Interfaces - Epson ActionTower 8600 User Manual

Diskette
Hard disk and
other IDE
devices

Interfaces

M o n i t o r
Parallel
Serial
Keyboard
A-4 Specifications
Controller on system board supports up to
two diskette drives, or one diskette/
combo diskette and one tape drive
Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible, bus-
mastered IDE interfaces on system board
support up to four IDE devices (two on
each interface); IDE CD-ROM drives
cannot be connected to the primary IDE
interface or to the same interface as IDE
hard disk drives; BIOS provides hard disk
auto-sensing and enhanced IDE functions
Energy Star compliant video interface for
fixed or multifrequency monitor built into
system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
One standard, multimode parallel
interface built into system board; supports
B-bit unidirectional, 16-bit bidirectional,
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), and ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port) modes;
25-pin, D-shell connector; operation
controllable by SETUP program and
jumpers
Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into system
board; 16C550 compatible; 9-pin, D-shell
connectors; operation controllable through
SETUP
PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built
into system board; 6-pin, mini DIN
connector