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APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/3
The illustration opposite identifies the major components inside
system unit that are affected by the installation instructions in this
chapter.
1 video memory upgrade sockets: systems with 1 Mbyte of
video memory can be upgraded to have 2 Mbytes, providing
more colours and/or higher resolutions.
2 processor speed selection jumpers: these will need
changing if you upgrade to a faster Pentium processor. (See
Appendix A for more information.)
3 SIMM sockets: every system can be upgraded to a maximum
of 128 Mbytes of system memory by the use of single in-line
memory modules.
4 cache memory upgrade socket: you can improve the
performance of the computer by adding cache memory.
5 processor socket: you can upgrade the processor by replacing
it with one of higher performance.
6 5.25" removable-media drive bay: may be occupied by a
removable-media drive.
7 3.5" hard-disk drive (HDD) bay: this bay has room for two
one-inch high IDE hard disk drives.
8 Diskette/floppy disk ribbon cable connector.
9 CD-ROM signal ribbon cable connector.
10 Hard disk drive signal ribbon cable connector.
11 CD-ROM audio connector: this can be used only on Apricot
MS340 and LS340 systems.
See the label inside the system unit lid for up-to-date information on
the layout of the motherboard.