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Document Overview
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for Avid Resellers. It describes the procedures
necessary to make changes to an IBM 6866 system and how to
integrate the needed hardware and application software to produce a
fully Avid integrated system for the end user.
About This Guide
The guide is designed as a reference to answer the “How do I do
that?” questions that come with any step involved in integrating the
hardware and the application software into an Avid system.
This guide is not designed as:
•A Windows
®
2000 troubleshooting guide
• An upgrade guide from the IBM 6889 system to the
IBM 6866 system
This guide uses modular chapters that allow the user to find and use
information easily.
The Contents lists all topics included in this guide. They are presented
with the following overall structure:
• Chapter 1, “Document Overview,” provides information about
the guide and how you would use it.
• Chapter 2, “System Overview,” explains the different Avid
systems, types of board sets available, and what you need to do to
fully integrate the board sets into an Avid system.
• Chapter 3, “Checking the Basic IBM 6866 System,” explains how
you would check the IBM 6866 system as it is shipped by IBM.
• Chapter 4, “Installing Memory, the Avid Board Set, and the Fan
Kit,” explains how you install memory, the Avid board set, and
the fan kit in the system. As there are many configuration