Appendix A

DIP Switches and Slide Switches

This appendix describes the DIP switches and slide switches you set to define your system’s configuration. The computer uses this information each time you turn it on.

If you are using the standard LT-286e settings, that is, you are using the LCD screen in EGA mode, a parallel printer, and operating at 12 MHz, you do not need to change the DIP switches or slide switches.

If you are not using the standard settings, you need to define your system configuration using these switches. Then return to Chapter 1 to finish setting up your computer.

Setting the DIP Switches

The Equity LT-286e has two sets of DIP switches that you access from the bottom of the computer. These are small, on/off switches that provide your computer with information each time you turn it on. A DIP switch is either on (up) or off (down). To change a setting, use a hard, thin object, such as a small screwdriver.

The first set has ten switches that control the type of external monitor you are using and the display configuration. The second set has ten switches that control the diskette drive, the CRT/LCD display mode, and the parallel and serial interface configuration.

Read this section to make sure the current DIP switch settings match your system configuration.

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