In 1997 IBM won Businessweek's Annual Design award for the IBM Aptiva 2159 S series computer. The S is IBM's codename for "stealth" or split system. Unlike most systems at that time, IBM developed the Aptiva 2159 S as a space saving device with three components. The sleek, black PC consists of a cabinet with the hard disk, expansions slots and motherboard that can be stored under a desk. On the desk under the monitor, is a separate, flat, black console containing a CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive and the power button. This design replaces the need for you to crouch under a disk to retrieve a disk or turn on the machine. Unfortunately, this design also makes it hard to figure out turn your Aptiva on if you are not familiar with the three part design.
Instructions
1. Make sure that you have all three Aptiva 2159 components. The Aptiva monitor, the cabinet containing the CPU and the hard drive, and the small, flat console containing the disc drives and power button. Since the Aptiva is over 14 years old in 2010, many vendors sell this old machine without all three components. Without the original monitor and console holding the drives, you will not be able to power on the Aptiva.
2. Connect the monitor, drive console and CPU with the attached cables. The cable that attaches the drive console to the CPU cabinet is over six feet long. If you are missing the original cables to connect all three components, you may not be able to power on the Aptiva.
3. Plug in the CPU tower to an electrical source.
4. Push the power button located on the far right of the drive console. The power button is opposite the CD-ROM and floppy drive. Unlike most IBM PCs, there is no power button located on the CPU. You must have the drive console component to power on the Aptiva 2159.
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