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Epson Equity 386/33 PLUS Setup Manual

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  • Page 1 ® EPSON ® EQUITY 386/33 PLUS Setup Guide...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT NOTICE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shah not be liable for any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or for any indirect, special, or consequential damages.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, not liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Do not use this product near water.
  • Page 4 12. Except as specifically explained in the User’s Guide, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 13. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A.
  • Page 5 Importantes Mesures de S&wit6 Lire attentivement les instructions qui suivent. Les conserver en lieu siIir. Observer les avertissements et suivre rigoureusement les instructions marquees sur l’ordinateur. Debrancher l’appareil avant de le nettoyer. Se servir d’un chiffon humide, sans detergents ni aerosols. Ne pas se servir de l’ordinateur p&s de l’eau.
  • Page 6 10. S’il est nkcessaire d’employer un cordon prolongateur pour brancher l’appareil, s’assurer que la consommation d’energie totale des machines branch&s sur le cordon prolongateur ne depasse pas la capacite en amperes dudit cordon. L’amperage total de toutes les pieces branch6es sur le socle ne doit pas d&passer 15 amperes.
  • Page 7 hard disk power button access light TURBO speed diskette drive l i g h t Kt-tl RESET button diskette hard disk or ligh release diskette latch drive bay option card slots power inlet port...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Optional Equipment ......2 Installing Operating Systems and Other Software ..2 VGA Utilities .
  • Page 9 Setting the Hard Disk Drive(s) ........Hard Disk Drive Types Setting the Primary Display Type .
  • Page 10 The Equity 386/33 PLUS also has four option slots (three 16-bit and one 8-bit) in which you can install additional devices, such as a modem or a network card. It can support up to three internal drives: either two diskette drives and one hard disk drive, or one diskette drive and two hard disk drives.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Once you install an operating system, you can use virtually any application program designed for the IBM PC, PC XT, PC AT, or compatible computers on your Equity 386/33 PLUS. You ® may also use powerful 32-bit software such as Microsoft Windows™...

  • Page 12: Vga Utilities

    VGA Utilities Your Equity 386/33 PLUS comes with special VGA device drivers and utilities for use with the built-in VGA adapter. With these utilities, you can take advantage of extended VGA features such as 16-color graphics mode resolutions up to 1024 x 768 (non-interlaced), 256-color resolutions up to 640 x 480, and 132-column text mode.

  • Page 13: Where To Get Help

    Where to Get Help If you purchased your computer in the United States, Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized Epson dealers and Service centers. Epson also provides the following support services through the...

  • Page 14: Setting Up Your System

    Chapter 1 Setting Up Your System To set up your Equity 386/33 PLUS, follow the eight steps in this chapter. You may want to open this manual’s back cover foldout so you can refer to the illustrations identifying the different parts.
  • Page 15 Before you set up your computer, choose a convenient location that provides the following: A sturdy desk or table strong enough to support the weight of your system and its components. A flat, hard surface. Soft surfaces like beds and carpeted floors attract static electricity, which can erase data on your disks, damage the computer’s circuitry, and prevent proper ventilation.

  • Page 16: Removing The Protective Card

    Removing the Protective Card If you have a 5V&nch diskette drive, there is a protective card in the diskette slot. To remove it, flip the latch up to pop the card out part way, as shown below; then pull it out. (If you have a second 5Winch diskette drive, be sure to remove the card from it.) Caution...

  • Page 17: Connecting A Monitor

    Connecting a Monitor The way you connect your monitor to the computer depends on the type of monitor you have. If you have a VGA monitor (or a multifrequency monitor with an analog connector), you can connect it to the computer’s built-in VGA port as described below.
  • Page 18 4. Examine the connector end of the monitor cable, and position the plug to line up with the monitor port on the computer (marked with a monitor icon). Then insert the plug into the port, as shown below. Caution To avoid damaging the connector, be careful not to bend the pins when inserting the plug.
  • Page 19 6. Plug the monitor power cord into the monitor’s power inlet, as shown below. 7. Plug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole, 120-volt, grounded electrical outlet. Setting Up Your System...

  • Page 20: Using A Display Adapter Card

    Using a Display Adapter Card If you are using a non-VGA monitor, you’ll need to install a display adapter (video) card in of the computer’s option slots before you can connect the monitor. (Your dealer may have already installed the video card for you.) If the video card has not yet been installed, follow the instructions in Chapter 4 of the User’s Guide to install an option card.

  • Page 21: Connecting A Printer Or Other Device

    The parallel interface on your computer is Centronics compatible and uses a DB-25S connector. To connect your printer and computer, you need an IBM compatible printer cable. If you are not sure which cable you need, check with your Epson dealer. Setting Up Your System...
  • Page 22 Once you have the right printer cable, follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Place the printer next to the computer with their backs facing you. 3. One end of the printer cable has a 25-pin, D-shell connector. Position the plug to line up with the parallel interface (marked with the icon shown below).
  • Page 23 4. Connect the other end of the cable to the printer as shown below. To secure the cable, squeeze the clips at each side of the printer port and push them into place. clips 5. Plug the printer’s power cord into a three-hole, 120-volt, grounded electrical outlet.

  • Page 24: Using The Serial Interface

    Using the Serial Interface If you have a printer, a modem, or other peripheral device with a serial interface, you can connect it to the serial (BS-232C) port on the back of the computer. The serial port uses a DB-9P connector, so be sure you have a compatible cable.

  • Page 25: Connecting The Keyboard

    Connecting the Keyboard Follow these steps to connect the keyboard: 1. Make sure the computer is turned off. 2. Hold the keyboard cable connector so the arrow on the connector faces up. Insert it into the port marked with a keyboard icon, as shown below.

  • Page 26: Connecting The Mouse

    3. You can change the angle of the keyboard by adjusting the legs on the bottom. Turn it over and flip each leg upward until it locks into place, as shown below. Connecting the Mouse Your computer has an auxiliary port for an IBM PS/2 compatible mouse that uses a round, miniature DIN (6-pin) connector.
  • Page 27 mouse connector Caution Although the connectors and ports for the mouse and keyboard are physically identical, they cannot be used interchangeably. Be sure to plug the mouse connector into the mouse port. Once you have connected a mouse, you may need to add commands to your MS-DOS CONFIG.SYS file (or equivalent) to enable your computer to use a mouse.

  • Page 28: Connecting The Power Cord

    Connecting the Power Cord Follow these steps to connect the power cord: 1. Plug the power cord into the AC power inlet on the back panel, as shown below. WARNING To avoid generating an electric shock, be sure to plug the cord into the computer before plugging it into the wall socket.

  • Page 29: Turning On The Computer

    Turning On the Computer After you set up your system, you’re ready to turn on the power. But first, read the following safety rules to avoid accidentally damaging your computer or injuring yourself: Cl Do not connect or disconnect any peripheral devices (including the mouse or keyboard) or power cables when the computer’s power is on.
  • Page 30 power button The power indicator next to the button lights up. After a few seconds, the computer counts the amount of memory, and then performs a diagnostic self test. This is a series of checks the computer completes each time you turn it on to make sure everything is working correctly.

  • Page 31: Turning Off The Computer

    Do not press any key yet. (If MS-DOS is already installed on your system, you will see a prompt to enter the date.) Turn off the computer as described below. If there is no operating system on your computer, you see an error message.

  • Page 32: Running The Setup Program

    Chapter 2 Running the SETUP Program The first time you use your computer, you need to run the SETUP program to define how your system is set up. You may need to run it again later if you change some part of your configuration.

  • Page 33: Starting The Setup Program

    The configuration you define through SETUP is stored in a special area of memory called CMOS RAM. This memory is backed up by a battery, so it is not erased when you turn off or reset the computer. Whenever you reboot the computer, it checks the settings, and if it discovers a difference between the information in the CMOS RAM and its actual hardware configuration, it prompts you to run SETUP.

  • Page 34: Selecting Options

    The first option is highlighted. Press m to highlight and then press m. The SETUP menu appears SETUP on the screen. The menu automatically displays the base memory size, the extended memory size, and whether a math coprocessor (numeric processor) is installed. Additionally, the SETUP menu lists the parameters you can change.

  • Page 35: Setting The Diskette Drive(S)

    The current month is highlighted and a calendar on the right side of the screen shows all the days for the month, with the current day flashing. Press m or &@ to select the correct month, day, and year. To change the time. move the cursor to the next line and press Issue] 0;...

  • Page 36: Setting The Hard Disk Drive(S)

    Not installed for drive Q If your computer came with an Epson 120MB hard disk drive (or if you installed this drive yourself), select number 39 for drive C. another type of hard disk drive, you...
  • Page 37 Hard disk drive types none 1023 1023 none L!JS12OAT Running the SETUP Program...

  • Page 38: Defining Your Own Drive Type

    Hard disk drive types (continued) Defining your own drive type If the parameters for your hard disk (listed in its documentation) do not match any of the types listed in the table above, you can define your own type. Follow these steps: With the cursor at the Hard type option, press @&...

  • Page 39: Setting The Primary Display Type

    2. Use the numeric keys to enter the appropriate values for these parameters: = the number of cylinders on the disk. Cyln = the number of read/write heads in the drive. Head = the precompensation cylinder. WPCO~ LZone = the landing zone (the area on which the computer parks the heads when you run the HDSIT program).
  • Page 40 If you have connected your monitor to the computer’s built-in VGA port, select If you installed an optional or EGA. video card, follow these guidelines to select the correct adapter type: D If you have a VGA adapter card or an enhanced graphics adapter (EGA) card, select P If you have a color graphics adapter (CGA) or a multi-mode graphics adapter (MGA) attached to an RGB...

  • Page 41: Setting The Password

    Setting the Password The SETUP program lets you set an optional password to control who can use your system. If you do not want to set a password for your computer, skip this section. Once you set a password through SETUP, you must enter it every time you turn on your computer or reset it by pressing the RESET button.

  • Page 42: Changing Or Deleting A Password

    Changing or Deleting a Password If you want to change the current password, highlight the Password option and press Ed U or (&@ to display New Install. Then enter a new password, as described above. To delete the password, press m or [p9Dnl to display Not i n s t a l l e d .

  • Page 43: Setting The Booting Sequence

    Setting the Booting Sequence The booting sequence determines the order in which the computer reads the drives when it looks for the operating system. If you select A: then c : , each time you turn on or reset the computer, it checks drive A for an operating system diskette and loads the operating system from that diskette.

  • Page 44: Setting The Memory And Speed Options

    Your computer can access RAM (random access memory) faster than ROM (read only memory). The BIOS and video shadow RAM options enable the Equity 386/33 PLUS to copy of its system BIOS and video ROM into RAM to the contents speed up certain operations.
  • Page 45 (See your memory manager documentation for more information). Setting the system memory caching The Equity 386/33 PLUS provides a 64KB cache area of memory where it can access data faster than standard memory. If you do not want to use this feature, select...

  • Page 46: Setting The Keyboard Options

    You can also set the processor to change speed automatically. This enables the computer to switch to slow speed whenever it needs to access a diskette but run at fast speed for all other operations. When it runs at fast speed, the light on the TURBO front panel is illuminated.

  • Page 47: Setting The Parallel Interface

    Setting the Built-in Interfaces This option lets you define how the following built-in interfaces operate: 0 Parallel port (LPT1, LPT2, LPT3) D Serial port (COM1 or COM2) 0 Built-in mouse controller 0 Floppy disk drive controller (FDC) Q Hard disk drive controller (HDC). Setting the parallel interface The built-in parallel port is set to act as the primary port (LPT1).

  • Page 48: Setting The Serial Interface

    Note be sure to set any jumpers on the card(s) to indicate how you want the port to be recognized (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3). Setting the serial interface The built-in serial port in your computer is set to act as the primary port (COM1).

  • Page 49: Saving Your Settings

    Saving Your Settings After you have made your selections for SETUP, press m to exit. You see the following prompt: configuration Save SETUP (Y/N)? Press m to return to the menu to make corrections. Press [vl and m to save the settings in the CMOS RAM. To exit SETUP without saving your changes press [Nl and [Ena).
  • Page 50 I n d e x AC power inlet, 1-15 Date, setting, 2-4 Alternate VGA feature connector, Deleting password, 2-11 Intro-l, 1-7 Device drivers, Intro-3 Analog connector, 1-4 Diagnostics, power-on, l-17, 2-18 Application program, Intro-2 Diskette drive, Automatic speed, 2-14-15 configuring, 2-4 controller, 2-16-17 light, 1-16, 1-18 Base memory, 2-3...
  • Page 51 Monitor, EGA, 1-7, 2-8-9 Interfaces, Intro-l, 2-12, 2-16-17 monochrome, 1-7-8, 2-8-9 Internal memory, Intro-l multifrequency, 1-4 port, 1-4-6 power cord, 1-6 Jumper settings, l-7-8, 1-14, 2-9 primary display, 1-8, 2-8-9 selecting type, 1-7-8, 2-8-9 VGA, 1-4, 1-7-8, 2-8-9 Keyboard, Monochrome graphics adapter, adjusting angle, 1-13 1-7-8, 2-8-9 cable, 1-12...
  • Page 52 Port, keyboard, l-12, 1-14 Secondary display adapter, 2-9 monitor, 1-4-5 Self test, 1-17, 2-18 mouse, Intro-1, 1-12, 2-17 Serial, parallel, 1-8-10, 2-16-17 cable, 1-11 serial, 1-11, 1-13, 2-16-17 interface, Intro-1, 1-11, 2-16-17 VGA, 1-4-6, 2-8-9 port, 1-11, 1-13, 2-16-17 Power, SETMODE, 1-11 button, 1-17-18 Setting up, 1-1-18...
  • Page 53 SETUP program, processor speed, 2-1, 2-13-15 UNIX, Intro-2 real-time clock, 2-3 Utilities, VGA, Intro-3 saving settings, 2-18 serial interface, 2-16-17 shadow RAM, 2-1, 2-13-15 VGA, speed, 2-1, 2-13-15 alternate feature connector, starting the program, 1-18, 2-2-3 Intro-1, 1-7 system memory cache, 2-1, color, 1-7-8 2-13-14 device drivers, Intro-3...

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