Editing Acorn R225 (section)

== Differences from the R260 ==

Acorn's service manual and installation guide list what is different about the R225:<ref name="sm500" /><ref name="ig">Acorn Computers, ''Installation Guide'' for the A540, R260 and R225, part no. 0486,251, issue 1, July 1990. Hosted on this wiki: [[Acorn R200 Series Documentation]]. Desktop icons (Switching on); front of the computer (p. 63); Ethernet socket configuration (Appendix A); expansion cards (Appendix D).</ref>

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|+'''R225 compared with the R260'''
! Item !! R225 !! R260
|-
| Floppy drive || None; the drive bracket is still fitted to stiffen the structure || 3.5-inch drive
|-
| Hard disc || None, and no hard disc light || SCSI hard disc
|-
| SCSI card || Not fitted || Fitted
|-
| Expansion cards fitted || A ROM podule and an Ethernet podule || SCSI and Ethernet cards
|-
| RAM cards || None (4 MB on the main board) || One 4 MB card (8 MB)
|-
| Ethernet || Factory-set to the thick Ethernet socket || Thick or thin
|}

On the desktop an R225 shows no disc icons.<ref name="ig" /> When dismantling one, ignore the service manual's references to cables for the floppy and hard disc drives; the disassembly is otherwise the same as for the A540 and R260.<ref name="sm500" />