Epson ActionTower 8400 Product Information Guide - Page 2

EPSON ActionPC/ActionTower 7000 series (including ActionTower 8400) Video Diskette Hard disk Interfaces Monitor Parallel Serial Keyboard Mouse Option slots Speaker Cirrus Logic GD5430 high-performance GUI accelerator controller supports resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in 256 colors with 1MB of video DRAM; 1280 x 1024 with 2MB of video DRAM Controller on main system board supports up to two diskette drives or one diskette/ combo diskette and one tape drive Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible two-channel, local bus, enhanced IDE interfaces on main system board support up to four IDE devices (two on each channel); CD-ROM drives cannot be connected to the same channel as hard disk drives; BIOS provides hard disk auto-sensing and enhanced IDE functions Energy Star compliant video interface for fixed or multi-frequency monitor built into system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector One standard, multimode parallel interface built into main system board; supports 8-bit unidirectional, 16-bit bidirectional, and ECP (Extended Capability Port) modes; 25-pin, D-shell connector; operation controllable by SETUP program and jumpers Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable, asynchronous interfaces built into main system board; 16C550-compatible; 9-pin, D-shell connectors PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN connector PS/2 compatible mouse interface built into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN connector Connector card with five I/O expansion slots; three ISA compatible (8.33 MHz bus speed), two PCI compatible (33 MHz bus speed) Internal Mass Storage Slimline Internal mount: One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive Externally accessible mounts: One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive and two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives Diskette drive types Hard disk drive types Other devices Tower Front internal mount: One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive Rear internal mounts: Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives or one 3.5-inch wide, full-height drive Externally accessible mounts: Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives and two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives 3.5-inch diskette drive, 720KB or 1.44MB storage capacity; 5.25-inch diskette drive, 360KB or 1.2MB storage capacity; or combination 3.5-inch/5.25-inch or 3.5-inch/PCMCIA diskette drive 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch form factor hard disk drive(s), up to half-height size; maximum of four drives Half-height tape drive, CD-ROM drive, optical drive, PCMCIA card reader, or other storage device; 5.25-inch, or 3.5-inch with mounting frames Keyboard Detachable, two-position height; 101, 102, or 104 sculpted keys; country-dependent main typewriter keyboard; numeric /cursor control keypad; four-key cursor control keypad; 12 function keys Mouse Detachable, two-button, PS/2 compatible SETUP Program System security Virus protection Stored in ROM; accessible by pressing Del during boot User and Supervisor level passwords available for system boot or diskette access Write protection feature for the hard disk drive boot sector Physical Characteristics Dimension Width Depth Height Weight Slimline 16.8 inches (427 mm) 15.8 inches (401 mm) 4.4 inches (112 mm) 18.2 b (8.3 kg) with one diskette drive, without keyboard Tower 7.1 inches (181 mm) 16.2 inches (413 mm) 13.2 inches (337 mm) 20.6 lb (9.3 kg) with one diskette drive. without keyboard 2 - ActionPC/ActionTower 7000 series (including ActionTower 8400) 10/30/95