Options; Static; Battery Low; Hardware Problems? (Least Likely) - Epson QX-10 Operation Manual

Options?

If you have just installed an option card and you're not getting
the kind of results you expected, double-check the following: Is
the option card inserted correctly? Did you follow the procedure
in the option card manual? If you answer yes to both these ques-
tions, you may be able to save a trip back to your dealer by first
calling and describing the situation to the sales representative.

Static?

Static electricity might affect your QX-10, causing both diskettes
and CMOS memory to lose data.
Static electricity is rarely this powerful but if you were, for in-
stance, to turn on a negative ion generator next to your QX-10, you
could wipe out CMOS or diskette memory.

Battery Low?

Your CMOS battery can last several weeks with the QX-10 power
OFF. However, it is automatically recharged each time you power
up the QX-10. When it starts getting low, the real-time clock might
start giving you the wrong date and time. Don't try to change the
battery yourself. Take your QX-10 back to your Epson dealer. If you
wish, the dealer will save your CMOS RAM contents before in-
stalling your new battery.

Hardware Problems? (Least Likely)

Your QX-10 is reliable, so don't be surprised if you never have
any hardware problems. One reason is that the only moving parts
are in the disk drives, and nonmoving parts hardly ever malfunc-
tion, especially if you are caring for your QX-10 properly.
Furthermore, each time you turn on your QX-10, it gives itself
a self-diagnosis. Then, one of four things happens:
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