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Epson 386 User Manual (218 pages)

EPSON Equity 386/20 - User Manual

Brand: Epson | Category: Desktop | Size: 4.14 MB

Copyright Notice2................................................................................................................................................................

Fcc Compliance Statement3................................................................................................................................................................

Table Of Contents5................................................................................................................................................................

Introduction11................................................................................................................................................................

How To Use This Manual12................................................................................................................................................................

Where To Get Help14................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Up Your System15................................................................................................................................................................

Unpacking15................................................................................................................................................................

Removing The Diskette Drive Protector Card16................................................................................................................................................................

Choosing A Location17................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting A Monitor18................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting A Printer20................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Parallel Interface21................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Serial Interface22................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting The Power Cord23................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting The Keyboard24................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Monitor Type26................................................................................................................................................................

Turning On The Computer26................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Ms-dos28................................................................................................................................................................

Copying System Diskettes29................................................................................................................................................................

Running The Setup Program31................................................................................................................................................................

Starting The Setup Program32................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Amount Of Memory33................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Display Type35................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Auto Speed Function36................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Shadow Ram Function38................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Coprocessor Function39................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Mass Storage39................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Real-time Clock41................................................................................................................................................................

Leaving The Setup Menu43................................................................................................................................................................

Preparing A Hard Disk For Use45................................................................................................................................................................

Checking The Hard Disk46................................................................................................................................................................

Partitioning The Hard Disk48................................................................................................................................................................

Creating The Primary Partition49................................................................................................................................................................

Creating The Extended Partition On A 40mb Disk50................................................................................................................................................................

Creating The Extended Partition On A 90mb Disk51................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting The Primary Partition53................................................................................................................................................................

Copying The Remaining Files To The Hard Disk55................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting The Extended Partition56................................................................................................................................................................

Booting From The Hard Disk57................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Equity 38658................................................................................................................................................................

Locking The Computer58................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting The Execution Speed59................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting The Monitor Type60................................................................................................................................................................

Controlling The Volume61................................................................................................................................................................

Resetting The Computer61................................................................................................................................................................

Special Keys On The Equity 386 Keyboard62................................................................................................................................................................

Using Disks And Disk Drives65................................................................................................................................................................

How Disks Store Data65................................................................................................................................................................

Types Of Diskette Drives67................................................................................................................................................................

Caring For Diskettes And Diskette Drives69................................................................................................................................................................

Inserting And Removing Diskettes70................................................................................................................................................................

Write-protecting Diskettes72................................................................................................................................................................

Making Backup Copies73................................................................................................................................................................

Using A Single Diskette Drive74................................................................................................................................................................

Using Two Diskette Drives75................................................................................................................................................................

Using A Hard Disk Drive75................................................................................................................................................................

Backing Up The Hard Disk77................................................................................................................................................................

Preparing The Hard Disk For Moving77................................................................................................................................................................

Turning Off The Computer78................................................................................................................................................................

Using Ms-dos With Your Equity 38679................................................................................................................................................................

Starting And Exiting Ms-dos79................................................................................................................................................................

Drive Designators80................................................................................................................................................................

The Default Drive80................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Default Drive81................................................................................................................................................................

The Ms-dos Command Format81................................................................................................................................................................

Entering Ms-dos Commands82................................................................................................................................................................

Creating And Managing Files83................................................................................................................................................................

Naming Files83................................................................................................................................................................

Copying Files84................................................................................................................................................................

Renaming Files86................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Files87................................................................................................................................................................

Printing Files88................................................................................................................................................................

Using Directories88................................................................................................................................................................

The Default Directory90................................................................................................................................................................

Using Pathnames90................................................................................................................................................................

Including Filenames With Pathnames91................................................................................................................................................................

Including Drive Letters With Pathnames And Filenames92................................................................................................................................................................

Listing The Contents Of A Directory93................................................................................................................................................................

Creating Directories94................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Directories94................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Default Directory94................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting Diskettes95................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting Diskettes With A Hard Disk96................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting Diskettes With Two Diskette Drives96................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting Diskettes With One Diskette Drive (no Hard Disk)97................................................................................................................................................................

Backing Up98................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Diskcopy Command98................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Backup Command101................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Epson Help Program101................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Epson Menu Program103................................................................................................................................................................

Menu Program Options104................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Xtree Utility105................................................................................................................................................................

Running Xtree106................................................................................................................................................................

Cautions107................................................................................................................................................................

Using An Autoexec.bat File108................................................................................................................................................................

Creating An Autoexec.bat File108................................................................................................................................................................

Using Memory Beyond 640kb110................................................................................................................................................................

About Eemm386.exe111................................................................................................................................................................

Using Hdcache And Eemm386.exe112................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Options113................................................................................................................................................................

Adding Memory Modules113................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Option Cards115................................................................................................................................................................

Removing The Cover115................................................................................................................................................................

Installing An Option Card118................................................................................................................................................................

Changing Jumpers On The Spf Card122................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Jumper Settings127................................................................................................................................................................

Removing An Option Card129................................................................................................................................................................

Replacing The Cover130................................................................................................................................................................

Post-installation Setup131................................................................................................................................................................

Appendixes A Troubleshooting132................................................................................................................................................................

Error Messages132................................................................................................................................................................

The Computer Won't Start133................................................................................................................................................................

The Computer Locks Up133................................................................................................................................................................

Monitor Problems134................................................................................................................................................................

Diskette Problems135................................................................................................................................................................

Hard Disk Problems136................................................................................................................................................................

Software Problems137................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Problems138................................................................................................................................................................

Option Card Problems138................................................................................................................................................................

Power-on Diagnostics140................................................................................................................................................................

System Device Check140................................................................................................................................................................

Clock And Cmos Ram Check141................................................................................................................................................................

Ram Check142................................................................................................................................................................

Keyboard Controller And Keyboard Check142................................................................................................................................................................

Display Card Check143................................................................................................................................................................

Optional Ram Check143................................................................................................................................................................

Floppy Disk Drive Seek Check143................................................................................................................................................................

Hard Disk Controller And Hard Disk Check144................................................................................................................................................................

Performing System Diagnostics145................................................................................................................................................................

Starting System Diagnostics145................................................................................................................................................................

Color Graphics Adapter And Crt146................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying The Device List147................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting A Test149................................................................................................................................................................

Resuming From An Error150................................................................................................................................................................

System Board Check151................................................................................................................................................................

Memory Check151................................................................................................................................................................

Keyboard Check152................................................................................................................................................................

Monochrome Display Adapter And Crt Check153................................................................................................................................................................

Monochrome Adapter Check154................................................................................................................................................................

Attribute Check154................................................................................................................................................................

Character Set Check154................................................................................................................................................................

Video Check155................................................................................................................................................................

Sync Check155................................................................................................................................................................

11 - Run All Above Checks156................................................................................................................................................................

Color Graphics Adapter And Crt Check156................................................................................................................................................................

Color Graphics Adapter Check157................................................................................................................................................................

40-column Character Set Check158................................................................................................................................................................

320x200 Graphics Mode Check159................................................................................................................................................................

640x200 Graphics Mode Check160................................................................................................................................................................

Screen Paging Check160................................................................................................................................................................

Light Pen Check161................................................................................................................................................................

Color Video Check162................................................................................................................................................................

Run All Above Checks163................................................................................................................................................................

Floppy Disk Drives And Controller Check163................................................................................................................................................................

Sequential Seek Check164................................................................................................................................................................

Random Seek Check165................................................................................................................................................................

Write, Read Check165................................................................................................................................................................

Math Coprocessor Check166................................................................................................................................................................

Parallel Port (printer Interface) Check166................................................................................................................................................................

Alternate Parallel Port Check167................................................................................................................................................................

Parallel Port (on Video Adapter) Check167................................................................................................................................................................

Serial Port (rs-232c) Check167................................................................................................................................................................

Alternate Serial Port Check169................................................................................................................................................................

Hard Disk Drives And Controller Check170................................................................................................................................................................

Seek Check171................................................................................................................................................................

Read, Verify Check172................................................................................................................................................................

Run All Above Tests173................................................................................................................................................................

Error Codes And Messages174................................................................................................................................................................

Physically Formatting A Hard Disk177................................................................................................................................................................

Formatting And Checking Options178................................................................................................................................................................

Conditional Format (normal179................................................................................................................................................................

Unconditional Format182................................................................................................................................................................

Destructive Surface Analysis184................................................................................................................................................................

Non-destructive Surface Analysis185................................................................................................................................................................

Hard Disk Drive Types187................................................................................................................................................................

F Specifications189................................................................................................................................................................

Cpu And Memory189................................................................................................................................................................

Controllers189................................................................................................................................................................

Interfaces189................................................................................................................................................................

Power Supply190................................................................................................................................................................

Mass Storage190................................................................................................................................................................

Keyboard191................................................................................................................................................................

Environmental Requirements191................................................................................................................................................................

Physical Characteristics191................................................................................................................................................................

Glossary192................................................................................................................................................................

Base Memory193................................................................................................................................................................

Command Prompt194................................................................................................................................................................

Default Drive195................................................................................................................................................................

Dip Switch196................................................................................................................................................................

Disk Drive196................................................................................................................................................................

Extended Memory197................................................................................................................................................................

Floppy Disk198................................................................................................................................................................

Main Memory200................................................................................................................................................................

Math Coprocessor200................................................................................................................................................................

Memory Module201................................................................................................................................................................

Monochrome Monitor201................................................................................................................................................................

Numeric Keypad202................................................................................................................................................................

Shadow Ram205................................................................................................................................................................

System Diagnostics206................................................................................................................................................................

Video Card206................................................................................................................................................................