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...Unable to boot at 10MHz. DOS 3.2 and Norton Utilities. Functioned normally at 8MHz with MS - DOS 3.2 and Norton Utilities. The Equity models tested were the Equity I, Equity II Equity I + 12.0/16.9 Functioned normally with Norton Utilities and MS- DOS. DOS 3.2 and Norton Utilities. (Tested only at 7.16MHz...Norton Utilities at 9.54MHz. Apex 100 12.0/16.9 Functioned normally with MS - All were tested with MS - Functioned normally at 4.77MHz Equity II 14.3 Functioned normally with the SOTA 386si Date: Page: 3/02/90 1 of this bulletin is to boot at both CPU speeds. ...
...Unable to boot at 10MHz. DOS 3.2 and Norton Utilities. Functioned normally at 8MHz with MS - DOS 3.2 and Norton Utilities. The Equity models tested were the Equity I, Equity II Equity I + 12.0/16.9 Functioned normally with Norton Utilities and MS- DOS. DOS 3.2 and Norton Utilities. (Tested only at 7.16MHz...Norton Utilities at 9.54MHz. Apex 100 12.0/16.9 Functioned normally with MS - All were tested with MS - Functioned normally at 4.77MHz Equity II 14.3 Functioned normally with the SOTA 386si Date: Page: 3/02/90 1 of this bulletin is to boot at both CPU speeds. ...
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...outlined in the SOTA manual. Installation of the SOTA 386si in the Equity I 1. This will necessitate routing the cable so that only Authorized Service Centers install the board in the Equity I and Equity II. The cable is sturdy and will tolerate being folded. 3. The cable...upper case b) rear panel c) front panel d) FDD/power supply block. 2. based system. Remove the following the installation instructions accompanying the boards. Equity II 1. PSB No: S-0111 Page: 2 of 3 Installation of the board in most of disassembly required, we strongly recommend that it does not ...
...outlined in the SOTA manual. Installation of the SOTA 386si in the Equity I 1. This will necessitate routing the cable so that only Authorized Service Centers install the board in the Equity I and Equity II. The cable is sturdy and will tolerate being folded. 3. The cable...upper case b) rear panel c) front panel d) FDD/power supply block. 2. based system. Remove the following the installation instructions accompanying the boards. Equity II 1. PSB No: S-0111 Page: 2 of 3 Installation of the board in most of disassembly required, we strongly recommend that it does not ...
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...controller. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Equity II was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K ...and 720K) disk drives. It was found to be totally incompatible with the OmniBridge controller. Equity I Equity II Equity III Equity I + Equity le Comments The Equity I + was able to support only one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. It was able to support one ...
...controller. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Equity II was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K ...and 720K) disk drives. It was found to be totally incompatible with the OmniBridge controller. Equity I Equity II Equity III Equity I + Equity le Comments The Equity I + was able to support only one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. It was able to support one ...
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...used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Epson APEX was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The Equity III + was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. The external drives could be used as high... drives. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. Equity II + Equity lIe Equity Ill + Equity 386SX Equity 386/20 APEX APEX + PSB No: S-0088B Page: 2 of 3 The Equity II + was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller.
...used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Epson APEX was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The Equity III + was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. The external drives could be used as high... drives. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. Equity II + Equity lIe Equity Ill + Equity 386SX Equity 386/20 APEX APEX + PSB No: S-0088B Page: 2 of 3 The Equity II + was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller.
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Required for this configuration. Standard configuration. Standard configuration. HDD Controller WD1003-WAH (16-bit) Model number FACTORY SETTINGS Connection of J6 Orange wire Blue wire Red wire Description Status read is latched. Required for this configuration. Model Equity III Equity II + Equity III + Pin 1 of LED indicator cable : Jumper W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Position 1 to 2 No jumper * No jumper 2 to 3 2 to 3 2 to 3 * No jumper pins. Primary address selected.
Required for this configuration. Standard configuration. Standard configuration. HDD Controller WD1003-WAH (16-bit) Model number FACTORY SETTINGS Connection of J6 Orange wire Blue wire Red wire Description Status read is latched. Required for this configuration. Model Equity III Equity II + Equity III + Pin 1 of LED indicator cable : Jumper W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Position 1 to 2 No jumper * No jumper 2 to 3 2 to 3 2 to 3 * No jumper pins. Primary address selected.
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HDD Controller WD1002-WAH (16-bit) FACTORY SETTINGS Jumper Position Description Model number -~ j W1 1 to NL HDD activity LED only lights when the controller accesses the drive. W2 Center to 2 Primary base address. Connection of LED indicator cable : Model Equity III Equity II + Equity III + Pin 1 of J4 Orange wire Blue wire Red wire
HDD Controller WD1002-WAH (16-bit) FACTORY SETTINGS Jumper Position Description Model number -~ j W1 1 to NL HDD activity LED only lights when the controller accesses the drive. W2 Center to 2 Primary base address. Connection of LED indicator cable : Model Equity III Equity II + Equity III + Pin 1 of J4 Orange wire Blue wire Red wire
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... enabling an 8087 math coprocessor. It also describes the various releases of 6 SUBJECT: EQUITY I, II AND III MAIN BOARD JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS This bulletin describes the jumper locations and settings on the Equity I MRS Board jumpers Page 2 Equity II MCY Board P/N Y1442071000 Rev. EPSON AMERICA, INC. SERVICE PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN PSB NO. : S-0068 DATE: 1/25/89 ORIGINATOR...
... enabling an 8087 math coprocessor. It also describes the various releases of 6 SUBJECT: EQUITY I, II AND III MAIN BOARD JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS This bulletin describes the jumper locations and settings on the Equity I MRS Board jumpers Page 2 Equity II MCY Board P/N Y1442071000 Rev. EPSON AMERICA, INC. SERVICE PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN PSB NO. : S-0068 DATE: 1/25/89 ORIGINATOR...
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Keyboard * There are no provision for using alternate keyboards. ----- Page 3 of 6 ----- EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 00 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS Reset Dip Switch JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS Vol. The board is hard-wired to provide RAM refresh to the option slots. * An 8087 coprocessor cannot be used. * There is no jumpers on this version board.
Keyboard * There are no provision for using alternate keyboards. ----- Page 3 of 6 ----- EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 00 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS Reset Dip Switch JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS Vol. The board is hard-wired to provide RAM refresh to the option slots. * An 8087 coprocessor cannot be used. * There is no jumpers on this version board.
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Non-Epson keyboards cannot be in position 1 to the option slots for expanded memory boards or EGA/VGA video boards. Page 4 of MCY board. Keyboard JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS * ... MCY (main) board. Revision 02 MCY boards have the following improvements over the 01 revision MCY board. * Serial port works over 1200 baud. * Concurrent oper- EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 01 & 02 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS MCY board Y147201000 revision 01 and 02 differences.
Non-Epson keyboards cannot be in position 1 to the option slots for expanded memory boards or EGA/VGA video boards. Page 4 of MCY board. Keyboard JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS * ... MCY (main) board. Revision 02 MCY boards have the following improvements over the 01 revision MCY board. * Serial port works over 1200 baud. * Concurrent oper- EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 01 & 02 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS MCY board Y147201000 revision 01 and 02 differences.
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.... * J3 and J4 should be in position 1 to disable DMA RAM refresh. NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE EPSON KEYBOARD WITH JUMPERS J3 AND J4 IN POSITION 1 AS DAMAGE MAY RESULT! ----- EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147205000 & Y147206000 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS MCY board Y147205000 and Y1472056000 differences. The V30 runs about 20% faster in.... * Concurrent oper- Keyboard I JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS * J1 and J2 should be in this position. The jumpers must be in position 1 to the option slots for the Equity II keyboard. On Batt Off Reset Dip Switch Vol. ation of 6 -----
.... * J3 and J4 should be in position 1 to disable DMA RAM refresh. NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE EPSON KEYBOARD WITH JUMPERS J3 AND J4 IN POSITION 1 AS DAMAGE MAY RESULT! ----- EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147205000 & Y147206000 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS MCY board Y147205000 and Y1472056000 differences. The V30 runs about 20% faster in.... * Concurrent oper- Keyboard I JUMPER CONFIGURATIONS * J1 and J2 should be in this position. The jumpers must be in position 1 to the option slots for the Equity II keyboard. On Batt Off Reset Dip Switch Vol. ation of 6 -----
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... Not able to load driver to access 80286. Equity II SOTA 286i 13.7 Functioned normally with Windows/286, Norton Utilities and MS - Equity I +. DOS 3.1 and 3.2. The Equity models tested were the Equity I, Equity II and Equity I + 286 Express 16.5 Functioned normally with Windows/286, Notion Utilities and MS-DOS 2.11. Equity II 286 Express NA Not able to load driver...
... Not able to load driver to access 80286. Equity II SOTA 286i 13.7 Functioned normally with Windows/286, Norton Utilities and MS - Equity I +. DOS 3.1 and 3.2. The Equity models tested were the Equity I, Equity II and Equity I + 286 Express 16.5 Functioned normally with Windows/286, Notion Utilities and MS-DOS 2.11. Equity II 286 Express NA Not able to load driver...
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...will tolerate being folded. 3. Reassemble the main unit and go through the testing and initialization procedure outlined in the SOTA manual. Equity II 1. based system. Follow instructions for a standard installation for the SOTA 286i in an 8088 - Due to the amount of disassembly.... This will necessitate routing the cable SO that only Authorized Service Centers install the board in the Equity I and Equity II. Installation of the SOTA 286i in the Equity I and the Equity II is sturdy and will tolerate being folded. 3. Remove the following from the main unit: a) upper...
...will tolerate being folded. 3. Reassemble the main unit and go through the testing and initialization procedure outlined in the SOTA manual. Equity II 1. based system. Follow instructions for a standard installation for the SOTA 286i in an 8088 - Due to the amount of disassembly.... This will necessitate routing the cable SO that only Authorized Service Centers install the board in the Equity I and Equity II. Installation of the SOTA 286i in the Equity I and the Equity II is sturdy and will tolerate being folded. 3. Remove the following from the main unit: a) upper...
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...286 Express) 704 Airport Blvd. based) personal computers. However, it may meet your specific hardware and software requirements and consult with Epson 8088 and 8086 - based) and the Equity II (8086 - Box 2090 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 Phone: (313) 996-9690 Sota Technology, Inc. (SOTA 286i) 657 ...third party vendor to ensure reliable operation. Although these boards were tested by qualified product support specialists, Epson America makes no longer producing the PC Elevator board that these products with your requirements and are compatible with the Equity I and I + and Equity II.
...286 Express) 704 Airport Blvd. based) personal computers. However, it may meet your specific hardware and software requirements and consult with Epson 8088 and 8086 - based) and the Equity II (8086 - Box 2090 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 Phone: (313) 996-9690 Sota Technology, Inc. (SOTA 286i) 657 ...third party vendor to ensure reliable operation. Although these boards were tested by qualified product support specialists, Epson America makes no longer producing the PC Elevator board that these products with your requirements and are compatible with the Equity I and I + and Equity II.
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.../ AGE: 1 of 1 SUBJECT: DISABLING THE FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER IN EPSON COMPUTERS This bulletin covers the ability or inability to disable the floppy disk controller in Position B Equity III+ Yes Multi-function Board - Jumper 2 in the Epson computers. EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Switch 2-3 off Equity I No Equity II No Equity III Yes CPU Board - Jumper 2 in Position B Apex Yes Motherboard...
.../ AGE: 1 of 1 SUBJECT: DISABLING THE FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER IN EPSON COMPUTERS This bulletin covers the ability or inability to disable the floppy disk controller in Position B Equity III+ Yes Multi-function Board - Jumper 2 in the Epson computers. EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Switch 2-3 off Equity I No Equity II No Equity III Yes CPU Board - Jumper 2 in Position B Apex Yes Motherboard...
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... with the Equity I and Equity II? AST SixPak Premium AST Research AST Rampage AST Research Q7. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I and II: All Card w/MMU Multifunction All Computers, Inc. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I +:...of 6 Q6. A. A. What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity Ill? The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity le: 64/256KB Expansion Option Quad Board II Fastcard IV RAMpage IBM Quadram Thesys AST Research Note: The Intel Above Boards ...
... with the Equity I and Equity II? AST SixPak Premium AST Research AST Rampage AST Research Q7. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I and II: All Card w/MMU Multifunction All Computers, Inc. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I +:...of 6 Q6. A. A. What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity Ill? The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity le: 64/256KB Expansion Option Quad Board II Fastcard IV RAMpage IBM Quadram Thesys AST Research Note: The Intel Above Boards ...
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...1Mb SlMMs are available from Epson America. You can be accomplished by Epson in the Equity 386/20 can also use third party memory expansion boards such as compatible with the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models)? A. They have been tested by Epson in - What memory expansion... boards are compatible with the 12MHz models of the Equity II + and Equity Ill +. How do you expand the memory of 6...
...1Mb SlMMs are available from Epson America. You can be accomplished by Epson in the Equity 386/20 can also use third party memory expansion boards such as compatible with the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models)? A. They have been tested by Epson in - What memory expansion... boards are compatible with the 12MHz models of the Equity II + and Equity Ill +. How do you expand the memory of 6...
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...expansion boards? Which Epson computers have jumpers on the expansion board (i.e. The Equity I + has DIP switch settings allowing system memory to be disabled to 256K and 512K. Yes, when installing the memory boards in their installation programs. Q19. Q20. A. The Equity II+ and Equity Ill + have memory... is 8MHz or less, use 150ns RAM chips. What is 12MHz. DESQview). The Equity I +, Equity II + and Equity Ill + allow you to set up the bus speed and chip speed in the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models), remember that allow memory to be disabled to 256K or ...
...expansion boards? Which Epson computers have jumpers on the expansion board (i.e. The Equity I + has DIP switch settings allowing system memory to be disabled to 256K and 512K. Yes, when installing the memory boards in their installation programs. Q19. Q20. A. The Equity II+ and Equity Ill + have memory... is 8MHz or less, use 150ns RAM chips. What is 12MHz. DESQview). The Equity I +, Equity II + and Equity Ill + allow you to set up the bus speed and chip speed in the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models), remember that allow memory to be disabled to 256K or ...
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... (they do not have been made, attempting to use the original Epson keyboard will result in the earlier machines. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: 3/28/88 NUMBER: S-0041 SUBJECT: EPSON EQUITY I , II or III. The enhanced Equity keyboard (as the IBM XT-101, NorthGate C/T-101, Datadesk Turbo...-101, Keytronics 101, 5150 and 5151. Please note that early versions of 1 The correct jumper settings for non-Epson keyboards are: Equity I: Equity II: J2 and J3 jumpered J3, J4 and J5 set for position 1 PLEASE NOTE Once the above jumper changes have any keyboard...
... (they do not have been made, attempting to use the original Epson keyboard will result in the earlier machines. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: 3/28/88 NUMBER: S-0041 SUBJECT: EPSON EQUITY I , II or III. The enhanced Equity keyboard (as the IBM XT-101, NorthGate C/T-101, Datadesk Turbo...-101, Keytronics 101, 5150 and 5151. Please note that early versions of 1 The correct jumper settings for non-Epson keyboards are: Equity I: Equity II: J2 and J3 jumpered J3, J4 and J5 set for position 1 PLEASE NOTE Once the above jumper changes have any keyboard...
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... Video Bd. TBA TBA TBA TBA Epson Mouse & Interface 0 50mA 0 0 8087/80287 Coprocessor 0 310/375mA 0 0 WD1002-WAH HDC 0.5mA 1.5A 0 0 WD1002-WX2 HDC 0 630mA 0 0 WD1003-WAH HDC 0.5mA 1.0A 10mA 0 MD5201-57/58 360KB FDD 250mA(Typ) 140mA(Typ) 0 0 Equity II/II+/III+ 460mA(Max) 180mA(Max)... 1.31A Start MD-5501-61 1.2MB FDD 240mA(Typ) 150mA(Typ) 0 0 Equity II+/III+ 1.66A(Max) 170mA(Max) FD1155C 1.2MB FDD Equity II+/III+ 210mA(Typ) 460mA(Typ) 0 0 390mA(Max) 900mA ...
... Video Bd. TBA TBA TBA TBA Epson Mouse & Interface 0 50mA 0 0 8087/80287 Coprocessor 0 310/375mA 0 0 WD1002-WAH HDC 0.5mA 1.5A 0 0 WD1002-WX2 HDC 0 630mA 0 0 WD1003-WAH HDC 0.5mA 1.0A 10mA 0 MD5201-57/58 360KB FDD 250mA(Typ) 140mA(Typ) 0 0 Equity II/II+/III+ 460mA(Max) 180mA(Max)... 1.31A Start MD-5501-61 1.2MB FDD 240mA(Typ) 150mA(Typ) 0 0 Equity II+/III+ 1.66A(Max) 170mA(Max) FD1155C 1.2MB FDD Equity II+/III+ 210mA(Typ) 460mA(Typ) 0 0 390mA(Max) 900mA ...
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... single line of 1 Method 1 is resumed. Method 2 is effective and is recommended for 'the above systems. This is returned from CompuServe (Epson and Microsoft Forums) and the Product Support Center BBS. 3) A revised ROM BIOS has been developed for individual users. Page 1 of text may ... AH register and the interrupt called. This is a TSR that insures that a character is to port) for large, multi-unit upgrades on : Equity I Equity I+ Equity II+ Equity III+ (10 MHz) Equity III+ (12 MHz) Apex BIOS rev. 2.21 or earlier BIOS rev. 1.02 BIOS rev. 2.00 BIOS rev. 1.50 or earlier BIOS ...
... single line of 1 Method 1 is resumed. Method 2 is effective and is recommended for 'the above systems. This is returned from CompuServe (Epson and Microsoft Forums) and the Product Support Center BBS. 3) A revised ROM BIOS has been developed for individual users. Page 1 of text may ... AH register and the interrupt called. This is a TSR that insures that a character is to port) for large, multi-unit upgrades on : Equity I Equity I+ Equity II+ Equity III+ (10 MHz) Equity III+ (12 MHz) Apex BIOS rev. 2.21 or earlier BIOS rev. 1.02 BIOS rev. 2.00 BIOS rev. 1.50 or earlier BIOS ...