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  • Epson Equity 386SX PLUS | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 1
    EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics Programs Date hard drive. There will be some exceptions to the above rule. In attempting to benchmark or troubleshoot any add-on that requires a device driver (CD-ROM, local area network, etc.), obviously
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    EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity Series SIMM Compatibility Date: 12/4/91 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0136 Originator: JAD Due to the influx of third party SlMMs on the market, there are some that are not compatible with Epson products. This bulletin is intended to be an aid in
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    EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: The Equity 386SX PLUS Diskless Workstation floppy drive to load the necessary boot files. Instructions for this procedure can be found in the section drives are inserted into the drive bays, without FDD guide rails, using four screws to secure each drive. Two
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    program (refer to drive table on pages 2-24 & 2-25 of the user's manual). The drive types are identical with the standard Equity 386SX Plus). If the standard Equity 386SX PLUS SETUP program is used to specify a userdefined drive type (or modify other settings), the "Diskette boot control" option
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    OTHER CONSIDERATIONS If you desire access to the local hard drive while using the network, ensure that the DOS downloaded from the file server can support the local hard drive partition(s). For example, if a large 4.01 MS-DOS primary partition (>32MB) is present on the local hard drive, and 3.30 DOS
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    EPSON AMERICA, INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Introducing the Equity 386SX PLUS Diskless instructions in the user's manual that pertain to the 1 MB model only. IDENTIFICATION Both the standard and diskless models have the same logo plate on the front of the CPU; "Equity 386SX PLUS
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    of 4 ITEMS INCLUDED Equity 386SX PLUS CPU with 1MB (soldered), power cord. 101 key enhanced keyboard (6-pin mini DIN). User's manual, slip-sheet and warranty the system will continue booting. Differences in Setup between the standard Equity 386SX PLUS and the diskless version include the following:
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    PSB No: S-0133 Page: 3 of 4 SPECIFICATIONS ROM-resident SETUP Utility Copyright (c) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1990 Permanent parameters: Base memory Coprocessor 640 KB Not installed User-defined parameters: lime Date Power-on password 14:59:19 07-26-91
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    ARCNET PC110 8 bit, with Novell boot S1: 2,3 off S2: 2,6 & 9 on JP3 on, JP1 & JP2 off ROM (driver v2.11) #881012 (IRQ2, I/O 2E0, RAM D000:0) Novell Inc. 2.2 Ethernet NE-1000A 8 bit W1-W8: 2-3 (thin cable) W9, W10 jumpered (l/O 300)/no boot ROM (IRQ3, l/O 300, no DMA/RAM)
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    EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity 386SX PLUS Questions and Answers Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of 9 PSB No: S-0131 Originator: DS/MT GENERAL: Q1. What microprocessor does the Equity 386SX PLUS use? A. The Equity 386SX PLUS utilizes the Intel 80386SX-16 microprocessor. Use of this CPU
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    many more. lt also supports all of the option boards manufactured by Epson for the EQUITY series. There are 4 standard l/O expansion slots (one with 8-bit bus and 3 with 16-bit bus). The 16-bit slots will also accept most 8-bit compatible cards. The Equity 386SX PLUS offers flexibility in tailoring
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    is the logical assignment of Diskette Drives? A. When the Equity 386SX PLUS is configured with two diskette drives, it will boot from message appears on the screen: Reassign FDD utility Version XXX Copyright (c) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 1989 New Assign Present Drive A: 1.2MB
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    inc. IBM Q12. Does the 386SX PLUS have a battery for the Real Time Clock? A. The 386SX PLUS uses the Dallas DS1287 RTC which incorporates an HD146818 compatible real-time clock with an internal battery. Q13. What video adapter comes with the 386SX PLUS? A. The 386SX PLUS has built in VGA support
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    : J6 is not present on early production units. HARD DISK DRIVES: Q19. What kind of hard disk drives are available for the 386SX PLUS? A. As a factory configuration, the 386SX PLUS is available with a 40MB, 3.5" hard disk (Conner CP-3044,27ms access time). This HDD offers a 1:1 interleave and uses an
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    with the Epson 386SX PLUS? The Seiko-Epson BIOS will directly support hard drives that range in size from 10MB to 153MB. There is direct support for the Seagate ST-251 as well as several ESDI drives. By providing this support for 3rd party hard disk drives, the Equity SX PLUS has the capability
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    is integrated in the system board and there are no jumpers to enable or disable it. MEMORY: Q26. How much memory is standard on the 386SX PLUS? A. Currently there are two configurations - 1 MB on the single FDD units and 2MB on factory-installed HDD units. Q27. How do I increase the memory of
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    . Q28. What SIMMs should be used when adding memory to the 386SX PLUS? A. Use the Epson 1MB kit (A808231) or the 2MB kit (A808101), to extend do not work in the 386SX PLUS: IBM Panasonic Compaq NMBS SOFTWARE: Q29. What version of MS-DOS is provided with the 386SX PLUS? A MS-DOS is optional
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    PSB No: S-0131 Page: 9 of 9 Q30. Is the 386SX PLUS compatible with OS/2? A. Yes, Epson OS/2 1.0 and IBM OS/2 1.2 have been tested on the 386SX PLUS. Q31. Will it support Unix and/or Xenix? Which versions? A. The Equity SX PLUS has been tested with Santa Cruz Operations Xenix 386 Rel. 2.3.2 and IBM
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    EPSON AMERICA, INC. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Jumper Change on the Equity 386SX Plus Main Board Date: 4/3/91 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0129 Originator: MWT This bulletin is to inform you that, as of August 1990, an additional jumper (J6) has been added to the Equity 386SX Plus
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    sent to them. Although not all Equity computer models were tested in this situation, the Equity models 386SX, lIe, Ill+ and II+ should work in a similar manner if the instructions above are used as a guide. There is one item of which to be aware when using the this setup and that is the system will
  • Epson Equity 386SX PLUS | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 21
    INFORMATION EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity 386SX Plus HDD Interface Cable Date: 12/5/90 Page(s): 1 of 2 PSB No: S-0127 Originator: DS The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information on installing the
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    PSB No: S-0127 Page: 2 of 2 INSTALLING THE INTERFACE CABLE 1: Remove the sub-assembly chassis from the computer and turn it over. Position it so the hard disk drive is on the left. 2: Lay the interface cable on the sub-assembly so the drive connector is on the left and the board connector is facing
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    EPSON AMERICA, INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: 800 X 600 Super VGA Driver for the Equity 386SX Plus and Microsoft Windows 3.0 Date: 12/5/90 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0126 Originator: MWT The super VGA (SVGA) driver for Microsoft Windows 3.0 for the Equity 386SX Plus , SETUP.INF instructions
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    with the password function. To allow CMOS to indicate daylight saving time mode. To resolve problem with DECNET PCSA v. 3.01. See ECN EQ386SX-004 (4/3/92). VER 1.57 1.57 EQUITY 386SX PLUS DISKLESS WORKSTATION PART # Y705809001 Y705808001 DESC CTRTD-B02 CTRTD-A02 TYPE 27C512 27C512 LOC U73
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    1.17.8A Y705805008 1.17.8A Y705804008 EQUITY 386SX PLUS DESC CTRT-BO3 CTRT-AO3 CTRT-BO5 adapter. To allow expanded IDE hard disk drive support (Seagate ST-157A, Quantum, Rodime, Maxtor, Western 002 (2/6/91). Implemented in manufacturing. Resolved problems with video quality, QEMM memory mapping,
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EPSON
Product Support Bulletin
Subject: Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics Programs
Date: 06/04/93
PSB No: S-0158
Page(s): 1 of 1
Originator: MWT
This bulletin describes the proper method for running any benchmark or diagnostics
programs. This applies to any computer system.
In most cases, the computer should be started using an MS-DOS boot diskette
that’s ‘clean’ -
in other words, one with no CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
The appropriate executable can then be run, either from diskette or hard drive.
There will be some exceptions to the above rule. In attempting to benchmark or
troubleshoot any add-on that requires a device driver (CD-ROM, local area network,
etc.), obviously the necessary device driver(s) must be loaded. Also, some
programs will require a minimum number of FILES or BUFFERS to be defined in
the CONFIG.SYS file. Such programs will usually display this requirement if they
are run without the necessary CONFIG.SYS file.
For the most consistent results, use the absolute minimal boot configuration that’s
allowed by the hardware being tested.