Epson ActionPC 1500 Product Information Guide
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1. speed light power light hard disk drive bays access light l Inlet AC outlet COM2 power light speed light hard disk access light power button reset button optional drive bays PARALLEL option slots AC inlet AC outlet voltage switch 5 9 94 PSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 200 0 Computer Specifications CPU and Memory 32 bit CPU Systen speed Memory ROM Video RAM Shadow RAM Memory relocation Cache Math coprocessor Clock calendar Controllers Video Diskette Hard disk Cyrix 486SLC 33 or SLC2 50 microprocessor Fast and slow processor speeds available fast is the speed of your processor and slow is 8 MHz Press Ctrl Alt to select slow speed or Ctrl Alt to select fast speed use the or on the numeric keypad default system speed selectable through SETUP 2MB 4MB or 8MB RAM standard on SIM Ms expandable to 16MB using 1MB or 4MB SIMMs SIMMs must be tin plated 30 pin amp bit or 9 bit fast page mode type with access speed of 70ns 128KB Phoenix system BIOS video BIOS and SETUP program located in EPROM on main system board At least 512KB DRAM on main system board expandable to 1MB using four 4 x 256 DIP type DRAM chips Supports shadowing of system and video BIOS ROM into RAM Supports relocation of 128KB of memory from A0000h to BFFFFh 1KB of internal cache on processor Cyrix 83587 33 or 83587 25 Real time dock2. compatible expansion slots three full length and two half length ActionTower Connector card with five full length 16 bit I O expansion slots ISA compatible Internal ActionPC Internal mount One 3 inch wide one inch high drive Externally accessible mounts One 34 inch wide one inch high drive and two 5 inch wide half height drives ActionTowe Front internal mount One 3 inch wide half height drive Rear internal mounts Two 314 inch wide half height drives or one 3 inch wide full height drive Externally accessible mounts Two 34 inch wide third height drives and two 5 inch wide half height drives 3 5 inch diskette drives 720KB or 1 44MB storage capacity 5 25 inch diskette drives 360KB or 12MB storage capacity Combination diskette drives 3 5 inch 144MB and 5 25 inch 1 2M B 2 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Hard disk drives 514 inch or 34 inch form factor hard disk drive s up to half height size up to two drives supported by the internal IDE controller Half haght tape drive CD ROM drive optical drive or other storage device 5 25 inch or 3 5 inch mounting frames needed to mount a second 3 5 inch drive in the ActionPC Other devices Keyboard Detachable two position height 101 or 102 sculpted keys countrydependent main typewriter keyboard numeric cursor control keypad four key cursor control keypad 12 function keys Mouse SETUP Program Physical Ch
3. J15 bracket drive bays microprocessor option card connector board ActionTower herd disk drive mounting bracket drive bays SIMM sockets poker supply 5 9 94 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 3 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 System Board Components The diagram below illustrates the components on the ActionPC ActionTower system board The table following it describes these components US 4 oa ae Bi U6 4 TE UIs i T Ua SIND SILNO O o LELLE PERTE O ma oa U27 U22 sino LA a Z s oa b 8NO 9 zZ N o 143 J10 ana 914 wtih ERA L176 L Lie is ER U2 61ND 4 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 5 9 94 PSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 System bad components O o 3 ed 5 3 gt jee Super I O controller UMC82C863 865 supports up to two diskette drives two serial ports and one parallel Fort eE ae TrueColor support U5 U6 U7 U8 U10 Cyrix 486SLC 33 SLC2 50 processor __ U16 U23 Keyboard and mouse controller U27 CN1 PS 2 Type mouse connector 6 pin mini DIN CN2 PS 2 type keyboard connector 6 pin mini DIN CN4 Video connector 15 pin D shell high densit Parallel port 25 pin D shell CN8 Game connedior 2pinheader __ Power supply 12 pin connector CN12 Key lock and power LED connector CN13 Hard disk drive TURBO and power LED connector 6 pin header osci Os
4. calendar and 114 bytes of CMOS RAM socketed on main system board with built in rechargeable NiCad battery backup Cirrus Logic GD5424 high speed super VGA local bus on board controller provides True Color support and resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 in 16 colors with 1MB of video RAM Controller on main system board supports up to two diskete drives or one diskette drive and one tape drive IDE interface on main system board supports up to two IDE hard disk drives with built in controller BIOS provides hard disk auto sensing function EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 1 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Interfaces Monitor Parallel Serial Keyboard Mouse Optional game port Option slots Speaker Mass Storage Diskette drives Video interface for fixed or multi frequency monitor built into system board 15 pin D shell connector One standard 8 bit parallel bidirectional interface built into main system board 25 pin D shell connector Two RS 232C programmable asynchronous interfaces built into main system board pin D shell connectors PS 2 compatible keyboard interface built into main system board 6 pin mini DIN connector PS 2 compatible mouse interface built into main system board 6 pin mini DIN connector Optional 10 pin game port interface on system board can control joystick functions with the addition of a port connector ActionPC Connector card with five 16 bit ISA
5. F8 OFF 200 207 278 27F 2B0 2DF 21 2E2 2E3 2 900 31F 960 363 368 36B 378 37F 380 38F 390 393 PC network address 380 BF 3F0 3F7 Data acquisition adapter 2 PC network high address 790 793 200 1900 E 2 oFo CC 1Fo 1F8 200 207 278 27F_ 300 31F 360 363 3B0 3BF___ 9C0 3CF_ 3D0 3DF_ 6E2 6ES __ 790 793 AE2 AE3 4261 i 8 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Connector Pin Assignments Parallel port connector pin assignments CN5 8 Oatas pane fea 8 o Dataz7_ fie around f d Active low logic Serial port connector pin assignments CN6 and CN7 Signal 2 3 4i2vbc Cd 4 0 ee 5 9 94 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Diskette drive connector pin assignments CN 19 2 Nc 20 sppe f4___ nc____ 22 wea e e 24 Wit enable e m 28 Track 10 mora waspa m2 fomes so Redan a Tomea a2 Select header 0 e Moors fea okran me fwen S iP All odd numbered pins are grounds Hard disk drive connector pin assignments CN 16 Signal in Ground ba Z z roa Te z 2 5 ow D2 Active low logic PERE EEEE PEELE 218 5 22 a Pin 1 2 3 a s5 e 8 o A Speaker connector pin assignments CN 13 LED connector pin assignments CN 18 Pin Pin Sig 1 HDD LED a Tu
6. PSON SMD 349 diskette drive diskette drive form atted Ox Cylinders fof 2 RV laser 160 135TPVO6TPI_ 15 875 TPI 2 Tracks tO Track densiy 135tpi_ Powar on ready time lt 0 5sec_ 500ms_ 3 6 5 0 ms Setting time Ss i5ms tbs Average latency time 100ms 100ms ams 8 3 ms DMA Assignments DMAO Available _ 8 bi i DMA2 Diskette drive _controller_ 8 bi mas faae e OOOO Dmaa Cascade for maz Dmas Available gewy Dmae Available Ge SCS 5 9 94 Hardware Interrupts IRQno Function sd Timeout 0 intemal connection IRQ2 Cascade IRQ 9 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Parallel port 2 1 M rocessor J IRQ13___ Math coprocessor _ _ o o o iRa15 Availabe o 5 g D l System Memory Map 000FFFFFFh Memory to relocate BIOS 000FF0000h 16MB maximum system memory Extended memory 00100000h 1MB System BIOS ROM 000F0000h Available 000C8000h VGA BIOS ROM 000C0000h Display memory 000A0000h 640KB 640KB conventional system memory 00000000h EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 7 EPSON Action PC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 System I O Address Map 020 03F___ interrupt controller 18259 __ 022 024 All M1217 configuration register CM S _ Real time clock NMI non maskable interrupt mask or DMA pag gister 74LS612 080 OOF 0A00 OBF oco ODF O
7. ai7_ bis DREa7 A21 SA10 B15 Dacks fco memR D16 5voc A22 sa9 C10 MEMW D17 MASTER A23 SA8 B17 DACKI D18 Ground _ Aza sa7 Bie DREai fcs soo T a25 SA6 lers soro I Active low logic EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 9 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Tested Operating Environments Although your system will run most software applications the following operating environments have been tested for compatibility with your system Microsoft MS DOS 3 1 and later Novell DR DOS Novell NetWare 2 2 3 12 and 4 01 Novell NetWare Lite IBM OS 2 SCO UN IX SCO Open Desktop Microsoft Windows 3 0 and later Microsoft Windows for WorkGroups Microsoft Windows NT Certified as workstation Your system has also been Novell tested and approved As new environments become available these also will be tested Installation Support Tips Installing Diskette Drives Make sure that the drive type has been correctly selected in the SETUP program i Make sure jumper J 13 is set to position 1 2 to enable the diskette drive controller Installing Hard Disk Drives Q If you are installing a drive that cannot use the embedded IDE interface such as an ESDI hard disk drive it is recommended that you use a 16 bit AT type hard disk controller If you install a non IDE hard disk drive and controller card you must set jumpers J14 and J16 to position 2 3 to disable t
8. amount of memory in your computer up to 16MB There are four SIMM sockets on the main system board and each can contain one SIMM You can use 1MB and 4MB SIMMs The following table shows the possible SIMM configurations do not install memory in any other configuration The label on the system board for each SIMM socket RAM 1 through RAM4 identifies the bank of sockets where you should install SIMMS Possible SIMM configurations Video Memory The computer may come with 512KB or 1MB of video memory You can increase the video memory to 1MB by installing four video DRAM DIP Dual Inline Package chips 44256 70ns For the memory to work properly you must install one chip in each socket EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 5 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Resolutions and colors Hard disk drive types continued Resolution requirements Color rates Hz Remarks 640X480 512KB _ 256 60 72 8 bits pixel jimB sd saKyeakK 60 7218 bitsipixel_ cae ca il True color 800x600 512KB 256 560 72 8 bitsipixei 32K 64K 1024x768 512KB 16 43 5 60 70 72 4 bits pixel 43 5 60 70 72 8 bits pixel Actual formatted size may be slightly different from size on drive label you 1280 x 1024 1MB i 4 bits ixel cannot change this value Hard Disk Drive Types Drive Option Information Your computer comes with a hard disk auto sensing feature Hard disk drive options for l inch IDE drives When
9. aracteristics Dimension Actionpc ActionTower Width 16 8 inches 427 mm _ 7 125 inches 161 mm Depth 15 8 inches 401 mm 16 25 Inches 413 mm _ 17 Ib 7 7 kg 16 25 Ib 7 4 kg Detachable two button PS 2 compatible Stored in ROM accessible by pressing F2 during boot With one diskette drive without keyboard Power Supply Type 200 Watt switchable UL TUV listed fan cooled Input ranges 90 to 132 VAC 180 to 260 VAC Maximum VDC at 20 Amps 5 VDC at 0 5 Amp outputs 12 VDC at 8Amps 12 VDC at 0 5 Amp Frequency 47 to 63Hz Cables Two to main system board five to mass storage devices for more than five devices Y cables can be installed on the existing cables Environmental Requirements Condition Temperature Storage range 41 to 90 F 4 to 140 F 5 to 32 C 20 to 60 C 20 to 90 10 t0 90 330 to 9 900 ft 330 to 39 600 ft 100 to 3 000 m 100 to 12 000 m 68 F 20 C 1134 F 57 C 46 2 dB N A Humidity non condensing Altitude Maximum wet bulb Acoustical noise 5 9 94 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Major Subassemblies The following diagrams illustrate the major subassemblies in the ActionPC and ActionTower systems option card connector board J10 J12 power supply J13 J14 J16 J1 J5 SIMM sockets video memory ActionPC eee coprocessor socket drive mounting
10. cillator Cid Jumper Settings The following table lists the jumpers that can be changed other jumpers are for factory use only Jumper settings ole al alae OFF Disables VGA IRQ A aa 2 3 Disables COM1 Assigns COM1 serial port as COM1 3F8H SFFH 2 3 Assigns COM1 serial port as COM3 SE8H 3E FH D Enables COM2 Disables COM2 1 2 Assigns COM2 serial port as COM2 2F8H 2FFH Assigns COM serial port as COM4 2E8H 2E FH 2 3 e 2 3 Disables parallel po 1 2 Assigns parallel port as LPT1 378H 37FH 2 3 Enables game port Disables game po Assigns parallel port as LPT2 278H 27FH ee ae Enables diskette drive controller Disables diskette drive controller 5 9 94 Jumper settings continued Fed number setting J14 Enables the IDE hard disk drive controller Disables the IDE hard disk drive controller J15 Selects external battery Selects the system board battery Discharges CMOS memory this resets the SETUP values to their factory defaults e rinanon Disables the IDE hard disk drive controller Factory setting MS DOS automatically reassigns parallel and serial ports Check the MS DOS manual for more information Built in VGA jumper settings Built in VGA Enable Disable Factory setting SIMM Installation Your computer comes with 2MB 4MB or 8MB of memory on memory mod amp s also called SIM Ms single inline memory modules By installing additional SIMMs you can increase the
11. he builtin IDE hard disk drive interface Also be sure to remove the hard disk drive ribbon connector from the system board T When installing a hard disk drive see the hard disk drive type tables on pages 6 and 7 and use the auto sensing feature in SETUP to select the correct type number for the drive If the auto sensing feature does not produce a match for the drive you can define your own drive type by selecting User Def 1 or User Def 2 asthe type and entering the drive s exact parameters Software Problems When installing a copy protected software package first try the installation at high speed If this does not work properly select low speed by pressing Ctrl Alt using the numeric keypad Try loading the program at low speed and then switching to high speed if possible T When running a software package that uses a key disk as its copy protection method try loading it at high speed If this does not work load it at low speed Installing Option Cards Cl If you are installing a video adapter card that doesn t support VGA make sure you disable the built in VGA by removing jumpers J1 and J2 COM Port Assignment Q If you want to assign COM 1 as COM3 you must set jumper J7 to position 2 3 If you want to assign COM 2 as COM4 you must set jumper J9 to position 2 3 Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None Technical Information Bulletins None Product Support Bulletins None Related D
12. ocumentation TM ACTPC1520 EPSON ActionpC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Service Manual PL ACTPC1520 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 Parts Price List 400311100 EPSON Action 2000 User s Guide 400311200 EPSON ActionPC 1500 User s Guide 400311400 EPSON ActionTower 2000 User s Guide 10 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 5 9 94
13. rbo LED 2 HDD LED 5 Power LED 3 Turbo LED 6 Power LED SIMM sockets RAM1 2 3 4 ignai C PEPEPEPE PTR p PERR PAT vasa E PEPEE EE EPPA RSABEREARRIPTE ETE EPET EPERERP RERE Active low logic 5 9 94 Option card riser board connector pin assignments S1 A38 SBHE B8 5voc Bss Memcsi6 A39 La23 fB9 DRa2 B39 iocsie LA22 B10 12 VDC B40 IRQ10 s01 as La21 B1 ows Bat Ran SMEMR _ B45 Dacko SA18 __ ass meme B16 iow B4s DRao A47 MEMW B17 10R B47 Dacks saie ass spe B48 DROS Aso saa _ aso svbe pso tc Beo 5svoc Active low logic Option slot connector pin assignments A1_ iocHck A26 sas B20 syscik c14 soi a2 soz _ azz sas Bat iraz ews s02 A3 _ SDe faze saa C16 SD13__ As _ sDs fazo saz fB2sjimas fc17 sDi4 as sos aso sar c18 SD15_ as sos ass B25 iRa3 D1 Memcs16 B1 Ground B26 Dackz D2 iocs16 as s01 B2 _ RESETDORV D3 Rano fag soo Bs svoc fezs eae o4 Ran A10 ORDY __ B4 imas ps iRan A11 AEN ps svoe fBso osc Ds iRais A12 sa19 _ Be oraz B31 Ground D7 Ran a15 sAa16 los sa22 D10 packs SA15 B10 Ground ca sa21 D11 DREQ5 A17 SA14 B11 smemw fcs saz0 p12 Dacke A18 SA13 cs sais bis DRGs Aig saiz eis iow c7 sais D14 DAckr a20 sais B14 iom fcs s
14. you select avro DETECT 1 or 2 for your hard disk type in SETUP the system detects the type of hard disk drive you have installed and fills in the drive information using values in the following table Hard disk drive types fon fos Jor Jon fos fo asa fi lis ia 2 12 ise ite oot io 142 112 t12 2116 2a 2006 1526 1818 2238 2233 2233 S e method 47 447 447 i7 a az Jaz far 7 p7 jir Fl ee hae Power parameters ha Ja frag Jo firsa 25 fa less fo Js es Jo opasa 26 azr es e Je Jes Select 1 or none for the precomp value If neither of these options are available select the maximum available precomp value CE se C loos Jo a a C Jo o__ re e Jo 7 v Jo 6 EPSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 5 9 94 PSON ActionPC 1500 2000 ActionTower 2000 IDE hard disk drive jumper settings Conner CP30084E_ C D jumpered C D jumpered___ No jumpers _ Conner CP30104H C D jumpered C D DSP jumpered C D jumpered cib jumered No jumpers Conner CP30174E Conner CFA540A pe ered Quantum ELS170AT DS SP jumpered No jumpers or DS jump lumpered soe eee es AC1170 Westem Digital No jumpers MA jumpered SL jumpered AC2250 Westem Digital AC2340 CS cable selection can also be jumpered for any configuration When CS is used the drive is a master it pin 28 is grounded or a slave If pin 28 is not grounded Diskette and magneto optical drive specifications E
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