Epson Equity 386SX Product Support Bulletin page 8

Q10. What is the Password Security?
A.
This system provides three levels of password protection against
unauthorized access: password before boot, network - server mode
password and password disable. The password is user definable and
consists of a 7 - byte (character) string. The password protection
feature is not case sensitive. When the system is booted for the first
time, or the password has been disabled and re- enabled by moving
jumper J1 on the system board, the user defines and enables the
password using the Setup utility on the Reference disk.
Q11.
What terminal emulation boards are compatible w/ the Equity 386SX?
A.
The following products have been tested and approved:
3278/79 Emulation Adaptor
IBM 5250 Board
IRMA/2
SDLC
Q12.
Does the Equity 386SX have a battery for the Real Time Clock?
A. The Equity 386SX is using a "Dallas" model DS1287 which
incorporates an HD146818 compatible real-time clock with an
internal battery.
Q13.
What VGA adapters are compatible with the Equity 386SX?
A.
The following VGA adapters have been tested in the Equity 386SX:
Paradise VGA Plus 16 Card
Paradise VGA Professional Card
Video Seven Fastwrite Card
Q14.
Can the serial and parallel ports be disabled?
A.
No. The parallel and serial ports auto configure at boot up from the
BIOS ROM. They are set up as LPT1 and COM1 respectively and
there are no hardware jumpers or DIP switches to set them to LPT2
and COM2.
PSB No: S-0106
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