APPLIED ENGINEERING TransWarp - Manual (Page 5)

TransWarp Installation
Procedure
Don’t ZAP your TransWarp! Some components on the TransWarp card
are especially static sensitive. Even a small electro-static discharge
could damage one of TransWarp’s integrated circuit “chips”. A damaged
“chip” might not fail right away, but over time it could become worse,
possibly causing one of those nasty “intermittent” problems. Be very
careful to handle the TransWarp card ONLY by the edges. Don’t touch
the gold edge-connector or any of the components on the TransWarp
card other than the switches. Leave the TransWarp card in its anti-static
bag until instructed to remove it.
Step 1 Leave your computer plugged in, but switch the computer power switch to the
OFF position. Remove the top lid of the computer and set it aside. Verify that the
red power-on indicator light inside the computer is OFF. (The indicator light is on
the main logic board, near the back, just next to the power supply.)
Step 2 Discharge any static electricity that may be on your body or clothing by gently
touching the metal power supply case.
Step 3 Carefully remove the TransWarp card from the anti-static bag. Put the bag flat on a
table and set the TransWarp card on the bag.
Step 4 Locate the two blocks of switches along the bottom edge of the TransWarp card.
Block 1 is the one on the left; block 2 is the one on the right. Use the instructions
below, and the chart in Figure 1 to determine the appropriate switch settings for
the cards installed in your computer. An example switch configuration for an
Apple lle system is shown in Figure 2.
To change a switch setting you would “flip” the rocker switch, by pressing in at the
top or bottom of the rocker, just like you would a rocker-type household light
switch. Pressing in at the bottom of the switch, nearest the word “OPEN”, will
OPEN the switch. The switch can be moved to the CLOSED position by pressing
in at the top of the rocker, nearest the numbers along the top of the switch block.
Never use a pen or pencil to change a switch setting; use a small pointed object,
like a wooden toothpick or a bent-out paper clip. See Figure 2.
Switches 1 through 7 on each block are numbered and correspond to expansion
slot numbers 1 through 7, respectively. On switch block 1, set the appropriate
switch to the OPEN position for any slot with an expansion slot memory card
using the “language card bank switching technique” described in the previous
section. On switch block 2, set the appropriate switch to the OPEN position for
any slot with an interface card that requires the 1 MHz timing sign al. A switnch in
the CLOSED position selects full TransWarp mode for the corresponding
expansion slot. Switches on either bank, corresponding to EMPTY slots, should
be switched to the CLOSED position. If you’re not sure if a card requires the 1
MHz rate, try it at TransWarp speed and see if it works.
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