Epson Printer EPSON Worldwide Subsidiaries

EPSON Worldwide Subsidiaries

Epson Deutschland GmbH

Zülpicher Straße 6,

4000 Düsseldorf 11

Germany

Phone: 211-56030

Telex 41-8584786

Epson Iberica, S.A. Avda. de Roma 18-26 08290 Cerdanyola del valles 08036 Barcelona, Spain Phone: 3-582-15-00

Fax: 3-582-15-55

Telex: 50129

Epson Hong Kong Ltd.

25/F., Harbour Centre,

25 Harbour Road

Wanchai, Hong Kong

Phone: 831-4600

Fax: 572-5792

Telex: 65542 EPSCO HX

Epson Electronics Trading Ltd.

Taiwan Branch

10F, No. 287, Nanking E. Road,

Sec. 3, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.

Phone: 886-2-717-7360

Free phone 886-080-211172

Fax: 886-2-712-9164

Telex: 785-24444

Epson (U.K.) Ltd.

Business Management Dept. (PC) Campus 100, Maylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP27EZ/UK

Phone: 0442 61144

Free Phone: linkline 0800 289622

Fax: 0422227227

Telex 51-824767

Epson France S.A,

B.P. 320,68 Bis Rue Marjolin

92305 Levallois-Perret Cedex

France

Phone: 33-1-4737-3333

Telex: 42-610657

Epson Italia s.p.a.

V.le F.lli Casiraghi, 427 20099 Seato S. Giovanni Milano, Italy

Phone: 2-262331

Fax: 2-2440641 or 2-2440750

Telex: 315132

Epson Australia Pty. Ltd.

17 Rodborough Road

Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. 2086

Australia

Phone: 2-452-0666

Fax: 2-451-0251

Telex: 71-75052

Epson Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Oub Centre, Singapore 0104

Phone: 533-0477

Telex: 87-39536

Contents

Page Page Important Safety Instructions ●Use only the type of power source indicated on the computer’s label ●Do not let the computer’s power cord become damaged or frayed Except as specifically explained in this User’s Guide Importances instructions de sécuritè Page Contents Page Page Page Introduction VGA Drivers Energy Savings Note Optional Equipment Memory Video Memory Drives Math Coprocessor How to Use This Manual Appendix A lists the specifications of your computer Were to Get Help Call the EPSON Connection for the following: Customer Relations EPSON technical information library fax service CompuServe On-line Support Magazine Setting Up Your System Setting the Voltage Selector Switch Connecting System Components Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse Connecting a Monitor Connecting a Printer or Other Device Using the parallel port Using the Follow these steps to connect a parallel printer to your computer: Plug the connector end of the printer cable into the computer’s Connecting the Power Cord Page Turning Off the Computer Stating the SETUP Program Page Setting the Date and Time Drive(s) Setting the Hard Disk Drive(s) Using the auto-sensingfeature Move the feature Setting the If you installed an optional video card, follow the guidelines below to select the correct adapter type Video display type options Setting Keyboard Options Setting the Processor Speed Cyrix Cache Option Setting Page Page Exiting SETUP To leave SETUP, press Esc from any SETUP screen. From the Esc Esc F4 Saves A:\READMEP Computer Insetting and Removing Diskettes Stopping a Command or Program Resetting the Computer Changing the Processor Speed Page Installing and Removing Options Removing the Cover Page Replacing the Cover Locating the Internal Components Changing the Jumper Settings Built-inVGA jumper settings Setting the Jumpers If you need to change any jumper settings, follow these steps: 1+ Refer to the illustration on page 3-5to locate the jumpers Page Installing Memory Modules SIMM configurations Inserting SIMMs Removing SIMMs Page Installing an Option Card Full-length Slot Installing a Card in a Half-lengthSlot Removing an Option Card Adding Video Memory Page lnstalling the Math Coprocessor Post-installationProcedures Installing and Removing Drives Removing the Diskette Drive and Mounting Bracket Installing a Hard Disk Drive Using the Mounting Page Removing the Mounting Frames Installing the Hard Disk Drive Below the Diskette Drive Page Replacing the bracket and drives in the computer Connecting Page Page Page Caution a Hard Installing a Drive in an External Drive Bay Page Installing the Drive Page Connecting the Drive and Power Cables Page If you do not align the cable connectors correctly, you could severely damage your drive when you push them in Removing a Drive from an External Bay To remove a drive from an external drive bay, follow these steps: Page Troubleshooting Use these guidelines to locate information about your system Serial number: Look on the label on the bottom of the computer to find the serial number The Computer Will Not Start Place a bootable diskette in drive A and turn on the computer again The computer does not start and the power light is not lit The installed The Computer Does Not Respond Try turning the computer off, wait 20 seconds, and turn it on again Keyboard Problems See “The Computer Does Not Respond,” above Mouse Problems auxiliary device error message Monitor Problems Turn off the monitor’s power, wait five seconds, and turn it back on Diskette Problems The diskette is the right type, but you still see an error your operating system documentation for instructions on formatting diskettes Diskette Drive Problems Hard Disk Drive Problems Page Software Problems Printer or Scanner Problems Option Card Problems Memory Module Problems Controller Problems Internal Battery Problems and Specifications shadow RAM Cache coprocessor Clock Controllers connector Mouse SETUP Program Physical Characteristics Page Options Available from EPSON Hard Disk Drive Types Hard disk drive types (continued) Specications A-9 Drive Option Information A-10Specifications IDE hard disk drive jumper settings DMA Assignments Specifications A-11 Hardware Interrupts System Memory Map System I/O Address Map Page Connector Pin Assignments Glossary Page Page Page Epson America (USA) Epson America (International) EPSON Worldwide Subsidiaries Distributors Caribbean Index timing requirements, 2-5 Auto-sensingfeature, 1-13, A-2, A-8 AUTOEXEC.BAT file Back panel Banks, SIMM socket Battery, 1-10, 3-6, 5-14, A-2 Index Page Diskette drive (continued) faulty, 5-7 installing, 4-1–22jumper power cable, 4-19–21, 5-8 problems, 5-8 removing types, A-4 Display adapter Drive bays, location Drive bracket, 3-5, 4-2-4, 4-6–8, 4-14 Drivers Page Page Operating system (continued) prompt, 1-19 reloading version number, 5-2 Optical drive, Intro-4, 4-1, 4-15 Option cards connector board, 3-5 DIP switches, 5-12 guides installing, Intro-3, 3-13–16jumpers, 3-13, 5-12 problems, 5-12 removing, 3-7 Parallel port RAM, Intro-1–2, 1-16, A-2 Read/write Safety instructions, iii-iv, 1-7, 3-1 Scanner, 1-17 Screen resolutions, see Video resolutions Serial number, 5-1–2Serial ports COM1 and COM2, 1-4, 1-6 connector Software, see Application programs Speaker, A-3 Static electricity Stopping a command or program Storage devices, Intro-1, Intro-4, 4-1, A-4 System