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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 - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 2
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 - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 3
serial printers on one server. Recent testing has shown that the Equity 386/25 Plus, Equity 386/25, Equity 386/20 and the Equity 386SX Plus will support three (3) parallel ports along with two (2) serial ports. The key factor in providing support for a third parallel port is the need for a parallel - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 4
No: Originator: MWT This bulletin is to inform you of a potential problem that can occur when running Novell Advanced NetWare 286 in non- dedicated (ND) mode on an 80386 - based file server. This includes the Equity 386/20 and the 386SX. When a DOS command is executed on the ND server and there is - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 5
of questions regarding memory management for the Epson Equity computers, specifically the Equity 386/20, Equity 386SX and Equity Ile. The purpose of this document is EEMM386.EXE for the Equity 386/20 and EMM386.SYS for the Equity 386SX). Neither of these EMS managers support the Virtual Control - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 6
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity 386SX Questions and Answers Date: 10/01/89 Page: 1 of 8 PSB No: S-0106~ 5 Originator: DS/PM k, - Questions and Answers on the Equity 386SX GENERAL: Q1. What microprocessor does the Equity 386SX use? A. The Equity 386SX utilizes the Intel 80386SX - 16 - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 7
the Equity 386SX support an 80387 co- processor? A. Yes, 80387SX support is available. The Equity 386SX has a socket for an optional 80387SX - 16 that can be used? A. The Epson Link PC and the Hayes 2400 baud internal modems have been approved. Q8. Does the Equity 386SX have a built in PS/2 mouse - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 8
real-time clock with an internal battery. Q13. What VGA adapters are compatible with the Equity 386SX? A. The following VGA adapters have been tested in the Equity 386SX: Paradise VGA Plus 16 Card Paradise VGA Professional Card Video Seven Fastwrite Card Q14. A. Can the serial and parallel - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 9
PSB No: S-0106 Page 4 of 8 Q15. A. How many internal device bays does the Equity 386SX have and will it support a full - height device? The Equity 386SX has 3 half - height bays to support up to 3 half height devices. The separator between bays 2 & 3 can be removed to allow for the installation of - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 10
40Mb drive use type 59 and with the 100Mb drive use type 60 in SETUP. Q20. What hard drive controller is used in the Equity 386SX? A. The Equity 386SX uses a controller embedded on the hard drive. This controller connects to a Task File Host interface that is integrated in the system board. Q21. Can - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 11
No: S-0106 Page 6 of 8 Q22. What extended hard drive support is available in the ROM BIOS that comes with the Epson Equity 386SX? A. 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 and the ST - 4096 hard - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 12
Equity 386SX? A. The Equity 386SX utilizes eight (8) 514256 - 70 (256x4), 70 nSec RAM chips plus parity on the system board. Q27. How do I increase the memory of the Equity 386SX? A. The standard Equity 386SX or 14Mb. There are 16 SIMM sockets inside the Equity 386SX. The 4 centermost sockets MUST - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 13
is provided with the Equity 386SX? A. The Equity 386SX is packaged with MS - DOS version 4.01. Q30. Is the Equity 386SX compatible with OS/2? A. Yes, since OS/2 is much more hardware - specific than MS - DOS, the Epson version of MS OS/2 is required. Q31. Will it support Unix and/or Xenix? Which - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 14
Equity Series computers. The largest drive directly supported by the ROM BIOS (ver 220) in the Equity II+ and Equity Ill+ has a capacity of 130Mb, while the largest supported directly by the ROM BIOS in the Equity lIe, 386SX, 386/20 and 386 the BIOS ROM as problems have been experienced when - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 15
a solution for those customers who require storage capacities greater than the Epson Supplied options. When using a SCSI type hard disk drive, the hard , 85Mb drive, used in a stand alone configuration in the current Equity Series computers has provided favorable results. When using SCSI drives in a - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 16
Sysgen OmniBridge controller and Bridge - Filer external floppy disk drives. Equity I Equity II Equity III Equity I + Equity le Comments The Equity I was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 17
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. It was able to support . The Epson APEX was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 18
drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. The Epson APEX 200 was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M - Epson Equity 386SX | Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 19
03 1.15 1.15 PART # Y192804001 Y192805001 Y192805002 Y192804002 1.16 Y192590801 1.16 Y192590802 EQUITY 386SX DESC CPAN-A2 CPAN-B2 CPAN-BO3 CPAN-AO3 TYPE . 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
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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.