Owner`s manual

Eagle 250 Owner's Manual, Revision 01
Chapter 2 - Using Your Computer
This chapter discusses some of the basic things you need to know to use your computer: what the buttons
and lights on the front panel mean, what attaches where on the back panel, and how to turn the computer
on and off.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
Figure 2-1, below, shows the computer’s front panel. The panel has these controls and indicators:
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The two-character status display shows various codes depending on the state of the computer. It
is also used during the computer’s self-test feature.
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The Power light is lit whenever the computer is turned on.
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The Turbo light indicates system activity.
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In some configurations, the Turbo button puts the system into a special diagnostic state known as
LEVEL7. This is necessary only if you are having certain hard-to-diagnose system problems. If
you have this feature, do not use it unless you are told to by your dealer. If you don’t have this
feature, the Turbo button has no effect.
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The Reset button lets you reset the computer. When you press it, the hardware resets and the
computer reboots. To avoid losing data, make sure there are no applications running and the
H.D.D. light is out before you press this button. See the section on “Rebooting the Computer”
later in this chapter.
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The H.D.D. light is lit whenever the computer is reading from or writing to a disk or tape.
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The Power switch, at the top right of the computer, turns it on and off. This switch is not shown
in Figure 2-1.