User`s manual
System
2800
User's
Manual
II.
INSTALIATIOO
2.1
Installation
of
a
System
2800
1)
Inspect
all
cartons
for
external
signs
of
damage.
If
any
damage
is
observed,
have
the
delivery
agent
note
the
damage
on
the
shipping
document.
Some
shippers
may
wish
to
be
present
when
the
container
is
opened
if
external
damage
is
apparent.
2)
Open
all
cartons,
remove
the
packing
material,
and
then
remove
the
equipment
and
manuals.
If
present,
remove
plastic
bags
from
the
equipment.
3)
Place
the
canputer
console
in
a
horizontal
J:X)sition
with
the
Dualstor
8
n
floppy
disk
drive
cabinet
as
near
as
p::>ssible. Be
sure
not
to
bump
or
jar
the
disk
drive
cabinet,
as
this
can
throw
the
disk
drives
out
of
alignment.
4)
Using
a
Philips
head
screwdriver,
remove
the
four
Philips
head
screws,
two
on
each
side,
holding
the
console
cover
to
the
chassis.
Remove
the
cover.
Carry
out
a
quick
internal
inspection,
checking
for
obvious
shipping
damage
and
loose
boards
due
to
shipping
vibration.
Press
each
board
down
firmly
making
sure
it
is
fully
inserted
in
its
slot.
If
you
find
any
obviously
broken
boards
or
parts,
do
not
use
the
equipment
in
order
to
avoid
further
damage,
or
unexplained
malfunction
at
the
user's
site
at
a
later
da
te.
Report
the
damage
to
the
carrier
and rep::>rt
the
damage
to
qualified
service
personnel
or
Vector
Graphic.
2.1.1
Installing
the
8"
disk
controller
board
NOI'E:
If
your
System
2800 comes
with
the
Disk
Controller
Board
already
installed,
skip
directly
to
section
2.1.2.
With
the
canputer
p::>wer
off,
insert
the
controller
board
in
any
of
the
empty
slots
in
the
motherboard.
The
board
should
be
firmly
seated
in
the
connector
at
the
back
of
the
slot.
The
board
edges
should
be
in
the
card
edge
guides
corresJ:X)nding
to
that
slot.
Mount
the
board
with
the
component
s
ide
toward
the
rear
of
the
computer.
Verify
this
by
comparing
the
board
you
have
installed
with
the
boards
already
lIDunted
in
the
rrotherboard.
All
the
boards
installed
should
have
the
component
side
facing
the
same
direction.
2.1.2
Connecting
the
signal
cable
1)
Coming
fran
the
rear
of
the
Dualstor
is
a 50
.........
ire
flat
signal
cable
with
a
50-pin
connector
on
the
end.
'Ibis
connector
mates
with
a
50-pin
connector
on
the
top
edge
of
the
controller
board.
When
making
G~is
connection,
rna1<.e
certain
that
pin
1
on
the
connector
matches
pin
1
on
the
controller
board.
2)
You
can
make
this
identification
as
follows.
Notice
that
the
50-wire
cable
coming from
the
back
of
the
Dualstor
unit
is
color
coded
on
one
side
Rev.
l-e
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