Epson 890 SERIES User's Manual
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1. s me s erona s __ pu frena s ems Power converter board connector 22 pin male rew ndiatesttepowerawich s m __ 7 pockon mdesesporspkaersaus SUSHDD HIGH active when system is entering suspend to hard disk mode SUSCH HIGH active when system is entering suspend to DRAM mode HIGH active when port replicator is installed Power converter board connector 14 pin male 20 to 22 Pin No x Name 1104 Description Constant voltage from AC adapter CHGLED Output pin to drive the orange LED SWITCH To power on DC DC converter Reserved No connection No connection To power off DC DC converter Ground AN890 5 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series External keyboard mouse connector J7 Pin Ee Signal EZME D ee s Microphone connector J88 Speaker connector J18 Pin Signal Pin Signal 2 FDD connector 0 s owe s p wee vu ew J s m AN890 6 HDD IDE connector J23 Pinno __ Senaimame p 9e s mw s ee IOCHRDY ou s e so b sw s se m 9o e2. ws Memory module connector 10 Es m sine m Sarat Fin sen t ee pe use s s e HDDLED o I 8 8 z us _ wo om fe uos os _ wr wow e e e veo as uer ee ware oe wow er qe wn We e e a wes o voc e es he ws or we ao ww Te we s ws feo woe e he ws s WS s wo e woot Ea he uu y we fes s wor 7 De we e wo Te PD7 8 25 95 PCMCIA connector 1 and P2 rin sume Pm Sura Pim suc m sers t me e vm s ae s ww m __ we qw EH CNN LN LN cm 22 e jae ERI cet Ja as A e DN m ms m ess e we __ pe Te e eo LN e Mo e e roves s we so ove ae ew s ono LED card and audio card connector 19 en nar Pin Suma im Pr Sia pe 9e s frown o uns pomen se 7 vv en e sw snos Aono fi Audio in connector J4 Pin sena en Soma Ao 5 p quw i meo 8 25 95 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Audio Out connector J24 Pin Signal
3. ve aem ono s w voos 20 s ew fe exor pw voos a pooken a fem re pe wav _ gt s swow n anera fir ves eee Touchpad connector 19 Pin Signal reos s s reos s gt meo s fwe __ meo ew 7 ew u mer w Ts moara 2 woos Toe Internal keyboard connector J20 E er s m p T em Im s n ono T roo e s mes roe Internal keyboard connector J21 pom fe m fe ros epe es T T o ros Te ro s m Tp ro pm os roo Te pe fr fros Daughterboard connector JP 1 Erin star Pm 9 tr eseo a me 7 fe once s n never Daughterboard connector JP 2 41890 8 Port Replicator connector 6 or __ m pe wes s ro fe voos re emaor er ee eoo 7 ow ao f soe __ EJ 2 x qs eo veces 1 EE s touro sms DACKO sor fee finas e ES a ES ER EM 3 35 zio D lt RSRDR AUTOFD er os o ss e mor er ose e me e no Femme __ nc e om Ee emos os sos p
4. 8KB internal Real time dock calendar and CMOS backed up by internal battery Chips and Technology amp 65535 video controller 32 bit local bus interface to the microprocessor supports enhanced video modes on an external monitor supports resolutions from 640 x 480 in 256 colors on the color LCD and up to 1024 x 768 in 16 colors on an external monitor automatic external monitor detection simultaneous display with LCD screen using Fn F10 command or software Built in super I controller for one internal 3 5 inch diskette drive supports 720KB and L44MB formats Built in super I controller has interface to one 2 5 inch IDE internal hard disk drive automatically recognizes and configures drives up to 19 mm high that support the IDE interface Built in Vadem amp VG 468 controller for two stacked slots supports two or II cards or Type lll PCMCIA version 2 01 and JEIDA 4 1 compatible supports low power and suspend modes supports hot insertion induding ExCA standards register compatible with Intel amp 82365SL 890 1 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Interfaces External VGA Parallel Serial External keyboard mouse Phone jack or infrared option Speaker Audio input and output Port replicator Security Keyboard ActionPoint Volume Control AN890 2 Auto sensing 15 pin D sub female connector for analog monitor supports simultaneous display with L
5. Pin Signal Pin Signal p ww __ __5 wm gt 4 LCD connector J11 10 pin Pin Pn Signal Pin Pin _ eno fero smos s ero z pus Te ence 3 LCD connector J12 15 pin rin Bignal Ph Sena in Sere Pn Samar p ow s m sos 8o 2 error s sns ue we rec s sme 7 sms sr 1 ono ees s menle we LCD connector 13 12 pin Pin Pin Pis Senet 7s Sir tr nor s eon To 2 norm s toon s covensw v se s ter s woe e re Processor switch S1 Pin Sina m Pr Sens Pip sers 2 s Speed selection switch 52 rin Pis Pm ioral Pin sers _ s sess s ano _ 7_ sroseto s ewe e ws s CPU selection switch S4 rin Sura sus Pin sera Pin mer 2 smem s evo ov Main board connector to power converter J16 Sea o om Sonal Pin sera 1 s omo eno w ow fe oocken s swe fio rwr 14 ono s _ r esos s oo a rocken e Te fie ono AN890 7 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series ain board connector to power converter 17 Pin Pin Sionat _ Pin Signal _ 7 poon fis
6. to 140 F 5 to 35 C 20 to 60 C Humidity non 30 to 90 5 to 95 condensing 200 to 30 000 ft 767 to 9 000 m 200 to 12 000 ft 67 to 4 000 m 35 dB at 1 meter maximum Acoustical noise Caution When traveling by airplane take the computer into the passenger compartment to prevent it from being stored in an unpressurized storage compartment Physical Dimensions wan mmm 8 8 220 11 7 297 16 40 55 25 ss us mz sw v 8 Ts 7 Monochrome AN890 3 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Optional Equipment 4MB 8MB 16MB memory expansion module User removable 540M B 810M 1 2GB hard disk drive 144Kbps baud internal data fax modem 115 2 kbits second IrDA compliant infrared device 16 bit SoundBlaste amp l6 compatible stereo audio card Additional NiMH batteries Extra AC adapter or international AC adapter Adapter for an automobile cigarette lighter External battery charger External keyboard Numeric keypad PCMCIA Typel 1 and III cards including flash RAM SRAM modem fax modem and LAN cards ActionPort Replicator Portable CD ROM player Carrying case Kensington MicroSaver Security Lock System Board Components PCMCIA SLOT AN890 4 Major Subassemblies LED panel LED card or audio LED card under panel H memory module micropr
7. 0 x 480 640 x 480 64 gray shades 256 colors 9 5 inches One removable internal IDE hard disk drive 2 5 inch form factor maximum height 19 mm Setup automatically recognizes and configures drives that support the IDE interface parameters for the supported drives areas follows Parameters e Sa fe fe wm o _ Capacity millions of bytes Internal 35 inch diskette drive 720KB or 1 44MB format supports lower power consumption Stored in ROM accessible by pressing F8 at system startup includes power management utilities One time choice of MS DOS and Microsoft Windows or Windows 95 also preinstalled Lotus Smart Suite NetCom NetCruiser trial versions of CompuServe amp PRODIGY America Online and OAG FlightDisk SystemSoft drivers and utilities for PC cards drivers and utilities for video system and touchpad online version of User s Guide all installed on the hard disk drive refer to About Y our Software card for details on EPSON s support policy Passive color Active color 640 x 480 256 colors 10 4 inches 10 4 inches Fax modem Specifications Characteristic Compatibility Group 3 CCITT Bell 103 212A G3 V 2 1 V 27ter CCITT V 22 V 22 V 29 send only bis 14 4 9600 7200 14 4 9600 2400 4800 2400 300 1200 300 baud baud Command set Enhanced AT Data compression MNP 5 V 42 bis Touch
8. CD using Fn F10 hot key sequence or software command Centronics compatible 25 pin D sub female connector bidirectional S bit parallel autodetects ECP or EPP devices when connected and turned on at system start up RS 232C programmable asynchronous 9 pin D sub male connector UART 16C550C Auto sensing 6 pin mini DIN connector for a PS 2 type external keyboard keypad or pointing device Supports RJ 11 connector with optional internal fax modem installed or IrDA compliant interface card up to 115 2 kbits second to a distance of 3 3 feet 1 meter within a 30 viewing angle can use COM 1 3F8h or COM2 2F8h Internal automatically disabled when optional audio card is installed and line out is used Connectors for external microphone line in and line out when optional audio card is installed Connector for optional ActionPort Replicator Connector for optional Kensington security device 85 keys 101 key keyboard compatible embedded numeric keypad Fn key for hot key commands Built in touchpad pointing device with two buttons compatible with standard PS 2 mouse driver software can be disabled with Setup Knob adjusts sound of internal speaker or audio card if installed Mass Storage Hard disk drive Diskete drive Setup Program Software LCD Screen Screen type all backlit Resolutions and colors Diagonal measurement active area 8 25 95 Monochrome 64
9. Front View brightness control audio input and output touchpad buttons volume diskette control drive touchpad hard disk drive compartment These parts function only with the optional audio card installed Rear Panel and Left Side security video port battery phone jack or serial infrared port external pai keyboard or Den molise port port slots Available only with the optional internal fax modem or infrared device installed Notebook Specifications CPU and Memory CPU 486 DX4 100 microprocessor installed in a PGA socket includes 8KB of internal cache in write back mode and integrated math coprocessor System speed Fast speed and slow speed 8 MHz available speed selection through Setup Memory ROM Video RAM Cache Clock calendar Controllers Video Diskette drive Hard disk PCMCIA 8 25 95 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series 8MB standard configured with 4 or 8MB RAM soldered on the system board systems with 4M B on system board include an additional 4M B memory module expandable up to 24MB using 4 8 or 16MB memory expansion module can install a 20M B module on systems with 4M B on the system board 128KB Flash ROM device containing the system and video BIOS and Setup program code 512KB DRAM supports resolutions up to 640 x 480 in 256 colors on the color LCD and up to 1024 X 768 in 16 colors or 800 x 600 in 256 colors on external monitor
10. T1 Clock Calendar ms Wm 7 IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ12 Touchpad Reserved for Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk Drive Controller IRQ15 Available 8 25 95 System Memory Map 000000H 640KB base memory 0A0000H 128KB reserved for graphics display area 0C0000H Reserved 40KB for VGA BIOS Power Management Utility OF0000H 64KB for system BIOS 100000H Extended memory Duplicated code assignment at address 020000 FFFFFFH DMA Assignments es Diskette Controller DMA3 DMA4 Cascade for CTRL 1 DMA5 Available DMA6 Available DMA7 Available AN890 9 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series System I O Address Map 0CO 0DF DMA Controller 2 Clear Math Coprocessor Busy OFA Reset Math Coprocessor OFB OFF Math Coprocessor 1F0 1F8 Hard Disk Drive 200 207 Game Port 208 277 278 27F Optional Sound Card Parallel Port 2 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 300 31F Prototype Card 360 36F Reserved 378 37F Parallel Port 1 380 38F SDLC Bisynchronous 2 3A0 3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0 3BF Mono Display Printer Adapter 3C0 3CF 3D0 3DF Reserved Color Graphics Monitor Adapter 3E0 3EF PCMCIA Controller 3F0 3F7 Diskette Drive Controller 3F8 3FF Serial Port 1 AN890 10 Timer Counter Interrupt Controller 2 Installation Support Tips Using Low Battery Save to HDD and Inst
11. ant On TheActionN ote 890 series hard disk drive is partitioned at the factory so that these options can be used A 25MB area is set aside the saved data this ensures that there 15 enough space for all memory configurations To prepare the hard disk drive run the PHDISK utility located in the CA PM directory You also need to run this utility if you upgrade your system memory Type the following command at the DOS prompt and press Enter PHDISK CREATE If you install a new hard disk drive and want to use the Low Battery Save to HDD or Instant On options you need to leave sufficient space on the disk unpartitioned The amount of space should equal the system memory plus 2MB After you run FDISK to partition the drive you need to run the PHDISK utility to configure the storage space on the drive In Windows 3 1 when the computer is turned on after using the Low Battery Save to HDD or Instant On options the PCMCIA services are not reinitialized The computer recognizes SRAM PC cards but does not recognize most other PC cards You must reboot to reinitialize the services Using an External Monitor When you connect an external monitor make sure you turn it on before you turn on the computer The ActionN ote automatically detects the external monitor and displays data on its screen Press Fn F10 to switch your display from the monitor to the LCD screen or to display on both screens simultaneously Using a Serial Mou
12. ocessor power converter board fax modem BIOS ROM connector Memory Module Installation The computer comes with 8M B memory standard but may have 4 or of memory soldered on the system board It includes a single memory module socket which contains a 4M B module on units with 4MB soldered on the system board Y ou can increase the memory up to 24M B by removing the original module if oneis installed and installing a 4 8 16 memory module You can install a 20M B module on units that have only 4M B soldered on the system board FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 8 25 95 System board components me T vema modua cornea ne 20 ne Teeadomwar _____ __ us naive eoneoor mm Ponciano Pme San s Connector Pin Assignments Parallel port connector J1 iarann n qe fe 2 fo e __ B m e jw 8 25 95 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Serial port connector 2 Co NENNLOL NN Carrier Detect Data Terminal Request to Send to Send Ready 2 Receive Data Receive Data 5 Signal Ground Clear to Send Clear to Send Transmit Data 6 DataSet Ready 9 Ring Indicator VGA connector for an external monitor J3 Pn Sene sional oin Sorel me s _____ e Gee r
13. s fie fine e ss os or se pres e ms er ror we ve fo __ ve _ w os fo wr oo wo _ sor pe onc orc m __ es n 96 oe we o e me e wwe or ss m pex qe mes mee So a fun e son fve once s vesc s ss e me rs ___ lt e so exse CE 8 25 95 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Port Replicator connector 6 continued mese om rm sera oe ror fear once fir ose vs pore Dw wem _ CC CC os pones ws ss os wo vereor we oreo o Cre Dock Free pe vs WOEX _ tems fu em em vos oes os ono __ _ Dn woara wr Cus sore we wv __ __ ses r __ s ER N e gt FN E e o af ow gt x e A m D D D 5 a gt Hardware Interrupts Keyboard Cascade COM2 2F8H 02E8 COM1 3F8H COM3 03E8 Optional sound card Diskette Controller LP
14. se If you connect a serial mouse you must use the Setup program to disable the built in touchpad 8 25 95 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None Technical Information Bulletins None Product Support Bulletins None Related Documentation 400521800 EPSON ActionN ote 890 Series User s Guide 400526800 About Your Software 400527000 Choosing Your Operating System PL A N 890S EPSON ActionN ote 890 Series Parts Price List 8007 EPSON ActionN ote 890 Series Service M anual 8 25 95 AN890 11
15. tone or pulse speeds Dialing type LED Panel Green Computer is on Flashing green very low battery system is about to power down Green Standby mode press any key to return to full power Flashing green Suspend mode press Suspend Resume button to return to full power Charge Orange battery is charging normally Green battery is fully charged Flashing orange battery is not installed correctly or is damaged Computer is accessing the diskette drive drive Suspend Hard disk Computer iS accessing the hard disk drive drive PCMCIA PC card is inserted Num Lock Num Lock is on which activates the embedded numeric keypad Caps Caps Lock is on Lock Scroll Scroll Lock is on Lock 8 25 95 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Power Sources AC power adapters Lightweight AC power adapter Specification A882051 International AC power adapter A882101 wow ______ Output voltage 19 VDC 1 23 Amp 19 VDC 1 5 Amp maximum maximum me pens e er oo was fazem er om Leg irem Rechargeable 12 Volt NiMH battery current regulation by thermistor Battery Caution Use only the adapters and replacement batteries designed for use with the A ctionN ote 890 series lightweight AC adapter 882051 international AC adapter A 882101 auto adapter A882241 and battery A882291 Environmental Requirements Condition Operating Non operating Temperature 42 to 95 F 4
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