Epson Equity LT-386SX Product Support Bulletin
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1. EPSON Product Support Bulletin Subject Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics Programs Date 06 04 93 PSB No S 0158 Page s 1 of 1 Originator MWT This bulletin describes the proper method for running any benchmark or diagnostics programs This applies to any computer system In most cases the computer should be started using an MS DOS boot diskette that s clean in other words one with no CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT files The appropriate executable can then be run either from diskette or hard drive There will be some exceptions to the above rule In attempting to benchmark or troubleshoot any add on that requires a device driver CD ROM local area network etc obviously the necessary device driver s must be loaded Also some programs will require a minimum number of FILES or BUFFERS to be defined in the CONFIG SYS file Such programs will usually display this requirement if they are run without the necessary CONFIG SYS file For the most consistent results use the absolute minimal boot configuration that s allowed by the hardware being tested samaan INFORMATION Product Support Bulletin Subject Using the Manzana DrivePort Date 05 25 90 PSB No S 01 Page 1of2 Originator MWT Manzana Microsystems Inc Goleta Ca has developed a product called the DrivePort It allows the removable DataSafe hard disk drive cartridges for the Equity LT 286e and LT 386SX to be used on an AT typ2. e desktop computer The subsystem consists of the 16 bit DrivePort adapter card the DrivePort base unit and cable a Y configured power cable and a diskette containing the QDRIVE SYS device driver and utility software The DrivePort was tested using an Equity 386 25 desktop computer equipped with two IDE hard disk drives two floppy disk drives a streaming tape drive and a VGA video adapter The first step in the installation process is configuring the DrivePort adapter card The default jumper settings assign the DrivePort as an additional drive E1 E4 and E5 installed E2 E3 and E6 removed This is the setting that was used Note that it is possible to configure the DrivePort as the primary only drive but Manzana recommends against this for a number of reasons There are two other jumpers W1 and W2 that determine the power source for the adapter When these jumpers are set in the A B positions the adapter is powered by the Y power cable This cable must be connected to one of the disk drive power cables from the power supply Then take the small 4 pin connector of the Y cable and attach to the matching connector J3 on the adapter card The third part of the Y is a male 4 pin connector for powering a disk drive if all of the power supply wiring harness connectors are in use With W1 and W2 in the B C positions all power is supplied via the 16 bit system bus This is the configuration that was tested Now the adapt
3. er card is installed in any available 16 bit AT type expansion slot Once installed the cable from the base unit is attached to the DB 37 connector on the adapter card s mounting bracket This completes the hardware portion of the installation PSB No S 0120 Page 2 of 2 At this point the device driver and utility software should be copied to the hard drive On the test unit the QDRIVE SYS driver was copied to the C SYS subdirectory and the QDRVLTR EXE QDRVCHK COM and HXBIOS COM utilities were copied to CADOS the CONFIG SYS file was then edited to add the following line DEVICE C SYS QDRIVE SYS This device driver acts as an extension of the drive handling capabilities of MS DOS allowing the DrivePort to be recognized on boot up On the test system logical drives C D and E were already assigned to the internal hard drives so QDRIVE SYS assigned logical drive F to the DrivePort If the system is booted without a hard drive cartridge mounted in the base unit there will be a pause while the device driver retries the DrivePort It will then proceed with the boot process without installing the device driver or assigning a logical drive NOTE Installing or removing a hard drive cartridge while the system is powered on may result in severe damage to the drive the DrivePort or the computer Always turn the computer off before installing or removing the hard drive cartridge QDRVCHK COM provides technical statistics on the
4. mounted DrivePort similar to the DOS CHKDSK command HXBIOS COM can be executed if the system was booted with no hard drive cartridge installed and QDRVCHK needs to be run QDRVLTR EXE will provide the DrivePort s logical drive assignment The hard drive cartridge must be initialized on the LT 286e or LT 386SX The low level format and partitioning cannot be done via the DrivePort Also the DOS level format must be performed for the first time on the laptop it may then be formatted while installed in the DrivePort In testing the DrivePort performed as if an additional conventional hard disk drive had been installed File and directory copies application program execution and BACKUP RESTORE functions were tested with no problems The DrivePort is available from Epson Accessories Inc at 800 873 7766 Manzana can be contacted at 805 968 1387 PSB No 5 0062 Page 1 of 18 EISA SERIES DESKTOP VER PART DESC TYPE LOC REASON U26 EISA SERIES TOWER PART DESC TYPE REASON TOWERROM 1026 lc 1 00 HLO B1 27C64 5F 1 01 Fixes problems with the serial port and 1 01 Y164803001 HLO B2 27C64 5F Microsoft Word EQUITY LT286e 1 01 AMI 27256 U18 INITIAL RELEASE 1 01 AMI 27256 U19 EQUITY LT386SX 1 02 AMI 276256 U13 INITIAL RELEASE 1 02 AMI 276256 U14 NB3s PART DESC TYPE REASON 040990 KO d NITAL RELEASE
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