-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 zif=zero insersion force btw. On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 11:58:46PM -0400, Tom and Esther Ward wrote: > Hi, Glenn. One slight correction. He was talking about the ziff socket > where the processor goes in to the motherboard not a zip slot. So anyway, > that is what that was about. Smile. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:12 PM > Subject: Re: motherboards > > > > Hi Igor, > > Usually an experienced sighted person has no trouble identifying the > types > > of slots, and likewise the experienced Blind person will have no problems > > here. > > I don't believe that they label the PCI slots, and the AGP slot. We > usually > > can tell those by our experience. > > But one thing, and I think it is referring to what you called the zip > slot. > > I think that you are referring to the IDE plugs, which your IDE drive will > > plug into. The 3.5 drive plug is the shorter of the three, but there are > 2 > > others that can get mistaken for each other. That would be the primary > > drive plug and the other is the secondary drive plug. It would help to > > label these. > > Now the Memory slots are usually easily identified, but what we don't know > > is the number of pins and the type of memory for them. So I would think > > that this and some other answers would best be given in the manual, in an > > accessible format. But again, the 2 IDE plugs do need to be identified. > > You also mentioned the jumpers. If there were a way of labeling these, > that > > would be great, but I don't know how it would be done. I would suggest > that > > they go with a switch rather than the old style jumper setting. > > Glenn > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at lava-net.com> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:16 PM > > Subject: OT: motherboards > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi all. I just got my Asus A7n8x-x board today, and I am reminded once > > again that it is next to impossible to figure out the layout of the > > board. Like I know I am supposed to be looking for 6 expansion slots (5 > > PCI and 1 AGP), and I think I found them but not positive of that. I > > also think I found the ziff socket and the DIMM slots, but not sure of > > that either. So now I'm trying to come up with ideas on how to make > > building a box more accessible to the visually impaired. One idea I came > > up with is to add/rephrase it in the manual so that you are able to > > relate the location of for example, IDE connectors to where your hand > > (s) are positioned on the motherboard. Much like documentation for > > adaptive equipment. I'm not sure it would be possible to stick little > > labels next to/on jumper connectors for example, because I'm thinking > > they may melt because of changing temperatures inside the machine/during > > the shipping process. Anyone have any other ideas? I am actually > > thinking of incorporating any ideas people may have here with ones of my > > own and writing to Asus with my suggestions. > > - -- > > Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFAf0H5Nohoaf1zXJMRAk48AJ9Y+d8ub8FpkllXP+5N0HVzBnP3GwCcCvce > > XfM+yerVcjX4n+5Otwz7Dzg= > > =/gRz > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- It's a bird.. It's a plane.. No, it's KernelMan, faster than a speeding bullet, to your rescue. Doing new kernel versions in under 5 seconds flat.. -- Linus, in the announcement for 1.3.27 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAf7c69XVrM3ri110RAphnAJsG3VjPGp18MypLlKQ2uXBKSB+jSQCcDqf+ 5xXh9e7qFZ/0cMOn6OkdGbc= =rbTc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
