DTK Computer Apex 386/40 Manuel utilisateur
KEEN-3336/4030
Personal Computer
User’s Manual
Edition 1.1
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Documentation design and writing by: Hazel Chen, Nena Tsai, Patty Lee, and Alan
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© 1992 Datatech Enterprises Co., Ltd.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip-
ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and it not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the 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 into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Any special accessories needed for compliance must be specified in the instruction manual.
Warning: A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and
also to prevent interference to nearby radii and t&vision reception. It is essential that only
the attached power cord be used.
Use only shielded cables to connect I/O devices to this computer.
You am cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparautus as set out in the radii interference regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communication.
Le Présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites
applicables aux apparels numériques de Class B preescrites dans le réglement sur le
brouillage radiélectrique édicté parte Ministére des Communications du Canada.
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Warning
• Your warranty be voided if you open your system unit case
up to reconfigure the system.
• If you wish to reconfigure the computer at any time, ensure that
the power is turned OFF before changing any hardware set-
tings, such as DIP switches or jumpers.
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About This Manual
What’s Inside
Here’s what you’ll find in this manual:
Chapter 1—
“System Overview”, gets you acquainted with the basic
concepts of your system.
Chapter 2 —
"Setting Up Your System”,
shows you how to set up or
upgrade your system.
Chapter 3 —
‘Operating Your System: shows you
the basics of the
MS-DOS functions and the BIOS setup program.
Chapter 4 —
"Keyboard”, explains the keyboards features, layout
and basic functions.
Chapter 5 —
“Troubleshooting”, covers simple troubleshooting pro-
cedures and provides directions for additional help.
Chapter 6 —
“Appendix”,
provides some technical specifications for
your system and shows you how to install disk drives.
Chapter 7 —
"Glossary": explains some microcomputer terms.
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How to use this manual
For the advanced user
If you are an experienced PC user and do not want to upgrade your
system now and you want to start using your personal computer as
quickly as possible, refer to the Quick Start section at the beginning
of chapter one.
Quick Start
will provide you all the information you need to set up the
hardware.
For the beginner
Chapter 1 gives you the basic information you need to use this
system. Chapter 2 provides greater detail on the hardware and on
how to upgrade your system. Your system is quite simple to set up.
However if you are unsure of yourself, find an experienced PC hand
to help out.
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Contents
Chapter 1
System Overview
.....................................
1
1-1 Introduction ..............................
2
Operating System
..............................
2
1-2 QuickStart ...............................
3
1-3 Features ................................
4
1-4 Specifications .............................
5
1-5 Example of a System Configuration ..................
6
1-6 SystemUnit ..............................
7
1-7 Control Panel ...................................
..............................
Reset Button
8
8
Turbo Button
.................................
8
Indicator Lights
................................
8
Keylock
....................................
8
System Power Switch
............................
9
1-8 Rear Panel ..............................
10
Keyboard Connector
............................
11
Power Cord Connector
...........................
12
Display Port
.................................
13
Power Voltage Setting
...........................
14
1-9 Other Peripherals ..........................
16
1-10 Disk Drives ............................. 17
Floppy Disk Drives
.............................
18
Copy Protection
..............................
19
Hard Disks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-11 Keyboard ..............................
21
1-12 Maintaining Your Equipment ....................
22
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Chapter 2
Setting Up Your System
................................
1
2-1 Unpacking Your Main System ........................
2
2-2 Configuration ........................................
3
Restrictions
.....................................................
3
BoardLayout........................................4
lnstallling Processor
........................................
5
Installing Numeric Coprocessor
.......................
5
ROM Installation
...............................
6
Main Memory Configuration
.........................
7
Total 32-bit Memory Switch Settings
6
Video Selection
........................................
..............................
19
2-3 Jumper Options and Connectors
Functions of Connectors and Jumpers
........................
........................
10
11
Jumpers for Cache and Main Memory Configuration
...........
14
2-4 Factory Default Settings .........................
15
2-5 Connection to Power Supply .........................
16
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Chapter 3
Operating Your System
................................
1
3-1 An Introduction to DOS ........................
2
Loading
DOS
.................................
2
System Messages
.............................. 2
3-2 DOS Operations ............................
3
Starting MS-DOS
...............................
3
Formatting Disks
...............................
3
Banking up Your Diskettes and Files
..................... 4
Deleting your Diskettes and Files
......................
5
Finding Out What Is on a Disk
........................
5
3-3 Hard Disk Drive Format ........................ 6
Step 1
— Prefomatting
...........................
6
Step 2 —
Partitioning
.............................
6
Step3 — Format
...............................
7
3-4 Helpful Hints ..............................
8
3-5 BIOS Utility and Setup .........................
9
3-6 System BIOS .............................
9
Hard Disk Preformat
............................ 10
System Utilities
.............................. 10
Password
.................................. 10
User-defined Hard Disk Type
.........................
11
Shadow RAM
................................
11
3-7 Setup Program ............................
12
Entering the Setup Program
........................
12
Running the Setup Program
........................
14
Shadow RAM
................................
17
Exiting the Program
............................
17
3-8 System BIOS Error Messages ....................
18
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Chapter 4
Keyboard
.............................................
1
4-1 Keyboard Layout ............................
2
4-2 Getting Acquainted with Your Keyboard ................3
Function Keys
................................ 3
Numeric Keypad
............................... 3
Mode Indicator Lights
Special Keys
...............................5
............................... 6
QWERTY Keys
................................7
Cursor Keys
.................................
6
Key Combinations
..............................
6
4-3 Keyboard Tilt Adjustment ....................... 9
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
......................................
1
5-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ......................
2
5-2 System Error Messages ........................ 7
5-3 Examples of System Error Messages .................
8
Chapter 6
Appendix
............................................
1
6-1 Disk Drives ...............................
2
Floppy Disk Drives
..............................
2
Hard Disk Drives
...............................
6
6-2 Technical Information .........................
9
386 Microprocessor
.............................
9
Math Coprocessor
..............................
9
Memory Subsystem
............................
10
6-3 Shadow RAM ............................ 11
6-4 Entering 33/40MHz Cache Mode ..................
13
6-5 Quick Reference for Jumper Settings ................
14
6-6 Hard Disk Types Supported ..................... 15
Chapter 7
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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