Epson NX Installation and operation manual

EPSON NX
power (SPEED) hard disk diskette power
light
access light
drive button
ROM
bay for hard disk, diskette, tape,
CD-ROM, or other drive
115mo VAC switch
option card slots
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CPU and Memory
32-bit CPU
System speed
Memory
4DX2/66: Intel i486DX2,66 MHz
microprocessor; supports future Intel
OverDrive processors
High, low, and automatic speeds
available; high speed is CPU-dependent
(66 MHz), low speed is simulated 8 MHz,
automatic speed switches from high to
low only for diskette drive access; speed
selection through SETUP, keyboard
command, or ESPEED program; 0 wait
state memory access at high speed
20MB standard (4MB DRAM soldered on
main system board and one 16MB SIMM);
expandable using lMB, 4MB, 16MB, or
64MB SlMMs to 128MB maximum on
main system board; SlMMs must be 70 ns,
36-bit, 72-pin, gold-leaded, fast-page mode
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Computer Specifications
Video RAM
Shadow RAM
Cache
VirtualCache
Math
coprocessor
Clock/calendar
Controllers
Video
DiSk&te
Hard disk
Interfaces
Monitor
Parallel
Serial
128KB ROM containing system BIOS and
video BIOS; 64KB ROM containing SETUP
code
2MB video RAM on main system board
Automatic shadowing of system and VGA
BIOS ROM into RAM; shadow RAM
address control selectable through SETUP
8KB of internal cache (built into the
microprocessor); cache testing and address
control selectable through SETUP
Epson proprietary VirtualCache’” feature
automatically creates a “virtual cache”
buffer the size of maximum system
memory
Built into the microprocessor
Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS
RAM on main system board; separate
battery backup
Chips and Technologies Wingine’”
P64200 VGA controller on main
system board; provides resolutions
of up to 1024 x 768 x 64K colors or
1120 x 832 x 64K colors, depending on
the available drivers
Controller on main system board supports
up to two diskette drives or one diskette
drive and one tape drive (DOS only)
Interface on main system board supports
up to two IDE hard disk drives with
built-in controllers
VGA interface built into main system
board for analog or multifrequency VGA
monitor; 15-pin, D-shell connector
One standard 8-bit parallel, bidirectional
interface built into main system board;
port assignment and I/O address
selectable through SETUP; 25-pin, D-shell
connector
Two RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into main
system board; port assignment and I/O
addresses selectable through SETUP;
9-pin, D-shell co~ectors
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Keyboard
Mouse
Option slots
Speaker
Feature
connector
LAN adapter
Mass Storage
Horizontal
mounts
Vertical
mount
Diskette drives
Hard disk
drives
ES/2 compatible keyboard interface built
into main system board; keyboard speed,
delay, and num lock settings selectable
through SETUP; 6-pin, mini DIN connector
I’S/2 compatible mouse interface built
into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN
connector
Four standard X-bit (or &bit) I/O
expansion slots (three available); ISA
compatible; 8 MHz bus speed
Internal; operation controllable through
SETUP and volume selectable by software
IBM compatible VGA pass-through
interface built into main system board;
26-pin connector
Intel EtherExpress 16C, &bit ISA-
compatible Ethernet adapter; supports
BNC coax (thin Ethernet), AUI DE15s
(thick Ethernet), and RJ-45 (10BaseT
Ethernet); Link and Activity status LEDs;
software configurable for I/O address,
IRQ, connector type, and I/O- or memory-
mapped buffering; diagnostic utility
included
Three drives maximum (two horizontal
mounts and one vertical mount),
configurable using the following:
Up to two externally-accessible,
half-height horizontal mounts; each
horizontal bay can accommodate one
5%inch form factor hard disk, diskette,
tape, CD-ROM, or other drive, or one
3%-inch form factor hard disk, diskette,
tape, CD-ROM, or other drive with
51/4-inch mounting frames attached
One internal third- or half-height vertical
mount; vertical bay can accommodate one
3%-inch form factor hard disk or other
drive
3.5~inch, 1 &MB (high-density)
5.25~inch, 1.2MB (highdensity), DOS only
3*4-inch or 5&inch form factor hard disk
drive(s), up to half-height size; the first
mounted vertically, second mounted
horizontally; (the vertical bay can
accommodate only 3l/i-inch form factor
drives; the horizontal bays can
accommodate 3*4-&h or 5!@nch form
factor drives)
Other devices
Keyboard
Power Supply
Type
Input ranges
Maximum
outputs
Frequency
Cables
Half-height tape drive, CD-ROM drive, or
other storage device; 51/4-inch form factor
or 31&inch form factor with 5’!-inch
mounting frames attached
Detachable; two-position height;
101 sculpted keys; numeric/cursor control
keypad; four-key cursor control keypad;
12 function keys
145 Watt, fan-cooled
90 to 132 VAC and 180 to 264 VAC, switch
selectable voltage
+5 VDC at 18 Amps, +12 VDC at 4.0
Amps, -5 VDC at 0.3 Amps, -12 VDC at
0.3 Amps
47to63Hz
Two to main system board; four to mass
storage devices
Option Slot Power Limits
Maxlmum current +5 volts +12 volts
-SVoRsand-12Volts
For each slot 7 Amps 1.5Amps 0.3Amps
For ail four slots 16Amps 3 Amps 0.3 Amps
Environmental Requirements
Condltlon
1 Operatlng range 1 Nonqeratlng 1 Storage range 1
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1 range
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Temtxvature I 41’ to 95’ F
I-4°t01400F
14’to140°F
(SO to 35OC) (do0 to 6oOC) (-2o” to 6oOC)
Humidity 20% to 60%
1O%toQO%
lO%to95%
(non-
condensing)
Atlituds ~toQ,QOOR 4ooto 11,660R 4300t039,600ft
(-100 to 3,000 m) (-100 to 3,600 m) (-100 to 12,000 m)
Maximum 66’F 104’F 134’F
wet bulb (20°C)
(4OOC) (57OC)
Acoustical 37.4 dB(A)
WA N/A
noise
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Physical Characteristics
Width 14.8 inches (370 mm)
Depth 16.5 inches (412 mm)
Height
4.8 inches (120 mm)
Weight 16.7 lb (7.6 kg), without keyboard
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Major Subassemblies
J1549
VGA feature connector
0 L
q
J5J6
q
option board riser card
vertii drive bay
horizontal drive bays
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Main System Board Diagram
alternate
VGA feature
connector
video DFtAM
option board
- risercad
connector
- FDD
connector
1 HDD
connector
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Connector Pin Assignments
Parallel Port Connector (CN5)
pin 13 pin 1
t-1
pi;25
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pin 14
Parallel Port Connector Pin Assignments
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1
strobe
10
ACK’ 19 Signal
ground
19 IData
*Active low kgic
I 16 I Signal ground
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Serial Port Connectors (CN4 and CN8)
Serial Port Connector Pin Assignments
Pin Slgnai
Pin Slgnai
1
Data carrier detect
6 Data set ready
2 Receive data
7
Request to send
3 Transmit data
6 Clear to send
4
1 Data temjnai ready
IQ 1 Ring indicator
5 INotused
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Keyboard Connector (CN10) and
Mouse Connector (CN9)
pin6 pin 5
F%
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““‘w pin3
pin2
pin 1
Caution
Although the keyboard and mouse connectors are
physically identical, they cannot be used interchangeably.
Keybcuzrd and Mouse Connector Pin Assignments
VGA Port Connector (CN2)
Pin 5
pin 10
pin 15
pin 1
pin6
ptn 11
VGA Port Connector Pin Assignments
VGA Feature Connector (CN17)
pin 1
pin 25
pin2
l eeoeaeoeae
pin 26
VGA Feature Connector Pin Assignments
Pin Signal
1 Data0
Pin Signal
10 BLANK
Pin Slgnai
19
ENPCLlC
12 IData
11
HSYNC 20 Not connected
12
VSYNC 21 Ground
a3 13
Ground
22 Ground
Data2
Dat
Data4
Data5
14
Ground 23 GtWnCt
15
Ground
24 Ground
17 IData
I 16 ] Ground
- -..-.-_
I25 1 Not connected
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6 Data7
1 17
1 ENDATA’
I26 1 Not connected
9PCLK
I16
1 ENSYNC* I
*A&e low logic
DMA Assignments
Level
Assigned device
DMAO spate p-bit)
DhAAl span3 @-bit)
DMA2
Floppy disk dttve controller (&bit)
DMA3
spam p-bit)
DMA4
Cascade to DMA controller 1
DMA5 span3 (M-bit)
DMA6
spare(Mbit)
DMA7
spare (w-bit)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Data
4+5
VDC (fused)
2ReSeWed 5
clock
3
Ground
6
Reserved
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Hardware Interrupts
System l/O Address Map
Hex address’ Aeelgned device
000-OlF DMA controller 1,8237A-5
020 - 021
Interrupt controller 1,8259A, master
022 - 024 Epson reserved function
040-043 1 Timer, 8254-2
080-081,084 I8042 (Keyboard and mouse)
070 - 071 (CMOS)
1 Real-time clock NMI (non-ma&able interrupt mask)
080-08F
OAO-OAl
OCO - ODF
OF0
OF1
OF8 - OFF
1 lFO- lF8
200-207
278 - 27A
j DMA page register, 74LS812
1 Interrupt controller 2,8259A
DMAcontroller2,8237A-5
Clear math coprocessor busy
j Reset math coprocessor
1 Math coprocessor
1 Hard disk drive
IGameWO
1 Parallel printer port 3
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1280 - 2DF 1 Alternate enhanced graphics adapter
2El
2E2 and 2E3
[ GPIB (adapter 0)
I Data aafukition (adapter 0)
I2F8 - 2FF ISelialport2
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300-31F
LAN adapter
348-357
DCA 3278
380-383 PC network (low address)
384-387
Resewed
p-368
38C-38F
378 - 37A
1 PC network (high address)
1 Resewed
I Parallel printer port 2
380-38F
390-393
SDLC, bisync 2
Cluster
3A0 - 3AF
3BO-3BA
I Bisynchronous 1
I Monochrome display and printer adapter
3BC-3BE
3C0 - 3CF
3D0 - 3DF
3F0 - 3F7
3F8 - 3FF
8E2 and 8E3
790 - 793
AE2 and AE3
B90-893
EE2 - EE3
1390 - 1393
Parallel printer port 1
Enhanced graphics adapter
Color/graphics monitor adapter
Floppy disk drfve controller
Serialport
Data acquisttiin (adapter 1)
Cluster (adapter 1)
Dataacquisttiin (adapter 2)
Cluster (adapter 2)
J Data acquisition (adapter 3)
1 Cluster (adapter 3)
Hex address*
22El
1 Asslgned device
j GPIB (adapter 1)
FO80 - F085 Epson reserved function
F089 - FO8D
Epson resewed function
* Recommended addresses for installing devices
Jumper Settings
See the illustration on page 3 for the location of the jumpers
on the main system board.
CPU Speed Jumper Settings*
CPU speed Jl
J2 53 J4
DW88
AAB A
l Factory settings
CPU Type Jumper Settings’
CPU type J5 J6
57
J6
ODP488DX88 A A
BB
l This table shows the factory settings for jumpers J5-J8. You need to change
these settings only if you install a future CverDrfve processor.
Other ]umper Settings
JlO
I
A‘
B
Jll
I A*
Function
Enables the built-in mouse connector
Dtsables the built-in mouse connector
Enables the built-in VGA display adapter
Disables the built-in VGA dlsptay adapter
A color monitor is Installed
A monochrome monitor is installed
Enables a mouse or other polnting device
connected to an opt&n card
Disables a mouse or other pointing device
connected to an option card
Disables the password
Enables the password
Reserved
l Factory setting
“To use a mouse connected to a port on an option card, set J9 to B and J12 to
A. lf you connect another type of pointing device (such as a joy stick) to the
option card port, set both jumpers to A.
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Hard Disk Drive Types
Processor Chips
Support is provided for a future OverDrive processor.
SIMM lnstallation
There are two SIMM sockets on the main system board. To
increase the amount of memory in the computer up to
128MB, you can install 36-bit, n-pin, gold-leaded, fast-page
mode SIMMs that operate at an access speed of 70 ns or
faster, with a capacity of lMB, 4MB, 16MB, or 64MB.
The following table shows the possible SIMM configurations;
do not install memory in any other configuration. Make sure
that both SWIMS operate at the same speed. The computer
comes with 20MB of memory @MB soldered on the main
system board and one 16MB SIMM).
SIMM Configurations
The table below lists types of hard disk drives you can use in
the computer. Check this table and your hard disk manual to
find the correct type number(s) for the hard disk drive(s)
installed in the computer. You need to enter the type
number(s) when you set the hard disk drive configuration in
the SETUP program.
Had Disk Drive Types
Type cylnders kds Recomp IAndIng &ctars sb* orlw-
no. (CYL) (HDS)
zone (SEC) (hM8) mmnuhdumr
1 306 4 126
3[)6 17 10
2615 4
300
615 17 20
ST-225,ST-W6,
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6 733 5
none
733 17 30 ST-m6
9 QW 15 none
Qol 17 112
10 820
3 nom
620 17 20
11 16%
I5 Inane 16% 117 135
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12 I655
17 na-e
1655 117 ' ' 49
13 x6
6 120
1 319 17 20
14 723 7
none 1733
17 4
15
16 612 4 0
663 17
a
17 977 5300 977 17 40
CDC942S51,
1MB
18MB
I4MI
24MB
4MB
j16MB
1 241 MB
16MB
j16MB I38MB
68MB
I64MB’
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Ii
I I I I
1 1 I
I CP-3044 t,CP-2044t, I
7060t,6051At
II\ Inn
17 "-
977 17 56
tm, 47
!!a cR7lMa
64MB l
68MB
64MB l
1MB
89MB
1MB
64MB *
69MB
84MB l
4MB
72MB
4MB
64MB =
72MB
64MB -
18MB
84MB
16MB 64MB
*
84MB
64MB -
.
164~~’
1 128MB *
5
1466
, ,I 1s
1336 17 IO
I!YYl
46
81 w-30084
33
loo CP3104
46
162 CP-3ol74Es
, #Y 17
40
IQ77 17
40
1
29
30
3l 73? 7300 732 17 42
32 I@3
5 none
Ice' "
P
* When SIMM is available
This memory configuration diiles the 4MB of soldered memory.
1 --- -
942l6-106ESDn I
IXTIUE NDR1065
I
I
44 828
10 none
626 34 137 M&;
45 la?4 5512 la?3 17
42
46 615
8 126 616 17
40
* Actual size when formatted may be slightly different than the size listed on the
drive label.
t Hard disk drive supported in translate mode
$ Epson drives
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If the computer has an Epson 170MB or 240MB hard disk
drive, select the appropriate type number from the table
below.
Epson Hard Disk Drive Types
Type4 number Epson hard disk drive
28
17OMB
34
24OMB
lnstallation/Support Tips
Power
The computer has an input voltage selection switch on the
back panel to select between 115 VAC, for USA and
Canadian use, and 230 VAC, for use in other countries.
Mouse and Keyboard
When connecting the mouse and keyboard to the computer,
be careful to plug them into the proper ports. Although the
ports are physically identical, they are not interchangeable,
and you may damage the main system board if you plug the
connectors into the wrong ports.
Installing Diskette Drives
Make sure that the drive type has been correctly selected in
the SETUP program.
Installing Hard Disk Drives (for DOS Use)
It is recommended that a 16-bit, AT-type hard disk
controller be used if you are installing a drive that cannot
use the embedded IDE interface. If you install a non-IDE
hard disk drive and controller card, you need to use the
SETUP program to disable the built-in IDE hard disk
drive interface.
See the hard disk drive type tables on pages 7 and 8 and
use the SETUP program to enter the correct type
number(s) for the hard disk drive(s) installed in the
computer. (Also be sure to use the SETUP program to set
the hard disk drive configuration if you install or remove
a hard disk drive.) You can select a type number that
matches the parameters for the drive or a type number
with parameters having lesser values, as long as they do
not exceed the maximum capacity (in MB) of the drive. If
there is no match for the drive, you can press Enter and
then F2 at the Hard disk 1 or 2 option and enter the
drive’s exact parameters.
Software Problems
Cl If you are using a copy-protected program that does not
require a key disk but requires a special procedure to
install it on a hard disk, set the speed to low while you
install the program. Then set the speed to high while you
load and run the program. If this does not work, try
installing and loading the program at low speed and then
change to high speed to run it.
Ci You can change the processor speed using the SETUP
program, the ESPEED program, or keyboard commands.
See the User’s Guide and Setup Guide for more information.
Password
Make sure that you do not forget the password you set. If
you do, you must disable it by setting jumper J13 on the main
system board to position A.
Information Reference List
Engineering Change Notices
None.
Technical Information Bulletins
None.
Product Support Bulletins
None.
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Cl If you are using a copy-protected program that can run
only on a diskette or that requires a key disk, try to load
the program at high speed. If you can’t load the program
at high speed, set the processor speed to automatic.
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