EQUITY 386SX

Installation/Support Tips

Power

The Equity 888SK haa a power supply that is switchable between 118V, for USA and Canadian use, and 28OV, for use in other countries. The voltage switch is located at the rear of the CPU between the AC inlet and the AC outlet. (see figure below)

WARNINGI The voltage is not changed between

the AC inlet and the AC outlet. If the CPU is

swltohed for 28OV in order to function in Europe, only peripherals oertifled for use at 28OV should be plugged into the outlet.

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Installing Floppy Disk Drives

When installing a floppy disk drive as drive 8, remember to set the drive select jumper to the second position and attach the pas&through

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connector on the Rope drive oontroller cable tothedrlve,nottheendoonnecw.If the drive doe6 not funcbon normally, makesurethatthedrhatypehasbmcorrectly

seleoted in SETUP. Alr0 cheolr that any speclaldrlverrthatmaybenecewryhave been installed correctly.

Installing Hard Disk Drives

It is recommended that a %-bit AT-type hard disk controller be used in the Equity 888SX, lf you are installing a drfve that cannot make use of the internal hard disk oontrollr. Also remember to disable the onboard hard disk controller when in8talling such a drive.

lf you are having drmcUlty in formatting the harddiskddve,trystartlngoverwiththe Unconditional Ponnat option In dlagnostloa.

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When installing an optional expanded memory board, do not list the memory under the memory expansion optfon in SETUP. That option is for EXTENDED memory ONLY.

Yvhen installiig a hard disk drive, be sure to wnsuttthedfivetypetabl8s(onpage ECX388!%6) for the drive type which fits the drive you are installing.

Adding Memory Modules

-The total amount of memory must be one of the following: 1 MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 8MB, lOMB, 12MB or 14MB.

-Memory banks must be filled with one size SIMM. You cannot mix SIMM types in one bank.

-Sockets7A8A 12Aand 18Aaoceptonly 288KB SIMM& The rest of the sock* accept only 1 MB SIMM% The 288KB SIMM sockets must be filled before using any of the 1 MB sockets.

Software Problems

When installing a copy-protected software package on the Equity 888% first try the

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