Epson 4+ lnstallation / Support Tips, Information Reference List, Mouse and Keyboard, Installing Diskette Drives, Installing Hard Disk Drives, Software Problems

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lnstallation / Support Tips

Mouse and Keyboard

Cl When connecting the mouse and keyboard to the computer, be careful to plug them into the proper ports. Although the ports are physically identical, they are not interchangeable, and damage may occur to the main system board if you plug the connectors into the wrong ports.

Installing Diskette Drives

Cl Make sure that the drive type has been correctly selected in the SETUP program.

Installing Hard Disk Drives

It is recommended that a 16-bit, AT-type hard disk controller be used if you are installing a drive that cannot use the embedded IDE interface. If you install a non-IDE hard disk drive and controller card, you need to use the SETUP program to disable the built-in IDE hard disk drive interface.

When installing a hard disk drive, see the hard disk drive types table on page 7 and use the SETUP program to select the correct type number for the drive. You can select a type number that matches the parameters for the drive or a type number with parameters having lesser values, as long as they do not exceed the maximum capacity (in MB) of the drive. If there is no match for the drive, you can select a user-defined drive type (47) and enter the drive’s exact parameters.

Software Problems

Cl When installing a copy-protected software package, first

try the installation at fast speed. If this does not work properly, select slow speed by pressing the Ctrl and Alt keys and the - key on the numeric keypad simultaneously. Try loading the program at slow speed and then switching to fast speed, if possible.

Cl When using a software package that uses a key disk as its copy-protection method, try loading it at fast speed. If this does not work, load it at slow speed.

Password

Make sure that you do not forget the password you set up. If you do:1.Disable it by setting DIP switch 4 on the main system board to OFF.2.Then turn the computer on and off again.3.Set DIP switch 4 to ON to enable the password function.4.Run SETUP to enter a new password, if desired.

Users can enter a hot key designation in SETUP to secure the system from unauthorized users. Once a password and hot key have been set, when the hot key is pressed, the keyboard and mouse lock until the user enters the password.

Booting Sequence

Cl If you cannot boot the computer from the hard disk drive, make sure the booting sequence in the SETUP program is set to A, C. Then boot the computer from a system diskette in drive A.

Information Reference List

Engineering Change Notices

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Technical Information Bulletins

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Product Support Bulletins