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...expandable using any of the following drive typcx 5%inch diskette drive, 1.2MB (high-dauity) storage capacity Equity Series Computers 11/15/90 386/25 PLUS-1 sclccxable through software or keyboard command 0 wait state memory access speed at 03 Amps Mass Storage Diskette...) standard 32KB high-speed static R4M Controller Diskette Hard disk Interface Monitor said Parallel Auxiliary Keyboard Option Slots Speaker EQUITY 386/25 PLUS Suppon,uptotwdrivainanyoffcur formao: 5'/+-inch, high-densicy. cmbcddcd conuolla; D-shell connector ~~-232~ programmable, asynchron~; 9.ph hhdl ax-tnccmr...
...expandable using any of the following drive typcx 5%inch diskette drive, 1.2MB (high-dauity) storage capacity Equity Series Computers 11/15/90 386/25 PLUS-1 sclccxable through software or keyboard command 0 wait state memory access speed at 03 Amps Mass Storage Diskette...) standard 32KB high-speed static R4M Controller Diskette Hard disk Interface Monitor said Parallel Auxiliary Keyboard Option Slots Speaker EQUITY 386/25 PLUS Suppon,uptotwdrivainanyoffcur formao: 5'/+-inch, high-densicy. cmbcddcd conuolla; D-shell connector ~~-232~ programmable, asynchron~; 9.ph hhdl ax-tnccmr...
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...SIGNALGND I I 20 SIGNAL GND I 21 / SIGNAL GND I Serial Port Connector 386/25 PLUS-2 2 Receive Data 7 Request To send I 3 Transmit Data 0 Clear To send 4 1 DataTerminal AeaUy 9 11 RIFJ indicator 5 not used 11/15/!30 Equity Series Computers additional 4-key cursor pad; 16 function keys (user-definable) Four ... Detachable, two position. 101 sculpted keys 58-key QWERTY main keyboard; 17-key numeric&or pad; 10 cuMr kq; EQUITY 386/25 PLUS 3'/z-mch diskette drive. 1.44MB (highdensiv) storage capacxy Hard disk drives S'/~inch diskette drive. 36oKB (double-density) storage ...
...SIGNALGND I I 20 SIGNAL GND I 21 / SIGNAL GND I Serial Port Connector 386/25 PLUS-2 2 Receive Data 7 Request To send I 3 Transmit Data 0 Clear To send 4 1 DataTerminal AeaUy 9 11 RIFJ indicator 5 not used 11/15/!30 Equity Series Computers additional 4-key cursor pad; 16 function keys (user-definable) Four ... Detachable, two position. 101 sculpted keys 58-key QWERTY main keyboard; 17-key numeric&or pad; 10 cuMr kq; EQUITY 386/25 PLUS 3'/z-mch diskette drive. 1.44MB (highdensiv) storage capacxy Hard disk drives S'/~inch diskette drive. 36oKB (double-density) storage ...
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... Video 9 I 10 I Key Sync Return I I unused I3 I Blue video I4 1 11 1 Resewed 12 iR esefved I /O Port Addme8u F - Keyboud Connoctof IS lKeyboardCkck I 6 Resefved Mouse Connector EQUITY 386/25 PLUS I , Equity Series Computers 11/15/90 Hardware Interrupt CTLRlClLR2 FUNCTION Roe IROl IRO2 IRW IF404 lRO5 IF!06 IF07 Timer Output 0 fQJyboard Interrupt from Controller 2 serhlpoft2... port 1 IFIOS RTC intermpt IROQ Soflwaro redirected to IRQ2 IRQlO bsecvsd Roll !haelved IRo12 Mouw, pointing device IRa13 IRa14 COPHard disk controller IFto R e s e w e d 386/25 PLUS-3
... Video 9 I 10 I Key Sync Return I I unused I3 I Blue video I4 1 11 1 Resewed 12 iR esefved I /O Port Addme8u F - Keyboud Connoctof IS lKeyboardCkck I 6 Resefved Mouse Connector EQUITY 386/25 PLUS I , Equity Series Computers 11/15/90 Hardware Interrupt CTLRlClLR2 FUNCTION Roe IROl IRO2 IRW IF404 lRO5 IF!06 IF07 Timer Output 0 fQJyboard Interrupt from Controller 2 serhlpoft2... port 1 IFIOS RTC intermpt IROQ Soflwaro redirected to IRQ2 IRQlO bsecvsd Roll !haelved IRo12 Mouw, pointing device IRa13 IRa14 COPHard disk controller IFto R e s e w e d 386/25 PLUS-3
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...connects pin B and the middle pin (position B), as shown below. EQUITY 386/25 PLUS There am jumpers on the pins. SIMM lnstallation I /O ready 64OKB Base... in banks 2 and 3 (d) configured using eight 1 MB SIMMs in banks 0 and 1 and eight 2!56KB SlMMs in VGA adapter Notrx Jumpr J9 is placed on the Equity 386125 PLUS main board (sos Illustrati0n for memory, EPROM size, monitor type, et0 Jumper Number 1 Fundon Desorlptlon 12345678 A B* A A B A* B B B B 0 B B 0 A B ...386/25 PLUS-4 11/15/90 bank 0 bank 1 bank 2 bank 3 Equity Series Computers These jumpers sot options for lccation).
...connects pin B and the middle pin (position B), as shown below. EQUITY 386/25 PLUS There am jumpers on the pins. SIMM lnstallation I /O ready 64OKB Base... in banks 2 and 3 (d) configured using eight 1 MB SIMMs in banks 0 and 1 and eight 2!56KB SlMMs in VGA adapter Notrx Jumpr J9 is placed on the Equity 386125 PLUS main board (sos Illustrati0n for memory, EPROM size, monitor type, et0 Jumper Number 1 Fundon Desorlptlon 12345678 A B* A A B A* B B B B 0 B B 0 A B ...386/25 PLUS-4 11/15/90 bank 0 bank 1 bank 2 bank 3 Equity Series Computers These jumpers sot options for lccation).
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.... Installing Hard Disk Drives lt is recommended that a l&bit AT-type hard disk controller bs usod In the Equity 3S6/25 PLUS, if you are not interchangeable. AJso chedk that any special drivers that may be careful to attach them to cdnsultthedrivetypatablesforthedrfvetype...4M6, BMB. 8MB, 9MB, lOMB, lZMB, dr 16MB. 386/25 PLUS-6 11/15/90 Equity Series Computers Setup Wren installing a hard disk drive, be one of the internal hard disk amtroller. EQUITY 386/25 PLUS Installation/Support Tips Power The Equity 366/25 PLUS has a pcrwar supply that is switchable Wn 115 V, for ...
.... Installing Hard Disk Drives lt is recommended that a l&bit AT-type hard disk controller bs usod In the Equity 3S6/25 PLUS, if you are not interchangeable. AJso chedk that any special drivers that may be careful to attach them to cdnsultthedrivetypatablesforthedrfvetype...4M6, BMB. 8MB, 9MB, lOMB, lZMB, dr 16MB. 386/25 PLUS-6 11/15/90 Equity Series Computers Setup Wren installing a hard disk drive, be one of the internal hard disk amtroller. EQUITY 386/25 PLUS Installation/Support Tips Power The Equity 366/25 PLUS has a pcrwar supply that is switchable Wn 115 V, for ...
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loadlngttat2SMHz. EQUITY 386/25 PLUS Equity Series Computers 11/15/90 386/25 PLUS-7 li you do, it will be necessary to dlsabie it 'r copy-pmwtbn method, try loading at 25 Wk. !&hen inrtrlllng a copyprotect& wftware package on the Equity 366/26 PLUS, fbt by moving jumper J13 on Password MakowrethatyoudonotforgathePower+n Pasword should you are &Ill unable to 25 Ml-k. tf thir don...
loadlngttat2SMHz. EQUITY 386/25 PLUS Equity Series Computers 11/15/90 386/25 PLUS-7 li you do, it will be necessary to dlsabie it 'r copy-pmwtbn method, try loading at 25 Wk. !&hen inrtrlllng a copyprotect& wftware package on the Equity 366/26 PLUS, fbt by moving jumper J13 on Password MakowrethatyoudonotforgathePower+n Pasword should you are &Ill unable to 25 Ml-k. tf thir don...
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Technical Information Bulletins None. Related Documentation ThbEO38625+ MPL-EO38625 + Y707991001 Equity 386/25 PLUS Service Manual Equity 386/25 PLUS Parts List Equity 386/25 PLUS W's Guide 386/25 PLUS-8 11/15/90 Equity Series Computers Product Support Bulletins None. EQUITY 366/25 PLUS lnformation Reference List Engineering Change Notices None.
Technical Information Bulletins None. Related Documentation ThbEO38625+ MPL-EO38625 + Y707991001 Equity 386/25 PLUS Service Manual Equity 386/25 PLUS Parts List Equity 386/25 PLUS W's Guide 386/25 PLUS-8 11/15/90 Equity Series Computers Product Support Bulletins None. EQUITY 366/25 PLUS lnformation Reference List Engineering Change Notices None.
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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...parallel ports, USE A COLOR MONITOR. There is the need to a printer. INFORMATION EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Each of the three parallel ports was also used as LPT1. Again all Equity computer models were tested in parallel port (I/O address 378h) will assign the parallel ...the printers. Netware is that card as a guide. The computer looks for a parallel interface card that the Equity 386/25 Plus, Equity 386/25, Equity 386/20 and the Equity 386SX Plus will complete the RAM count and lock up if using PCONSOLE. One common example is capable of users with ...
...parallel ports, USE A COLOR MONITOR. There is the need to a printer. INFORMATION EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Each of the three parallel ports was also used as LPT1. Again all Equity computer models were tested in parallel port (I/O address 378h) will assign the parallel ...the printers. Netware is that card as a guide. The computer looks for a parallel interface card that the Equity 386/25 Plus, Equity 386/25, Equity 386/20 and the Equity 386SX Plus will complete the RAM count and lock up if using PCONSOLE. One common example is capable of users with ...
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... run at a fixed speed of 8Mhz. It then switches back to 25MHz for optimal performance. All Equity desktop computers utilize a Seiko-Epson proprietary ROM BIOS. The Equity 886/25 PLUS utilities the Intel 80386/25 DX microprocessor running at ? The Equity 386/25 PLUS operates at either processor speed, the system bus operates at 8MHz while accessing the program diskette...
... run at a fixed speed of 8Mhz. It then switches back to 25MHz for optimal performance. All Equity desktop computers utilize a Seiko-Epson proprietary ROM BIOS. The Equity 886/25 PLUS utilities the Intel 80386/25 DX microprocessor running at ? The Equity 386/25 PLUS operates at either processor speed, the system bus operates at 8MHz while accessing the program diskette...
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... an AT-compatible ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) bus structure that enables you to your needs. The Equity 386/25 PLUS offers flexibility in PS/2 mouse port? The Epson Link PC and the HayeS 2400 baud internal modems have a built in tailoring the system to install any...all of 7 Q5. Q7. A. Q6. A. Yes, it has a PS/2 compatible mouse port on the Equity 386/25 PLUS and not interchangeable. PSB No: S-0125A Page: 2 of the option boards manufactured by Epson for math intensive programs like Lotus 1-2-3 or AUTOCAD. A. The 16-bit slots will also accept 8-bit compatible ...
... an AT-compatible ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) bus structure that enables you to your needs. The Equity 386/25 PLUS offers flexibility in PS/2 mouse port? The Epson Link PC and the HayeS 2400 baud internal modems have a built in tailoring the system to install any...all of 7 Q5. Q7. A. Q6. A. Yes, it has a PS/2 compatible mouse port on the Equity 386/25 PLUS and not interchangeable. PSB No: S-0125A Page: 2 of the option boards manufactured by Epson for math intensive programs like Lotus 1-2-3 or AUTOCAD. A. The 16-bit slots will also accept 8-bit compatible ...
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...3278/79 Emulation Adaptor IBM 5250 Board IRMA/2 SDLC IBM IBM DCA Inc. Can the Serial and parallel ports be disabled? IBM Q12. The Equity 386/25 PLUS is user definable and consists of a 7-byte (character) string. Q13. PSBNo: S-0125A Page: 3 of password protection against unauthorized access: ...hardware jumpers or DIP switches to set up from the BIOS ROM. The following VGA adapters have been tested in the Equity 386/25 PLUS: Paradise VGA Plus 16 Card Paradise VGA Professional Card Video Seven 1048i High Resolution Card Q14. A. The parallel and serial ports auto configure...
...3278/79 Emulation Adaptor IBM 5250 Board IRMA/2 SDLC IBM IBM DCA Inc. Can the Serial and parallel ports be disabled? IBM Q12. The Equity 386/25 PLUS is user definable and consists of a 7-byte (character) string. Q13. PSBNo: S-0125A Page: 3 of password protection against unauthorized access: ...hardware jumpers or DIP switches to set up from the BIOS ROM. The following VGA adapters have been tested in the Equity 386/25 PLUS: Paradise VGA Plus 16 Card Paradise VGA Professional Card Video Seven 1048i High Resolution Card Q14. A. The parallel and serial ports auto configure...
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...are on the system board? A. Q18. A. The Equity 386/25 PLUS has 2 half-height bays to support up to the CPU. How many internal device bays does the Equity 386/25 PLUS have ? Are the wait states user selectable? No, the Equity 386/25 PLUS automatically inserts them when needed after the command phase Of... 11: Enables/Disables option card for a full-height device. A. Q17. There are 0 wait states. How many wait states does the Equity 386/25 PLUS have and will it support a full-height device? At 8MHz, memory and ROM BIOS access require 0 wait states: on the expansion bus...
...are on the system board? A. Q18. A. The Equity 386/25 PLUS has 2 half-height bays to support up to the CPU. How many internal device bays does the Equity 386/25 PLUS have ? Are the wait states user selectable? No, the Equity 386/25 PLUS automatically inserts them when needed after the command phase Of... 11: Enables/Disables option card for a full-height device. A. Q17. There are 0 wait states. How many wait states does the Equity 386/25 PLUS have and will it support a full-height device? At 8MHz, memory and ROM BIOS access require 0 wait states: on the expansion bus...
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... available. A. SCSI drives have their own controllers attached to the drive and should work correctly when attached to the bus with the Epson Equity 386/25 PLUS? A 100Mb 3.5" (Conner CP-3104, 25ms access time) hard disk is available in SETUP. When installing the 100Mb drive use most ...IDE Interface. Q20. Q21. A. Yes, the IDE Interface on the hard drive. The interface can be disabled by the Equity 386/25 PLUS Drive Type Table. The Seiko-Epson BIOS will directly support hard drives that are available for each drive: the number of cylinders (tracks), the number of read...
... available. A. SCSI drives have their own controllers attached to the drive and should work correctly when attached to the bus with the Epson Equity 386/25 PLUS? A 100Mb 3.5" (Conner CP-3104, 25ms access time) hard disk is available in SETUP. When installing the 100Mb drive use most ...IDE Interface. Q20. Q21. A. Yes, the IDE Interface on the hard drive. The interface can be disabled by the Equity 386/25 PLUS Drive Type Table. The Seiko-Epson BIOS will directly support hard drives that are available for each drive: the number of cylinders (tracks), the number of read...
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... directly. No. Can the floppy disk controller be expanded through the use of on page 5-17 in the Equity 386/25 PLUS? The standard Equity 386/25 PLUS system includes 2Mb of third party memory boards using an l/O slot Epson does not recommend a third-party memory board. Memory can be one of RAM chips are used in the Users...
... directly. No. Can the floppy disk controller be expanded through the use of on page 5-17 in the Equity 386/25 PLUS? The standard Equity 386/25 PLUS system includes 2Mb of third party memory boards using an l/O slot Epson does not recommend a third-party memory board. Memory can be one of RAM chips are used in the Users...
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... following SIMM chips do not work in the Equity 386/25: IBM Compaq Seimens Panasonic NMBS Cumulus SOFTWARE: Q29. The Equity 386/25 PLUS is provided with the Equity 386/25 PLUS? Q30. A. Q31. A. Which versions? PSB No: S-0125A Page: 7 of DOS is not bundled with OS/2? When the system is required. Use the Epson 70 nS8c - 9 bit SIMM module kits, either...
... following SIMM chips do not work in the Equity 386/25: IBM Compaq Seimens Panasonic NMBS Cumulus SOFTWARE: Q29. The Equity 386/25 PLUS is provided with the Equity 386/25 PLUS? Q30. A. Q31. A. Which versions? PSB No: S-0125A Page: 7 of DOS is not bundled with OS/2? When the system is required. Use the Epson 70 nS8c - 9 bit SIMM module kits, either...
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...area of the keyboard. Fixes problem with rapid keystrokes using the enhanced 10-key area of the keyboard. See ECN No: EQ386/25+-003 (4/3/92). See ECN No: EQ386/25+002 (2/7/92). This problem may cause shift key lock and/or keyboard lockup. To resolve incompatibility with INT 13h function 0bh, write... 1.00.02 1.03.07 1.03.07 PART # Y707801001 Y707802001 1.05.03 1.05.03 1.06.3B 1.06.3B Y707801003 Y707802003 1.06.4B Y707801004 1.06.4B Y707802004 EQUITY 386/25 PLUS DESC CWAE-A01 CWAE-B01 CWAE-AO2 CWAE-BO2 CWAE-A03 CWAE-B03 CWAE-A04 CWAE-B04 CWAE-AS4 CWAE-BS4 TYPE 27C256 27C256 27C256...
...area of the keyboard. Fixes problem with rapid keystrokes using the enhanced 10-key area of the keyboard. See ECN No: EQ386/25+-003 (4/3/92). See ECN No: EQ386/25+002 (2/7/92). This problem may cause shift key lock and/or keyboard lockup. To resolve incompatibility with INT 13h function 0bh, write... 1.00.02 1.03.07 1.03.07 PART # Y707801001 Y707802001 1.05.03 1.05.03 1.06.3B 1.06.3B Y707801003 Y707802003 1.06.4B Y707801004 1.06.4B Y707802004 EQUITY 386/25 PLUS DESC CWAE-A01 CWAE-B01 CWAE-AO2 CWAE-BO2 CWAE-A03 CWAE-B03 CWAE-A04 CWAE-B04 CWAE-AS4 CWAE-BS4 TYPE 27C256 27C256 27C256...
User Manual
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... 5-7 Installing an Option Card 5-10 Removing an Option Card 5-15 Adding Memory Modules 5-16 Installing Memory Modules 5-17 Removing Memory Modules 5-22 Installing a Math Coprocessor 5-25 Removing a Math Coprocessor 5-30 Replacing the Cover 5-30 Post-installation Setup 5-32 Appendix A Using the VGA Utilities Preparing to Install Drivers or Utilities Using the...
... 5-7 Installing an Option Card 5-10 Removing an Option Card 5-15 Adding Memory Modules 5-16 Installing Memory Modules 5-17 Removing Memory Modules 5-22 Installing a Math Coprocessor 5-25 Removing a Math Coprocessor 5-30 Replacing the Cover 5-30 Post-installation Setup 5-32 Appendix A Using the VGA Utilities Preparing to Install Drivers or Utilities Using the...
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...Framework II, Release 1.0 WordStar, Version 3.3 WordStar, Versions 4.0 and 5.0 WordPerfect, Versions 4.0 and 4.1 WordPerfect, Version 5.0 VersaCAD Design, Version 5.4 VersaCAD 386, Version 5.4 CADVANCE, Version 3.50 OrCAD, Version 3.22 Generic CADD, Version 1.1, Level 3 VESA Driver, Version 1.0 Using SETVESA Using VTEST Utility Programs VGAMODE... Utility SETVGA Utility MODETEST Utility WS33INST Utility SNOOZE Utility A-13 A-15 A-16 A-18 A-20 A-23 A-25 A-27 A-29 A-31 A-33 A-34 A-37 A-39 A-41 A-43 A-44 A-46 A-48 A-49 A-51 A-52 A-54 A-55 ...
...Framework II, Release 1.0 WordStar, Version 3.3 WordStar, Versions 4.0 and 5.0 WordPerfect, Versions 4.0 and 4.1 WordPerfect, Version 5.0 VersaCAD Design, Version 5.4 VersaCAD 386, Version 5.4 CADVANCE, Version 3.50 OrCAD, Version 3.22 Generic CADD, Version 1.1, Level 3 VESA Driver, Version 1.0 Using SETVESA Using VTEST Utility Programs VGAMODE... Utility SETVGA Utility MODETEST Utility WS33INST Utility SNOOZE Utility A-13 A-15 A-16 A-18 A-20 A-23 A-25 A-27 A-29 A-31 A-33 A-34 A-37 A-39 A-41 A-43 A-44 A-46 A-48 A-49 A-51 A-52 A-54 A-55 ...
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... Problems Option Card Problems Mouse Problems Using the MOUSE7PT.EXE Program Memory Module Problems Math Coprocessor Problems D-l D-2 D-5 D-6 D-8 D-9 D-11 D- 12 D-13 D-15 D-18 D-19 D-22 D-23 D-25 D-26 D-27 D-28 D-29 Appendix E Performing System Diagnostics Starting System Diagnostics E-2 Selecting an Option E-4 Modifying the Device List E-5 Selecting a Test E-6 Resuming From an Error E-8 Error...
... Problems Option Card Problems Mouse Problems Using the MOUSE7PT.EXE Program Memory Module Problems Math Coprocessor Problems D-l D-2 D-5 D-6 D-8 D-9 D-11 D- 12 D-13 D-15 D-18 D-19 D-22 D-23 D-25 D-26 D-27 D-28 D-29 Appendix E Performing System Diagnostics Starting System Diagnostics E-2 Selecting an Option E-4 Modifying the Device List E-5 Selecting a Test E-6 Resuming From an Error E-8 Error...
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You can use the option slots to further accelerate system performance. The Equity 386/25 PLUS offers several other features to a high-speed cache buffer so your computer: t Memory caching. Portions of your system memory are copied into...2MB of your programs run extremely fast, even when supporting multitasking operations. Your computer can access programs and data very quickly. Introduction The Epson® Equity® 386/25 PLUS is a high-performance personal computer which offers exceptional speed and convenience in parallel and serial interfaces, an IBM® PS/2™ ...
You can use the option slots to further accelerate system performance. The Equity 386/25 PLUS offers several other features to a high-speed cache buffer so your computer: t Memory caching. Portions of your system memory are copied into...2MB of your programs run extremely fast, even when supporting multitasking operations. Your computer can access programs and data very quickly. Introduction The Epson® Equity® 386/25 PLUS is a high-performance personal computer which offers exceptional speed and convenience in parallel and serial interfaces, an IBM® PS/2™ ...