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PS/1 - 2155 - Technical specifications, Canada models E32, E67, E92, F30, F90, M32

Applicable to: Canada

Overview:
Source: Announcement letters A93-957, A94-263

The following models were announced on October 13, 1993
2155A-E32 - 80486SX -33MHz, 5/5, 4MB, 253MB HD
2155A-E67 - 80486DX2-33MHz, 5/5, 4MB, 253MB HD
2155A-E92 - 80486SX -25MHz, 5/5, 4MB, 170MB HD

Two French models were released, 2155A-F30 and 2155A-F90
One additional MultiMedia Model was announced March 14, 1994
2155A-M32 - 80486SX -33MHz, 5/5, 4MB, 253MB HD

System Planar:

Description	E32,92,M32	E67
MicroProcessor	80486SX	80486DX2
Clock Speed	33MHz (E92 - 25MHz)	66MHz
Coprocessor Socket	Yes	N/A
Overdrive Upgrade	Yes	N/A
Pentium P24T Upgrade	Yes (E92 - No)	Yes
Processor Upgrade PIN	238 (E92-169)	238
ROM Size	128 x 8	128 x 8
SES Enabled	Yes	Yes
Bus Type	AT/ISA Video is	AT/ISA Video is
	SVGA/Local Bus	SVGA/Local Bus
Slots	5	5
Full Size	4	4
3/4 Size	0	0
Half Size	1	1
Empty Slots	3 (E32 - 4)	4
Bays	5	5
Empty Bays	3 (E92/M32 - 2)	3
Combo Drives	1 (E92 - 0)	1
3.5 SH	2	2
3.5 SH Empty	1 (E92 - 0)	1
3.5 HH	1	1
3.5 HH Empty	1	1
5.25 HH	2	2
5.25 HH Empty	1 (M32 - 0)	1
Parallel Port	25-PIN BIDIRECTIONAL	25-PIN BIDIRECTIONAL
Serial Port	1 9-pin with RS232D 1-16450 emulation (non-removable chip set)	1 9-pin with RS232D 1-16450 emulation (non-removable chip set)
Serial Port Type	N-FIFO	N-FIFO
Power-on Password	Yes	Yes
Password reset	No	No
Internal Speaker	No	No

Power Supply:

Power Supply	145 W
BTU	409
Manufacturer	Astec
Voltage	100-240
115/230 Switch	Yes
Hz	50/60

Battery:

Type	Lithium
Style	Button (2032)
Life	7 Years

Memory:
All memory is socketed; no chips are soldered on the planar. System is shipped with non-parity (32-bit) memory but is designed to also accommodate parity (36-bit)

	E32,67,M32	E92
Standard Memory	4	4
Memory Sockets	4	2
Open Sockets	3	1
Maximum Memory	64	64
Memory Speed	70NS	70NS
SIMMs	72-PIN/TIN	72-PIN/TIN
SIMM Sizes	1 to 32MB	1 to 32MB
Internal Cache	8kb	8kb
External Cache	0kb	N/A
Ext Cache Sockets	9	0
Cache Type	Write Back	N/A

Cache Memory:
1. All CACHE memory modules must be 28-pin
2. Bank 1 and 2 modules must be 32K x 8, 25NS SRAM
3. TAG module for 128K - must be 8K x 8, 20NS SRAM
4. TAG module for 256k - must be 32K x 8, 20NS SRAM

Media:
Diskette Drives

	E32, E67, M32	E92
Combo Drive	Yes	No
Combo Mfg	Cannon	N/A
Form Factor	5.25 HH	N/A
3.5 1.44	No	Yes
3.5 Mfg	N/A	Alps
Form Factor	N/A	Slim high
5.25 1.2	No	No

Hard Drive
AT interface supporting ANSI standard for AT. BIOS will support only 2 IDE drives. A SCSI adapter is needed for 3 or more.

Manufacturer	IBM
Form Size	1" x 3.5
Capacity	253MB (E92 - 170MB)
Type	IDE
Seek Time	17 MS
Cache Size	96KB

CD-ROM
Internal double speed, Kodak compatible CDROM"s were shipped with models E92 and M32

Manufacturer	Matsushita
Photo CD	Yes
Loading Tray	Auto
Interface	MKE
Standards	MPC
Data Capacity - 12cm Disc	540KB
Data Capacity - 8cm Disc	180MB
Trans rate - Single	150KB/sec
Trans rate - Double	300KB/sec
Trans rate from buffer	2.3MB/sec
Random access - single	350msec
Random access - double	450msec
Fullstroke Access - single	610msec
Fullstroke Access - double	740msec
Spin up stand to ready	1.5 sec
Spin up load to ready	6.0 sec

Sound Card:
SoundBlaster 16 cards were shipped with multi-media models E92 and M32

Manufacturer	Creative Labs
Sampling Rating	up to 44.1 KHz
Channel Bandwidth	20 to 20,000 Hz
Dynamic Range	16 bit res
S/(N=D) Line in	82 dB
Input Impedance	50 kOhms
Signal Level Ext	2 Vrms
Signal Level Int	2 Vrms
Connector Type	Stereo 3.5 mm
Microphone Impedance	10 kOhms
Microphone Connector	Stereo 3.5 mm
Microphones	50 - 1000 Ohm
Joystick Ports	Two
MIDI support	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes

Speakers:

Manufacturer	KOSS
Model	HD-1
Number of speakers	2
Max Power Input	100mW
Frequency Range	50-20KHz
Battery Type	4 x C
AC Adapter	No
Magnetic Shielding	Yes
Volume control	Yes

Video:
Video Upgrade - Video is upgradable with VRAM 40-pin ZIF DRAM 256 x 16 80NS, Hitachi part number HM514260ZP-8 or equivalent

CLMODE
The CLMODE utility, which allows you to change or reset your video display, is located in C:\Video

	E32,67,M32	E92
Video	SVGA/LBus	SVGA/LBus
Manufacturer	Cirrus	Cirrus
Chip	CL-GD5428	CL-GD5424
VESA Feature	Yes	No
VRAM soldered	1MB(E32-512k)	1MB
VRAM open sockets	0(E32-1 open)	0

Monitor:

	E32,92,M32	E67
Color Display	SVGA(A)	SVGA(MS)
Size	14 inch	14 inch
Dot Pitch	.28
Manufacturer	IBM	Daewoo
Radiation	DHHS	DHHS
BTU	272	239
Interlaced	Yes	No
Multi Scan	No	Yes
Connector	15 Pin D	15 Pin D
Contrast/Bright Control	Yes	Yes
Horiz/Ver Center	Yes/No	Yes/Yes
Hor/Ver Size	Yes/Yes	Yes/Yes
Display Hz	50/60	50/60
Voltage	100-127	120
Hemisphere	Northern	Northern
Max/Res Colors	1024 x 768 - 16 color (E92 - 256 Color)	1280 x 1025 - 16 color
Maximum Colors	16M (E32 - 256)	16M
VGA	Yes	Yes
640 x 480 72Hz	Yes	Yes
800 x 600 56Hz	Yes	Yes
800 x 600 60Hz	Yes	Yes
800 x 600 72Hz	No	Yes
1024 x 768 Inter	Yes	Yes
1024 x 768 60Hz NI	No	Yes
1024 x 768 70Hz NI	No	Yes
1280 x 1024 Inter	No	Yes

Modem:

Description	E32,67,M32	E92
Modem Type	Data/Fax	Data
Data BPS	2400	2400
Size of Card	6 inches	6 inches
Fax Send BPS	9600	N/A
Fax Receive BPS	4800	N/A
Modem	DOC-CS-03	DOC-CS-03
Beeper	Yes	Yes
Command Set	Hayes	Hayes
Manufacturer	GVC	GVC
GVC Part #	FM-9648HR/	SM-24HN/R1
Volume Control	No	No
Jacks	Wall/phone	Wall/phone
DIP IRQ/COM	Yes	Yes
FAX SW Included	No	N/A

Mouse:
IBM PS/2 mouse compatible

Manufacturer	Logitech
Dots per Inch	400
Interface	6-PIN
Buttons	2
Cable	6 feet

Preloaded Software:
Multi-Media models F90, E92 and M32 do not have diskette packages. All preloaded software is on the PS/1 MultiMedia CDROM in \RECOVERY\CE for English or \RECOVERY\CF for French models. All that is required is a Recovery Diskette

System comes preloaded with following software:

1. MS-DOS 6.0
2. Windows 3.1
3. MSWorks for Windows Version 2.0
4. PS/1 Software
----- PS/1 Index
----- PS/1 Tutorial
----- PS/1 User Tips and Computer Basics
----- PS/1 Fitness
---------- Set Date and Time
---------- System Information
---------- Display Select
---------- Create Recovery Diskette
---------- PS/1 Backup and Restore
---------- Personal Desktop
---------- Virus Checking
---------- Standby ( E28/E30 )
---------- Rapid Resume Manager ( E28/E30 )
-----Your Software
Note: Both models are shipped with DBLSPACE ON.

MultiMedia Models F90, E92 and M32 also include:

1. Compton's Interactive Encyclopaedia (CD)
2. Mayo Clinic Family Health Book (CD)
3. King's Quest VI (CD)
4. IBM PS/1 MultiMedia Pak (CD)
5. MCS MusicRack (on Hard drive)
6. SoundBlaster Applications (on Hard Drive)

Physical Specifications:
Note: All weights and measurements are approximate only.

	System	Display	Keyboard
Width (mm)	405	369	450
Depth (mm)	422	369	369
Height (mm)	144	356	38
Weight (kg)	10.6	11.5	0.9
BTU/HR		239

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:
BIOS Configuration Utility.
Error History.

BIOS has an added Error History which can be accessed by pressing F9 when the POST Configuration Icon appears. The last three error codes will be displayed along with a brief explanation of the error.

SES Interface
The BIOS Configuration Utility has an added third page which acts as the SES interface. It can be accessed by pressing F1 when the POST configuration icon appears on a cold boot or it by typing CONFIGUR at a DOS prompt.
Note: SES does not allow a normal POST when it has saved an application that was running when SES was entered. To exit SES, do soft boot [CTRL+ALT+DEL] when the Rapid Resume logo appears. Then power off, wait 10 seconds, and power on for normal boot.

Page three of the utility allows you to change the following options:
1. APM BIOS Mode [16- or 32-bit protected]
2. Rapid Resume [Enable/Disable]
3. Automatic Power Off [Set # of inactive minutes 15 to 90]
4. Initialise Adapter Cards [Yes, Automatic, No]
5. Standby [Set # of inactive minutes 15 to 90]

Enabling Rapid Resume
1. Open Windows
2. Double click on PS/1 Tools Icon
3. Double click on PS/1 Fitness Icon
4. Double click on Rapid Resume Manager Icon
5. Click on Enable
6. Click on Setup
7. Set minutes of inactivity
8. Set Rapid Resume Task List to Enabled if you wish to see a list of open applications.

Enabling Standby
1. Open Windows
2. Double-click on PS/1 Tools Icon
3. Double-click on PS/1 Fitness Icon
4. Double-click on Standby Icon
5. Enter number of minutes for inactivity

Rapid Resume
Warning: Not all adapter card states are saved under Rapid Resume. Refer to SES Adapter Cards Tech Note

Overview
o Current working environment is saved and restored
o Automatic power off saves energy when the computer is not in use
o Quick access to environment and applications after power on

Using Rapid Resume allows the computer to save the current working environment and power off. When the computer is powered on again, the
previous working environment is restored. This allows quicker access to applications and the working environment. Rapid Resume will also automatically
power off the computer after a period of inactivity.

Note: The system only recognises the keyboard, mouse or hard drive when monitoring for activity Printing, network communications and floppy drive actions are not considered activities. The system will power off if there is no actual mouse, keyboard or hard drive activity.

Turning off the computer using Rapid Resume

Power Off
Pressing the Power switch on/off with Rapid Resume enabled causes the computer to save its state and power off. Other devices need to be powered off separately.

Power Strip
If connected to a a power strip; turn the unit off first, then turn off the power strip.

System Beeps
If you press the on/off button and the computer beeps three times, Rapid Resume cannot proceed. Press the on/off switch again. If you fail to press the on/off switch the system will power off however data and state info may not be saved.

Cancel Rapid Resume
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL while the computer is turning off will cancel the Rapid Resume.

Turning on the computer using Rapid Resume
When the computer is turned on with Rapid Resume enabled an abbreviated hardware test is performed and then the Rapid Resume process is started.
The Rapid Resume logo appears and the computer state is restored.

To by-pass Rapid Resume:
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL when the Rapid Resume Logo appears. This will re-boot the system. Any data files that were not saved before powering off will be lost.

If the hardware configuration has changed, Rapid Resume may not be able to continue. A configuration message is displayed and the user is given two choices:

1. Cancel the Rapid Resume, previous state will be lost
2. Power off and return the system to it's previous hardware configuration.

Smart Energy System (SES)
The Smart Energy System provides two features to save energy:

Standby
Allows the computer to enter a low power state after a period of inactivity. Computer uses less power but remains fully functional.

Rapid Resume
Automatically powers off the computer when not in use, saving the current working environment which is restored when system is powered on again.

Inactivity is considered to be no keyboard, mouse, or hard disk activity. Printing, network, or floppy disk activity will not be detected and the machine will automatically power off during these activities.

SES can be used with any operating system that contains an APM driver. The following steps should be performed:

1. Make sure the APM driver is installed
2. Make sure the proper APM BIOS mode is set (OS/2 requires "16-bit Protected, Windows, 32-bit Protected)
3. Allocate a save area partition or use PS1PART.EXE in the PS/1 Tools directory or on the Recovery Diskette

The PS1START.EXE program, which is run from the AUTOEXEC.BAT, allocates consecutive disk sectors for a hidden file, "_PS1SAVE.DAT", on the host drive. The file contains system information that is used by the Rapid Resume feature.

If PS1START.EXE cannot find consecutive disk sectors due to fragmentation, the following steps must be taken if the user wishes to continue using the Rapid Resume feature.

1. Temporarily reduce the size of the compressed disk DBLSPACE /SIZE C
2. Defrag the compressed drive DEFRAG C /F /H
3. Reboot
4. Resize the C drive DBLSPACE /SIZE /RES=4 C This will conserve 4MB of uncompressed space on the Host.

SES and Adapter Cards
Adapter Cards may loose state information and not function properly after Rapid Resume. To solve this problem, the Initialise Adapter Cards option was added in the Configuration Utility.

There are three types of Adapter Cards:
1. Cards requiring no hardware initialisation i.e. modem cards
2. Cards requiring device drivers i.e. Sound cards. The Initialise Adapter Cards option must be set to Yes This will force the system to execute the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files.
3. Cards requiring device drivers and other software i.e. Token-ring cards. WARNING!!! These cards cannot be used with Rapid Resume

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 a resolution that is not listed under available resolutions or 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. 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
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