Aptiva 4xx and S System Jumper Designations

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Locations and Descriptions

Note: Usually anything labeled with J(number) is just a location reference. JP(number) are your jumpers.

Location

Description

NOTES

J3

System board voltage regulator

Can use eighther the shorting Block for standard petium chips or the Voltage Regulator Block for the MMX enabled Pentiums.

J4

Cache connector

No jumpers need to be set. System BIOS will detect the amount of cache. Check system BIOS settings after adding or removing memory to make certain it was recognized.

J5

Primary Hard Disk IDE (Hard Disk 1, Hard Disk 2)

According to IBM a second hard drive must be installed on the secondary Hard Disk IDE connector.

J6

Secondary Hard Disk IDE (Hard Disk 3 or CD-ROM, Hard Disk 4)

See note above.

J9

SIMM 72-pin Socket - Bank 1

No jumpers need to be set. System BIOS will detect the amount of cache. Check system BIOS settings after adding or removing memory to make certain it was recognized.

J10

SIMM 72-pin Socket - Bank 2

No jumpers need to be set. System BIOS will detect the amount of cache. Check system BIOS settings after adding or removing memory to make certain it was recognized.

J12

SIMM 72-pin Socket - Bank 3

No jumpers need to be set. System BIOS will detect the amount of cache. Check system BIOS settings after adding or removing memory to make certain it was recognized.

J13

SIMM 72-pin Socket - Bank 4

No jumpers need to be set. System BIOS will detect the amount of cache. Check system BIOS settings after adding or removing memory to make certain it was recognized.

J11

DIMM 168-pin Socket - Bank 2

No jumpers need to be set. System BIOS will detect the amount of cache. Check system BIOS settings after adding or removing memory to make certain it was recognized.

Jumpers and Settings

Jumper

Settings

NOTES

JP2

System board bus clock

Jump here for more details

JP3

Processor Frequency Ratio

Jump here for more details

JP10

VGA Jumper If using onboard Video then set 1-2,

If you want to replace with another card then disable by setting jumpers 2-3

The ATI 3D Rage chip and Video Memory are soldered to the motherboard. They cannot be removed.

JP12

Power-on Password Reset (Normally set to 1-2

To clear BIOS settings from memory move to 2-3 then reset back to original 1-2.

Usually flashing the BIOS is all you would need to do.

JP11

Diskette Drive write enable 1-2, or disable by removing jumper.

A Hard Drive jumper would be more usefull.

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