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EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. SERVICE -------- PSB MO.: S-0075 P S B ,G RODUCT UPPORT ULLETIN rh' DATE: 03/21/89 ORIGINATOR: KAS PAGE: 1 of 4 SUBJECT: Equity Ie Common Questions and Answers General il. Can the CPU speed be changed during operation? . Yes, it can. y. How do I set the date and time of the real time clock? Set the date and time with the MS-DOS 3.30 DATE and TIME commands. With MS-DOS versions up to 3.20, the DATE and TIME commands do not affect the RTC data in CMOS RAM. Starting with version 3.30 these commands do change CMOS RAM values. Q3. Can the Equity Ie be operated at 220 VAC? A. Yes, it automatically senses the input power. the input power should be between 90 and 265 VAC. i"* Does the Equity Ie have a Microchannel bus? . No, it uses the same 8 bit PC/XT bus as the PS/2 Model 30. f5* Can OS/2 be used with the Equity Ie? . No, OS/2 will not run with the Equity Ie's 8086 CPU. OS/2 will only run on machines that use an 80286 or 80386 CPU. 9A. ". Is the speaker volume adjustable? No, it has only programmable pitch and duration. i'* I cannot program the new MCGA modes in GWBasic. Why? . GWBasic 3.2 does not support the new video modes. Consult the GWBasic manual for all video modes supported. Hard Drives 9A.". What hard drive and controllers can I use? IBM PC/XT compatible hard drive controllers and 3.5" half height hard disk drives. The WD1002-WX1 controller has been tested and found compatible. The Miniscribe 8425F is the hard drive supplied by Epson for the Equity Ie. It is a 20Mb hard disk drive with a 40ms access time. y Can I install a hard card? . Yes, the hard card should be full length because the expansion slots are mounted horizontally. EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505

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EPSON
EPSON AMERICA, INC.
SERVICE
P
RODUCT
S
UPPORT
B
ULLETIN
,G
--------
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rh’
PSB MO.: S-0075
DATE: 03/21/89
ORIGINATOR:
KAS
PAGE:
1
of 4
SUBJECT:
Equity Ie Common Questions and Answers
General
il.
Can the CPU speed be changed during operation?
.
Yes,
it can.
y
How do I set the date and time of the real time clock?
.
Set the date and time with the MS-DOS 3.30 DATE and
TIME commands.
With MS-DOS versions up to 3.20, the
DATE and TIME commands do not affect the RTC data in
CMOS RAM.
Starting with version 3.30 these commands
do change CMOS RAM values.
Q3.
Can the Equity Ie be operated at 220 VAC?
A.
Yes,
it automatically senses the input power. the input
power should be between 90 and 265 VAC.
i"*
Does the Equity
Ie
have a Microchannel bus?
.
No, it uses the same 8 bit PC/XT bus as the PS/2 Model
30.
f5*
Can OS/2 be used with the Equity Ie?
.
No, OS/2 will not run with the Equity Ie's 8086 CPU.
OS/2 will only run on machines that use an 80286 or
80386
CPU.
9A”.
Is the speaker volume adjustable?
.
No, it has only programmable pitch and duration.
i'*
I cannot program the new MCGA modes in GWBasic. Why?
.
GWBasic 3.2 does not support the new video modes. Consult
the GWBasic manual for all video modes supported.
Hard Drives
9A”.
What hard drive and controllers can
I use?
.
IBM PC/XT compatible hard drive controllers and 3.5"
half height hard disk drives.
The WD1002-WX1 controller
has been tested and found compatible.
The Miniscribe
8425F is the hard drive supplied by Epson for the
Equity
Ie.
It is a 20Mb hard disk drive with a 40ms
access time.
y
Can I install a hard card?
.
Yes,
the hard card should be full length because the
expansion slots are mounted horizontally.
EPSON AMERICA SERVICE, 23610 TEL0 AVENUE, TORRANCE, CALIF. 90505