Fitting an Econet Module
to an Acorn A5000.

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Ok, lets upgrade this A5000 to Econet.
Acorn took the "modular" route with
upgrades on its last models, which
makes the process alot easier.
So all we need is a Econet module
and 2 support pillars. No ANFS
Rom is required as all the relevant
software is already on-board.
First flip the unit on its side and unscrew
and remove the six screws highlighted.
Put the unit back down and the top cover
can now be slid off to the rear.
As this A5000 is unexpanded access is
unrivaled. If podules are present they will
have to be removed first. So, the image
shows 2 things, highlighted in "yellow"
are the 2 support pillar holes, and in
"red" are the sockets for the module.
First push the 2 support pillars into the
mainboard. The Frontmost aligned left to
right, and the rear one, back to front.
This just aids, avoiding components on
the mainboard and the module.
Now take the module and align its pins
with the holes in the 2 sockets, also the
2 support pillars should be aligned with
the 2 holes in the module. When
satisfied push the module downwards
until the pins are fully "home" and the
support pillars latch onto the module.
Re-fit the top cover with its 6 screws.
The blanking sticker can now be removed
from the rear of the case exposing the
Econet socket.
Power the machine up and if the upgrade
went well, a Econet icon will be present
on the taskbar. You will probably also
have noted a message at startup saying
the station number was incorrect so the
machine has defaulted to station 1.
I will address station setting on 32bit
machines at a later date.
From the Network icon now available
from !configure it is possible to view
the Fileserver and Printserver numbers.
Just a reference shot really of my A5000
fully powered up.

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