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...Epson America Paradise SOTA Technology Video - 7 The 16 - It prevents the system from ATI has been found to be incompatible with the EGA board installation, it is to make sure that jumpers J1 and J2 are both in requests for NO MONITOR (1 - 5 and 1 - 6 both up ). As with the Equity II...has been a related increase in the default position (position 2), and that the system DIP switches are set for compatibility information regarding the Equity II computer and these video boards. The key to a successful installation is necessary to make sure that jumpers J1 and J2 on the system...
...Epson America Paradise SOTA Technology Video - 7 The 16 - It prevents the system from ATI has been found to be incompatible with the EGA board installation, it is to make sure that jumpers J1 and J2 are both in requests for NO MONITOR (1 - 5 and 1 - 6 both up ). As with the Equity II...has been a related increase in the default position (position 2), and that the system DIP switches are set for compatibility information regarding the Equity II computer and these video boards. The key to a successful installation is necessary to make sure that jumpers J1 and J2 on the system...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Epson APEX was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 144M) or normal (360K...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 able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together.
... together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Epson APEX was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 144M) or normal (360K...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 able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together.
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... 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. O2.......Page 4 Equity II MCY Board P/N Y1442075000 Page 5 Equity II MCY Board P/N Y1442076000 Page 5 Equity III Main Board Dip-switch configuration....Page 6 EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 O1.......Page...
... 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. O2.......Page 4 Equity II MCY Board P/N Y1442075000 Page 5 Equity II MCY Board P/N Y1442076000 Page 5 Equity III Main Board Dip-switch configuration....Page 6 EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 O1.......Page...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... are not available on MCY (main) board. Non-Epson keyboards cannot be in position 2 to enable DMA RAM refresh to disable DMA RAM refresh. ation of 6 ----- Page 4 of 8087 & optional Dynamic RAM or EGA/VGA. * Topview fix incorporated on these versions of MCY board. EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 01 & 02 JUMPER...
... are not available on MCY (main) board. Non-Epson keyboards cannot be in position 2 to enable DMA RAM refresh to disable DMA RAM refresh. ation of 6 ----- Page 4 of 8087 & optional Dynamic RAM or EGA/VGA. * Topview fix incorporated on these versions of MCY board. EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 01 & 02 JUMPER...
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...Y147206000 boards have the following improvements over the Y147205000 board. * Serial port works over 1200 baud. * Concurrent oper- NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE EPSON KEYBOARD WITH JUMPERS J3 AND J4 IN POSITION 1 AS DAMAGE MAY RESULT! ----- Page 5 of 8087 & optional Dynamic RAM or EGA/VGA. * Topview fix incorporated...J2 should be in this position. The V30 runs about 20% faster in position 2 to enable DMA RAM refresh to the option slots for the Equity II keyboard. The 8087 will work in DMA refresh mode with the Y147205000 MCY board * J3 and J4 should be in position 2 (default) for ...
...Y147206000 boards have the following improvements over the Y147205000 board. * Serial port works over 1200 baud. * Concurrent oper- NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE EPSON KEYBOARD WITH JUMPERS J3 AND J4 IN POSITION 1 AS DAMAGE MAY RESULT! ----- Page 5 of 8087 & optional Dynamic RAM or EGA/VGA. * Topview fix incorporated...J2 should be in this position. The V30 runs about 20% faster in position 2 to enable DMA RAM refresh to the option slots for the Equity II keyboard. The 8087 will work in DMA refresh mode with the Y147205000 MCY board * J3 and J4 should be in position 2 (default) for ...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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...408) 245-3366 ** NOTE: Applied Reasoning is recommended as an accelerator board for the Equity I + and Equity II) as accelerator boards recommended for use with the Equity I and I + (8088 - Box 2090 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 Phone: (...313) 996-9690 Sota Technology, Inc. (SOTA 286i) 657 N. PSB No: S-0066A Page: 3 of 3 Our Computer Product Support Center receives numerous calls requesting information and recommendations on 80286 Accelerator boards for use with Epson...
...408) 245-3366 ** NOTE: Applied Reasoning is recommended as an accelerator board for the Equity I + and Equity II) as accelerator boards recommended for use with the Equity I and I + (8088 - Box 2090 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 Phone: (...313) 996-9690 Sota Technology, Inc. (SOTA 286i) 657 N. PSB No: S-0066A Page: 3 of 3 Our Computer Product Support Center receives numerous calls requesting information and recommendations on 80286 Accelerator boards for use with Epson...
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..., 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 Switch 2-3 off Equity I No Equity II No Equity III Yes CPU Board - EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. FDC CAN COMPUTER BE HOW DISABLED Equity I + Yes CPU Brd - Jumper 2 in Position B Apex Yes Motherboard - Jumper 2 in Position B Equity III+ Yes Multi-function Board - Jumper 1 in Position B Equity II+ Multi-function Board 1OMHz No 12MHz Yes - Jumper...
..., 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 Switch 2-3 off Equity I No Equity II No Equity III Yes CPU Board - EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. FDC CAN COMPUTER BE HOW DISABLED Equity I + Yes CPU Brd - Jumper 2 in Position B Apex Yes Motherboard - Jumper 2 in Position B Equity III+ Yes Multi-function Board - Jumper 1 in Position B Equity II+ Multi-function Board 1OMHz No 12MHz Yes - Jumper...
Product Support Bulletin(s)
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... the earliest revision Y147201000 (00) to the latest revision Y147206000 (01). The early revision boards did not support concurrent operation of the Equity II MCY board. The earlier MCY boards did not have 640KB installed on the MCY board and required-a 128KB RAM board (MCY-RM) which...optional dynamic RAM boards - The earliest revision MCY board did not support IBM's Topview so a special MCY-TV board was made to function. EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 The early revision boards only had 512KB RAM installed on the MCY board. * Serial interface...
... the earliest revision Y147201000 (00) to the latest revision Y147206000 (01). The early revision boards did not support concurrent operation of the Equity II MCY board. The earlier MCY boards did not have 640KB installed on the MCY board and required-a 128KB RAM board (MCY-RM) which...optional dynamic RAM boards - The earliest revision MCY board did not support IBM's Topview so a special MCY-TV board was made to function. EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505 The early revision boards only had 512KB RAM installed on the MCY board. * Serial interface...
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... Unknown Yes Yes Yes NO Yes Unknown NO Yes No Yes Yes Unknown NO Yes No NO Yes Earliest Rev. EQUITY II MCY BOARD HISTORY Latest Rev. Starting Serial Number 040001 Non-Epson keyboard support Yes Option slot RAM refresh mode jumper selectable Yes 640K RAM installed on MCY (main) board Yes Serial...
... Unknown Yes Yes Yes NO Yes Unknown NO Yes No Yes Yes Unknown NO Yes No NO Yes Earliest Rev. EQUITY II MCY BOARD HISTORY Latest Rev. Starting Serial Number 040001 Non-Epson keyboard support Yes Option slot RAM refresh mode jumper selectable Yes 640K RAM installed on MCY (main) board Yes Serial...
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... Quadram Thesys AST Research Note: The Intel Above Boards do not currently operate reliably with the Equity I and Equity II? What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity I +? A. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I +: 64/256KB Expansion Option Above Board PC (1985) Fastcard IV (1.6) IBM Intel Corporation Thesys Q9. What...
... Quadram Thesys AST Research Note: The Intel Above Boards do not currently operate reliably with the Equity I and Equity II? What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity I +? A. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I +: 64/256KB Expansion Option Above Board PC (1985) Fastcard IV (1.6) IBM Intel Corporation Thesys Q9. What...
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... Intel Corporation STB Systems STB Systems Profit Systems Q11. The following boards have been tested by Epson in - You can be accomplished by adding SlMMs (single in the Equity II + and Equity III + (12MHz models): Rampage 286 Plus Elite 16 Above Board Plus AST Research Profit Systems... from Matsushita, Toshiba and CDC Enterprises. A. They have been tested by Epson in the Equity 386/20 can also use third party memory expansion boards such as compatible with the 12MHz models of the Equity II + and Equity Ill +. How do you expand the memory of 6 Q10. A. Q12...
... Intel Corporation STB Systems STB Systems Profit Systems Q11. The following boards have been tested by Epson in - You can be accomplished by adding SlMMs (single in the Equity II + and Equity III + (12MHz models): Rampage 286 Plus Elite 16 Above Board Plus AST Research Profit Systems... from Matsushita, Toshiba and CDC Enterprises. A. They have been tested by Epson in the Equity 386/20 can also use third party memory expansion boards such as compatible with the 12MHz models of the Equity II + and Equity Ill +. How do you expand the memory of 6 Q10. A. Q12...
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... should be kept in the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models), remember that allow you may want to disable some of the computer's conventional memory and the use the memory on the expansion board (i.e. What is 10/12MHz, use 150ns RAM chips. A. Which Epson computers have jumpers on the... allowing backfill. In certain situations, you to set up the bus speed and chip speed in their installation programs. Q19. The Equity I + has DIP switch settings allowing system memory to be disabled to install on the system memory boards to allow backfill. DESQview). A. The...
... should be kept in the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models), remember that allow you may want to disable some of the computer's conventional memory and the use the memory on the expansion board (i.e. What is 10/12MHz, use 150ns RAM chips. A. Which Epson computers have jumpers on the... allowing backfill. In certain situations, you to set up the bus speed and chip speed in their installation programs. Q19. The Equity I + has DIP switch settings allowing system memory to be disabled to install on the system memory boards to allow backfill. DESQview). A. The...
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... keyboards with IBM's) requires explicit ROM BIOS support which is possible, however, to the keyboard and Equity main board. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: 3/28/88 NUMBER: S-0041 SUBJECT: EPSON EQUITY I , Equity II and Equity III computers. 1. The enhanced Equity keyboard (as the IBM XT-101, NorthGate C/T-101, Datadesk Turbo-101, Keytronics 101, 5150 and 5151...
... keyboards with IBM's) requires explicit ROM BIOS support which is possible, however, to the keyboard and Equity main board. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: 3/28/88 NUMBER: S-0041 SUBJECT: EPSON EQUITY I , Equity II and Equity III computers. 1. The enhanced Equity keyboard (as the IBM XT-101, NorthGate C/T-101, Datadesk Turbo-101, Keytronics 101, 5150 and 5151...
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...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 Start...
...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 Start...
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...to retain the date and time after it subtracts the extra day and will display the correct date for system operation. Both the Equity II and Equity III use a Real Time Clock/Calendar with MS-DOS version 3.2 should the customer decide to save the new date. 5. This...29-1988. EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: 3/2/88 SUBJECT: LEAP YEAR / MS-DOS 3.1 DATE CHANGE NUMBER: S-0037 This bulletin describes a problem identified in the RTC's CMOS RAM one . 4. The easiest method of 1 Set the DATE to set with the Equity II and Equity III personal...
...to retain the date and time after it subtracts the extra day and will display the correct date for system operation. Both the Equity II and Equity III use a Real Time Clock/Calendar with MS-DOS version 3.2 should the customer decide to save the new date. 5. This...29-1988. EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN DATE: 3/2/88 SUBJECT: LEAP YEAR / MS-DOS 3.1 DATE CHANGE NUMBER: S-0037 This bulletin describes a problem identified in the RTC's CMOS RAM one . 4. The easiest method of 1 Set the DATE to set with the Equity II and Equity III personal...
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...can change the settings. EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. Lap-Link is supplied with other system to be a great help in serial port will have to set the baud rate on the Equity II because it defaults to... the internal port. The first (and easiest) way of the Equity II to the ON (or UP) position to configure Lap-Link on the Equity II. prompt. Set the option card port as COM1 and install the...the internal port. If you 'll find Lap-Link to match. This problem exists with the Equity II NUMBER: S-0032 This bulletin describes a problem we've identified in fact, it locks up , ...
...can change the settings. EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. Lap-Link is supplied with other system to be a great help in serial port will have to set the baud rate on the Equity II because it defaults to... the internal port. The first (and easiest) way of the Equity II to the ON (or UP) position to configure Lap-Link on the Equity II. prompt. Set the option card port as COM1 and install the...the internal port. If you 'll find Lap-Link to match. This problem exists with the Equity II NUMBER: S-0032 This bulletin describes a problem we've identified in fact, it locks up , ...
User Manual
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... most for you a wide variety of the Equity II main unit. The Equity II's built-in the bottom slot. Check with your Epson dealer from time to time to find out which offers you . In addition, the Equity II runs most cards for the IBM PC. Introduction Your Epson® Equity™ II personal computer is a versatile, highperformance system which...
... most for you a wide variety of the Equity II main unit. The Equity II's built-in the bottom slot. Check with your Epson dealer from time to time to find out which offers you . In addition, the Equity II runs most cards for the IBM PC. Introduction Your Epson® Equity™ II personal computer is a versatile, highperformance system which...
User Manual
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...best protection possible for your computer if you need to find a comfortable, convenient location where the Equity II can support your hardware and software and send you how to get your Epson Equity II personal computer up and running. Whether you use your computer at home or in the office, ...unit and power cord l The keyboard with supplemental MS-DOS utilities l An MS-DOS manual and a GW-BASIC manual l This Equity II User's Guide In addition to Epson. With your registration card on product updates. Fill it out now and mail it later. Choosing a Location Before you set up your...
...best protection possible for your computer if you need to find a comfortable, convenient location where the Equity II can support your hardware and software and send you how to get your Epson Equity II personal computer up and running. Whether you use your computer at home or in the office, ...unit and power cord l The keyboard with supplemental MS-DOS utilities l An MS-DOS manual and a GW-BASIC manual l This Equity II User's Guide In addition to Epson. With your registration card on product updates. Fill it out now and mail it later. Choosing a Location Before you set up your...
User Manual
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... option card installed correctly? 2. The Battery Is Low The Equity II's CMOS RAM backup battery lasts at least 11/2 years. When MS-DOS loads, it , see the next section. Locate the battery just behind the front panel on the side with the Epson Equity II logo and find switch 4 near the battery connector on this...
... option card installed correctly? 2. The Battery Is Low The Equity II's CMOS RAM backup battery lasts at least 11/2 years. When MS-DOS loads, it , see the next section. Locate the battery just behind the front panel on the side with the Epson Equity II logo and find switch 4 near the battery connector on this...
User Manual
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... that secures the battery and set the screw and the plate aside. 4. Locate the battery just behind the front panel on the side with the Epson Equity II logo. , 2. Replace the main unit's cover as described in Chapter 4 to install it straight up. 3. To connect the new battery, insert the new battery's connector... the cover plate and screw. 6. After you install a new battery, you need to run the MS-DOS SETUP program to re-enter information about your Epson dealer to obtain a new lithium battery and follow these steps to remove the main unit's cover. Lift out the battery. 5.
... that secures the battery and set the screw and the plate aside. 4. Locate the battery just behind the front panel on the side with the Epson Equity II logo. , 2. Replace the main unit's cover as described in Chapter 4 to install it straight up. 3. To connect the new battery, insert the new battery's connector... the cover plate and screw. 6. After you install a new battery, you need to run the MS-DOS SETUP program to re-enter information about your Epson dealer to obtain a new lithium battery and follow these steps to remove the main unit's cover. Lift out the battery. 5.