Epson Equity 286 PLUS Product Information Manual page 5

Installation / Support Tips
Power
The Equity 2% PLUS has a 145W, 115VAC power supply.
hard disk
TURBO speed
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diskette
RESET button
release latch
power Inlet
VGA m&or port
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keyboard port
Equity Series Computers
power butbl
diskette drive
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power light
hard disk or
diskette drive sbt
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serial port
Mouse and Keyboard
When attaching the mouse and
careful to attach them to the proper connectors. Although they
are physically identical, they are not interchangeable.
Installing Floppy Disk Drives
When installing a floppy disk drive as drive B, remember to
set the drive select jumper to the second position and attach
the pass-through connector on the floppy drive controller
cable to the drive, not to the end connector.
If the drive does not function normally, make sure that the
drive type has been correctly selected in SETUP. Also check
that any special drivers that may be necessary have been
installed correctly.
Installing Hard Disk Drives
It is recommended that a l&bit AT-type hard disk controller
be used in the Equity 286 PLUS if you are installing a drive
that cannot make use of the internal hard disk controller. Also
remember to disable the onboard hard disk controller when
installing such a drive.
If you are having difficulty in formatting the hard disk drive,
try starting over with the Format option in diagnostics.
Setup
When installing a hard disk drive, be sure to consult the drive
type table for the drive type which fits the drive you are
installing. If there is no match for your drive, use the User
Defined drive option
Adding Memory Modules
of memory must be one of the following
The total amount
Software Problems
When installing a copy-protected software package on the
Equity 286 PLUS, first try the installation at 12MHz. If this
does not work properly, try switching to 6MHz for the
installation If you are still unable to load the program at
When using a software package that uses a keydisk
copy-protection method, try loading it at 12MHz. If this does
not work, enable the Auto Speed option in SETUP.
Power-on Password
Make sure that you do not forget the Power-on Password
should you set one up. If you do, it will be necessary to disable
it by moving jumper J6 on the main circuit board to the A
position
EQUITY 286 PLUS
keyboard connectors, be
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286 PLUS-5