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Epson Apex 286/12 User Manual

Epson Apex 286/12 User Manual (128 pages)

12MHz 286 System

Brand: Epson | Category: Desktop | Size: 1.88 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
About this Manual
13
System Overview

15
System Overview

16
- Introduction
  17
  - Operating System
    17
- Quick Start
  18
- Features
  19
- Specifications
  20
- Example of a System Configuration
  21
- Figure 1-2: System Configuration
  21
- System Unit
  22
- Figure 1-3: System Unit Case
  22
- Control Panel
  23
  - Reset Button
    23
  - Turbo Button
    23
  - Indicator Lights
    23
  - Figure 1-4: Front Panel
    23
  - Figure 1-5: Keylock and Two Security-Lock Keys
    24
  - System Power Switch
    25
  - Figure 1-6: ON/OFF Switch in off Position
    25
  - Rear Panel
    26
    
    Figure 1-7: Rear Panel
    26
    
    Figure 1-8: Connecting the Keyboard Cable
    27
    
    Keyboard Connector
    27
    
    Figure 1-9: System Power Cord
    28
    
    Power Cord Connector
    28
    
    Display Port
    29
    
    Figure 1-10: Two Kinds of Display Connectors
    29
    
    Figure 1-11: Voltage Switch
    30
    
    Power Voltage Setting
    30
    
    Table 1-1: Power Cord Specifications
    30
  - Other Peripherals
    31
  - Figure 1-12: System Unit Connected to Peripherals
    31
  - Disk Drives
    32
    
    Figure1-13: Installing Floppy and Hard Disk Drives
    32
    
    Floppy Disks
    33
    
    Table 1-2: Floppy Disk Specifications
    33
    
    Figure 1-14: Copy Protection for a 3.5" Floppy Disk
    34
    
    Figure 1-15: Copy Protection for a 5.25" Floppy Disk
    34
    
    Hard Disks
    35
  - Keyboard
    36
  - Figure 1-16: Keyboard
    36
  - Maintaining Your Equipment
    37
Chapter 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW

37
Chapter 2 SETTING UPYOUR SYSTEM

38
- Motherboard
  40
Chapter 3 Operating Your System

59
- An Introduction to DOS
  61
  - Loading DOS
    61
  - System Messages
    61
- DOS Operations
  62
- Hard Disk Drive Format
  67
  - Step 1 - Preformat
    67
  - Step 2 - Partition
    67
  - Step 3 - Format
    68
- Helpful Hints
  69
- System Setup Program
  70
Chapter 4 KEYBOARD

78
- Keyboard Layout
  80
- Figure 4-1: Keyboard Layout
  80
- Getting Acquainted with Your Keyboard
  81
  - Function Keys
    81
  - Numeric Keypad
    81
  - Figure 4-2: Function Keys
    81
  - Figure 43: Numeric Keypad
    81
  - Cursor Keys 8
    82
  - Mode Indicator Lights
    83
  - Special Keys
    84
  - Figure 4-5: Special Keys
    84
  - Table 4-2: Functions of Special Keys
    84
  - QWERTY Keys
    85
  - Figure 46: QWERTY Keys
    85
  - Table 4-3: Functions of Special QWERTY Keys
    85
  - Cursor Keys
    86
  - Key Combinations
    86
  - Figure 4-7: Cursor Keys
    86
  - Table 4-4: Special Functions
    86
- Keyboard Tilt Adjustment
  87
- Figure 4-8: Adjustment of Keyboard Angles
  87
Chapter 5 TROUBLESHOOTING

88
- Command Problems
  90
- System Error Messages
  92
  - Examples of System Error Messages
    93
- System BIOS Error Messages
  94
Chapter 6 APPENDIX

96
- Installing Disk Drives
  98
- Entering 12Mhz Turbo Mode
  105
  - Softwareturboswitch
    105
  - Hardware Turbo Switch
    105
  - Alternate Use of both Switches
    105
- Software
  106
  - Shadow RAM Enable
    106
  - EMS Driver Setup
    106
- Quick Reference for Jumper Settings
  110
- Table 6-1: JP1-JP6 - Banks Selection
  110
- Table 6-2: JP7 - Battery Selection
  110
- Table 6-3: JP8 - Display Mode Selection
  110
- Table 6-4: JP9 - Power Good Selection
  110
- Moving Your Computer and Peripherals
  112
  - Short Move
    112
  - Long Move
    112
- Technical Information
  113
  - Microprocessor
    113
  - Protected Virtual Address Mode
    113
  - Real Address Mode
    114
  - System Timers
    114
  - System Interrupts
    115
  - Table 6-7: Channel 2
    115
  - Table 6-8: Interrupts Level Assignment
    115
  - ROM Subsystem
    116
  - RAM Subsystem
    116
  - Direct Memory Access
    117
  - DMA Channel
    117
  - Table 6-9: DMA Channels
    117
  - Table 6-10: I/O Hex Address
    118
  - Table 6-11: DMA Channel 3 through 0
    118
  - I/O Channel Slots
    119
  - Math Coprocessor Control
    120
  - Figure 6-13: 36-Pin Expansion Bus I/O Channels
    120
Chapter 7 GLOSSARY

121

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