Installing Option Cards

The Equity 386SX has five standard option slots and one special option slot occupied by the card that controls the serial and parallel interfaces (known as the SP card). The video card that controls your monitor occupies one standard slot. You can buy additional option cards from authorized Epson dealers as well as other vendors.

If you want additional memory, you can install a memory card in your computer. (You can install a memory card whether or not you have already added SIMMs.) With added SIMMs and a memory card, the Equity 386SX can have up to a total of 16MB of memory. Most popular memory cards are compatible with the Equity 386SX.

This section explains how to:

Ci Remove the computer’s cover

0Install an option card Cl Change jumper settings LJ Remove an option card Li Replace the cover.

Note

After you install or remove an option card, see “Post- installation Setup” at the end of this chapter to configure your computer to operate with an option card. If you install a memory card, also see “Post-installation Setup for Memory Cards” in this chapter.

5-4 Installing Options