File:Atari PC4 Manuel d'Utilisation (1988).pdf

Atari Corporation, Atari PC4 Manuel d'Utilisation, the French owner's manual for the Atari PC4, copyright 1988. 154 scanned pages with a text layer (OCR quality is poor in places). Described on Atari PC4 Manuel d'Utilisation.

Contents useful for repair, with printed page numbers:

• Chapter 1, the machine and setting it up, including fitting memory modules in pairs and the 80287-12 coprocessor (section 1.6.2, pp. 8–9).
• Section 1.7, specifications (pp. 22–24): Intel 80286 at 8 or 12 MHz, selected from the keyboard or by software (12 MHz by default); 1 MB RAM, expandable to 8 MB; 96 KB ROM; 145 W internal supply; two serial ports (one through an adapter), one parallel port, analogue and digital video ports; four AT/XT slots and one XT slot; 15 × 38 × 41 cm; 360 KB and 1.2 MB 5.25-inch drives; video modes; keyboard.
• Appendix A, system configuration and the SETUP program, including the extended setup (wait states, memory, page/interleave mode, cache RAM, EMS), pp. 85–107.
• Appendix B, system maintenance (p. 109 onwards): replacing the clock battery, which sits in a holder screwed to the chassis and connected by a cable (pp. 110–111), start-up error messages, beep codes and the DIAGS diagnostic program.
• Appendix C, connector pinouts, including the internal power connector (pp. 123–130).

The manual has no schematic or parts list.

https://www.ataripc.net/pc4-286/documentation/atari-pc4-user-manual-french/ (file Atari-PC4-Manuel-dUtilisation.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-01.

Atari Corporation. Scan from ataripc.net.

Copyright Atari Corporation, 1988. Hosted for preservation and repair reference.