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First Edition (January 1997) Copyright 1997 AST Research, Inc. All rights are reserved, including those to reproduce this book or parts thereof in any form without permission in writing from AST Research, Inc. AST Research periodically changes the information in this manual; changes are incorporated into new editions.
Contents Introduction ......................................................................................... 1 About Your Computer .......................................................................... 1 Unpacking Your Computer ................
ii Advantage! 9000 Series User’s Manual Configuring Add-in Parallel Ports and Sound Cards ................... 25 Installing Drives ................................................................................. 25 Preparations for Installing Drives .
Contents iii Abbreviations .................................................................................... 60 Glossary .............................................................................................. 62 Appendix A: Regulatory Information .
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Introduction 1 Introduction This manual explains how to set up, use, upgrade, and troubleshoot the hardware that comes with your AST ® Advantage! ® 9000 Series computer. For a list of abbreviations used throughout this guide, see the section “Abbreviations” on page 60.
2 Advantage! 9000 Series User’ s Manual support up to two ID E devices each (t hree come installed in your system). • Seven expansion slots: five slots that accept up to full- length, 8- or 16-bit.
Introduction 3 Using Your Computer Safely To avoid possible injury to yourself or damage to your computer, do not install or remove an y component, or alter switch or jumper settings, while your computer is on. If you install a modem, disconnect its phon e cord every time you remove the computer cover.
4 Advantage! 9000 Series User’ s Manual • Turn the equipment off, unplug the power cord, and disconnect all peripheral devices if you: – Intend to open the c omputer. – Have exposed the equipment to liquid. – Have dropped or otherwise damaged the equipment.
Setting Up Your Computer 5 Setting Up Your Computer Assembling the computer can be as basic as unpacking the system, then connecting the keyboard and mouse, a monitor, and any peripheral devices you want to use (such as a printer) to the system.
6 Advantage! 9000 Series User’ s Manual To connect a monitor t o the computer: 1. Set up your monitor according to the instructions that accompany it. 2. Connect the monitor interface cable to the video port on the back of the com puter (Figure 1), or to th e add-in video connector if you have installed a video adapter.
Setting Up Your Computer 7 To adjust the height of the keyboard, flip the height adjusters on the bottom of the keyboard up to the raised position (Figure 2). Figure 2. Adjusting Keyboard Heigh t Two serial ports and one parallel port are l ocated on the back panel of the computer (Figure 3).
8 Advantage! 9000 Series User’ s Manual If you are uncertain how to connect a peripheral device, see the documentation that accompanied it. Information on connecting your speakers is provided in your Getting Started guide.
Setting Up Your Computer 9 the front panel (Figure 5). Pres s it to turn the computer on . While the computer is on, the green power light on the front panel of the computer should be on. Figure 5. Power Butt on and Light As the computer starts, messages appear on the monitor screen.
10 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Using Your Computer’s Power Management Features Your computer has an advanced power management feature that enables it to automatically save power when it is not in use. “Not in use” is defined as a period during which your computer receives no input from the keyboard or mouse.
Setting Up Your Computer 11 • Using programs that schedule events for unattended operation See “Power Management Configuration” on page 51 for the procedure for changing the inactivity timer for power management.
12 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual For the First-Time User This section provides basic information about using the keyboard, mouse, drives, and other features of your computer. Using the Keyboard Your system includes an upgraded Windows 95 keyboard, which features special software application keys for use with Windows 95.
For the First-Time User 13 Using the Mouse Your computer comes with a P S/2-type port for connecti ng the mouse that came with your system. This port also supports other PS/2-c ompatible pointing devices. Optionally, you can attach a serial mouse, but doing so will occupy a serial port.
14 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Your 3.5-inch drive can: • Read, write, and format 3.5-inch, high-density disks. This type of disk stores up to 1.44 MB of data. • Read, write, and format 3.5-inch, double-density disks. This type of disk stores up to 720 KB of data.
For the First-Time User 15 Figure 7. Drive Activity and Status Lights Once information is saved to a floppy or Zip disk, it remains there until it is overwritten or erased, or the disk is formatted.
16 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Using Zip Disks Your computer comes with a 100MB Iomega® Zip™ drive. This drive functions in a manner similar to the 3.5 inch drive, but with an increased capacity of 100MB per disk. A formatted tools disk is included with your computer.
For the First-Time User 17 c. When the “Shut Down Windows” dialog box appears, select the “ Restart the Computer ” option, then press the “ Yes ” button.
18 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Upgrading Your Computer You can enhance the capabilities and performance of your computer by installing upgrade components. Yo u can install any of the following components: • 8- or 16-bit ISA-compatible add-in boards.
Upgrading Your Com puter 19 Removing the System Cover Before installing internal components, you must turn off and unplug the computer, and remove the system cover. To remove the system cover: 1. If the computer is on, turn it of f. 2. Unplug the power cord and disconnect any peripheral devices.
20 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual 5. Lift the cover st raight up until it cl ears the system. Set it aside. Removing the Front Panel To remove the front panel of the system: 1. Push in the three tabs that attach the left side of the front panel to the chassis (Figure 9).
Upgrading Your Com puter 21 Replacing the System Cover After adding optional components and making adjustments, replace the system cover. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure you have not left any tools or loose parts inside the system. Make sure everything is properly installed and tightened.
22 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Figure 10. Removing the Bottom Panel 2. Remove the screw that holds t he bottom panel in place (Figure 10). 3. Slide the bottom panel toward the rear of the system until the two tabs at the bottom f ront of the system clear their slots.
Upgrading Your Com puter 23 • You may need to run an installation program provided by the boar d manufacturer before or after installing or remo ving an add-in board.
24 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Figure 12. Installing an Add-in Board b. Insert the board until its edge connector is aligned with an expansion-slot receptacle. c. Using evenly distributed pressure, push the board straight in until it is fully inserted in the slot.
Upgrading Your Com puter 25 9. Run any configuration software required to complete the installation of the add-in board. Configuring Add-in Parallel Ports and Sound Cards If you install an add-in board with a parallel port, it must be configured to use an inter rupt other than IRQ7, since that interrupt is reserved for the onboard parallel port.
26 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Figure 13. Drive Bay Locations You can install these drives in a fr ont drive bay or a rear d rive bay: • A 3.
Upgrading Your Com puter 27 drive, and has one additional connector available. The Secondary connector supports your CD-ROM as a master and your Zip drive as a slave.
28 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual 2. If you are installing a drive that requires an add-in controller, install the controller board (see “Installing Add-in Boards” on page 21). 3. Remove a face plate from the front panel and the corresponding face plate from the chassis (Figure 14): a.
Upgrading Your Com puter 29 clip fits into indentations at the top and bottom of the rail and snaps into place (Figure 15). Figure 15. Installing Guide Rails b. Position each guide rail so that the end with the tab faces the front of the driv e, and the grounding clip is next to the drive.
30 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Figure 16. Inserting a Drive Into A Driv e Bay 6. Attach a cable (Figure 17) from the power supply to the drive, then attach a controller cable: Figure 17.
Upgrading Your Com puter 31 • If you are installing a second hard disk or other device with an IDE interface, connect it to an IDE interface connector on the system board. I f only a single hard drive is connected to th e primary IDE controller (your shipping configuration), you can connect a new ha rd drive there.
32 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Do not perform a low-level format on an AST IDE drive; you might damage the format data. IDE drives sold by AST have been low-level formatted at the factory. You do not need to perform FDISK or FORMAT on the hard drive that came with your computer.
Upgrading Your Com puter 33 After adding optional components and making adjustments to the system, replace the cover and access panels by reversing the removal procedures. Installing the Drive 1. Turn the computer off, unplug the power cord, and disconnect all peripheral devices.
34 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual If you are using a different operat ing system, see its documentation for partitioning and formatting the hard drive. Do not perform a low-level format on an AST IDE drive; you might damage the format data. IDE drives sold by AST have been low-level f ormatted at the factory.
Upgrading Your Com puter 35 Minimum memory configuration is 8 MB, and maximum is 128 MB. You can mix different sizes of SIMMs to achieve a wide variety of memory configurations, as long as you adhere to the following rules: • You must use the same size and type of SIMM in both slots of bank 0 or bank 1.
36 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual 2. To access the SIMM slots, you must first remove the rear drive bay: a. Remove the rear drive bay panel (see “Removing the Rear Drive Bay Panel” on page 32).
Upgrading Your Com puter 37 Figure 19. Installing a SIMM 6. To install a SIMM, slide it into the first empty bank and push it back until the retaining clips snap into place (Figure 19). Make sure the SIMM is securely in its bank. 7. If you removed any add-in boards to reach the SIMM banks, replace the add-in boards.
38 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual 1. Turn the computer off, unplug the power cord, and disconnect all peripheral devices. 2. Remove the system cov er (see “Removing the System Cover” on page 19). 3. Carefully lay the system over on its right side.
Upgrading Your Com puter 39 b. Align the beveled edge of the upgrade microprocessor with the beveled e dge on the microprocessor socket. c. Insert the microprocessor in the socket. Be c areful not to bend any pins. d. Push the lever down to secure the microprocessor.
40 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Each device has a small round depressio n, or a not ch in the end that corresponds to the beveled corner of the socket. Make sure the chips are correctly oriented to their sockets before inserting them, or damage to the chips, the computer, or both may result.
Configuring You r Computer 41 Configuring Your Computer This section shows how to change the system configuration by setting system board switches, running System Setup, setting passwords, and updating the BIOS. Setting Jumpers The system board contains jumpers that you can use to change the system configuration.
42 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual . * Default setting. ** Consult the documentation that came with your CPU for voltage requirements Setting Microprocessor Jumpers The configuration of the microprocessor-related jumpers varies with the system’s microprocessor speed.
Configuring You r Computer 43 System Setup System Setup is a program that configures your computer and saves the configuration in bat tery-maintained memory. Ordinarily, you do not need to use this program. However, you may wish to run System Setup t o set the date or time, to establish a password, or to alter the settings for other features.
44 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual • Initiate a BIOS update. • Exit System Setup. The System Setup screen is divided into two parts. The left part of the screen displays the menus and fiel ds you use to run the program. Generally, you select o ne of the secondary menus listed under the words Advanced Options on the Main Menu.
Configuring You r Computer 45 Main Menu System Date: Use two-digit nu mbers to indicate month, day, and year. System Time: Use two-digit numb ers to indicate hour, minute, and second. Use a 24-hour clock. Floppy Options Press <Enter> to view or change the configuration of the floppy drives.
46 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual As described on the last page in your Zip drive User’s Guide , the Zip drive’s IDE Device configuration must be set to Disabled (which will allow Windows 95 to perform the configuration) or your system may hang.
Configuring You r Computer 47 set up a second hard-disk type unless you also have set up a first hard-disk type. Do not change the settings for the hard drive t hat came with your computer.
48 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Advanced Menu Processor Type: Displays the name/type of processor installed. This field is for r eference only. Processor Speed: Displays the speed of processor installed. This field is for r eference only. Cache Size: This field is visible only if a secondary cache memory module is installed.
Configuring You r Computer 49 Serial Port 2 Address: Use this option to assign a serial port address to port 2. The following options are available: Disabled COM2, 2F8, IRQ4 COM3, 3E8, IRQ3 COM4, 2E8,.
50 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Parallel Port Mode: Select Compatible for standard AT- mode, Bi-Directional for extended mode, ECP for Extended Capability Port, or EPP for Enhanced Parallel Port. Audio Configuration Press <Enter> to enter the seco ndary menu.
Configuring You r Computer 51 Advanced Chipset Configuration This screen shows the status of the memory banks. It detects whether the banks are populated, and what mode (EDO or FPM) the installed SIMMs are. Power Management Configur ation Press <Enter> to enter the sec ondary menu.
52 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Exiting System Setup To exit System Setup, go to the Exit menu. Choose from one of the options below: Exit Saving Changes: Saves the new values you have entered in System Setup and exits the setup program. Exit Discarding Changes: Cancels any new values entered and exits the setup program.
Configuring You r Computer 53 • The system distinguishes between numeric keys above the letter keys and those in the numeric keypad at the right of the keyboard. For instance, if you enter a keypad 8 when enabling the password, you may not enter the 8 ab ove the letter keys to use the password.
54 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Setting the Password Jumper The password jumper allows you to disable the passwords entered in System Setup.To set the password jumper: 1. Turn off the computer and open the system cov er (see“Removing the Syst em Cover”).
Configuring You r Computer 55 “Personality Identification Data has been lost. Contact AST Technical Support.” If this occurs, your system will still operate, but less efficiently. Contact your local AST Technical Support. Performing the BIOS Update To perform the BIOS update: 1.
56 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual battery (see “Replacing t he Computer Battery” on page 58). Retry the BIOS upd ate. If the problem persists, contact your AST reseller.
Troubleshootin g 57 Troubleshooting If your computer does not start , check the following: • Are all the cables properly connecte d to the computer? (See “Connecting a Monitor” on page 5 and subsequent sections.) • If you have installed an add-in board, have you installed it correctly? (See “Installing Add-in Boards” on page 21.
58 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual • Does the computer report a CM OS or battery failure error? Run System Setup to check your configuration. If the configuration settings are lost, the computer battery has run out and needs to be replaced (see “Replacing th e Computer Battery” on page 58).
Troubleshootin g 59 1. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cord, and disconnect any peripheral devices. Re move the cover (see “Removing the System Cover” on page 19). 2. Locate the battery socke t (see the illustra tion in the back of this manual).
60 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in this manual: APM . . . . . . . Advanced power mana gement BIOS . . . . . . Basic input/output system BBS . . . . . . . Bulletin board system CD-ROM . . Compact disc, read-only memory CGA .
Abbreviation s 61 VGA . . . . . . . Video graphics array ZIF . . . . . . . . Zero-insertion force 3694manl.bk : 3694manl.fm Page 61 Tuesday, December 24, 1996 9:15 AM.
62 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Glossary AUTOEXEC.BAT file A DOS file on your boot disk that contains commands carried out automatically whenever you start the comput er. Base I/O address The memory location that the computer uses to communicate with a device attached to it.
Glossary 63 Bus A communication channel carrying signals from any device used by the system to anothe r device. For example , data being transferred to and from a hard disk travels on a bus. Byte The basic unit of measure for computer memory. A character, such as a letter of the alphabet, uses one byte of memory.
64 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual disk) are carried out before those in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Usually, the commands load device drivers, which are files that enable the comput er to use specialized hardware and software. Configuration file A file that contains resource assignment options for a particular board.
Glossary 65 DMA (direct memory access) The process of transferring data directly between memory and peripheral devices without microprocessor intervention.
66 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual can turn an entire hard disk into a single partition or divide a hard disk into smaller partitions. File A collection of information that has been stored in an operating system file system. Filename The name of a file.
Glossary 67 rate of the microprocessor and can transfer at one time the maximum number of b its supported by the microprocesso r and peripheral devices (for example, 32 bits). MB (megabyte) 1,024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes. For example, 16 MB is 16,384 KB or 16,777,216 bytes.
68 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual POST (power-on self-test) A test performed by the computer whenever you turn on the power or press the reset button. POST checks system integrity. RAM (random-access memory) A portion of the computer system’s memory that is designed as a temporary storage area for data and programs.
Appendix A: Regul atory Information 69 Appendix A: Regulatory Information FCC Class-B Warning This computer generates and uses radio-frequency energy. If not installed and used proper ly, the computer may interfere with radio or television reception.
70 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matérial brouilleur: “Appareils Numériques”, NMB-00 3 édictée par le ministre des Communications.
Appendix A: Regul atory Information 71 CE Compliance CE marked AST computers comply with the following standards: Electromagnetic Compatibility – Application of Directives: 89/ 336/EEC, 92/31/EEC, 9.
72 Advantage! 9 000 Series User’s Manual CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION The laser beam used by this CD-ROM drive unit ca n be harmful to the eyes. Do not attempt to open the unit. All service procedures should be performed by an authorized dealer or distributor.
Appendix A: Regul atory Information 73 KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT VARNING OM APPARATEN ANVÄNDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA BRUKSANVISNING SPECIFICERATS, KAN ANVÄNDAREN UTSÄTTAS Fö R OSYNLIG LASER- STRÅLNING, SOM öVERSKRIDER GRÄNSEN FöR LASERKLASS 1.
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Index 75 A Abbreviations listed 60 Add-in boards configuring after installing 25 installing 21 PCI 18 B Battery replacing 58 safety warning 59 troubleshooting during flash BIOS update 55 BIOS download.
76 Advantage! 9000 Series User’ s Manual Front panel removing, illustrated 20 G Guide rails attaching 29 installing, illustrated 29 I IDE device configuration 46 Installation add-in boards 21 precau.
Index 77 peripheral port location 7 serial port location 7 Power connector location, illustrated 8 conserving 10 Power Management default time settings 10 when to disable 10 R Regulatory Information 6.
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