Amstrad PC5086 and PC5286 User Manual

The PC5086 and PC5286 User Manual and Guide to MS-DOS is Amstrad plc's owner's manual for its "Series 5" compact desktop PCs, first published in 1991 (© 1991 Amstrad plc). The supplied system disk carries part number 50030. The hosted scan has 582 PDF pages with an OCR text layer; printed page 1-1 is PDF page 15, and Part Two begins at PDF page 185. A French edition, PC5086 et PC5286 Manuel de l'utilisateur et guide MS-DOS (1991), is on the Internet Archive.

Contents

Part One, the PC guide:

• 1. Reference information – 1-1 (package contents 1-1; specifications of the PC5086 1-3 and PC5286 1-4; PC5286 memory configuration 1-5; safety 1-7)
• 2. An introduction to PCs for new users – 2-1
• 3. Installation – 3-1 (ventilation 3-2; keyboard switch and connectors 3-5; monitor and monitor power 3-6; start-up 3-10; hard disk type label and SETUP 3-13; hard disk preparation 3-16)
• 4. Configuration software – 4-1 (PC5086: SPEED 4-3, DISPLAY 4-4, MOUSE 4-5, SETUP 4-8; PC5286: SPEED 4-15, DISPLAY 4-16, SCATEMM.SYS 4-17, MOUSE 4-21, SETUP 4-24; AUTOEXEC.BAT 4-33; CONFIG.SYS 4-34)
• 5. The keyboard – 5-1 (the XT/AT keyboard switch 5-1)
• 6. Monitors and video adaptors – 6-1
• 7. Processors – 7-1 (fitting an 8087 or 80287 7-2 to 7-4; the expansion bus 7-5)
• 8. RAM – 8-1 (memory maps 8-6 to 8-9; PC5286 SIMM upgrade 8-10 to 8-12)
• 9. Hard disks – 9-1 (PC5286 drive type table 9-2)
• 10. Floppy disks – 10-1
• 11. Expansion slots and option links – 11-1 (slot sizes and power budget 11-2; PC5086 links 11-7 to 11-8; PC5286 links 11-9 to 11-10)
• 12. Parallel and serial ports – 12-1
• 13. Safety and maintenance – 13-1 (transporting 13-2; plugs and the PC5086 CMOS RAM 13-3)
• 14. Troubleshooting and system messages – 14-1 (start-up 14-1; keyboard 14-3; disk drives 14-4; printers 14-6; disk device errors 14-7; non-fatal messages 14-9; fatal errors 14-12)

Part Two is the guide to MS-DOS 3.30A.

What it settles

• Both specifications, including the expansion bus speeds (4.77 MHz on the PC5086, 8 MHz on the PC5286) and the power available to the two slots: +5 V ±5% at 2 A, +12 V ±5% at 0.5 A, −12 V and −5 V ±10% at 0.1 A each.
• The clock memory: a replaceable CMOS RAM with a built-in lithium battery on the PC5086, and a fixed CMOS RAM with a replaceable, rechargeable Ni-Cad battery on the PC5286.
• The option links (LK1 and LK7 on both boards; LK7 clears the PC5286 CMOS RAM), the PC5286 SIMM rules, and every start-up message with its meaning.
• That the keyboard must be switched to XT for the PC5086 and to AT for the PC5286, and that the hard disk heads park automatically at power-off.

What it does not contain

• Schematics, parts lists, component values, or anything about the power supply. Amstrad's service manual for both models and their monitors (reference 272826, 78 pages) is held in paper form by the Centre for Computing History and has not been scanned.
• Disassembly beyond removing the cover to reach the slots, links, SIMM sockets and co-processor socket.
• Details of the floppy drive, which uses a single 26-way cable for data and power.

Pages that cite this document

• Amstrad PC5086 · Amstrad PC5086 Maintenance Guide · Amstrad PC5086 Troubleshooting Guide
• Amstrad PC5286 · Amstrad PC5286 Maintenance Guide · Amstrad PC5286 Troubleshooting Guide

Download: Amstrad PC5086 PC5286 User Manual.pdf

Source: the acpc.me (ACME) archive, Amstrad PC manuals directory.