Saab G3 Automobile Accessories User Manual


 
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Service Manual
Third edition, June 1997
3.1 Description of the Work Station’s Cabinet
Caution: Always turn the Work Station PC off before removing
any cables at the back of the PC.
Note: On the inside of the Work Station there are parts that are
sensitive to static electricity. Be careful not to expose any of the
components inside to static electricity. Always ground yourself by
using a grounding wrist band or by touching something that is
grounded, before touching any of the components inside the Work
Station.
See maker’s manual (Hewlett-Packard) for description of the
Work Station PC. This is enclosed in the Saab TankRadar G3
manual binder.
The principle connection of the Work Station is shown on the
drawing “Work Station Connection - Principle Diagram” in
the “As-built drawings and user’s manual”-binder.
3.2 Replacing the Work Station’s Hard Disk
See chapters 9.2.1 and 9.2.5 in fault finding section for infor-
mation on when to change the hard disk of the Work Station.
Remove the Work Station
1. Turn the power off.
2. Disconnect the mains lead.
3. Remove the PC from the ruggedizing kit.
4. See maker’s manual (Hewlett-Packard) for detailed
information on how to replace the hard disk.
3.3 Replacing a Work Station
Replace the Work Station either with a spare one or by re-
placing a master Work Station with a slave, if more than one
Work Station is included in the system. See fault finding
chapters 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 for more information on when it
might be necessary to replace the Work Station.
1. Remove all the connectors from both the slave and the
master Work Station.
2. On both Work Stations – remove the monitor as well as
front and top cover following the instructions in chap-
ter 3.2.1 above.
3. Remove all optional boards (normally the Serial Inter-
face Board and the Network Board) and place them in
the new Work Station or Slave Work Station. Make a
note of the ethernet address printed on the Network
Board.
4. Replace the covers and replace the monitor.