Epson 486 UC+ manual

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    Epson EL 486UC+ EL 486UC+ Specifications The following diagrams illustrate the outside of the EL 486UC+ system. I dskiuttedrhre feaetbldton 32-bit CPU System speed Memory Computer Specifications / AC inlet AC outlet MOUSE PARALLEL CPU and Memory ROM Video RAM Shadow RAM Memory relocation Cache Math coprocessor Clock/calendar Controllers Video I[...]

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    Epson EL 486UC+ Diskette Hard disk Interfaces Monitor Parallel Serial Keyboard Mouse Option slots Speaker Mass storage Diskette drives Hard disk drives Other devices Controller on main system board supports up to two diskette drives or one diskette drive and one tape drive Interface on main system board supports up to two IDE hard disk drives with [...]

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    Epson EL 486UC+ Major Subassemblies System Jumper Settings J19 J25 J=,Jn,J=,aQ J37 Miscellaneous jumper settings J23 Epson EL 486UC+-3[...]

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    External cache jumper settings* Video memory configuration *If you have no external cache installed, the position of these jumpers does not matter. Processor type jumper setting J21 J22 486DX, DX2 1-2,3-4 1-2 486SX 2-3 Off SIMM Installation Your computer comes with 4MB of memory on a SIMM. You can increase the memory up to 64MB by installing 1MB, 2[...]

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    Epson EL 486UC+ The SX/25, SX/33, and DX/33 p rocessors require a heat sink. The DX2/50 and DX2/66 processors require a heat sink and a fan. Make sure jumpers J21, J22, and J15 are set correctly for the new processor. Hard Disk Drive Types The EL 486UC+ comes with a hard disk auto-sensing feature. when you press Enter with the cursor positioned on [...]

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    Standard diskette drive specifications DMA Assignments Hardware Interrupts System Memory Map 000FFFFFFh 00100000h 000C0000h 000A0000h Epson EL 486UC+-6 12/1/93[...]

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    Epson EL 486UC+ System l/O Address Map Connector Pin Assignments Parallel port connector pin assignments (CN3) Serial port connector pin assignments (CN4 and CN5) Keyboard and mouse connector pin assignments (CN7 and CN6) VGA port connector pin assignments (CN2) Power supply connector pin assignments (CN8) Diskette drive connector pin assignments ([...]

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    Epson EL 486UC+ Epson EL486UC+-8 12/1/93[...]

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    Epson EL 486UC+ Installation/Support Tips Installing Diskette Drives Make sure that the drive type has been correctly selected in the SETUP program. Installing Hard Disk Drives When installing a hard disk drive, see the hard disk drive type tables and use the auto-sensing feature in SETUP to select the correct type number for the drive. If the auto[...]