CONTACTS 
0201 - PCtown                               415 788 8696 fax 217 7731
020101 - Mr. Chris Grossman; Sales Executive
020102 - Sales Department

SUBJECTS
Procurement, Computers
Original purchase

0504 -    ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0000, ref SDS 5 0000.
050602 - ..
050603 - Chris showed that the price charged is correct because they
050604 - added $90 for a scsi card, and $60 for a network card, plus the $30
050605 - for the network hub.
050606 -
050607 - I posted the invoice so the charges are clear.
050608 - ..
050609 - He advised that the Pctown did not use an Intel motherboard, as
050610 - was installed in CPU10.  The motherboard does not support sound, so we
050611 - needed a sound card. ref SDS 6 4662
050612 -
050613 -     [On 981113 worked on assembly. ref SDS 7 0000]
050614 -
050615 -     [On 981114 reinstalled W98. ref SDS 9 4320]
050616 -
050617 -     [On 981229 upgraded with RW CD ROM. ref SDS 10 0000]
050618 -
050619 -
0507 -
0508 -
0509 - 1118
0510 -
051001 - Received CPU11 from Pctown delivery service.
051002 -
051003 -
051004 -
0511 -

SUBJECTS
Warranty

0604 -
060401 -  ..
060402 - Warranty
060403 -
060404 - Invoice says we have 1 year warranty for parts and labor. ref DRP 1
060405 - 5550
060406 -
060407 - We can return the merchandise within 7 days for full refund.  Can
060408 - return within 30 days for 15% re-stocking charge. ref DRP 1 2489
060409 -
060410 - This is the same warranty received for CPU10 explained in the record
060411 - on 980325. ref SDS 1 4576
060412 -
060413 -     [On 981229 purchased RW CD ROM drive that has a separate warranty
060414 -     with Sony. ref SDS 10 5296]
060415 -
060416 -
060417 -
060418 -
0605 -

SUBJECTS
Motherboard, ASUS Pentium II 450 Mhz
RAM, SDRAM 128 MB
Cooling Fan on CPU

0906 -
090601 -  ..
090602 - ASUS Pentium II 450 Motherboard: ATX
090603 -
090604 - The sales slip says we have the ASUS Pentium II 450 Mhz motherboard,
090605 - ATX. ref DRP 1 1065
090606 -
090607 - We got a manual for the motherboard, page 8 says...
090608 -
090609 -      [On 000302 technical engineer called to fix CPU11 that suddenly
090610 -      crashed, advised that ASUS main board is not reliable and is
090611 -      slower than Intel boards. ref SDS 12 4717]
090612 -
090613 -    Motherboard is designed for processors 233 - 400 Mhz
090614 -
090615 -         We have a 450 system, so presumably we have an upgraded
090616 -         version of the motherboard for which the manual was prepared.
090617 -
090618 -    Features Intel's 440BX AGPset.
090619 -
090620 -    SCSI BIOS:  Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller through onboard
090621 -    SYMBIOS firmware.
090622 -
090623 -    SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI) - page 32
090624 -
090625 -         This allows the user to manually place the system into suspend
090626 -         mode or "Green" mode where system activity will be instantly
090627 -         decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain
090628 -         components when the system is not in use.
090629 -
090630 -         We have this on CPU10, but it is the Intel motherboard.
090631 -
090632 -    ATX Power Switch/Soft Power Switch
090633 -
090634 -         The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected
090635 -         to this lead.  Pushing the button once will switch the system
090636 -         beween ON and SLEEP.  Pushing the switch while in the ON mode
090637 -         for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The system
090638 -         power LED shows the status of the system's power.
090639 -
090640 -
090641 - We have a CD with the title:
090642 -
090643 -                    ASUS
090644 -                    P2B/P2B-F 440 BX AGPset Mainboard
090645 -                    Support CD Rev 4.08
090646 -                    Intel Landesk Client Manager rev 3.3
090647 -                    Trend PC-cilin Anti-virus Setup Rev 3.0
090648 -                    ASUS PC Probe Rev 1.3
090649 -
090650 -                    M066
090651 -
090652 -                    File contents are under "Autorun" program in this
090653 -                    CD rom.
090654 -
090655 -                    Copyright 1998
090656 -
090657 -                    ASUS Tek Computer, Inc.
090658 -                    Intel Corp
090659 -                    Trend Micro, Inc.
090660 -
090661 -  ..
090662 - Windows 98 CD
090663 -
090664 - We have two (2) w98 CD disks...
090665 -
090666 -      1.  For distrubution
090667 -          with a new PC
090668 -          only.  For product
090669 -          support contact
090670 -          manufacturer
090671 -          of your PC.
090672 -
090673 -          0398 Part Number X03-36182
090674 -
090675 -      2.  Windows 98
090676 -          Starts Here
090677 -
090678 -          For distrubution with a new PC only...
090679 -
090680 -          Setup Instructions...
090681 -
090682 -          0298 Part Number X03-46733
090683 -
090684 -       [This seems to be an on-line training manual]
090685 -
090686 - There is also a floppy disk...
090687 -
090688 -          Microsoft
090689 -
090690 -          Boot Disk
090691 -
090692 -          Windows 98 Series 1.44 MB
090693 -
090694 -          Setup Instructions
090695 -
090696 -    This seems to be the actual start up disk that is used with the
090697 -    first CD ROM disk.
090698 -
090699 - ..
090700 - A few weeks later I downloaded a w98 upgrade from Microsoft's
090701 - web page and installed it.  So that should make the version of w98
090702 - different from the CD ROM disk. ref SDS 0 2596
090703 -
090704 -
090705 -
090706 -
0908 -

SUBJECTS
SCSI
Tape Drive

1105 -
110501 -  ..
110502 - SCSI Jaz Jet PCI Ultra Card
110503 -
110504 - We purchased a scisi card to run the tape drive, as shown in the
110505 - invoice at ref DRP 1 0408.
110506 -
110507 -             10346
110508 -             CROSS PLATFORM Jaz JET PCI USTRA SCSI card
110509 -
110510 - This could also run the scanner, but for the time being, I am going
110511 - to leave these devices connected to CPU8 and will network the systems
110512 - and do the backup from CPU8.
110513 -
110514 - The long range plan is to get a new tape backup for CPU11.
110515 -
110516 - There is a floppy disk with software drivers identified as...
110517 -
110518 -                  Jaz Jet PCI Ultra
110519 -                  Version 5.2
110520 -                  En323200
110521 -                  Iomega
110522 -
110523 - Ultimately the plan to use the tape drive in CPU08 did not work
110524 - because the Sony monitor failed again.  As a result, there is no tape
110525 - backup capability in San Francisco.  We can still use the tape drive
110526 - on CPU10 in Concord though.  Since these computers have the same work
110527 - files, this seems feasible.
110528 -
110529 - The last full file backup was on 981103. ref SDS 3 0000  There is an
110530 - explanation of backup planning.
110531 -
110532 -     [On 981114 did not install tape drive in CPU11. ref SDS 8 7482]
110533 -
110534 -     [On 990116 did a full file backup on CPU10. ref SDS 11 0000]
110535 -
110536 -
110537 -
110538 -
110539 -
1106 -

SUBJECTS
CD ROM, Toshiba 3501B & Soundblaster
Soundblaster SBS50, CREATIVE LAB SBS50 20WATT

1405 -
140501 -  ..
140502 - ACER Toshiba CD ROM Drive 40x for Music and Videos
140503 -
140504 - The spec on the CD ROM drive is...
140505 -
140506 -           MTRP 40x      Front panel
140507 -
140508 -           ACER IDE      CD ROM
140509 -           P/N           24D37001
140510 -           SN            83320861 KN B
140511 -           Model         CD-940E/AKU
140512 -           Date Mfg      August 1998 A
140513 -
140514 -           On the back there is another date...   110698
140515 -
140516 -
140517 -  ..
140518 - Soundblaster Sound Controller
140519 -
140520 - The invoice says we have a SBS50 CREATIVE LAB SBS50 20WATT for a sound
140521 - controller. ref DRP 1 5280  There are three ports on the sound
140522 - controller, colored red, black and green, which can accept a
140523 - connection pin from the back of the computer.  The pin for the
140524 - speakers connects to the green port.
140525 -
140526 -
140527 -
140528 -
140529 -
140530 -