IBM PS2 Model 30 286 Guide to Operations
The IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 Guide to Operations, First Edition (September 1988), is the 69-page user setup and operation book that shipped with the PS/2 Model 30 286 (8530-E series). It is not a service manual.
What it contains
[edit | edit source]- Section 1, Getting Started — unpacking and installing the system, removing the diskette drive shipping inserts, connecting the keyboard, setting the voltage selector switch, connecting the display and the mains lead, and the first power-on.
- Using the Starter Diskette — the learning program, setting the date and time, copying the Starter Diskette and setting the system configuration.
- Section 3, Operating Your System and the user-level problem determination list.
What it does not contain
[edit | edit source]No FRU numbers, no removals beyond user-installable options, no symptom-to-FRU index, no schematic, no component values and no rail voltages. For the service side of the same machine see IBM PS2 Model 30 286 Hardware Maintenance Reference.
What it settles
[edit | edit source]The voltage selector switch. IBM's instruction is explicit and is the one to follow before powering on an imported machine: if the local supply is 90–137 V, slide the switch right, to 115 V (the United States and Canada, 100–125 V, use this setting); if the local supply is 180–265 V, slide it left, to 230 V. Getting this wrong on a machine bought abroad is one of the commonest ways to destroy a working supply.
Download it here: IBM PS2 Model 30 286 Guide to Operations.pdf