EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject: Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics Programs Date: 06/04/93 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0158 Originator: MWT This bulletin describes the proper method for running any benchmark or diagnostics programs. This applies to any computer system. In most cases, the computer should be started using an MS-DOS boot diskette that’s ‘clean’ - in other words, one with no CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity le - Early ROM BIOS Problem with Miniscribe 8425F Date: 10/10/90 Page(s): 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0124 Originator: REM A problem has been reported in the Equity le when using ROM BIOS versions earlier than release 1.76. This version has been used in production units since September 1989.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity le - Lotus 1 - 2- 3 Graph Patch Program PSB No: S-0121 Date: 6/26/90 Page: 1 of 1 When using Lotus 1 - 2- 3 (ver. 2.01) with the Hercules Monochrome board or an Epson MGA board set for monochrome mode, the system displays garbage (usually a checker board pattern) when using graphics. This also occurs if the 90 x 25 text mode is selected in the Lotus INSTALL program, since Hercules graphics mode is utilized.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity/Apex Compatibility with the SOTA 386si Date: Page: 3/02/90 1 of 3 PSB No: Originator: S-0111 MS ;. CL5 The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the 80386 Accelerator board test results, conducted by the Computer Product Support Center, involving the SOTA 386si from SOTA Technology, inc. The Equity models tested were the Equity I, Equity II Equity I + and Equity le. The Apex models tested were the Apex, Apex Plus and Apex 100.
PSB No: S-0111 Page: 2 of 3 Installation of the board in most of the units was quick and simple to do when following the installation instructions accompanying the boards. Installation of the SOTA 386si in the Equity I and the Equity II is rather difficult. Due to the amount of disassembly required, we strongly recommend that only Authorized Service Centers install the board in the Equity I and Equity II. Installation Instructions Equity I 1.
PSB No: S-0111 Page: 3 of 3 Our Computer Product Support Center receives numerous calls requesting information and recommendations on 80386 Accelerator boards for use with the Equity and Apex (8088- and 8086 - based) personal computers.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Compatibility Information for the Equity le and Manzana Microsystems External 5.25” 1.2MB Floppy Drive Date: Page: 9/12/89 1 of 1 S-0103 PSB No: Originator: KAS @ This bulletin is intended to provide the results of compatibility testing conducted by the Computer Product Support Center with the PS/2 Connection Kit B, PS/2 Adapter Board and the 5.25” 1.2MB external floppy drive from Manzana Microsystems.
Product Support Bulletin Subject : Novell Netware Compatibility Test Results for the Equity le Date: Page: 8/11/89 1 of 1 S-0093 PSB No: Originator: KAS K& This bulletin is intended to provide a summary of the results of compatibility testing of the Equity le with Novell local- area networking products. This information was provided to Epson by Novell’s Independent Manufacturing Support Program. For complete test result reports, contact Novell, Inc.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity and Apex Series Compatibility with the Sysgen OmniBridge Controller and BridgeFiler External Floppy Drives Date: Page: 04/11/90 1 of 3 PSB No: Originator: S-0088B KAS 60 The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the results of compatibility testing conducted by the Computer Product Support Center with the Sysgen OmniBridge controller and Bridge - Filer external floppy disk drives.
PSB No: S-0088B Page: 2 of 3 Equity II + The Equity II + was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. Equity lIe The Equity Ile was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.
PSB No: S-008B Page: 3 of 3 APEX 100 The Epson APEX 100 was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.2M and 1.44M) or normal (360K and 720K) disk drives. APEX 200 The Epson APEX 200 was found compatible with the OmniBridge controller. It was able to support one or two external disk drives (daisychained) together. The external drives could be used as high density (1.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity le RAM Board Compatibility PSB No: S-0084 Originator: REM& Date: 6/12/89 Page: 1 of 1 The purpose of this bulletin is to provide updated information on third party RAM boards compatible with the Equity le. The original compatibility list was incorrect. Please attach this bulletin to the original Equity le compatibility list (PSB # S- 0077) for future reference.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity le CGA/EGA/VGA/MCGA Video Mode Compatibility Date: 5/23/89 Page: 1 of 1 PSB No: S-0083 Originator: REM The purpose of this bulletin is to provide Equity le video mode compatibility information. The Equity le standard configuration provides a built - in MCGA video adapter as part of the main MNTR board. Because of the higher graphic resolution capabilities of MCGA, this system requires an analog VGA color or VGA monochrome display monitor.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: External 5.25” Floppy Disk Drives for the Equity le Date: 6/12/89 Page: 1 of 1 PSB No: S - 0081A Originator: REMP Epson does not currently manufacture an optional external floppy disk drive for the Equity le, however, the following companies manufacture external 5.25” floppy disk drives which, according to the manufacturers, are compatible with the Equity le. Manzana Microsystems Inc. offers both the Manzana/360, 360KB and Manzana/1.2, 1.2MB external 5.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Apex / Apex Plus / Equity Series Keyboards PSB No: S-0080 Originator: REMAL Date: 4/19/89 Page: 1 of 1 The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information on the various keyboards used with the Apex, Apex Plus and Equity series computers and the part numbers of the keyboard subassemblies used with these keyboards. The Apex and Apex Plus computer keyboards are to be replaced as whole units. The The Equity series keyboards are repaired to the subassembly level.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Equity le Hardware and Software Compatibility Lists PSB Date: 4/13/89 Page: 1 of 6 No: S-0077 Originator: MWl& The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a listing of tested hardware and software for the Equity le. All testing was performed by Seiko Epson Japan and the results were supplied to Epson America. This is not an all - inclusive list; there are many hardware options and applications that will work correctly that are not listed.
PSB No: S-0077 Page: 2 of 6 Monitors FlexScan 8060s IBM PS/2 Color Display Model 8512 IBM PS/2 Color Display Model 8513 IBM PS/2 Monochrome Display Model 8503 NEC MultiSync Nanao USA Corporation IBM Corporation IBM Corporation IBM Corporation ok ok ok ok NEC Home Electronics (U.S.A.) ok Mass Storage Drive Card 20 Hardcard 20 IBM PS/2 5.25" External Diskette Drive & Adapter Mountain Computer Inc. Plus Development Corp.
PSB No: S-0077 Page: 3 of 6 EPSON EQUITY Ie Compatibility Notes -HardwareNote 1 Product : EPSON Color Graphics Adapter This product does not work on the EPSON EQUITY Ie because the EPSON EQUITY Ie has built-in MCGA port. However, this is the same as the IBM PS/2 Model 30. No CGA card can be used on the IBM PS/2 Model 30. Note 2 Product : EPSON MGA Card This product cannot be used on the EPSON EQUITY Ie when color mode (CGA mode) is selected. This reason is the same as Note 1. Note 3 Product : IBM PS/2 5.
PSB No: S-0077 Page: 4 of 6 Software Compatibility List Product Accounting Managing Your Money Version Vendor Works Note - 1986 Micro Education Corp. ok :*z 1:20 Meridian Technology Microstuf Inc. IBM Corporation ok ok ok :::o IBM Corporation IBM Corporation ok ok 1.0 IBM Corporation IBM Corporation Traveling Software WOOLF SOFT Headlands Communication Corp. Software Publishing Corp.
PSB No: S-0077 Page: 5 of 6 Graphics Auto-Cad Chart Master Freelance Plus Harvard Presentation Graphics Microsoft Chart Microsoft Paintbrush Integrated Framework II pfs:First Choice Q&A Symphony Language Microsoft Quick C Turbo PASCAL Turbo Prolog IBM PC-DOS 3.30 Outline Processor ThinkTank 2.52 6.2 R2.01 2.00 2.00 2.00 Autodesk, Inc. Ashton Tate Lotus Development Corp. Software Publishing Corp. Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation ok ok ok ok * ok 1.1 Ashton Tate Software Publishing Corp.
PSB No: S-0077 Page: 6 of 6 Word Processing Bank Street Writer Plus Display Write 4 Microsoft Word Multimate Advantage pfs:Professional Write Volkswriter 3 Word Perfect WordStar 2000 Plus WordStar 2000 Plus 1986 1.00 Go 1.0 1.0 Pi0 3.00 ok Broderbund Software Inc. * IBM Corporation ok Microsoft Corporation ok Ashton Tate $ Software Publishing Corp. Lifetree Software Inc. ok WordPerfect Corporation MicroPro International Corp. ok MicroPro International Corp.
EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. SERVICE -------- - PSB MO.: S-0075 SUBJECT: PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN ,G Equity ._----_ ___. _~~ DATE: 03/21/89 Ie Common Questions rh’ ORIGINATOR: KAS PAGE: 1 of 4 and Answers General Can the CPU speed be changed during operation? Yes, it can. il. . How do I set the date and time of the real time clock? Set the date and time with the MS-DOS 3.30 DATE and TIME commands. With MS-DOS versions up to 3.
NUMBER: S-0075 Q10. A. . 2 of 4 The hard drive shows a slow data transfer rate. What causes this? The proper interleave when using the Miniscribe 8425F Use Debug will default to 3. and a WD1002-WX1 is 5. The slow HDFMTALL or boot with the reference diskette. data transfer rate is caused by 8 bit data to 16 bit data conversion necessitated by the 8086 microprocessor used in the Equity Ie.
PAGE: NUMBER: S-0075 Q19. A. Q20. A. Q21. A. y. . Can the keyboards for the Equity + Series be used with the Equity Ie? No, the connectors are shaped differently. The keyboard and mouse connectors have exactly the same shape. Will it cause problems if they are accidentally reversed? No, the circuits of the keyboard and mouse interfaces are exactly the same, so the keyboard and mouse will function properly when plugged into either connector.
Q24. A. 4 of 4 PAGE: NUMBER: S-0075 What video boards, other than MCGA can be used in the Equity Ie? Any other video boards, with the exception of CGA. Q25. EGA Software does not work on the Equity Ie. Why not? In order Only MCGA and CGA video modes are supported. to use an EGA-mode application, either a VGA adapter (the VGA includes EGA-compatible functions) or an EGA board is required.
PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN PSB NO.: S-0071 PAGE: 1 of 1 ORIGINATOR: RE DATE: 3/10/89 SUBJECT: EQUITY Ie / MINISCRIBE 8425F HARD DISK DRIVE INTERLEAVE the correct interleave This bulletin provides information on the standard factor for the computer when using Equity Ie Epson configuration - WX1 hard disk controller and Miniscribe 8425F 20MB hard disk drive. should be The Equity Ie's Miniscribe 8425F hard disk drive initialized with an provide interleave of 5:1. This will the optimum hard disk performance.
PSB No.: S-0062I Page: 1 of 18 EQUITY Ie VER 1.50 1.50 1.70 1.70 1.72 1.72 1.74 1.74 1.76 1.
Product Support Bulletin Subject: Using Expanded Memory with Equity and Apex Computers Date: Page: 3/2/90 1 of 6 Q1. A. Q2. A. PSB No: Originator: S-0047C KAS ‘/“p& What is Expanded Memory? Conventional memory, managed by MS - DOS, is limited to 640K. In response to the need for greater amounts of accessible memory, the LIM EMS (Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification) was introduced in 1984. EMS, version 3.2, provides usable memory beyond the 640K limit through “bank switching”.
PSB No: S-0047C Page: 2 of 6 Q3. A. Q4. A. Q5. A. What about the 155Mb RAM listed as the maximum for the Equity III +? This larger amount of RAM is the maximum usable memory range for an 80286 microprocessor and generally refers to extended memory. Extended memory starts at the 1Mb boundary and extends out to 16Mb. As it requires a 24 - bit address to access memory in this range, extended memory is handled by the protected mode of the 80286.
PSB No: S-0047C Page: 3 of 6 Q6. What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity I and Equity II? A. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity I and II: All Card w/MMU Multifunction Liberty PC Mini Magiccard (EV - 138) AST SixPak Premium AST Rampage All Computers, Inc. Quadram Corporation Everex Systems, Inc. AST Research AST Research Q7. What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity Ill? A.
PSB No: S-0047C Page: 4 of 6 Q10. What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (10MHz models)? A. The following boards have been tested by Epson in the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (10MHz models): Advantage Premium Rampage 286 * Above Board 286 Above Board 286 p/s * Grande Byte * Rio Grande Elite 16 AST Research AST Research Intel Corporation Intel Corporation STB Systems STB Systems Profit Systems * Will run at 8MHz, not at 10MHt. Q11.
PSB No: S-0047C 5 of 6 Page: Q13. A. Are there any guidelines to installing the SlMMs in the Equity 386/20? Yes, when SlMMs are installed to increase memory beyond 1Mb, they must be installed so that banks of SlMMs are installed as matched pairs.
PSB No: S-0047C Page: 6 of 6 Q17. Are there any general guidelines for determining the chip speed to install on the memory expansion boards? A. Yes, if the CPU speed is 8MHz or less, use 150ns RAM chips. If the CPU speed is 10/12MHz, use 120ns RAM chips. Q18. Is there anything that should be kept in mind during the installation procedure for the memory expansion boards? A. Yes, when installing the memory boards in the Equity II + and Equity Ill + (12MHz models), remember that the bus speed is 12MHz.