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E-5200 User's Guide MAN SYS US E5200 USR GDE R0 6/98 8502954.
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i Contents Convent ions Used i n This Guide ...... ....... .. .. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .... . ii i Saf ety I nstruc tions .. .... ...... ..... .... ...... ....... .... .... ....... ...... .... .... ....... ...... .... .. iv Getting Star ted .
ii E-520 0 U ser ’s Guid e Ser ia l Po rts ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .... ..... .... .... .. .... ..... .. .... .... .... ..... .. .... .... .. ..... .... . 17 USB P or ts . .. .. ..... .... .... .... .. ..... .... .. .... .... ..... .... .. .... .....
iii Con v entions Used in This Gu ide Throughout this guide, you will se e the follo wi ng con venti ons: Con vention Descri ption E NT ER K ey board k ey names ar e print ed i n small capit als . C TRL +A LT +D EL A plus sign indi cat es that the k e ys must be pressed si mul t aneou sly .
i v E-5200 U ser’s G u ide Sa fe ty I ns tr u ct io ns Observe t he fol lo wing safet y instructions w he n using y our syst em: • F ollo w all instructions marke d on the syste m and in th e documentation. • When the s yste m is tur ned of f, a small amount of e lec trical cur re nt still runs through the system.
v • There is a danger of explosion if the CMOS (com pl ementary metal-o xide semiconductor ) bat tery is replace d incorrectl y . Replace the battery with t he same or equi vale nt type r ecommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used ba tt eries a ccording t o the manufacturer’ s instructions.
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Getting St ar ted Contents Assembli ng Your S yste m.. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .. 2 Star ti ng Your S yste m .... .. .. .... ....... ...... .... ..... ...... ...... 4 Turning Off Your System . .. .... ....... ...... .. .. ... ..
2 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Assem b ling Y our Sys tem Before y ou unpac k y our s ystem, prepare a safe w orking en vironment for your computer b y doing the foll o w i ng: • Pro vide a cle an, flat, and sta ble surface for y our computer . Allo w at least 12 inches at th e rear of the chas sis for cab ling and air circulation .
G e tt i n g St a r t ed 3 The follo wi ng f igure sho ws you ho w to c onnect basic peripherals to y our computer . Note that y our system ma y not inc lude a ll the it ems sho wn in t he f igure. Some connectors on the back of t he system are colored to m atch the plugs on peripheral s that shi p with your system.
4 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Star ting Y our S ystem Before y ou start your system for the f irst time, • Make sure all cable s are f ir ml y connected to the proper cable por ts on the rear panel of t he system. • Make sure the syste m and monitor are plugge d into an A C outlet or po w er strip.
G e tt i n g St a r t ed 5 4. T urn on an y other component s connecte d t o the s yste m, such a s spea kers, a printer , or a sca nner . 5. If nothi ng happens w hen y ou turn on the computer , r ec.
6 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Set ti ng Up th e O pera tin g S yste m Y our c omputer c omes wit h the Windo ws NT® 4.0 ope rat ing s ystem. The f irst time you sta rt your computer , the operating sys tem takes a fe w minutes to set up. Refer to your softw are documenta tion for specif ic instr uctions on wha t t o do after the sys tem starts.
G e tt i n g St a r t ed 7 T urning O ff Y our Sys t em Use t he fol lo wing steps e v ery time y ou turn of f y our Wi ndo w s NT system. Y ou ma y lose data if y ou do not f oll o w the proper procedure. 1. On the T askbar , c lick Star t a nd then c lick Shut D o wn .
8 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Resetting Y our Sys tem If y our computer doe s not respond t o keyboa rd or mouse input, you ma y need to reset the system. 1. Pres s C TRL +A LT +D EL . A windo w opens that e nable s y ou to c lose a n applicat ion that is not responding.
Chapt er 1: System F eatures Contents Syste m Fea ture s .... ..... ...... ...... ..... .... ...... ....... .... .... .. 10 Front P anel .. .... . . .. .. ... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....... ...... 14 Rea r Panel ... .... .... ..... ..
1 0 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Syst em Feature s The follo win g featur es are s ta ndar d to the syst e m’ s bas ic arc hitect ure. AGP V ideo An A G P (accel erated gr aphic s por t) video connector on the syst e m board and an A GP e xpa nsio n card are standard fea tures.
Syste m Feature s 1 1 Drives The st andard c onf i guration for your computer include s a 1.44- MB 3.5-in ch diske tte dr i v e, a hard dr i ve, a nd a C D-R OM dr i ve . Y ou c an install f i v e addition al dri v es in the computer . T w o I DE controller s and a diskette controlle r are integrated into t he system boa rd.
1 2 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Mana geability The st atus of y our syste m’ s hardw are is m onit ored t hrough the har dware management ASIC (application specif ic integrated circuit) on the syst em board. M onitore d information i ncludes v oltage and chass is i ntr us ion.
Syste m Feature s 1 3 Both processors in y our system should be of the same cloc k speed. F or information on r emo ving and inst alling a pr ocess or , see the “I nstalling and Remo ving Com pone nts” chapter in the Maintaining and T r oubl eshooting Y our E-5200 Sy stem guide.
1 4 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Fr ont P an el The fr ont pane l of your computer includes the f oll o w i ng featur es: Au dio -Ou t Jack Y ou can connect headphones or po wer ed speakers to the audio-out jack. CD-ROM Dri ve The hi gh-speed C D-R OM dr i v e enab les you t o pla y data or audio CDs.
Syste m Feature s 1 5 Diskette Drive The di skette dri ve wr ites t o and r eads from 3. 5-inch, 1.44 MB dis kettes. Hard Drive LED The har d dri ve LED i s li t w hen t he hard dri ve is ac ti v e. Power Butto n Push i n the po we r button once t o turn on the computer and push i t in agai n to turn of f the c ompute r .
1 6 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Rear P anel The rear panel includes the follo wing I/O por ts, c onnectors, and switc hes: Keyboard Port Plug a P S/ 2 (P ersonal S ystem/2)-compatib l e ke yb oard i nto t his port. Mous e Po rt Plug a P S/ 2-compatibl e mouse int o thi s port.
Syste m Feature s 1 7 Powe r Conn ect or Plug t he syste m po w er c ord into this connector and t o an A C outle t or po w er strip. Parall el (Pri nter ) Port Y ou can pl ug a pr inter or ot her p arallel de vice into this port.
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Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Contents Maintaining the Hard Drive ....... ...... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 20 Clea ning Your Syst em .. .. ..
20 E - 5 200 User ’ s Gui de Maintaining the Har d Drive Hard dr i v es ne ed r egular maintenance because running the system sof tw ar e di vides f iles, creat es spaces betw e en data, and otherwi se decreases hard dri v e performance. W indo ws NT pro vides the Check Disk ut ility to maintain the hard dri v e.
Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 21 Cleaning Y our Sys tem The follo wing sections conta in inform ation a bout cleaning the parts of y our system. Cle ani ng t he Mous e If the mouse pointer on the sc reen mo v es erra ti c al ly w he n y ou mo ve t he mouse, the roller ball insi de the m ouse may be dirty .
22 E - 5 200 User ’ s Gui de If y ou spill liqui d on the k eyboa rd , turn of f the computer and dis connect the ke yboard. T ur n the ke yboard upside do w n to let the liquid drain out and the ke yboard dry for a fe w day s before trying to use the k eyboa rd a gain.
Appendix Contents Acronyms a nd Abbrevia tions . ... .... ...... .. .. ... .... ...... 24 Terms a nd Definition s ... .... .... ..... ...... ...... ...
2 4 E-5200 Use r ’ s Guide Acr o n yms and Abbreviations ASIC - Appli c a tion specif ic int eg rated c irc uit BI OS - Basic input/output system CMOS - Complementary metal-o xide semiconductor DIMM.
Ap pend ix A 25 SCS I - S mall computer system interface SDR AM - Synchronous dynamic random a c cess memory TCP/IP - T ransmission control protocol/I nternet protocol V - V olt.
2 6 E-5200 Use r ’ s Guide T erms and Definitions This lis t of t erms should hel p you get acquainted with terms use d in y our computer’ s doc umentation a nd i n y our s ystem softw are. Ap plication s - S oftw are instal led on y our syste m. Sometimes c alle d pr o gr ams .
Ap pend ix A 27 Disk - The de vic e used b y the computer to store and retrie v e infor mat ion. Disk c an ref er t o a dis ke tte or a hard di sk. Disket te - A remo va ble disk, also called a flopp y . Hard drive - T he dri ve insta lled inside y our system that stores all your system a nd data f iles.
2 8 E-5200 Use r ’ s Guide Ref r esh rat e - The refresh rate i s the rate at whic h the image on the monitor screen is re wr it ten to the screen. A fast refresh rate helps keep the image from flic k ering. Resolution - The resoluti on is the sha r pness or clarity of the i mage on the monitor sc reen.
29 Comp uter Virus Notice What is a virus? A virus is a pro gram writte n with malicious intent for the sole purpose of creating hav oc in a computer system. I t attaches its elf to e x ecut able f iles or boot sect ors, so it c a n replicate and spread.
3 0 E - 5200 User’s Guide What can you do to pr ot ect you r sy stem? A ware ness is the key . Y ou need to lea r n abo ut the existenc e of vir uses, ho w the y spread , and what to do to protect y our system by reduci ng the like lihood of virus c onta mination.
31 • Sample pr oduction dis kettes ar e periodic all y scanned a s an addition al quality check. • All incoming products such as systems to repair , vendor diskett es, hard dr i v es, and trade-sho w unit s are scanned f or viruses. • All systems are gi v en a f inal test before shipping.
3 2 E - 5200 User’s Guide Regulator y Complianc e Stateme nts This de vice has been tested and found to c ompl y with the limits for a C l ass B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to Pa rt 15 of the FCC rules. Thes e limi ts ar e designed t o pro vide reasonab le pr otect ion aga inst har mful inte rference in a resident ial inst a ll ation.
33 Le pré sent a ppareil num érique n’ émet pa s de br ui ts r adioélectr iques dépassant les l im ites a ppl icab les a ux appareils numériques de Clas se B prescrite s dans le règl ement sur le brouil la ge r adioé lectrique édic té par Industrie Canada.
3 4 E - 5200 User’s Guide This de vice has been tested and found to c ompl y with the limits for a C l ass B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to the A ustralia n/Ne w Ze aland sta ndard AS/NZS 3548 se t out b y the S pectrum Management Agency . Ca ut io n! Di sco nn ec t po w er be f ore servi ci ng.
35 Index A Abbreviations 24 AGP (ac celer ate d grap hi cs p ort) 10 Assembling your s ystem 2 Audio-out ja ck 14 B BIOS (basic input/output s y stem) 10 C Cach e memory 10 Case s, cl eani ng 22 CD-RO.
36 E - 5 200 User ’ s Gui de Proces sor benefits of dual processors 12 standard 12 R Rear pa nel 16 Resetting your system 8 RJ-45 c onnector 17 S Safety iv , 2 Serial por t s 17 Setting up your oper.
E-5200 User's Guide MAN SYS US E5200 USR GDE R0 6/98 8502954.
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