Personal Computer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Safety Information
- Overview
- Chapter 1. Installing options
- Features
- Specifications
- Available options
- Tools required
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing external options
- Removing the cover
- Locating components
- Identifying parts on the system board
- Installing memory
- Installing adapters
- Installing internal drives
- Physical security
- Changing the battery
- Replacing the cover and connecting the cables
- Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS)
- Chapter 2. Using the IBM Setup Utility program
- Appendix A. Updating System Programs
- Appendix B. Manual modem commands
- Appendix C. System address maps
- Appendix D. Interrupt request and direct memory access channel assignments
- Appendix E. Notices
- Index
Locating components
The following illustration will help you locate the various components in your
computer.
1Microprocessor and heat sink 4PCI slots
2DIMMs 5PCI adapter
3AGP slot (some models) 6Power supply
Identifying parts on the system board
The system board (sometimes called the planar or motherboard) is the main circuit
board in your computer. It provides basic computer functions and supports a
variety of devices that are IBM-installed or that you can install later.
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