Epson Equity Ie Product Information Guide - Page 4

EQUITY le, lnstallation/Support Tips, Power, Video Adapters, Installing Floppy Disk Drives, - positive

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EQUITY le lnstallation/Support Tips Power The Equity le has a power supply that is switchable between 115 V, for USA and Canadian use, and 230 V, for use in other countries. There is no manual switch, as the power supply is auto-sensing. Video Adapters m-w When using monitors other than the Epson VGA monitors with the Equity le, it is recommended that you power the monitor on before the computer. This ensures that the Equity le will automatically sense the monitor type at boot. --- lt is possible to use other optional video adapters in the Equity le. However, CGA is not an allowed option due to a register group conflict. Installing Floppy Disk Drives m-w When installing a floppy disk drive as drive B, remember to set the drive select jumper to the second position and attach the pass-through connector on the floppy drive controller cable to the drive, not the end connector. Installing Hard Disk Drives --- lf you are having difficulty in formatting the hard disk drive, try starting over with the Unconditional Format option in diagnostics. --- When running a low-level format on the Equity le optional hard disk drive, set the interleave to 5 for optimum performance. EQle - 4 4/3/39 Equity Series Computers

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EQUITY le
lnstallation/Support Tips
Power
The Equity le has a power supply that is switchable between
115 V, for USA and Canadian use, and 230 V, for use in
other countries. There is no manual switch, as the power
supply is auto-sensing.
Video Adapters
m-w
When using monitors other than the Epson VGA
monitors with the Equity le, it is recommended that
you power the monitor on before the computer.
This ensures that the Equity le will automatically
sense the monitor type at boot.
---
lt is possible to use other optional video adapters in
the Equity le. However, CGA is not an allowed
option due to a register group conflict.
Installing Floppy Disk Drives
m-w
When installing a floppy disk drive as drive B,
remember to set the drive select jumper to the
second position and attach the pass-through
connector on the floppy drive controller cable to the
drive, not the end connector.
Installing Hard Disk Drives
---
lf you are having difficulty in formatting the hard
disk drive, try starting over with the Unconditional
Format option in diagnostics.
---
When running a low-level format on the Equity le
optional hard disk drive, set the interleave to 5 for
optimum performance.
EQle - 4
4/3/39
Equity Series Computers