Epson EL 486UC Product Information Manual

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Computer Specifications

CPU and Memory
32-bit CPU
Intel 80486SX/25 microprocessor;
upgradable to 486SX/33, 486DX/33,
486DX2/50, or 486DX2/66
System speed
Fast and slow speeds available; fast speed
is 25 MHz or the speed of your upgraded
microprocessor, slow speed is 8 MHz;
speed selection through SETUP program
and keyboard commands
To select
and - keys simultaneously. To select
fast speed, press the Ctrl, Alt, and + keys
simultaneously. (Use the - or + key on the
numeric keypad.)
hard disk or diskette
drive bay
slow
speed, press the Ctrl,
Memory
power
ROM
Video RAM
Shadow RAM
Cache
Clock/calendar
Controllers
Video
Diskette
Hard disk
Game
Interfaces
Monitor
Parallel
serial
Game
Alt,
Keyboard
8/15/93
Epson EL 486UC
4MB RAM standard on a SIMM;
expandable to 32MB using 1MB, 4MB,
8MB, and 16MB SIMMs; SIMMs must be
tin-plated, 72-pin, 36-bit, fast-page mode
type with 70ns or faster access speed
128KB system BIOS, video BIOS, and
SETUP code located in EPROM on main
system board
512KB DRAM on main system board;
expandable to 1MB using 70ns or 80ns,
256KB
4 bit, 20-pin, DIP DRAM chips
x
Supports shadowing of system and video
BIOS ROM into RAM
8KB of internal cache (built into the
microprocessor); supports 32KB or 128KB
of external cache using 28-pin, 8 x 8, 20ns
DIP chips or 28-pin, 32 x 8, 20ns DIP chips
Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS
RAM contained in 82C206 controller on
system board with NiCad battery
main
backup
Trident TVGA 8900C VGA controller on
main system board; provides resolutions
up to 1024 x 768 in 16 colors (up to
1024
768 in 256 colors with 1MB of video
x
memory)
Controller on main system board supports
up to two diskette drives, maximum
Interface on main system board supports
up to two IDE hard disk drives,
maximum, with built-in controllers on the
hard disk drive itself
VGA interface built into main system
board for analog or multifrequency VGA
monitor; 15-pin, D-shell connector
One standard 8-bit parallel, unidirectional
interface built into main system board;
25-pin, D-shell connector
Two RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into main
system board; 9-pin, D-shell connectors
One game port interface built into main
system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built
into main system board; num lock setting
selectable through SETUP; 6-pin, mini
DIN connector
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  • Page 1: Computer Specifications

    Epson EL 486UC Memory 4MB RAM standard on a SIMM; hard disk or diskette drive bay expandable to 32MB using 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, and 16MB SIMMs; SIMMs must be tin-plated, 72-pin, 36-bit, fast-page mode type with 70ns or faster access speed...
  • Page 2: Major Subassemblies

    Epson EL 486UC Option slots Three 16-bit (or 8-bit) full-length and two Power Supply 8-bit half-length I/O expansion slots, ISA 65 Watt, fan cooled Type compatible, 8.33 MHz bus speed Input ranges 90 to 260 VAC Speaker Internal Maximum +5 VDC at 7.5 Amps, +12 VDC at...
  • Page 3: Jumper Settings

    Epson EL 486UC Drive assignment jumper settings Jumper Settings Drive assignment J-35 Upper drive is A 2-3* 2-3* 2-3* 2-3* Lower drive is A External cache jumper settings’ Cache size 32 KB 128 KB * If you have no external cache installed, the position of these Jumpers does not matter.
  • Page 4: External Cache

    Microprocessor upgrade procedures Video Memory If you Install 486SX/33 The EL 486UC comes with 512KB of video memory. You can increase the video memory to 1MB by installing four video DRAM, 20-pin, 70ns or 80ns, 256KB 4-bit, DIP chips. For the...
  • Page 5: Installing Option Cards

    A. cards, option cards with an I/F connector on the back may not fit into the option slot. Note that the EL 486UC system does not support older option cards requiring -5 VDC. Epson EL 486UC-5...
  • Page 6: Connector Pin Assignments

    Epson EL 486UC VGA Port Connector (CN2) Connector Pin Assignments Parallel Port Connector (CN3) pin 13 pln15 M plnll VGA port connector pin assignments Parallel port connector pin assignments Game Port Connector (CN1) *Active low logic pin 15 pin 9...
  • Page 7: System Memory Map

    Epson EL 486UC Hardware interrupts (continued) System l/O Address Map IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ12 Available IRQ13 Math coprocessor IRQ14 HOC controller IRQ15 Available System Memory Map OOOFFFFFFh System BIOS ROM: 64KB Duplicated from 0F0000h 000FF0000h Reserved for system board: 64KB...
  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    Epson EL 486UC Related Documentation TM-EL486UC Epson EL 486UC Service Manual PL-EL486UC Epson EL 486UC Parts Price List Epson EL 486UC User’s Guide 400235000 Novell Certification as Client, July 19,1993 Novell Certification Documents: W-730 (SX/25), W-729 (DX2/66), 7/13/93 8/15/93 Epson EL 486UC-8...

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