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Personal

Computer

Hardware

Reference

Library

Guide

to

Operations

68x2523

The

warranty

terms

and

conditions

applicable

in

the

country

of

purchase

(except

for

the

U.S.

and

Puerto

Rico)

for

an

IBM

Personal

Computer

product

are

available

from

the

supplier.

Please

retain

them

with

your

proof

of

purchase.

Limited

Warranty

(U.S.

and

Puerto

Rico)

The

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

warrants

this

Personal

Computer

Product

to

be

in

good

working

order

for

a

period

of

90

days

from

the

date

of

purchase

from

IBM

or

an

Authorized

IBM

Personal

Computer

Dealer.

Should

this

Product

fail

to

be

in

good

working

order

during

this

90-day

warranty

period,

IBM

will,

at

its

option,

repair

or

replace

this

Product

in

the

United

States

and

Puerto

Rico

at

no

additional

charge

except

as

set

forth

below.

Service

parts

and

replacement

Products

will

be

furnished

on

an

exchange

basis

and

will

be

either

reconditioned

or

new.

All

replaced

parts

and

Products

will

become

the

property

of

IBM.

This

limited

warranty

does

not

include

service

to

repair

damage

to

the

Product

resulting

from

accident,

disaster,

misuse,

abuse,

or

non-IBM

modification

of

the

Product.

Limited

Warranty

service

may

be

obtained

by

delivering

the

Product

during

the

90-day

warranty

period

to

an

Authorized

IBM

Personal

Computer

dealer,

or

any

IBM

Service/Exchange

Center

in

the

United

States

and

Puerto

Rico.

A

dated

proof

of

purchase

from

IBM

or

an

Authorized

IBM

Personal

Computer

Dealer

must

accompany

the

claim.

If

this

Product

is

delivered

by

mail,

you

agree

to

insure

the

Product

or

assume

the

risk

of

loss

or

damage

in

transit,

to

prepay

shipping

charges

to

the

warranty

service

location

and

to

use

the

original

shipping

container

or

equivalent.

Contact

an

Authorized

IBM

Personal

Computer

Dealer

or

write

to

IBM

Personal

Computer,

Sales

and

Service,

P.O.

Box

1328,

Boca

Raton,

Florida

33429-1328,

for

further

information.

ALL

EXPRESS

AND

IMPLIED

WARRANTIES

FOR

THIS

PRODUCT,

INCLUDING

THE

WARRANTIES

OF

MERCHANTABILITY

AND

FITNESS

FOR

A

PARTICULAR

PURPOSE,

ARE

LIMITED

IN

DURATION

TO

A

PERIOD

OF

90

DAYS

FROM

THE

DATE

OF

PURCHASE,

AND

NO

WARRANTIES,

WHETHER

EXPRESS

OR

IMPLIED,

WILL

APPLY

AFTER

THIS

PERIOD.

SOME

STATES

DO

NOT

ALLOW

LIMITATIONS

ON

HOW

LONG

AN

IMPLIED

WARRANTY

LASTS,

SO

THE

ABOVE

LIMITATIONS

MAY

NOT

APPLY

TO

YOU.

IF

THIS

PRODUCT

IS

NOT

IN

GOOD

WORKING

ORDER

AS

WARRANTED

ABOVE,

YOUR

SOLE

REMEDY

SHALL

BE

REPAIR

OR

REPLACEMENT

AS

PROVIDED

ABOVE.

IN

NO

EVENT

WILL

IBM

BE

LIABLE

TO

YOU

FOR

ANY

DAMAGES,

INCLUDING

LOST

PROFITS,

LOST

SAVINGS

OR

OTHER

INCIDENTAL

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES

ARISING

OUT

OF

THE

USE

OF

OR

INABILITY

TO

USE

SUCH

PRODUCT,

EVEN

IF

IBM

OR

AN

AUTHORIZED

IBM

PERSONAL

COMPUTER

DEALER

HAS

BEEN

ADVISED

OF

THE

POSSIBILITY

OF

SUCH

DAMAGES,

OR

FOR

ANY

CLAIM

BY

ANY

OTHER

PARTY.

SOME

STATES

DO

NOT

ALLOW

THE

EXCLUSION

OR

LIMITATION

OF

INCIDENTAL

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES

FOR

CONSUMER

PRODUCTS,

SO

THE

ABOVE

LIMITATIONS

OR

EXCLUSIONS

MAY

NOT

APPLY

TO

YOU.

THIS

WARRANTY

GIVES

YOU

SPECIFIC

LEGAL

RIGHTS,

AND

YOU

MAY

ALSO

HAVE

OTHER

RIGHTS

WHICH

MAY

VARY

EROM

STATE

TO

STATE.

FOR

WARRANTY

SERVICE

OR

ASSISTANCE,

IT

IS

RECOMMENDED

THAT

THIS

PRODUCT

BE

RETURNED

TO

THE

AUTHORIZED

IBM

PERSONAL

COMPUTER

DEALER

FROM

WHOM

IT

WAS

PURCHASED

OR

TO

ANY

IBM

SERVICE/EXCHANGE

CENTER

IN

THE

UNITED

STATES

OR

PUERTO

RICO.

o

Personal

Computer

Hardware

Reference

Library

Guide

to

Operations

n

First

Edition

(August

1986)

The

following

paragraph

does

not

apply

to

the

United

Kingdom

or

any

country

where

such

provisions

are

inconsistent

with

local

law:

INTERNATIONAL

BUSINESS

MACHINES

CORPORATION

PROVIDES

THIS

PUBLICATION

"AS

IS"

WITHOUT

WARRANTY

OF

ANY

KIND,

EITHER

EXPRESS

OR

IMPLIED,

INCLUDING,

BUT

NOT

LIMITED

TO,

THE

IMPLIED

WARRANTIES

OF

MERCHANTABILITY

OR

FITNESS

FOR

A

PARTICULAR

PURPOSE.

Some

states

do

not

allow

disclaimer

of

express

or

implied

warranties

in

certain

transactions,

therefore,

this

statement

may

not

apply

to

you.

This

publication

could

include

technical

inaccuracies

or

typographical

errors.

Changes

are

periodically

made

to

the

information

herein;

these

changes

will

be

incorporated

in

new

editions

of

the

publication.

IBM

may

make

improvements

and/or

changes

in

the

product(s)

and/or

the

program(s)

described

in

this

publication

at

any

time.

It

is

possible

that

this

publication

may

contain

reference

to,

or

information

about,

IBM

products

(machines

and

programs),

programming,

or

services

that

are

not

announced

in

your

country.

Such

references

or

information

must

not

be

construed

to

mean

that

IBM

intends

to

announce

such

IBM

products,

programming,

or

services

in

your

country.

Requests

for

copies

of

this

publication

and

for

technical

information

about

IBM

Personal

Computer

products

should

be

made

to

your

authorized

IBM

Personal

Computer

Dealer

or

your

IBM

Marketing

Representative.

©

Copyright

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

1986

n

The

following

statement

applies

to

all

IBM

Personal

Computer

products

unless

otherwise

indicated

by

the

information

referring

to

that

product.

FEDERAL

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

RADIO

FREQUENCY

INTERFERENCE

STATEMENT

Warning;

This

equipment

has

been

certified

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

computing

device,

pursuant

to

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

rules.

Only

peripherals

(computer

input/output

devices,

terminals,

printers,

etc.)

certified

to

comply

with

the

Class

B

limits

may

be

attached

to

this

computer

when

this

computer

is

operated

in

a

residential

environment.

Operation

with

noncertified

peripherals

is

likely

to

result

in

interference

to

radio

and

TV

reception.

INSTRUCTIONS

TO

USER

This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequency

energy

and

if

not

installed

and

used

properly,

that

is,

in

strict

accordance

with

the

operating

instructions,

reference

manuals,

and

the

service

manual,

may

cause

interference

to

radio

or

TV

reception.

It

has

been

type

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

computing

device

in

accordance

with

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

rules,

which

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

in

a

residential

installation.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

interference

to

radio

or

TV

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

the

receiving

antenna.

•

Relocate

the

computer

with

respect

to

the

receiver.

•

Move

the

computer

away

from

the

receiver.

•

Plug

the

computer

into

a

different

outlet

so

that

computer

and

receiver

are

on

different

branch

circuits.

If

necessary,

the

user

should

consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/television

technician

for

additional

suggestions.

The

user

may

find

the

following

booklet

prepared

by

the

Federal

Communications

Commission

helpful:

How

to

Identify

and

Resolve

Radio-TV

Interference

Problems.

This

booklet

is

available

from

the

US

Government

Printing

Office,

Washington,DC

20402,

Stock

No.

004-000-00345-4.

CAUTION

This

product

is

equipped

with

a

line

cord

and

plug

for

the

user's

safety.

It

is

to

he

used

in

conjunction

with

a

properly

groimded

receptacle

to

avoid

electrical

shock.

m

The

following

FCC

statement

applies

to

the:

IBM

Binary

Synchronous

Communications

Adapter

IBM

Synchronous

Data

Link

Control

Adapter

IBM

PC

General

Purpose

Interface

Bus

Adapter

IBM

PC

Data

Aquisition

and

Control

Adapter

IBM

PC

Network

Adapter

o

FEDERAL

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

RADIO

FREQUENCY

INTERFERENCE

STATEMENT

Warning:

This

equipment

generates,

uses,

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy

and

if

not

installed

and

used

in

accordance

with

the

instruction

manual,

may

cause

interference

to

radio

communications.

It

has

been

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

A

computing

device,

pursuant

to

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

rules,

which

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

when

operated

in

a

commercial

environment.

Operation

of

this

equipment

in

a

residential

area

is

likely

to

cause

interference

in

which

case

the

user

at

his

own

expense

will

be

required

to

take

whatever

measures

may

be

required

to

correct

the

interference.

n

IV

Electrical

Safet>

Electrical

current

from

power,

telephone,

and

communications

cables

is

hazardous.

Connect

and

disconnect

cables

as

shown

when

installing,

moving,

or

opening

the

covers

of

personal

computers

or

attached

devices.

To

Connect

To

Disconnect

Turn

Everything

OFF.

Devices

First,

•(S&=

Then

Outlets.

=ss>

-sTok"^

Outlets

First,

—u

Then

Devices.

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Notes:

VI

n

n

Contents

n

Section

1.

Introduction

1-1

Section

2.

Getting

Started

2-1

Section

3.

Operating

Your

System

3-1

System

Unit

3-3

Keyboard

3-4

5-1/4

Inch

Diskette

Drives

3-11

About

Diskettes

and

Drive

Compatibility

3-12

Write

Protect

3-13

Loading

Your

Diskette

Drive

3-14

Fixed

Disk

Drives

3-15

Displays

3-16

Battery

Installation

3-17

Time

and

Date

3-19

Moving

Your

System

3-19

Long-Distance

Move

3-23

Setup

at

Your

New

Location

3-23

Section

4.

Installing

Your

Options

4-1

Internal

Options

4-3

Cover

Removal

4-4

IBM

Personal

Computer

AT

Math

Coprocessor

4-8

Memory

Expansion

Adapter

Installation

4-12

Memory

Module

Kit

4-15

Display

Adapter

Installation

4-16

IBM

Personal

Computer

AT

Serial/Parallel

Adapter

4-20

IBM

Binary

Synchronous

Communications

(BSC)

Adapter

4-25

IBM

Synchronous

Data

Link

Control

(SDLC)

Communications

Adapter

..

.

.

4-27

Enhanced

Graphics

Adapter

4-29

Graphics

Memory

Expansion

Card

4-31

Graphics

Memory

Module

Kit

4-32

IBM

Personal

Computer

General

Purpose

Interface

Bus

Adapter

4-33

vu

IBM

Personal

Computer

Data

Acquisition

and

Control

Adapter-.

4-35

IBM

PC

Network

Adapter

4-37

Adapter

Installation

4-39

Cover

Installation

4-42

External

Options

4-44

IBM

Monochrome

Display

4-46

IBM

Color

Display

4-48

IBM

Enhanced

Color

Display

4-50

IBM

Personal

Computer

Display

Stand

.

4-52

IBM

Communications

Cable

4-56

IBM

Personal

Computer

AT

Serial

Adapter

Cable

4-58

IBM

3.5

Inch

External

Diskette

Drive

..

4-60

Sections.

TESTING

YOUR

SYSTEM

5-1

Appendix

A.

Keyboard

Templates

A-1

Introduction

A-3

French

.

..

.

German

..

.

.

Italian

Spanish

.

..

.

U.K.

EngUsh

U.S.

English

A-5

A-1

A-9

A-11

A-13

A-15

Glossary Glossary

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