Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality, revealed product.
As breakthroughs such as Windows and multimedia lead us to new worlds of computing power,
users like you refuse to be left behind.
You've discovered you have the power to transform your PC into the ultimate machine for your
specific needs.
Providing you with the most advanced products and support is the world leader in upgrade
technology, Reveal.
Reveal offers a wide range of products, including multimedia kits that transform your PC into
a powerhouse of sight and sound using the latest in CD and audio technology, CD-ROM
drives that let you access audiovisual CD programs for business, education, and entertainment
and come with popular titles, hard drives which expand your PC storage capacity and
make it run fast, co-processors that let you finish your work up to 12 times quicker, memory
upgrades that speed up your PC for Windows and graphics programs or let your printer
use more fonts, handheld scanners that allow you to place text, photographs, and artwork
into the documents of your choice, tape backups for ultimate protection of the invaluable
data on your hard drive, the sound effects family of sound cards which give you all the
amazing audio effects on today's programs and let you record your own soundtracks, video
cards for brilliant colors and Windows acceleration, surge protection products that put the power
controls to your entire system in a convenient desktop panel, fax modems and modems so you
can send and receive faxes or exchange huge amounts of data by phone worldwide, data entry
devices such as trackballs, mice, and keyboards with the standard clicker or tactile touch
plus many other exciting products and Reveal makes them all easy to install.
Check out the entire line soon.
Hello there, welcome to Reveal's installation video.
You're about to discover that you don't have to be a trained technician to install your
Reveal product yourself.
It's so easy that the only tool you'll need is a Phillips screwdriver.
And thanks to the simple format of this video, you'll finish your installation quickly.
Now here's how it works.
I'll be installing the same equipment you are in a typical computer.
After every few steps, I'll ask you to pause the video so you can work on your own installation.
That way you'll be finished in no time.
While you're working, keep in mind that the contents of this video can also be found in
the manual that came with your Reveal product.
Don't hesitate to use it if you need to.
Keep a copy of your computer owner's manual handy too.
You may need to refer to it from time to time.
Okay folks, let's begin.
Start by turning off the power to your computer, your monitor, and any other peripherals you
have.
Then touch one of the screws on the back of your computer to discharge yourself of static
electricity.
Do this often during your installation to protect your computer's sensitive circuits.
Next, disconnect all peripherals from your computer and remove them from your work area.
And most important of all, unplug your computer's power cord.
The next step is to find the screws that hold your computer's outer cover.
Your owner's manual can help you.
Remove the screws with your Phillips screwdriver.
Then slide the cover off.
Be careful not to snag any of the cables inside.
Once your cover is removed, you need to be careful with your computer.
Many of the chips and components inside are sensitive.
Besides discharging yourself, there's a few simple guidelines you should follow to protect
your computer while you're working.
First, never touch any of the chips and other electronics on the main circuit board of your
computer or on the smaller circuit boards known as cards.
However, you will handle at least one card during your installation, your reveal card.
To handle it correctly, hold it by the edges like this.
But keep your new components in their protective anti-static bags for now.
Finally, your computer may have a metal support bar in it like this.
Make sure that the cables you'll be plugging in during your installation stay under this
bar.
Then they won't get pinched when you slide your cover back on.
Now that you know how to work in your computer, let's get back to your installation.
Your next move is to locate your expansion slots.
You'll be plugging a card into one of them later.
The expansion slots on this computer are right here.
Notice how they're on a card.
There are two kinds of expansion slots, the long 16-bit ones and the shorter 8-bitters.
These here are all 16-bit.
Each slot in a computer has a corresponding access slot in the chassis.
The access slots are usually covered by removable plates like these.
Now, expansion slots aren't always on cards.
On many computers, they're found right on the main circuit board.
Ah, beautiful example.
And this computer also has the shorter 8-bit slots.
We'll stop here so you can open your computer and locate its expansion slots.
Also, use your owner's manual to determine which of your slots are 16-bit and which are
8-bit.
But first, let's review some important points.
Remember to unplug all power cables and cords before opening your computer.
Make sure you discharge yourself of static electricity frequently during your installation
and be careful while sliding your cover off to avoid snagging any cables.
Ah, you're back.
Got that cover off okay?
Find those expansion slots?
All right then.
Now let's see where you're going to mount your CD-ROM.
It's designed to fit into any one of the five and a quarter inch mounting bays in the front
of your computer, right here.
Before you decide which bay to mount your drive in, make sure there's a matching opening
for the bay in your computer's cover.
The opening will probably be blocked by a plate which is either removed with screws
or simply snapped out.
Now, on this computer, there's another plate we need to remove.
It's called a blanking port.
It's covering the entrance to the bay we're going to use.
You might have one too.
Some blanking ports are attached with screws, which you simply remove, but others like this
one are held on with solder joints.
You just tap on the joints with a screwdriver handle and flex the blanking port until it
comes free.
The next step is to carefully remove your CD-ROM drive from its bag and set it on a
clean surface.
Then check your owner's manual for special instructions on drive installations.
For example, the manual may tell you to attach metal or plastic rails to your drive.
Reveal includes a set of plastic rails with your CD-ROM.
If you're required to use metal rails, they should be pre-installed in your bay.
This computer doesn't require rails, but if yours does, the procedure goes something like
this.
First, if you're using metal rails, take out the retaining screws and take the rails
out.
Then, whether you're installing the metal or plastic rails, align them so the drive
will extend the same distance from the bay as your floppy drive.
Attach the metal or plastic rails to your CD-ROM using two of the screws that came with
it for each rail.
Then line up the rails with the grooves inside the bay and slide the drive in.
The plastic rails usually just latch into place, but the metal rails often need to be
screwed to the bay.
And that's all there is to rail installations.
If your computer doesn't use rails, like this one here, the procedure is a bit different.
First, you may need to temporarily remove the vertical bays on either side of the horizontal
bays.
This will let you access the mounting holes in your drive's bay.
There they are, here and here.
Next, you carefully slide the drive into its bay and align the front so it's flush with
your floppy drive.
Then choose your mounting screws.
Your drive comes with two types, regular and spacer.
This computer requires that the spacer type be used because the bay is slightly wider
than the drive.
Place two of the mounting screws through the holes in each side of the bay and screw them
into the threaded holes in your drive.
Then, if you removed them earlier, replace the vertical bays along with their mounting
screws.
After your drive is mounted, locate one of the available power connectors that lead from
the power supply.
You may find different sizes.
Choose one that matches the large four-pin connector on the rear of your CD-ROM.
Then plug the connector into your drive.
You'll find that it's keyed to only go in one way.
Ready to work on yours?
Well, let's go over a few brief reminders first.
Make sure the mounting bay you decide to use has a matching opening in your computer's
cover.
Use your owner's manual to see if metal or plastic rails are required.
And remember to align the front of your CD-ROM so it's flush with the front of your floppy
drive.
You're moving right along.
All right.
Now, all that remains is to connect your CD-ROM to its interface card.
Now, if your computer has a sound card, such as a Reveal Sound Effects model, you may be
able to plug your CD-ROM into that card instead.
That would give you an extra expansion slot because you wouldn't have to install your
CD-ROM's card.
Now, to see if you can do that, check the supplement that came with your CD-ROM.
You may want to pause the video and check right now.
If you'll be connecting your CD-ROM to a sound card, just follow the directions in the supplement.
If you'll be using the interface card that came with your drive, your installation will
proceed like this.
First, pick any available 8-bit expansion slot in your computer.
If you don't have an 8-bit slot, you can use a 16-bit one.
Next, undo the screw that holds the cover plate on the expansion slot's access slot
and remove the plate.
Then take your CD-ROM's interface card out of its bag, touching it only by the edges.
And place the card over the expansion slot so its mounting bracket end is facing the
access slot.
Then gently plug the card in until it's firmly seated in the slot.
Your computer may have a special holder on the end of the access slot.
If so, make sure the mounting bracket slips into the holder when you plug in the card.
Then, use the screw you removed to attach the card's mounting bracket to the chassis.
Now, pick up the Y data cable that came with your CD-ROM.
Plug one end of the cable into the 40-pin connector at the rear of your drive.
Your cable may be keyed to plug in only one way.
If it's not, make sure the cable's colored stripe is facing pin number one, which is
marked clearly on your drive.
Next, take the connector on the other end of the cable and plug it in to the 40-pin
connector on the card.
Make sure the colored stripe on the cable is facing pin number one, which is marked
on the card.
Then, pick up your CD-ROM's audio cable.
Plug one end into the rear of your CD-ROM and the other end into the matching connector
on the card.
This cable is keyed to only plug in one way.
It's as simple as it looks.
I'll take a break here so you can catch up.
Oh, and don't forget the simple guidelines we went over earlier for working in your computer.
There they are again.
Remember not to touch chips and other electronic components.
Handle circuit board cards only by the edges and keep your cables under your computer's
support bar.
Ah, welcome back.
I'm double checking all of my connections, making sure everything is plugged in correctly
and firmly seated.
Take a moment to check your own work too.
When you're sure everything is perfect, you're ready to replace your computer's cover.
Just slide it on, being careful not to snag any of the cables inside and gently slip the
front of the cover over your drives.
Next, replace the screws that hold the cover.
Replace your keyboard and monitor and reconnect your external cables and power cords.
And that's about it.
All that's left is to load the system's software.
Just follow the simple steps in your manual.
Congratulations on your purchase and installation of a Reveal Multimedia product.
Goodbye now, and enjoy your Multimedia computer.