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EPSONProduct Support BulletinSubject: Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics ProgramsDate: 06/04/93PSB No: S-0158Page(s): 1 of 1Origin

HDD Controller WD1002A-WX1 (8-bit)Model number --------FACTORY SETTINGS-- Extra jumperJumperPositionDescriptionW1N/ANot used.W2N/ANot used.W31 to 2BIO

HDD Controller WD1002S-WX2 (8-bit)JlFACTORY SETTINGSJumperPosition DescriptionII0Model number--jW11 to 2W-21 to 2W31 to 2W42 to 3W5* hard-wired 1 to 2

HDD Controller WD1003-WAH (16-bit)Model numberFACTORY SETTINGSJumper PositionDescriptionW11 to 2W2No jumperW3* No jumperW42 to 3W52 to 3W62 to 3Status

HDD Controller WD1002-WAH (16-bit)FACTORY SETTINGSModel number -~ jJumperPositionDescriptionW1 1 to 2Primary base address.W2Center to NLHD

HDD Controller WHDC (16-bit)CN6n l0:-4FACTORY SETTINGSConnection of LED indicator cable :JumperPositionDescriptionModel Pin 1 of CN6* JP1 (J1) *2 to 3

HDD Controller WD1006S-WAH (16-bit)Model numberFACTORY SETTINGSConnection of LED indicator cable :JumperPositionDescriptionModelPin 1 of J1W1W2W3W4W5W

HDD Controller ACB-2320 (16-bit)FACTORY SETTINGSJumperPositionJ5J6J7J8J9, J10, J11J12J13No jumpersNo jumpersNo jumperNo jumpersNo jumpers1 to 2No jump

EPSON AMERICA, INC.SERVICEPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINPSB NO. : S-0068 DATE: 1/25/89ORIGINATOR: REPAGE: 1 of 6SUBJECT: EQUITY I,II AND III MAIN BOARD

EQUITY I MARSBOARDJUMPERCONFIGURATIONSuMRS-MT BOARDMARS BOARDPLEASE NOTESince setting thejumpers requiresalmost completedisassembly of theEquity I com

EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 00 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONSReset Dip SwitchVol.KeyboardJUMPER CONFIGURATIONS* There are no jumpers on this version bo

Product Support BulletinSubject:Equity/Apex Compatibility with the SOTA 386siDate:3/02/90PSB No:S-0111Page:1 of 3Originator:MS ;. CL5The purpose of th

EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147201000 REV. 01 & 02 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONSMCY board Y147201000revision 01 and 02differences.Revision 02 MCYboards have th

EQUITY II MCY BOARD Y147205000 & Y147206000 JUMPER CONFIGURATIONSMCY board Y147205000and Y1472056000differences.MCY P/N Y147206000boards have thef

EQUITY Ill MAIN BOARD DIP-SWITCH SETTINGSDIP SWITCH FUNCTIONS (*Factory settings)SwitchFunctionOnOff1-1 RAM size 640KB*Disable1-2Monitor type ColorMon

Product Support BulletinSubject:Equity Compatibility with the SOTA 286i and the PC Technologies286 ExpressDate:7/12/89PSB No:S-0066APage:1 of 3Origina

PSB No: S-0066APage: 2 of 3Installation of either board in the Equity I + was quick and simple to do whenfollowing the installation instructions accom

PSB No: S-0066APage: 3 of 3Our Computer Product Support Center receives numerous calls requestinginformation and recommendations on 80286 Accelerator

EPSONEPSON AMERICA, INC.SERVICEPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINPSB NO.:S-0065 DATE: 1/5/89ORIGINATOR: REM/AGE: 1 of 1SUBJECT: DISABLING THE FLOPPY DIS

EPSON AMERICA, INC.EPSONProduct Support BulletinSubject: History of ROM Versions for the Equity ComputersDate: 12/03/93

EPSON AMERICA, INC.TIonONProduct Support BulletinSubject:Equity I Computer -Answers to Common QuestionsDate: 4/23/90PSB No: S-0060APage: 1 of 8Origina

PSB No: S-0060APage: 2 of 8Q5. Is it possible to disable the Equity I floppy disk controller?A. No. the floppy disk controller cannot be disabled.Hard

PSB No: S-0111Page: 2 of 3Installation of the board in most of the units was quick and simple to do whenfollowing the installation instructions accomp

PSB No: S-0060APage: 3 of 8Q11. Can hard disks from other vendors be used?A. Yes, the customer should purchase a 1/2 height, low power unit such as th

PSB No: S-0060APage: 4 of 8General InformationQ16. What is the latest MS - DOS version available for the Equity I?A. Epson’s MS - DOS 3.2 has been cer

PSB No: S-0060APage: 5 of 8Q22. Which Math- Coprocessor chip do I need?A. An 8087 Math-Coprocessor chip which runs at 4.77MHz is recommended. JumperJ1

PSB No: S-0060APage: 6 of 8Q27. Can the Epson Plus series “Enhanced” keyboard be used with the Equity I?A. No, the Epson Enhanced keyboards are not su

PSB No: S-0060APage: 7 of 8*** HARDWARE UPDATES ***EQUITY I MRS - BD (Main Board)Initial ReleaseP/N Y144201000 00 (With VFO SUB BOARD)P/N Y144201000 0

PLEASENOTESince settingthejumpersrequiresalmost completedisassemblyof theEquity I computerit should be doneonly by authorizedEpson Customer CareCenter

Product Support BulletinSubject:Using Expanded Memory with Equity and Apex ComputersDate:3/2/90Page:1 of 6PSB No:S-0047COriginator:KAS ‘/“p&Q1.Wha

PSB No: S-0047CPage: 2 of 6Q3.What about the 155Mb RAM listed as the maximum for the EquityIII +?A.This larger amount of RAM is the maximum usable mem

PSB No: S-0047CPage: 3 of 6Q6.A.Q7.A.Q8.A.Q9.A.What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity I andEquity II?The following boards have be

PSB No: S-0047CPage: 4 of 6Q10.What memory expansion boards are compatible with the Equity II +and Equity Ill + (10MHz models)?A.The following boards

PSB No: S-0111Page: 3 of 3Our Computer Product Support Center receives numerous calls requestinginformation and recommendations on 80386 Accelerator b

PSB No: S-0047CPage: 5 of 6Q13.A.Q14.A.Q15.A.Q16.A.Are there any guidelines to installing the SlMMs in the Equity386/20?Yes, when SlMMs are installed

PSB No: S-0047CPage:6 of 6Q17.A.Q18.A.Q19.A.Q20.A.Are there any general guidelines for determining the chip speed toinstall on the memory expansion bo

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINDATE:3/28/88NUMBER: S-0041SUBJECT: EPSON EQUITY I/II/III ENHANCED KEYBOARD COMPATIBIL

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINDATE:3/3/88NUMBER: S-0039SUBJECT:EQUITY SERIES POWER AVAILABLE & CONSUMPTIONThepu

EQUITY SERIES COMPUTERS AVAILABLE POWER VERSUSSYSTEM BOARD SUBASSEMBLIES CURRENT DRAW REQUIREMENTSOutput VoltageKeyboardI110mAI0I+ Avail.Equity II Ava

EQUITY OPTIONS POWER CONSUMPTIONOUTPUT VOLTAGE+12V+5V-12V-5VColor Video Adapter0500mA00Monochrome Video Adapt.0270mA00MGA Multimode Video Bd. TBA TBAT

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINDATE: 3/3/88NUMBER: S-0038SUBJECT: EQUITY SERIES FLOPPY DISK DRIVE SPECIFICATIONSThe

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EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINDATE:12/14/87NUMBER:S-0031SUBJECT:Equity Series with Microsoft Word and Serial Printe

EPSONEPSON AMERICA, INC.SERVICEPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINB NO.:S-0028ADATE: 6/29/88PAGE: 1 of 1UBJECT: EPSON 3.5" 720KB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE COMPATIBI

Product Support BulletinSubject:Equity and Apex Series Compatibility with the Sysgen OmniBridgeController and BridgeFiler External Floppy DrivesDate:0

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTBULLETINDATE:11/3/87 NUMBER: S-0024SUBJECT: EQUITY I/II PATCH PROGRAMSThe purpose of this bulle

FOR EQUITY I:COMPOSIT.BAT -Modifies DU.EXE,SETUP.EXE, ARCHIVE.EXE andHDSIT.EXE to improve the brightness ofmessages when using a composite monitor.GOL

FOR EQUITY IIROMPATCH.COM -Equity II systems with ROM BIOS versions earlierthan 1.11 will require this patch to increase thestack space in order to ru

EQUITY II PATCHES (continued)HGC.COM -Epson utility which allows the use of Herculesmonochrome graphics.(See page 8 for instructionson installing and

MATHBLAS.COM INSTALLATIONMath Blaster isan educational game produced byDavidson andAssociates inTorrance Calif.It works well with theentireEquity seri

WHY AND HOW TO USE EQRAMDVR.SYSMany RAM disk programs supplied with expansion boards do notwork with an Equity I with dual floppy disks.The Equity Isu

EQRAMDVR.SYS OPTIONS AND OPERATIONThere is one option for EQRAMDVR.SYS.Typing a /n (where n is anumber from 1 to 4) after DEVICE=EQRAMDVR.SYS sets the

HGC.COM INSTALLATIONThe Equity II offers Hercules compatible graphics.In order touse Hercules modes with certain applications, for example Lotus 123re

ROMPATCH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSSome Equity I and Equity II computers have trouble runningcertain application programs (Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2, for e

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTBULLETINDATE: 12/2/87NUMBER:S-0019BSUBJECT: EQUITY SERIES/APEX MATH CO-PROCESSOR SELECTION GUID

PSB No: S-0088BPage: 2 of 3Equity II +Equity lIeThe Equity II + was found compatible with theOmniBridge controller.It was able to support one ortwo ex

EPSONEPSON AMERICA, INC.SERVICEPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINPSB NO.: S-0017A DATE: 6/29/88PAGE: 1 of 1SUBJECT:EQUITY COMPUTERS AND FLOPPY DISK DRIVESThere

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTBULLETINDATE: 08/25/87SUBJECT: Equity Series Compatibility CertificationsNUMBER: S-0016Recently

Recognized as a top alternative to IBM connectivity products, IDEAssociatesprovides a full selection of 3270/78 and 5250/51 hardware and softwares

3Com Etherlink/Etherlink+3Com Corporation has certified the entire Equity series for use with theEtherlink and Etherlink+ networks, as follows:***

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETINDATE: 3/9/88NUMBER: S-0014ASUBJECT: MS-DOS 3.2 FOR THE EQUITY I/II/IIIThe purpose of

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTDATE:6/8/87NUMBER:S-0012SUBJECT:EPSON EQUITY ENHANCED KEYBOARD COMPATIBILITYThe purposeof this

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTBULLETINDATE :2/6/87NUMBER:S-0005SUBJECT:EQUITY I/II HARD DISK INITIALIZATIONThis is a basic gu

5..The NCLformat issomewhat more complicated. It will ask youfor drive number (0), number ofcylinders (615), number ofheads (4),reduced write current

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTBULLETINDATE:2/4/87NUMBER:S-0003SUBJECT: NEW RELEASE- EQUITY I SOFTWARE/DOCUMENTATION PKG.A new

EPSONEPSON AMERICA INC.SERVICE DEPARTMENTPRODUCTSUPPORTBULLETINDATE:2/4/87NUMBER:S-0002SUBJECT:USING THE PLUS DEVELOPMENT "HARDCARD" WITH EQ

PSB No: S-008BPage: 3 of 3APEX 100APEX 200The Epson APEX 100 was found compatible with theOmniBridge controller.It was able to support one ortwo exter

Thesefiles comprise theinstallation routine (INSTALL.EXE,INSTALL.DAT,PATCHFMT.EXE,PREPARE.BAT, and SHELL.BAT), the PlusDevelopmentfixed diskmenu progr

HARDCARD INSTALLATION -MODIFIED FOR EPSON EQUITY I/II1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.Bootthecomputer using theEpsonMS-DOS disk (EQUITY IIUSERS ONLY: run SE

EPSONEPSON AMERICA, INC.SERVICEPRODUCTSUPPORT BULLETINPSB NO.: S-0001CIDATE:6/29/88PAGE: 1 of 5SUBJECT:EQUITY SERIES FDD/HDD COMPATIBILITY MATRIXTh

1 NUMBER:S-0001CPAGE:2 of 5IJU-595-10 PANASONICCOMMENT CODE EXPLANATIONS:A. Requires insulating sheet when installed in lower position inEquity II.S

NUMBER:S-0001CPAGE:3 of 5EQUITY SERIES HARD DISK DRIVE COMPATIBILITY MATRIXHMD-720-802COMMENT CODE EXPLANATIONS:A. Comes with black front bezel.B. Whe

NUMBER:S-0001CPAGE:4 of 5EQUITY SERIES HARD DISK CONTROLLER COMPATIBILITY MATRIXPRODUCT DESCRIPTION COMPATIBLE WITH EQUITY MODELCOMMENTSHARD DI

NUMBER:S-0001CPAGE:5 of 5HARD DISK FORMATTING INFORMATION*****IMPORTANT**************IMPORTANT**++****+**+*+++++IMpQRTANT********ALWAYS FORMAT THE HDD

Product Support BulletinSubject:Apex / Apex Plus / Equity Series KeyboardsDate: 4/19/89Page: 1 of 1PSB No: S-0080Originator: REMALThe purpose of this

Product Support BulletinSubject:Equity Series HDD Controllers Jumper SettingsDate:6/12/89Page:1 of 8PSB NO.: S-0070AOriginator: APA ap’This bulletin p