47: ...t speaker and to the L SPEAKER OUTPUT jack on the right speaker Locate the color coded three connector speaker cable Match and attach the color coded red and white cable connectors to the color coded connectors on the right speaker Connect the other end of the color coded cable to the line out jack on the back of the system see Figure 2 4 Connect the AC adapter to the right speaker Figure 2 3 Eigh...

Page 48: ...one in jack at the back of the system see Figure 2 4 Change the angle of the microphone by pushing it forward back left or right change the orientation of the microphone head by rotating the microphone stem see Figure 2 5 Figure 2 4 Connecting the Speakers and Microphone Figure 2 5 The Microphone ...

Page 49: ...l in one of two ways Through the UPS if the system is equipped with a UPS Plug the telephone cable that came with the system into the line jack on the system see Figure 2 6 and into the out jack on the UPS Plug the cable that came with the UPS into the in jack on the UPS and into the telephone jack on the wall Directly into the wall Plug the telephone cable that came with the system into the line ...

Page 50: ...system does not have a UPS or into a properly grounded wall outlet Plug the monitor power cord into one of the surge battery backup outlets on the UPS if the system has a UPS into a surge protector recommended if the system does not have a UPS or into a properly grounded wall outlet Plug the AC speaker adapter into one of the surge battery backup outlets on the UPS if the system has a UPS into a s...

Page 51: ...de The system automatically goes into its Power On Self Test POST and checks system components One beep indicates that the system has successfully completed its power on test If a problem occurs a series of beeps may sound If this happens repeatedly after powering on power off the system and troubleshoot If a problem occurs and is not indicated by beeps power off the system and troubleshoot NOTE I...

Page 52: ...o keyboard commands CD ROM READER An eight speed CD ROM reader comes pre installed as drive F in the system The reader is set as a master device and is connected to the secondary PCI IDE port on the system board Specifications and jumper settings for the CD ROM reader are given in Appendix D Use the CD ROM reader to load and start programs from a CD or to play audio CDs The CD ROM reader has the f...

Page 53: ... button The tray closes 4 To remove the disc press the open close button The tray opens allowing removal of the disc The system ships with the Windows 95 Auto Insert Notification feature enabled for the CD ROM reader Inserting a CD with a Windows 95 based program into the player automatically starts the program as soon as the tray is closed Note that if the Auto Insert Notification is enabled the ...

Page 54: ...sharing data archiving data The Zip drive see Figure 2 10 has the following controls and indicators release button to release the Zip disk from the Zip drive data lamp that lights indicating drive activity emergency eject hole in the front panel that contains a lever to eject a Zip disk manually The emergency eject is used if the release function is disabled by software or if a power failure occur...

Page 55: ...utton again Do not turn off the system power while the Zip disk is being accessed Do not reset the system except as a last resort when the Zip drive is in use If there is difficulty removing the disk due to a power failure use a straightened paper clip to hook the manual eject lever then pull gently until the disk ejects CD RESTORE PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Series Computers ship with a CD Restore...

Page 56: ...toration The following sections explain how to use the Restore Individual Files screen Complete all sections to restore files Selecting Files Under Select files to restore select which files to restore as follows 1 From the left dialog box highlight the directory containing the files to restore 2 From the right dialog box highlight the files to be included To restore all of the files listed click ...

Page 57: ... the Files Complete the restoration process as follows 1 The Restore the files from the CD area of the screen offers two options Restore the files listed to proceed with the restoration and continue to the next step Cancel to cancel the restoration and return to the NEC System Restore menu 2 To proceed with the restoration click Restore the files listed When the restoration is completed a file res...

Page 58: ...a 2 Be prepared with software installation diskettes of any software application programs that the user added to the original system The System Recovery requires booting from the CD Restore disc Here is the procedure to start the recovery process Follow it carefully 1 With system power on insert the CD Restore disc into the CD ROM reader 2 Turn system power off Turn on system power The System Reco...

Page 59: ...h the left mouse button click Properties The General tab shows the RAM configuration for the system As an alternative click the Performance tab for information about the RAM configuration SYSTEM CONFIGURATION This section describes the Setup utility program that allows the system configuration information to be viewed and changed NOTE The system ships from the factory with the correct system param...

Page 60: ...e installation of optional memory by comparing the amount of memory installed with the amount of memory displayed by Setup change certain system operating parameters such as boot device sequence or keyboard parameters configure system connections for peripherals such as the diskette drive hard disk drives and devices connected to the printer and serial ports customize the system with security feat...

Page 61: ...e 2 11 Setup Utility Main Menu Window Boot Main Advanced Security Power System Time System Date Diskette A Diskette B IDE Adapter 0 Master IDE Adapter 0 Slave IDE Adapter 1 Master IDE Adapter 1 Slave Video System Memory Cache Memory Shadow Boot Options Numlock System Memory Extended Memory Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field Item Specific Help 10 19 20 08 12 1996 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Not Installed C 162...

Page 62: ...e area at the bottom of the screen The legend bar provides a summary of command keys for using Setup The General Help window a window that appears any time during Setup after pressing F1 or Alt H This help window provides two pages of general information about using Setup The following subsections describe how to use the Main Menu window to set system parameters Menu Bar The menu bar at the top of...

Page 63: ...d bar on the bottom of the Setup menu to make the selections or exit the current menu Table 2 1 describes the legend keys and their alternates Table 2 1 Setup Key Functions Key Function F1 or Alt H Displays General Help window described later in this section Esc Exits the menu or arrow keys Selects a different menu or arrow keys Moves cursor up and down Tab or Shift Tab Cycles cursor up and down H...

Page 64: ...s as the cursor is moved to each new field General Help Window Pressing F1 or Alt H on any menu brings up the General Help window that describes the legend keys and their alternates The scroll bar on the right of any window indicates that there is more than one page of information in the window Use Page Up and Page Down to display all the pages Pressing Home and End displays the first and last pag...

Page 65: ...escribed below see Memory Cache Memory Shadow Enabled Memory shadow is always enabled Boot Options Described below see Boot Options Numlock Described below see Numlock System Memory Automatically detected by the system Displays the amount of conventional memory detected at power on Extended Memory Automatically detected by the system Displays the amount of extended memory detected at power on IDE ...

Page 66: ...mary window see Figure 2 11 Available options include IDE Adapter 0 Master IDE Adapter 0 Slave IDE Adapter 1 Master IDE Adapter 1 Slave IDE Adapter 0 configures the primary PCI IDE port primary channel IDE Adapter 1 configures the secondary IDE port Each IDE Adapter parameter has a right pointing arrow to the left of it Selecting the option displays an IDE adapters advanced features menu with IDE ...

Page 67: ...ack 1 to 63 Specifies number of sectors per track Multi Sector Transfers Enabled default Disabled Enables disables Multi Sector transfers LBA Mode Control Enabled default Disabled Enables disables Logical Block Access 32 Bit I O Enabled default Disabled Enables disables 32 bit communications between the CPU and IDE controller Transfer Mode Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 default S...

Page 68: ...ssword to set Boot parameters Select Boot Options directly from the Main Menu summary window to display the Boot Options menu Use the legend keys to make the selections and exit to the Main Menu Use Table 2 5 to select the boot options Table 2 5 Boot Parameters Parameters Options Description Summary Screen Enabled default Disabled Displays system configuration at the end of boot up Floppy Check En...

Page 69: ...r off at bootup Auto turns NumLock on if it finds a numeric key pad Keyboard Auto Repeat rate Fast default Medium Selects key repeat rate Keyboard Auto Repeat delay 1 4 sec 1 2 sec default 3 4 sec 1 sec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke Key Click Enabled Disabled default Turns audible key click on or off Advanced Menu Accessing the Advanced men...

Page 70: ... default Alternate Selects the method the BIOS uses to report memory sizes over 64 MB to the operating system Select Normal for MS DOS and Windows Select Alternate for OS 2 and Windows NT Large Disk Access Mode DOS default Other Select DOS if the system has DOS Select Other if another operating system like UNIX is installed A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders more than 16 heads o...

Page 71: ...ilable combination LPT Mode Output only Bi directional default ECP Enables parallel port to function normally Output only bi directional or in an enhanced capabilities port ECP mode Check the printer documentation to set the correct LPT mode for the printer in use ECP Channel DMA 0 DMA 1 DMA 3 Available when ECP is selected for the LPT mode Diskette Controller Enabled default Disabled Enables the ...

Page 72: ...e the password and press Enter Reenter the password and press Enter If a password is forgotten see Appendix C for procedures to clear the password See Table 2 9 for a description of the security features Use the legend keys to make the selections and exit to the Main Menu Table 2 9 System Security Options Feature Options Description Supervisor Password Disabled default Enabled Must set to Enabled ...

Page 73: ...ograms which attempt to modify the boot sector will not be able to do so System Backup Reminder and Virus Check Reminder Disabled default Daily Weekly Monthly When a schedule is specified displays a message during bootup asking Y N if the system has been backed up or scanned for viruses Message returns on each boot until Y is responded Daily displays the message on the first boot of the day weekly...

Page 74: ...led then only the sleep button will wake the system from sleep mode Power Savings Mode Customize default Maximum Minimum Medium Disabled Maximum Medium and Minimum set power management options with predefined values Select Customize to make customize selections Disabled turns off all power management Sleep Timeout 15 min default Disabled User Selectable Inactivity period required before partial po...

Page 75: ...them operative Unlike standard RAM memory NVRAM is sustained by an onboard battery and stays on when the system is turned off After saving the selections the program displays this message Values have been saved to CMOS Press space to continue If an attempt is made to exit without saving Setup asks if the changes should be saved before exiting During bootup Setup attempts to load the values saved i...

Page 76: ... saved to NVRAM the previously saved NVRAM values can be restored Selecting Load Previous Values on the Exit menu updates all the selections and displays this message CMOS values have been loaded Press space to continue Save Changes Save Changes saves all the selections without exiting Setup Other menus selections can be reviewed or changed BIOS UPDATE UTILITY The system BIOS resides on a flash RO...

Page 77: ... a baud rate that matches your 33 6 Kbps fax modem Parity none Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Flow control Xon Xoff select Hardware if using 14 4 Kbps or higher 6 Following the Hyper Terminal instructions enter the BBS phone number 508 635 4706 Your business phone or location might require a 9 1 or 1 prefix 7 Press Enter twice 8 Enter your first name last name and password Press Enter after each 9 Follow...

Page 78: ...OS Update Utility Update the BIOS from the BIOS flash diskette as follows 1 Write down the Setup parameters currently set on the system 2 Turn off the system 3 Insert the flash diskette in drive A and turn on the system The update proceeds automatically and shows a BIOS Update successfully completed message when done 4 Press any key to reboot the system 5 Remove the flash diskette ...

Page 79: ...ower cable n Turn off and disconnect all peripherals n When handling boards or chips touch the system unit frame to discharge static n Do not disassemble parts other than those specified in the procedure n All screws are Phillips head unless otherwise specified n Label any removed connectors Note where the connector goes and in what position it was installed PRECAUTIONS Take care when working insi...

Page 80: ...components on the chip or board n Take care when connecting or disconnecting cables A damaged cable can cause a short in the electrical circuit Misaligned connector pins can cause damage to system components at power on When installing a cable route the cable so it is not pinched by other components and is out of the path of the system unit cover Prevent damage to the connectors by aligning connec...

Page 81: ...om the system unit 4 Unscrew the three cover thumb screws from the back of the system unit see Figure Section 3 1 Figure Section 3 1 Removing Cover Screws 5 Release the cover by pulling it about an inch away from the front panel see Figure Section 3 2 NOTE The cover fits tightly Press the front edge of the cover to release it from the front panel Also try pressing against the rear panel to slide t...

Page 82: ...3 4 Option Installation Figure Section 3 2 Removing the Cover 6 Lift the cover up and away from the system unit ...

Page 83: ...install the cover by reversing steps 1 through 5 above Be sure that the cover tabs on the sides of the cover align inside the frame of the unit when replacing the cover see Figure Section 3 3 Figure Section 3 3 Aligning the Cover ...

Page 84: ...ISA expansion boards can either be Plug and Play or non Plug and Play boards Expansion Slot Locations The system has five usable expansion slots two ISA slots one shared PCI ISA slot and two PCI slots see Figure Section 3 4 The ISA expansion slots support industry standard 8 bit or 16 bit expansion boards The PCI slots support PCI expansion boards PCI expansion boards run at the system s processor...

Page 85: ... the board 3 Remove the screw securing an expansion slot cover and remove the cover see Figure Section 3 5 Save the screw for installing the expansion board Save the slot cover future use CAUTION A slot cover can damage the system board or any option board if it falls into the system Take care to keep the slot cover from falling when removing the screw If the slot cover does fall into the unit rem...

Page 86: ...he front of the system unit Press the board firmly into the expansion slot connector Gently rock the board from side to side to seat it into the connector 5 Insert the screw removed earlier to secure the expansion board to the support bracket Figure Section 3 6 Inserting the Board 6 Attach any signal cables required by the expansion board 7 Reinstall the system unit cover ...

Page 87: ...d 3 Remove the screw that secures the board to the support bracket see Figure Section 3 7 Figure Section 3 7 Removing the Screw 4 Pull the board out of the connector Gently rock the board from side to side to release it from its connector 5 Replace the expansion slot cover and secure it with the screw to the support bracket 6 Reinstall the system unit cover ...

Page 88: ...different metals only use tin plated SIMM sticks Checking System Memory Use the following procedure to n check the memory installed in the system n determine the SIMM configuration needed to increase memory n locate the sockets for SIMM installation 1 Locate the four SIMM sockets on the system board see Figure Section 3 8 2 Identify the SIMM sockets by socket number see Figure Section 3 9 If any c...

Page 89: ...Option Installation 3 11 Figure Section 3 8 System Board Upgrade Sockets and Connectors Figure Section 3 9 SIMM Socket Identification ...

Page 90: ... MB 16 MB Empty Empty 40 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB 16 MB 40 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 48 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB Empty Empty 72 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 32 MB 72 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 80 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB 32 MB 80 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 96 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB Sta...

Page 91: ...1 Remove the system unit cover as previously described 2 Locate the SIMM sockets see Figure Section 3 8 and Figure Section 3 9 3 Press the metal clips at the outer edges of the socket away from the SIMM 4 Push the SIMM away from the locking tabs and remove it from the socket see Figure Section 3 10 Figure Section 3 10 Removing a SIMM ...

Page 92: ...ion CAUTION Before installing a SIMM reduce static discharge by touching the system s metal chassis 3 Align the notched end of the SIMM with the socket end closest to the front of the system 4 Insert the SIMM at an angle into the socket 5 Tilt the SIMM towards the locking tabs using equal pressure at the ends of the SIMM until it locks into the socket see Figure Section 3 11 Figure Section 3 11 In...

Page 93: ...rade from 2 MB to 4 MB of video memory The option uses a 2 MB memory module card designed for 2513 and 2516 models order part OP 410 19201 Video Memory Upgrade to 2 MB Use the following procedures to upgrade video memory to 2 MB 1 Remove the system unit cover as previously described 2 Locate the 1 MB video memory upgrade sockets see Figure Section 3 8 Remove any expansion boards obstructing the vi...

Page 94: ...ferent video driver can be used to display more colors at higher resolutions Video Memory Upgrade to 4 MB Use the following procedures to upgrade video memory to 4 MB 1 Follow steps 1 2 and 3 from the previous section These are the directions for upgrading to 2 MB 2 Locate the 2 MB video memory upgrade connectors see Figure Section 3 8 CAUTION Reduce static discharge by again touching the system s...

Page 95: ...pressure over the connectors gently press the card firmly to fully seat it into the connectors on the board Figure Section 3 13 Aligning the Video Memory Card with the Socket 4 Replace any boards that were removed 5 Reinstall the system unit cover NOTE After the video memory is upgraded a different video driver can be used to display more colors at higher resolutions ...

Page 96: ...upgrade processor Verify that you have the correct heatsink for the processor When upgrading the processor first remove the processor currently installed in the system then install the upgrade processor Processor Removal Remove the installed processor on the system board as follows 1 Remove the system unit cover as previously described 2 Locate the processor socket see Figure Section 3 8 If any ex...

Page 97: ...stem unit 5 Lift the processor out of the socket Processor Installation 1 Remove the processor currently in the system as previously described CAUTION Before picking up the processor reduce static discharge by touching the metal frame of the system unit 2 Align the notched corner of the processor with the alignment corner pin 1 in the socket and insert the processor see Figure Section 3 15 Figure ...

Page 98: ...n 3 16 CAUTION Remember to either reattach the heatsink used with the old processor or install the new heatsink supplied with the upgrade processor Figure Section 3 16 Replacing the Heatsink 5 Check to see if the newly installed processor requires a system board jumper change see Appendix C System Board Jumpers 6 Replace any boards removed during this procedure 7 Reinstall the system unit cover ...

Page 99: ...he primary PCI IDE port Device Slots The system has six storage slots n a 3 1 2 inch accessible device slot which contains the standard 1 44 MB diskette drive n two internal hard disk drive slots The front internal 3 1 2 inch slot contains the standard IDE hard disk drive 1 inch high thin height The rear internal 3 1 2 inch slot is available for a second hard disk drive n three 5 1 4 inch accessib...

Page 100: ...umentation that comes with the device for jumper setting information An IDE device such as an IDE hard disk drive or IDE CD ROM reader must be set correctly as the first master or second slave device on the IDE channel One master and one slave device are supported on the primary IDE connector one master and one slave device are supported on the secondary connector The standard IDE hard disk drive ...

Page 101: ... with the system are three connector cables that each support two devices The CD ROM reader cable shipped with the system is a two connector cable that supports one device Addition of a slave device requires the replacement of the two connector cable with a three connector cable The part number for the IDE cable for two devices is 158 050836 002 Cable connector locations are shown in Figure Sectio...

Page 102: ...l Cable IDE Signal Cables Each system comes with a three connector IDE interface cable attached to the primary IDE connector and the installed hard disk drive In some systems a Zip drive also comes attached to the first IDE cable A two connector IDE interface cable connects to the CD ROM reader and to the secondary IDE connector If installing a second device on this connector the two connector cab...

Page 103: ... attached to the standard storage devices System power cables vary in length and provide connector sizes to accommodate a variety of supported storage configurations Power cable connectors are keyed to fit only in the correct position Figure Section 3 21 shows the power cable connectors Figure Section 3 21 Power Cable Connectors ...

Page 104: ...TE Replace a two connector IDE cable with a three connector IDE cable see IDE Signal Cables Take care to prevent bending drive connector pins Align the IDE cable connector as shown in Figure Section 3 22 2 Locate an available power connector coming from the power supply 3 Connect the appropriate power cable to the power connector on the IDE device Figure Section 3 22 Connecting IDE Device Cables 4...

Page 105: ...nnector 3 Connect the power cable to the power connector on the device Figure Section 3 23 Connecting 1 2 MB Diskette Drive Cables Storage Device Installation The following subsections describe how to install 5 1 4 inch storage devices The front panel must be removed to install a 5 1 4 inch device The installation procedures include n removing the front panel n installing a 5 1 4 inch device n rep...

Page 106: ...ing the front panel do not pull it too far from the chassis or the cables may be strained or broken 2 The front panel is secured with six metal plugs see Figure Section 3 24 Remove the front panel by evenly pulling the panel from the chassis taking care not to strain or break the cables running from the inside of the front panel into the system unit 3 If appropriate label and disconnect the cables...

Page 107: ...om the selected slot by pressing the panel tabs from inside the front panel and pushing the blank panel out see Figure Section 3 25 Store the blank panel for future use NOTE If the device being installed is a hard disk drive do not remove the blank panel Figure Section 3 25 Locating the Blank Panel Tabs ...

Page 108: ...cover from the selected slot by removing the two slot cover screws on the front of the system see Figure Section 3 26 Figure Section 3 26 Locating the Slot Cover 7 Install the 5 1 4 inch device see Installing an Additional 5 1 4 Inch Device next ...

Page 109: ...ach them Remove any rails already attached See the documentation that comes with the device 3 Locate the device rails that ship with the system not the drive rails that come on the device Attach the rails to the sides of the device with the four screws that come with the device see Figure Section 3 27 If installing an accessible device diskette drive or tape drive attach the rails to the device so...

Page 110: ...ection 3 28 Figure Section 3 28 Device Screws 6 Connect the device cables 7 Replace the system unit front panel see Reinstalling the Front Panel 8 Replace the system unit cover NOTE If a 1 2 MB diskette drive was installed remove the protective cardboard insert from the drive 9 Run the Setup program to set the new configuration ...

Page 111: ...LED cable the power LED cable the sleep switch cable or the reset switch cable were previously disconnected from the system unit thread them back through the cutout in the front of the chassis and reconnect them to the system board 3 Align the six front panel plugs with the holes in the front of the system unit see Figure Section 3 29 4 Evenly press the front panel into position until the plugs lo...

Page 112: ... that the four screws are handy that come with the hard disk drive Remove the system unit cover as previously described in this section 2 Locate the standard hard disk drive and the empty internal 3 1 2 inch drive slot directly behind it and next to the power supply see Figure Section 3 30 Figure Section 3 30 Locating the 3 1 2 Inch Drive Slot 3 If necessary replace the two connector IDE cable att...

Page 113: ...e drive slot as follows n Position the new drive in the hard disk drive slot area see Figure Section 3 30 n Carefully place the system unit on its side with the open side facing up Locate the four holes on the bottom of the system unit see Figure Section 3 31 n Align the four holes on the bottom of the hard disk drive with the holes in the drive slot Secure the hard disk drive with the four screws...

Page 114: ...3 36 Option Installation Figure Section 3 31 Securing the Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 115: ...ther external devices see the instructions that come with the option Parallel Printer NOTE Before connecting a printer to the system be sure the printer is set up correctly Follow the setup instructions that come with the printer Connect a parallel printer to the system as follows 1 Turn off power to the system and printer 2 Connect the printer cable to the printer port on the rear of the system u...

Page 116: ...e sure the serial device is set up correctly Follow the setup instructions that come with the option 1 Turn off power to the system and to the serial device 2 Connect one end of the serial cable to the serial port on the rear of the computer see Figure Section 3 33 3 Secure the cable with the screws provided 4 Connect the other end to the serial device ...

Page 117: ...Option Installation 3 39 Figure Section 3 33 Connecting the RS 232C Cable ...

Page 118: ...mers To order NECCSD spare parts In the U S call 1 800 233 6321 In Canada call 1 800 727 2787 To obtain option information literature dealer locations and sales leads Call 1 800 NEC INFO To open a service call or speak to a technician In the U S call 1 800 632 4565 To send technical questions over email tech support nectech com To fax technical questions to customer support In the U S fax 1 508 63...

Page 119: ...edure for cleaning the system 1 Power off the system and unplug all power cables 2 Periodically wipe the outside of the system keyboard mouse and monitor with a soft clean cloth Remove stains with a mild detergent Do not use solvents or strong abrasive cleaners on any part of the system 3 Clean the monitor screen with a commercial monitor screen cleaning kit As an alternative use a glass cleaner t...

Page 120: ... field replaceable assembly Therefore disassembly of the keyboard is necessary only when cleaning the inside Figure 4 1 Removing the Keyboard Enclosure 2 Separate the two halves of the enclosure Clean the enclosure and keys with a damp cloth A small soft bristle brush may be used to clean between the keys Do not wet or dampen the keyboard s printed circuit board PCB If the PCB accidentally gets we...

Page 121: ...use from the system 2 Turn the mouse upside down and locate the mouse ball cover see Figure 4 2 3 Turn the ball cover clockwise and remove the cover Figure 4 2 Removing the Mouse Ball Cover 4 Turn the mouse over and remove the ball 5 Clean the mouse as follows Clean the mouse ball with tap water and a mild detergent then dry it with a lint free cloth Remove any dust and lint from the mouse socket ...

Page 122: ...1 Check that the power cord is plugged into the AC connector on the computer Check that the other end of the cord is plugged into a live properly grounded AC power outlet 2 Check cable connections between the power supply and system board 3 Systematically eliminate possible shorted PCBs by removing cables and expansion boards 4 Check the 5 and 12 power supply voltages see Appendix A Connector Pin ...

Page 123: ...rameters 2 Replace the CMOS battery if the date and time must be set each time the computer is powered on Computer halts during loading sequence 1 Power the computer off Check for proper jumper settings see appendices then power on the computer 2 Check condition of selected bootload device diskette or hard disk drive for bad boot track or incorrect OS files 3 Try booting OS from diskette or recopy...

Page 124: ...drive controller PCB if the system board controller is not used Slow hard disk drive performance Noticeably slow performance when accessing the hard disk drive 1 Check that the hard disk drive is connected to the primary PCI IDE port to take advantage of the system s high performance fast IDE Memory malfunction Total memory not recognized 1 Reseat SIMMs 2 Systematically swap SIMMs 3 Check to see i...

Page 125: ...s of the built in video controller and DRAM Wavy display 1 Check that the computer and monitor are not near motors or electric fields Blank display 1 Press any key or move the mouse to ensure power management has not blanked the display 2 Check that the monitor power ON OFF switch is ON 3 Check that the monitor cable is attached to the video connector at the back of the system 4 Check cable connec...

Page 126: ...ower connections between the reader system board and power supply 3 Check the master slave jumper settings see Appendix D 4 Check the IDE cable Replace as necessary 5 Check the power supply Replace as necessary 6 Check the system board Replace as necessary No sound from CDs 1 Check that speaker power is on and volume is adjusted 2 Check audio software settings 3 Check the CD disc 4 Check the CD RO...

Page 127: ...DE cable Replace as necessary 5 Check the power supply Replace as necessary 6 Check the system board Replace as necessary Slow Zip drive performance Noticeably slow performance when accessing the Zip drive 1 Check that the Zip drive is connected to the primary PCI IDE port to take advantage of the system s high performance fast IDE Communication Error No or bad data when communicating 1 Check cabl...

Page 128: ...moving the battery from the system board causes the computer to lose system configuration information If possible run Setup and record the system configuration settings before removing the battery Use that information to restore the system after replacing the battery 2 Remove the system unit cover as described in Section 3 3 Locate the battery and its socket on the system board see Figure 4 3 Figu...

Page 129: ...ttery or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer when replacing the battery Lithium acts as a catalyst when exposed to water and causes spontaneous combustion on contact Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 5 With the positive side facing up press the new battery into the socket 6 Replace the system cover 7 Connect external peripherals and power cables 8 R...

Page 130: ...s Use the following procedures to replace the battery Remove power from the UPS and all connected devices 1 Turn off the power switch on the UPS and on all connected devices 2 Unplug the UPS from the wall socket 3 Unplug all devices from the UPS Use the following procedure to remove the battery cover 1 Turn the UPS over 2 Press down firmly on the two cover release tabs while pushing the cover outw...

Page 131: ... Do not discard the battery in household or office trash bins The battery should be recycled through the manufacturer See directions for battery disposal at the end of this document 4 Hold the battery label side up and plug the two battery wires into the battery black wire to the small connector and red wire to the large connector 5 Set the battery down into the compartment wire end first and push...

Page 132: ...til it snaps in place see Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Replacing the Battery Cover 3 Turn the UPS over 4 Plug in the UPS turn power on and let the battery charge for at least four hours before use 5 Turn UPS power off and unplug the power cord 6 Reconnect all disconnected devices 7 Plug in the UPS power cord and turn on the UPS 8 In turn power on the monitor computer and all other devices ...

Page 133: ... reverse order Individual removal procedures do not require the total disassembly of the computer Each of the following subsections lists the parts that must be removed before beginning the removal procedure Table Section 5 1 PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Computers Disassembly Sequence Sequence Part See Page 1 System unit cover 5 2 2 Expansion board s 5 3 3 Front panel assembly 5 4 4 Blank panel and ...

Page 134: ...s Note where the connector goes and in what position it was installed On completion of any reassembly perform a power on test see Section 2 Setup and Operation If a fault occurs verify that the reassembly was performed correctly CAUTION When handling boards or chips ground yourself to release static System Unit Cover Removal To remove and replace the system unit cover use Removing the System Unit ...

Page 135: ...e following steps 1 Remove the system unit cover as previously described 2 Disconnect any cables leading from the expansion board s 3 Remove the screw from the expansion slot bracket see Figure Section 5 1 4 Remove the expansion board Figure Section 5 1 Removing the Expansion Board ...

Page 136: ...moving the front panel do not pull it too far from the chassis or the cables may be strained or broken 2 The front panel is secured with six metal plugs see Figure Section 5 2 Remove the front panel by evenly pulling the panel from the chassis Take care not to strain or break the cables running from the inside of the front panel into the system unit 3 If appropriate label and disconnect the cables...

Page 137: ...nk panel and the metal slot cover from the chassis as follows 1 Remove the front panel as previously described 2 Remove the blank panel from the selected slot by pressing the panel tabs from inside the front panel and pushing the blank panel out see Figure Section 5 4 Figure Section 5 4 Blank Panel Removal ...

Page 138: ...lding the metal slot cover to the front of the chassis Remove the slot cover see Figure Section 5 6 Figure Section 5 6 Removing the Metal Slot Cover Speaker Assembly Removal Remove the speaker per Figure Section 5 8 and the following steps ...

Page 139: ...ly described 2 Unplug the speaker cable from its connector on the system board 3 Slide the speaker over the raised spot and out from the speaker tabs 4 Remove the speaker from the system unit Figure Section 5 8 Speaker and Card Guide Fan Assembly Location ...

Page 140: ...ide by pressing outward on the four tabs securing the fan to the guide System Lamp Cable Assembly Removal Remove a system lamp power LED or hard drive LED cable assembly per the following steps 1 Remove the system unit cover and front panel as previously described CAUTION The cable connectors for the hard drive LED power LED sleep switch and reset switch plug into the inside of the front panel The...

Page 141: ... or broken 2 Unplug the switch assembly cable from its connector on the system board 3 Working from the inside of the front panel press the two switch holder tabs away from the switch connector and pull the connector out of the switch holder 4 Pull the switch assembly cable through the cutout on the front of the unit 5 Remove the switch cable assembly from the system unit 6 The suspend or reset bu...

Page 142: ...usly described 2 Press the metal clips at the outer edges of the socket away from the SIMM see Figure Section 5 10 3 Push the SIMM away from the locking tabs and remove it from the socket 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each SIMM being removed NOTE Detailed information on removing SIMMs is in Section 3 Option Installation Figure Section 5 10 SIMM Socket ...

Page 143: ... from the system unit Next remove the system board See System Board Removal later in this section Then remove the four screws two to a side securing the device to the system unit see Figure Section 5 12 NOTE When removing a device from the top 5 1 4 inch slot the left side panel and the system board must be removed to access one of the two screws on the left side of the device 4 If removing a devi...

Page 144: ...bles from the hard disk drive NOTE When reinstalling the drive note that all power cables are keyed to fit only in the correct position 3 Remove the four screws underneath the bottom of the system unit holding the 3 1 2 inch hard disk drive to the unit see Figure Section 5 14 4 Slide the 3 1 2 inch hard disk drive towards the back of the system unit and remove the drive from the system Figure Sect...

Page 145: ...rews securing the left side panel to the system unit tilt the panel out slightly and then lift it away from the system unit Next remove the system board See System Board Removal later in this section Then remove the four screws two to a side securing the 3 1 2 inch diskette drive to the system unit see Figure Section 5 16 NOTE When removing the diskette drive the left side panel and the system boa...

Page 146: ...he two screws securing the power on switch and cable to the front of the system unit Free the switch from the system unit Keep the switch and cable out of the way while removing the power supply 3 Unplug the two power cables attached to the system board connectors 4 Unplug the power cables from all installed devices 5 Cut any tie wraps that may be securing the power cables to the system unit 6 Rem...

Page 147: ... the system unit cover and all expansion boards as previously described 2 Remove the two backboard bracket screws see Figure Section 5 20 3 Pull the backboard out of its socket on the system board and remove the backboard from the system unit Figure Section 5 20 ISA PCI Backboard Screws ...

Page 148: ...cted to the system board Appendix A provides the connector identifiers and pin assignments for each connector 3 Remove the screws that hold the system board to the system unit chassis see Figure Section 5 22 4 Remove the system board from the system unit 5 If replacing the system board remove SIMMs and optional video DRAM module if installed from the board Reinstall these modules on the new board ...

Page 149: ... NOTE In the U S Authorized Service Centers call 1 800 632 4565 to order NECCSD spare parts for information about cross shipments order status part numbers contracts and extended warranties and on customer service issues Customers in the U S call 1 800 233 6321 in Canada call 1 800 727 2787 To order options in the U S call NECCSD Sales Info at 1 800 NEC INFO Table Section 5 2 PowerMate Office 2513...

Page 150: ...nal 3 connector 158 050857 002 16 Cable CD ROM IDE Signal 2 connector 158 050562 010 17 Microphone 158 052116 000 18A 1 6 GB IDE Hard Disk Drive 158 050395 377 18B 2 5 GB IDE Hard Disk Drive 158 050395 376 19 Iomega Zip Drive 100 MB 158 052125 000 20 NEC 8X CD ROM Reader CDR 1450A BR 21 1 44 MB Diskette Drive 3 1 2 Inch x 1 Inch 158 056414 000 22 Internal Speaker with cable 158 050865 008 23 5 1 4...

Page 151: ...60 40 Rail Kit not shown 158 050893 000 41 Reset Sleep Button not shown 158 050896 003 Table Section 5 5 lists the part numbers for the PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Series documentation and packaging Table Section 5 5 PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Computers Documentation and Packaging Description Part Number PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Series Computers Using Your Computer 819 181584 000 PowerMate Office...

Page 152: ...ection 5 24 PowerMate Office 2513 2516 Computers Illustrated Parts Breakdown This data was prepared February 1997 For an up to date listing of spare parts please call FastFacts at 1 800 366 0476 and order document 42181599 ...

Page 153: ...shows the locations of the system board internal connectors Figure A 2 shows the locations of the system board external connectors Table A 1 identifies the connector function with the connector number Descriptions of the connectors are provided in the following subsections Figure A 1 System Board Internal Connectors ...

Page 154: ...A 2 Connector Pin Assignments Figure A 2 System Board External Connectors ...

Page 155: ...nector Diskette Drive J5 2 x 17 pin male Power Supply J1 1 x 12 pin locking header SIMM Memory Sockets SIMM 1 2 3 4 72 pin single inline connector PCI IDE Interface primary J2 2 x 20 pin header IDE Interface secondary J3 2 x 20 pin header Fan J19 1 x 3 pin male straight Suspend Button J13 SLEEP 1 x 2 pin male straight Hard disk LED J18 HDLED 1 x 4 pin male straight Power LED J15 PWRLED 1 x 5 pin m...

Page 156: ...l interface COM port connector J9 is shown in Figure A 3 and Table A 2 Pin assignments for the serial interface COM header J6 is shown in Table A 2 Figure A 3 Serial Interface Table A 2 RS 232C Serial Port Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 Carrier detect 2 Receive data 3 Transmit data 4 Data terminal ready 5 Signal ground 6 Data set ready 7 Request to send 8 Clear to send 9 Ring indicator 10 ...

Page 157: ... 25 pin parallel port at J20 on the system board Parallel interface specifications for this port conform to the IBM PC interface Pin locations and pin assignments for the parallel interface connector are shown in Figure A 4 and Table A 3 Figure A 4 Parallel Interface Connector ...

Page 158: ...a bit 1 4 Data bit 2 5 Data bit 3 6 Data bit 4 7 Data bit 5 8 Data bit 6 9 Data bit 7 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy 12 PE 13 Select 14 Auto feed XT 15 Error 16 Initialize 17 Select in 18 through Ground 25 26 Shell ground 27 Shell ground Pins 26 and 27 shell ground are connector mounting holes connected to the metal connector housing ...

Page 159: ...able A 4 show the connector pin locations and pin assignments Figure A 5 VGA Interface Connector Table A 4 VGA Interface Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Not used 5 Ground 4 6 Red return ground 7 Green return ground 8 Blue return ground 9 5V pull up 10 Logic ground 11 Not used 12 DDC DAT 13 Horizontal sync 14 Vertical sync 15 DDC CLK 16 Logic ground 17 Logic ground Pins ...

Page 160: ...ector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 Speaker data out 2 Logic ground 3 Logic ground 4 5 Volts POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR Voltages from the power supply are input to the system board through the power supply connector J1 Figure A 6 shows the connector pin locations and pin assignments Figure A 6 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments 5 GND GND 12 12 5 12 7 6 5 1 Power Good Signal ...

Page 161: ...ell ground 8 Shell ground Shell ground 9 Shell ground Shell ground Pins 7 through 9 shell ground are connector mounting holes connected to the metal connector housing SUSPEND BUTTON CONNECTOR The suspend button sleep connector J13 pin assignments are given in Table A 7 Table A 7 Suspend Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 Logic ground 2 External SMI FAN CONNECTOR Fan connector J19 pin assignmen...

Page 162: ... Not used 4 Not used 5 Logic ground 6 Not used 7 Logic ground 8 INDEX 9 Logic ground 10 MOTOR0 11 Logic ground 12 DISK SELECT1 13 Logic ground 14 DISK SELECT0 15 Logic ground 16 MOTOR1 17 MEDIA ID1 18 DIRECTION 19 Logic ground 20 STEP 21 Logic ground 22 WRITE DATA 23 Logic ground 24 WRITE ENABLE 25 Logic ground 26 TRACK00 27 MEDIA ID0 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 Logic ground 30 READ DATA 31 Logic ground 3...

Page 163: ...ctive signals are further prefixed with a designation All positively active signals are prefixed with a designation Table A 10 PCI IDE Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 01 HOST RESET 02 GND 03 HOST DATA 7 04 HOST DATA 8 05 HOST DATA 6 06 HOST DATA 9 07 HOST DATA 5 08 HOST DATA 10 09 HOST DATA 4 10 HOST DATA 11 11 HOST DATA 3 12 HOST DATA 12 13 HOST DATA 2 14 HOST DATA 13 15 HOST DATA...

Page 164: ... 28 A7 52 D25 5 D17 29 N C 53 D10 6 D2 30 5V 54 D26 7 D18 31 A8 55 D11 8 D3 32 A9 56 D27 9 D19 33 RAS3 57 D12 10 5V 34 RAS2 58 D28 11 N C 35 PARITY DATA2 59 5V 12 A0 36 PARITY DATA0 60 D29 13 A1 37 PARITY DATA1 61 D13 14 A2 38 PARITY DATA3 62 D30 15 A3 39 GND 63 D14 16 A4 40 CAS0 64 D31 17 A5 41 CAS2 65 D15 18 A6 42 CAS3 66 N C 19 A10 43 CAS1 67 N C 20 D4 44 RAS0 68 N C 21 D20 45 RAS1 69 N C 22 D5...

Page 165: ...SD01 B8 0WS E8 PCIRST F8 PCLKF A9 SD00 B9 12V E9 GNTO F9 GND A10 IOCHRDY B10 GND E10 REQ0 F10 GNT1 A11 AEN B11 SMEMWR E11 GND F11 GND A12 SA19 B12 SMEMRD E12 PCLKE F12 REQ1 A13 SA18 B13 IORD E13 GND F13 AD31 A14 SA17 B14 IOWR E14 AD30 F14 AD29 A15 SA16 B15 DACK3 E15 3 3V F15 3 3V A16 SA15 B16 DRQ3 E16 Key F16 Key A17 SA14 B17 DACK1 E17 3 3V F17 3 3V A18 SA13 B18 DRQ1 E18 AD28 F18 AD27 A19 SA12 B19...

Page 166: ...H2 AD15 C3 LAB22 D3 IRQ10 G3 CBE1 H3 AD14 C4 LAB21 D4 IRQ11 G4 PAR H4 AD12 C5 LAB20 D5 IRQ12 G5 GND H5 GND C6 LAB19 D6 IRQ15 G6 Key H6 Key C7 LAB18 D7 IRQ14 G7 GND H7 GND C8 LAB17 D8 DACK0 G8 AD13 H8 AD10 C9 MEMRD D9 DRQ0 G9 AD11 H9 AD8 C10 MEMWR D10 DACK5 G10 AD9 H10 AD7 C11 SD08 D11 DRQ5 G11 CBE0 H11 AD5 C12 SD09 D12 DACK6 G12 AD6 H12 AD3 C13 SD10 D13 DRQ6 G13 AD4 H13 AD1 C14 SD11 D14 DACK7 G14 ...

Page 167: ...B6 Input DRQ2 A7 Input Output SD02 B7 Power 12V A8 Input Output SD01 B8 Input 0WS A9 Input Output SD00 B9 Power 12V A10 Input IOCHRDY B10 Ground GND A11 Output AEN B11 Output SMEMWR A12 Input Output SA19 B12 Output SMEMRD A13 Input Output SA18 B13 Input Output IORD A14 Input Output SA17 B14 Input Output IOWR A15 Input Output SA16 B15 Output DACK3 A16 Input Output SA15 B16 Input DRQ3 A17 Input Outp...

Page 168: ... Output LAB22 D3 Input IRQ10 C4 Input Output LAB21 D4 Input IRQ11 C5 Input Output LAB20 D5 Input IRQ12 C6 Input Output LAB19 D6 Input IRQ15 C7 Input Output LAB18 D7 Input IRQ14 C8 Input Output LAB17 D8 Output DACK0 C9 Input Output MEMRD D9 Input DRQ0 C10 Input Output MEMWR D10 Output DACK5 C11 Input Output SD08 D11 Input DRQ5 C12 Input Output SD09 D12 Output DACK6 C13 Input Output SD10 D13 Input D...

Page 169: ...Pin Assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal F1 Ground E1 Ground F2 Ground E2 Ground F3 PCIINT3 E3 PCIINT1 F4 PCIINT4 E4 PCIINT2 F5 5V E5 5V F6 Key E6 Key F7 5V E7 5V F8 PCLKF E8 PCIRST F9 Ground E9 GNTO F10 GNT1 E10 REQ0 F11 Ground E11 Ground F12 REQ1 E12 PCIKE F13 AD31 E13 Ground F14 AD30 E14 AD30 F15 3 3V E15 3 3V F16 Key E16 Key F17 3 3V E17 3 3V F18 AD27 E18 AD28 F19 AD26 E19 AD281 F20 CBE3 E20 AD24...

Page 170: ...CK E30 TRDY F31 PERR E31 STOP H1 SERR G1 SDONE H2 AD15 G2 SBO H3 AD14 G3 CBE1 H4 AD12 G4 PAR H5 Ground G5 Ground H6 Key G6 Key H7 Ground G7 Ground H8 AD10 G8 AD13 H9 AD8 G9 AD11 H10 AD7 G10 AD9 H11 AD5 G11 CBE0 H12 AD3 G12 AD6 H13 AD1 G13 AD4 H14 AD0 G14 AD2 H15 Key G15 Key H16 5V G16 5V H17 5V G17 5V H18 Ground G18 Ground H19 Ground G19 Ground ...

Page 171: ...PORT CONNECTOR The pin assignments for the MIDI game connector J8 are provided in Table A 16 Table A 16 MIDI Game Port Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 5 Vdc fused 2 Joy3 Game Port Data 0 3 Logic Ground 4 F1 Game Port Data 5 5 5Vdc fused 6 Joy1 Game Port Data 2 7 Joy0 Game Port Data 3 8 RXD MIDI Receive Data 9 F0 Game Port Data 4 10 Logic Ground 11 Joy2 Game Port Data 1 12 5Vdc fused 13 F2 G...

Page 172: ...r in POWER LED CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS The pin assignments for the power LED connector J15 are provided in Table A 18 Table A 18 Power LED Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 LED power 2 Not connected 3 Ground 4 Key 5 5V HARD DISK LED CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS The pin assignments for the hard disk LED connector J18 are provided in Table A 19 Table A 19 Hard Disk LED Connector Pin Assignments ...

Page 173: ...l 1 Mic In left 2 Mic In right 3 Ground RESET CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS The pin assignments for the reset connector S1 are provided in Table A 21 Table A 21 Reset Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 Reset 2 Ground LINE OUT CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS The pin assignments for the Line Out connector J28 are provided in Table A 22 Table A 22 Line Out Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 Li...

Page 174: ... Pin Description Pin Description 1 MCK 2 Ground 3 5V 4 WE 5 MD8 6 MD9 7 MD10 8 MD11 9 MD12 10 MD13 11 MD14 12 Ground 13 MD15 14 MD7 15 MD6 16 MD5 17 MD4 18 MD3 19 MD2 20 MD1 21 MD0 22 Ground 23 5V 24 DQM0 25 DQM1 26 DQM2 27 DQM3 28 Key 29 DQM 30 DQM5 31 DQM6 32 Ground 33 DQM7 34 CAS0 35 CAS1 36 MD40 37 MD41 38 MD42 39 MD43 40 MD44 41 MD45 42 Ground 43 MD46 44 MD47 45 MD37 46 MD38 47 MD37 48 MD36 4...

Page 175: ...7 MD20 8 MD21 9 MD22 10 MD23 11 Ground 12 MD24 13 MD25 14 MD26 15 MD27 16 MD28 17 MD29 18 MD30 19 MD31 20 RAS0 21 Ground 22 RAS1 23 A0 24 A1 25 A2 26 A3 27 A4 28 Key 29 A5 30 5V 31 Ground 32 A6 33 A7 34 A8 35 BSA 36 MD48 37 MD49 38 MD50 39 MD51 40 MD52 41 Ground 42 MD53 43 MD54 44 MD55 45 MD56 46 MD57 47 MD58 48 MD59 49 MD60 50 MD61 51 Ground 52 MD62 53 MD63 54 5V ...

Page 176: ...ONNECTORS PIN ASSIGNMENTS The pin assignments for the universal serial bus USB connectors J4 top J4 bottom are provided in Table A 25 Table A 25 Universal Serial Bus Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal 1 5V cable power 2 Data 3 Data 4 Ground cable ground ...

Page 177: ...onnector Pin Assignments Pin Description Pin Description Y1 DATA0 Z1 DGND Y2 DATA1 Z2 DGND Y3 DATA2 Z3 DGND Y4 DATA3 Z4 EVIDEO Y5 DATA4 Z5 ESYNC Y6 DATA5 Z6 EDCLK Y7 DATA6 Z7 Not used Y8 DATA7 Z8 DGND Y9 DCLK Z9 DGND Y10 BLK Z10 DGND Y11 HSYNC Z11 VFSENSE Y12 VSYNC Z12 Not used Y13 DGND Z13 Key Y14 Not used Z14 Not used Y15 Not used Z15 Not used Y16 Not used Z16 Not used Y17 Not used Z17 Not used ...

Page 178: ...D Y2 DATA1 Z2 DGND Y3 DATA2 Z3 DGND Y4 DATA3 Z4 BS 1 Y5 DATA4 Z5 CONTRL Y6 DATA5 Z6 SB Y7 DATA6 Z7 SDA Y8 DATA7 Z8 DGND Y9 CLK Z9 DGND Y10 BS 0 Z10 DGND Y11 Not used Z11 VFSENSE Y12 Not used Z12 SCL Y13 DGND Z13 Key Y14 Key Z14 Key Y15 SA Z15 5V Y16 SNRDY Z16 RESET Y17 MASK0 Z17 Not used Y18 REV Z18 RESVD Y19 12V Z19 AGND Y20 AUDL Z20 AUDR ...

Page 179: ...GND Y2 DATA1 Z2 DGND Y3 DATA2 Z3 DGND Y4 DATA3 Z4 IOR Y5 DATA4 Z5 IOW Y6 DATA5 Z6 RDY INT Y7 DATA6 Z7 SDA SAD4 Y8 DATA7 Z8 DGND Y9 DCLK Z9 DGND Y10 SAD0 Z10 DGND Y11 SAD1 Z11 VFSENSE Y12 SAD2 Z12 SCL Y13 DGND Z13 Key Y14 Key Z14 Key Y15 SAD3 Z15 5V Y16 SAD7 Z16 RESET Y17 SAD5 Z17 SAD6 Y18 REV Z18 RESVD Y19 12V Z19 AGND Y20 AUDL Z20 AUDR ...

Page 180: ...1 DGND Y2 DATA1 Z2 DGND Y3 DATA2 Z3 DGND Y4 DATA3 Z4 IOR Y5 DATA4 Z5 IOW Y6 DATA5 Z6 RDY INT Y7 DATA6 Z7 SDA Y8 DATA7 Z8 DGND Y9 DCLK Z9 DGND Y10 SAD0 Z10 DGND Y11 SAD1 Z11 VFSENSE Y12 SAD2 Z12 SCL Y13 DGND Z13 Key Y14 Key Z14 Key Y15 SAD3 Z15 5V Y16 SAD7 Z16 RESET Y17 SAD5 Z17 SAD6 Y18 REV Z18 SAD4 Y19 12V Z19 AGND Y20 AUDL Z20 AUDR ...

Page 181: ...evice on the primary IDE channel Specifications for the 3 1 2 inch IDE hard disk drive are given in Table B 1 Jumper settings are described following Table B 1 Section 5 in this manual lists the NECCSD part number for the hard disk drive Table B 1 1 6 GB Hard Disk Drive Specifications Features Maxtor 71626AP 1 6 GB Hard Disk Drive Physical Configuration Formatted Capacity 1 626 GB Actuator Type Ro...

Page 182: ...ning that once the master slave jumpers are set the hard disk type is automatically detected by the system and the remaining drive parameters are automatically set by the system See Section 2 Setup and Operation for information on auto setup using the Autotype Fixed Disk parameter The drive uses three jumper blocks J20 J23 J24 to configure the master slave write cache and cable select options of t...

Page 183: ...SD part number for the hard disk drive Table B 2 2 5 GB Hard Disk Drive Specifications Features Western Digital Caviar AC32500 2 5 GB Hard Disk Drive Physical Configuration Formatted Capacity 2 559 GB Actuator Type Rotary voice coil motor Number of Disks 3 Data Heads 6 Servo Type Embedded Bytes per Sector 512 Maximum Data Rate from Media 95 MB second Dimensions H x D x W 1 0 x 5 75 x 4 00 in 25 4 ...

Page 184: ...Section 2 Setup and Operation for information on auto setup using the Autotype Fixed Disk parameter The drive uses one jumper block J8 to configure the master slave and cable select options of the hard disk drive The remainder of the jumpers are reserved for factory use The user selectable jumper and its settings are as follows Master slave drive jumper J8 Master J8 jumpered between pins 3 and 5 f...

Page 185: ...umper settings include upgrading the processor clearing a password CAUTION Jumpers are set correctly at the factory for the shipped configuration If the system requires a jumper change change only the jumper setting for that condition Otherwise keep the jumpers at their factory settings JUMPER LOCATIONS Figure C 1 shows the location of the system board jumpers Figure C 1 System Board Jumper Locati...

Page 186: ... removal 3 Remove any expansion boards blocking access to the processor and jumpers see Section 3 for expansion board information 4 Replace the processor see Section 3 for processor upgrade procedures 5 Locate the Processor Speed jumper blocks on the system board see Figure C 1 CAUTION Unless updating the processor to a faster speed leave the Processor Voltage and Processor Speed jumpers at the fa...

Page 187: ...er and changing a jumper setting 2 Remove the system unit cover see Section 3 3 Locate the Password Clear jumper block on the system board see Figure C 1 Remove any expansion boards blocking access to the jumper 4 Set a jumper on the Password Clear jumper block pins 5 Reinstall the system unit cover 6 Connect system power cables and external devices 7 Turn on the system The system boots up and cle...

Page 188: ...he jumper from the Password Clear jumper block 11 Reinstall any removed expansion boards 12 Reinstall the system unit cover 13 Connect and power up the system and any removed peripherals 14 Rerun Setup to set a new password see Section 2 ...

Page 189: ...ts on the system board The reader is assigned as drive F Refer to Section 2 for information on the CD ROM reader s controls and indicators See Section 4 for CD ROM reader troubleshooting information The NECCSD part number for the CD ROM reader is given in Section 5 EIGHT SPEED CD ROM READER The NEC CDR 1450A BR eight speed IDE CD ROM reader features eight speed technology This technology allows da...

Page 190: ...ive Refer to Section 2 for information on the Zip drive s controls and indicators See Section 4 for Zip drive troubleshooting information The NECCSD part number for the Zip drive is given in Section 5 ZIP DRIVE The Zip drive is a high capacity high performance data storage device that writes data on and reads data from Zip disks A Zip disk is flexible media contained in a durable plastic cartridge...

Page 191: ... Capacity 100 MB formatted Error Correction Reed Solomon Height 1 00 in 25 4 mm Width 3 99 in 101 4 mm Depth 6 44 in 163 6 mm Weight 13 2 ounces 374 22 grams Relative Humidity Noncondensing 10 to 80 operating Operating Temperature 10 C to 32 C The back of the Zip drive has the following connectors and jumpers Configuration jumper block enables or disables the cable select feature slave device conf...

Page 192: ...rs are as follows Cable Select Mode Master Drive Automatic Selection enables disables the cable select feature Factory set at disabled pins 1 4 2 5 and 3 6 jumpered Drive 1 Select Slave Drive Select enables disables the slave feature Factory set at enabled pins 1 4 and 2 3 jumpered pins 5 6 open Drive 0 Select Master drive Select enables disables the master feature Factory set at disabled pins 1 4...

Page 193: ...rted Modes CD Audio CD ROM Mode 1 and 2 CD ROM XA Mode 2 form 1 and form 2 Video CD CD XA ready CD I ready CD Plus MPC III Photo CD Single or multiple sessions Multisession Photo CD Single Session Photo CD General Specifications Capacity 656 MB Mode 1 748 MB Mode 2 Physical Format Audio disc red book Data disc yellow book Mode 1 and Mode 2 orange book read only Logical Format Data disc ISO 9660 fi...

Page 194: ...econdary PCI IDE connector on the system board via an I O cable Power connector connects the reader to the power supply via a power supply cable The NEC eight speed CD ROM reader has two jumper blocks on the back of the reader Jumpers on connector block A enable or disable the single drive mode function of the reader and sets test modes for factory use only Jumpers on connector block B configure t...

Page 195: ... Area of system memory between 0 and 640 kilobytes available to the user for operating system and application programs BIOS Basic Input Output System A collection of primitive computer routines usually burnt into ROM that controls the real time clock keyboard disk drives video display and other peripheral devices bit Binary digit The smallest unit of computer data bits per second bps A unit of tra...

Page 196: ...laser technology to read data or play audio stored on a CD clock Electronic timer used to synchronize computer operations CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A chip that contains nonvolatile memory CMOS is backed up by an internal lithium battery that preserves clock calendar data and system configuration parameters stored in CMOS cold boot Process of starting up the computer by turning o...

Page 197: ...iskette drive A magnetic drive that writes on and retrieves data from a diskette expansion option Add on hardware that expands system performance and versatility expansion slot Location inside the system unit for connecting an optional printed circuit board extended RAM The area of RAM above the first megabyte of memory in the system available for enhancing system performance formatting The proces...

Page 198: ... throughput interface A connection that enables two devices to communicate interrupt A special control signal from an I O device that diverts the attention of the microprocessor from the program to a special address kilobyte KB 1024 bytes load The process of copying a program into the computer s memory from a storage device megabyte MB 1 048 576 bytes memory Electronic storage area in a computer t...

Page 199: ...torage media that retains its data when system power is turned off Nonvolatile memory in your system is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor CMOS chip which is backed up by a battery The backup battery preserves the clock calendar data and system configuration parameters stored in CMOS See volatile memory operating system Set of programs that manage the overall operation of the computer overw...

Page 200: ...computer processor In a computer a functional unit that interprets and executes instructions prompt A special symbol indicating the beginning of an input line Also a message that appears on the screen indicating that the user must take a certain action RAM Random Access Memory A storage device into which data is entered and from which data is retrieved in a nonsequential manner read To extract dat...

Page 201: ...AM for enhanced system performance software Programs that run on a computer such as operating systems word processors and spreadsheets synchronous communication Method of data transmission where transmission is regulated by a clock system board The main printed circuit board inside the system unit into which other boards and major chip components such as the system microprocessor are connected sys...

Page 202: ...roprocessor must wait for the additional cycle before the transaction is completed A zero wait state means that the operation required no additional cycles to complete the memory transaction warm boot Process of resetting the computer without turning off the power through keyboard input pressing Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously or the reset button The system returns to an initial or arbitraril...

Page 203: ...expansion bus A 15 ISA PCI bus backboard A 13 keyboard A 9 line out A 21 microphone in A 21 MIDI game A 19 modem in A 20 mouse A 9 parallel interface A 5 PCI expansion bus A 17 power LED A 20 power supply A 8 reset A 21 serial interface A 4 SIMM sockets A 12 speaker A 8 suspend button A 9 system board A 1 universal serial bus A 24 VGA interface A 7 video memory card A 22 Cover removal 3 3 D Disass...

Page 204: ...pers CD ROM D 1 locations system board C 1 NEC eight speed CD ROM D 1 password C 3 system board C 1 password C 3 processor upgrade C 2 system board locations C 1 ZIP drive E 2 Jumpers hard disk drive B 1 K Keyboard 1 23 cleaning 4 3 M Main menu parameters 2 21 Maintenance 4 2 keyboard cleaning 4 3 mouse cleaning 4 4 system cleaning 4 2 Memory 1 14 video 1 17 Memory cache 2 24 Memory map 1 11 Memor...

Page 205: ...1 microphone 2 5 peripheral connections 2 3 power 2 8 power management 2 9 voltage selector switch 2 2 2 7 Setup and Operation 2 1 unpacking 2 1 Setup utility 2 17 advanced menu parameters 2 26 boot menu 2 31 boot options 2 25 boot parameters 2 25 exit menu 2 32 IDE adapters 2 22 IDE hard disk parameters 2 24 integrated peripherals menu 2 27 integrated peripherals parameters 2 28 legend bar 2 20 m...

Page 206: ...ations C 1 processor upgrade C 2 system chassis 1 6 System cleaning 4 2 System memory 1 14 SIMMs 1 14 System memory map 1 11 System recovery 2 14 2 16 System setup configuration 2 16 CMOS battery 2 16 System specifications 1 26 T Troubleshooting 4 5 problems and solutions 4 5 U Uninterruptible Power Supply See UPS Unpacking 2 1 UPS 1 23 V Video memory 1 17 Video Resolutions 1 17 Video upgrade 3 15...

Page 207: ...he interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from the one to which the receiver is connected Use a shielded and properly grounded I O cable to ensure compliance of this unit to the specified limits of the rules FCC Modem Connect...

Page 208: ...um of the RENs of all devices on any one line should not exceed five 5 If too many devices are attached they may not ring properly Modem Service Requirements If the modem malfunctions all repairs should be performed by NEC Computer Systems Division or an NECCSD Authorized Service Center It is the responsibility of users requiring service to report the need for service to NEC Computer Systems Divis...

Page 209: ...lephone extension cord The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company ...

Page 210: ...e du même type ou d un type recommandé par le constructeur Mettre au rébut les batteries usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant BATTERY DISPOSAL Do not place used batteries in your regular trash The nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride batteries must be collected recycled or disposed of in an environmentally approved manner The incineration landfilling or mixing of batteries with the...

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