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PS/1 - 2168 - Technical specifications, Canada models E57, R55, F57

Applicable to: Canada

Overview:

2168-E57 - 486SX, 33MHz, 6/8, 4MB, 170MB HD
2168-R55 - 486SX, 33MHz, 6/8, 4MB, 170MB HD
French model
2168-F57 - 486SX, 33MHz, 6/8, 4MB, 170MB HD

System Planar:

Description

E57/R55/F57

Microprocessor

486SX

Clock Speed

33MHz

CoProcessor Socket

Yes

Overdrive Upgrade

Yes

Pentium Upgrade

Yes

Upgrade Pin Info

169/238(Std)

Bus Type

ISA/AT

Video

SVGA/LBus +

Int Cache

8K

Ext Cache

0

Max Ext Cache

128K

Cache Sockets

5

Cache Type

Write Back

Cache Config

Yes J16,17

Empty Slots

7

# of Bays

6

Empty Bays

3

Parallel Port

1 25-pin bi-directional

Serial Ports

2

Serial Port Type

ERR

Internal Speaker

Yes

Power-on Password

Yes

Password Reset

No

ROM Size

128K


Power Supply:

Watts

145

Mfg

Astec

Voltage

115/220

Volt Switch

Yes

Hz

50/60

Safety Class

CSA

EMC Class

Doc-class B


Battery:

Type

Lithium

Style

Button(2032)

Life

7 Years


System Memory:
Note: All memory is socketed, none is soldered on planar.

Description

E57/R55/F57

Standard

4 MB

Sockets

4

Open Sockets

3

Max Memory

64 MB

Speed

70NS

SIMM Type

72-Pin Tin, 36-bit (parity)

SIMM Sizes

1 to 16

ROM Size

128K


Cache Memory

Description

E57/R55/F57

Internal

8K

External

0

Max External

256K

Sockets

5

Type

Write back


Cache for 2168 E57/R55/F57
The one TAG module must be 8k x 8, 20 ns SRAM The four Bank 1 Modules must be 32K x 8, 25 ns SRAM All must be 28-pin There is no IBM Part Number for cache modules. There is no IBM part number for cache modules. PSVP II cache options are not compatible with these machines.

Media:
Diskette Drives

3.5" 1.44

Yes

3.5" Mfg

Alps

5.25" 1.2

Yes

5.25" Mfg

Canon


Fixed Disk Drives
Note: BIOS will support 2 internal IDE Fixed Drives. SCSI must be used for 3 or more. 'AT' Interface supporting ANSI standard for AT.

Description

E57/R55/F57

Manufacturer

IBM/WD

Form Factor

SSH/SH

Capacity

170MB

Controller

IDE

Seek Time

16/13 MS

Cache Size

32/64 KB


CDROM
These Models were not shipped with CD-ROMs

Video:
Note: Video Memory is not upgradable

Description

E57/R55/F57

Video

SVGA/LBus+

Manufacturer

Cirrus

Chip

CL-GD5426

Vesa Connection

Yes

VRAM Soldered

1 MB

VRAM Upgrade

No

Video Disable

Yes J15


CLMODE.
The CLMODE utility, which allows the user to set display modes, is located in C:\VIDEO. Also see Tech Notes for changing Windows Display Resolution.

Display/Monitor:
Display is compatible with PS/2 VGA interface

Description

E57/R55/F57

Color Display

SVGA

Display Size

14"

Dot Pitch

0.28

Manufacturer

Samsung

BTU

223 or 239

Multi-scan

No

Interlaced

Yes

Connector

ERR

Max Resolution

1024 x 768 (256 color)

Max Colours

16M

Hz

50/60

Voltage

120/100-24

Voltage Sensing

No/Auto

VGA

Yes

640x480 72Hz

No/Yes

800x600 56Hz

Yes/-

800x600 60Hz

No/Yes

800x600 72Hz

No

1024x768 Inter

Yes

1024x768 60Hz NI

No

1024x768 70Hz Ni

No

1280x1024 Inter

No


Preloaded Software:
System comes preloaded with the following software:
1. MS-DOS 6.0
2. Windows 3.1
3. MSWorks for Windows Version 2.0
4. Cirrus Video Utilities (in C:\Video)
5. PS/1 Software
----- PS/1 Index
----- PS/1 Tutorial
----- PS/1 Fitness
---------- Set Date and Time
---------- System Information
---------- Display Select
---------- Create Recovery Diskette
---------- PS/1 Backup and Restore
---------- Personal Desktop
---------- Virus Checking
----- Your Software

Warranty:
1. Limited One year from date of purchase.
2. One year On-Site service if within 200km of a major city.
3. Express Service Delivery of Customer Replaceable Units (CRU's) ie. Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse
4. One year Depot Service if outside 200km range. Customer bears cost of shipping to depot. The Vendor (Depot pays return ship costs.

Technical Notes:
CMOS

To enter the systems CMOS:
1. Power System OFF (must be Cold Boot)
2. Power System ON
3. When an icon appears in the upper right corner of the screen, Press F1 and hold.
4. System Configuration screen will appear.
Note: You may also type CONFIGUR at the DOS prompt.

Backing up Original Software
You will need 13 HD diskettes

1. Open Windows
2. Double-click on the PS/1 Tools icon
3. Double-click on the PS/1 Fitness icon
4. Double-click on the Recovery Diskette icon
5. Follow on-screen instructions
6. Double-click on the Backup icon
7. Follow on-screen instructions
Note: The RECOVERY directory may be deleted once backup has been run. To be safe, the you should first try a Restore, just to make sure all the disks are OK.

Recovery Directory
All 2133 machines come pre-loaded with a RECOVERY directory. This directory contains ZIP files which hold compressed copies of all the original pre-load software. If you have lost or corrupted any of your original files you can restore a specific file as follows:

At a DOS prompt, type the following:
cd \RECOVERY and press Enter.
pkunzip *.zip -o -d c:\ dirname\filename.ext and press Enter.
Be sure to leave a space after the c:\
CAUTION: If you are going to restore Window System files PLEASE be aware that any customisations will be lost and that you will need to re-install any Window software that has been added to the system as well as rebuild icons for any of the DOS programs.

Restoring Original Software
Warning: If you have upgraded to MS-DOS 6.2, manually restore the software using PKUNZIP, DO NOT restore the DOS files unless the HD has been re-formatted; in which case you may proceed as below and then re-install MS-DOS 6.2

1. Insert the Recovery Disk in drive A: and re-boot
2. Select Restore Original Software
Note: The system will ask from where the Restore should occur; if the \RECOVERY directory has been deleted from the Hard Drive, say NO to the first prompt and YES to the second.

Bypassing PS/1 Logo
To remove the PS/1 Logo from the normal boot procedure; edit AUTOEXEC.BAT and REM out c:/ps1tools/hwcheck. The HWCHECK program runs routines that analyse the hardware on your system and writes the results to a data file. The data file is used by the System Information program in PS/1 Fitness. The only impact on removing it is that the System Information will not remain current when you add or remove hardware.

Changing the display resolution in Windows
Normally, display resolution can be changed by:

1. Opening the PS/1 Tools Window
2. Double-clicking on the PS/1 Fitness Icon
3. Double-clicking on the Display Selection Icon
4. Selecting the Resolution and number of colors
5. Restarting Windows

In some cases the resolution you may want to use is not listed under available resolutions or it is 'grayed' out.

If this is the case, check the C:\VIDEO directory. This directory contains the CLMODE utility and at least one INF file i.e. GD5424.INF, GD5428.INF or OEMSETUP.INF.

If no OEMSETUP.INF file appears, rename the GD542x.INF file which matches the video chip on the system to OEMSETUP.INF.
e.g. ren gd5424.inf oemsetup.inf

You may now use Windows Setup to change the video driver:
1. Open Main Window
2. Double-click on Windows Setup Icon
3. Click on Options
4. Click on Change System Settings
5. Click on the down-arrow beside the Display box
6. Scroll or page-down and select 'Other Display' (Requires disk from OEM)
7. Click OK
8. Delete the A:\ and enter C:\VIDEO
9. Click OK
10. Select the desired resolution
11. Click OK
12. Restart Windows when requested

If Windows does not restart properly or the video is unreadable, go to the DOS prompt, change to Windows directory and type SETUP. You will need to select another resolution following basically the same steps as outlined above i.e. Select Display, Other Display, and enter C:\VIDEO when asked to insert a disk.

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Date Created

15-12-98

Last Updated

22-01-99

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Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

PS/1

Machine Type

2168

Model

E57; R55; F57

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