Amplifier

Card

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type 2140, 2142 computers come with either a

Tier

1

or

Tier

2

amplifier

 

card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 amplifier card has

one

speaker

output jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier

2

amplifier

card

has

two

output

 

jacks; one

for

the

speakers

and

 

 

one for the sub woofer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When

replacing

a system

board,

the

BIOS

 

setting

on

the

new

system

board

 

 

must

match

the

amplifier

card

that

is installed in the computer.

 

 

 

 

 

New

A-1

 

and

A-2

system

boards

for

Type

2140, 2142 are coded for

the

Tier

1 amplifier card. If the computer

you

are

servicing

has

a

Tier

1

amplifier

card,

no

BIOS

coding

is

necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you order a new system board

for

a

2140,

2142

 

that

has

a

Tier

2

amplifier

card,

the

amplifier

card

BIOS

must

be

set

to

match

the

Tier

2

amplifier

card.

Amplifier

Card

BIOS Setting

 

 

 

 

Attention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safebe Moderun from

 

The Amplifier BIOS update procedure

must

a

Command

Prompt

.

 

 

 

Care must be taken to make certain

that

the BIOS

setting matches the

actual amplifier card (Tier 1, Tier

2) installed. The

sound system will not

function properly with the incorrect

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Determine the amplifier card installed. From the rear of the computer, there will either be:

One

mini

DIN

connector

(speaker),

Tier

1,

 

--

or

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two

mini

DIN

connectors (speakers and sub woofer), Tier 2.

2. Determine

the

system BIOS setting for the amplifier card.

Reboot

the

computerSafe

toMode

aCommand

Prompt

 

 

.

a. SelectStart

 

from

the

lower left

desktop.

b. SelectRestart

The Computer

 

, then SelectEnter .

 

c. When Starting

Windows

95

 

displays

at

top

left corner of

 

screen,

depressF8 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. SelectSafe

Mode

Command

Prompt

Only

 

from

the menu.

e. At

the

C:

prompt,DEBUG type and

pressEnterthe

key.

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