TimeLine Micro Lynx M3 Option Card User manual

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PROM Installation Guide
Micro Lynx M3 Option Card
TIMELINE VISTA, INC.
1755 LA COSTA MEADOWS DRIVE, SUITE B
SAN MARCOS, CA 92069
TEL. [phone]
(FAX [phone])
[email protected]
DATE: 9/3/92
MODEL: Micro Lynx
REVISION: All
SERIAL NO: All
SOFTWARE: All
REQUIRED TOOLS:
Static safe workstation IC Extractor/Insertor or
Grounding wrist strap small slotted screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
REQUIRED PARTS:
Software Information Sheet
Replacement PROM from TimeLine
PROCEDURE:
1. Turn off the power to the System Unit.
Disconnect all cables.
2. Place the Micro Lynx System Unit on a
static safe workstation. Ground yourself
and the workstation anti-static mat.
3. Remove the six phillips screws holding the
top cover to the chassis and remove cover.
(See Figure 1)
4. Remove the ACG Card, if installed, by
removing the two phillips screws securing
the card to the bracket. Slide the ACG
Card forward until the connectors clear
the back panel. Turn the ACG Card over
and disconnect the option card ribbon
cable from the M3 Card and the main
board. Place the ACG on a static safe
workstation. (See Figure 2)
Figure 1. Remove the Top Cover

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Figure 2. Removing the ACG Card

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Procedure Continued
5. Locate U4, the M3 PROM. Remove and replace the PROM. Be careful to correctly align Pin
1 and properly seat the PROM, see Figure 3.
Warning
Use an IC inserter to remove and replace the PROM. If one is not available, use a small slotted
screwdriver. Insert the screwdriver under the PROM, twist slightly and gently lift up. Inserting the
screwdriver incorrectly could damage surrounding components.
Figure 3. M3 PROM Location
6. Replace the ACG card if applicable. Connect the end of the ribbon cable into J3, the Option
Cards Expansion Connector, on the main board. On the M3 Option Card, insert the
connector closest to the ACG card into J1, the Option Cards Expansion Connector. Make
sure the cable is lying flat across the slots in the brackets.
7. Tilt and slide the card into the groove along the top of the left side rail. Position the
connectors into the appropriate cutouts in the back panel. Insert the two phillips screws
through the ACG Card into the bracket standoffs and tighten.
8. Replace the cover on the System Unit. Insert and tighten the six phillips screws. Reconnect
the cables and turn on the power. The System Unit will automatically detect the new
software version. To verify that the upgraded software is operating, press SYS on the
Keyboard Unit, the new software version numbers will be displayed.