8 Setting the DIP Switches
The DIP switches on the Equity I+ are set to provide your system with information about itself. Each time you turn on your system, it checks the DIP switch settings to determine the keyboard type, coprocessor status, memory size, monitor type, number of floppy disk drives, and the typo of interfaces being used. The DIP switches are located underneath the cover on the front of your main unit, below the disk drives, as shown in Figure
Your Epson dealer should have set these switches for you. However, read this section to be sure the settings match your system configuration. If you upgrade your computer later (by adding a hard disk drive for example) you may need to alter the DIP switch settings.
Note: Set the DIP switches only while your computer is off. Software programs check the settings each time you turn on the system, so do not change the settings while a program is running.
The Equity I+ has two sets of DIP switches; set 1 contains eight switches which control the computer’s internal operations, and set 2 contains four switches which control the parallel and serial ports. A label inside the DIP switch cover show; the functions of each DIP switch and the factory settings. See Figure 1- 12.