Hard Disk; Fan Control; Rtc (Bios) Battery - GE Vivid i n Service Manual

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Hard Disk

The Hard Disk is the main storage device of the Vivid i n/ Vivid q N ultrasound unit. The Hard Disk, which
is controlled by the CPU via signals from the IDE Bus, is partitioned into four drives, each of which is
designated for different operations, as follows:
C: Drive:
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D: Drive:
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E: Drive:
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F: Drive:
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The following additional partitions are hidden:
Grub:
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Repository:10GB
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Note:
When connected to the system, a DVD device or disk-on-key will not necessarily be shown
as G drive.
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Fan Control

The Fan board holds five fans and is mounted on the left side of the bottom assembly. A special fan
speed controller chip is used to control the fans' speed. The Fan Board is connected to the BEP via the
Fan cable.
Each Fan has 3 wires: two 12V wires that supply power to the fans; a 3rd wire for sensing the fans'
speed.
Fan Board
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RTC (BIOS) Battery

The RTC (BIOS) battery provides power to the ETX real-time clock.
NOTE: The RTC (BIOS) Battery should be replaced every 2 years.
For instructions, refer to
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EVISION
Execution of the operating system and the software application, and factory presets.
The partition size is 5 GB.
User presets and data. The partition size is 5GB.
Archiving of all images and reports. The partition size is the balance of available space
on the hard disk.
Swap file partition. The partition size is 1GB.
32MB
Figure 5-19 Location of Fan Board in the Bottom Assembly
BIOS Battery Replacement on page 8 -
Chapter 5 - Components and Function (Theory)
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