Iv-3. Options; Iv-3-1. Expansion Ram Board; Iv-3-2. Color Display Adapter Board - Canon A-200 series Service Manual

IV-3. Options
Most of options designed for IBM® Personal ComputerTM such as display monitors, printers or
expansion boards can also be used with the A-200.
In this part, we will give a summarized description on how to add these optional boards or in­
tegrated circuit.
Whenever an optional device to be installed inside the computer is added, settings for the DIP
switch must be changed. Detailed information concerning the DIP switch is described in the next
section in this part.
IV-3-1. Expansion RAM Board
The expansion RAM board supplied by Canon has 256K bytes of memory capacity. Followings
are the description concerning installation for our memory expansion board.
Caution
Before installing the memory board, be sure to turn the power of the computer off, and to unplug
the AC power cord from the outlet.
Insert the connectors of the expansion board into the option slot on the main circuit board of
the computer. Make sure that two connectors on the expansion board are fully and firmly insert­
ed into the slot.
Figure 4-6
IV-3-2. Color Display Adapter Board
Whenever a user wants to upgrade the computer from Monochrome to Color system, replace
the built-in monochrome adapter board with the color display adapter board. When replacing,
first remove the monochrome adapter board from the leftmost slots and install this color board
instead.
Figure 4-7
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