Epson Y14499113001 The front panel, RESET, switch, button, - Power, LED lamp, Keyboard, :I% dr’ve, Disk drive, Power LED lamp, Figure 1-3.Front panel

RS-232C serial port. Allows you to connect a peripheral with a serial interface, such as a modem, another computer or a printer.

Parallel port. Allows you to connect a peripheral with a parallel inter- face, such as a printer or plotter.

Option card access slots. The Equity I+ has space for five option cards (which control your peripherals). One of these slots is occupied by either your monochrome or color/graphics video card. You can use the other four to add special devices such as a modem or hard disk controller.

The front panel

Now take a look at the front panel. The components on the front panel are shown in Figure 1-3 with the covers open to show the switches and the keyboard cable socket. To open each cover, press down gently on the small handle.

Disk lock/release button		Disk drive	Power LED lamp
	\	LED lamp	/
				- Power
				switch

C?ption?l	/	/	I	\	\	\
	/		DIP switches
	RESET/			\	Keyboard
:I% dr’ve	button			CPU speed switch	cable socket

Figure 1-3. Front panelThe front panel components work as follows:

•Disk lock/release button. Press to lock a diskette in place. Press again to eject it.

•Disk drive LED lamps. A light indicates that the drive is being accessed.

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