Epson 900N User manual

EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Front View Video RAM
Rear Panel and Left Side
security
keyboard or
mouse port
Cache
Clock/calendar
Controllers
Video
Diskette drive
Hard disk
PC Card
Notebook Specifications
CPU and Memory
CPU 5x86 QFP CPU on L2 cache
daughterboard; CPU includes 16KB of
write-back unified data and instruction
cache and integrated math coprocessor
System speed
Fast and slow speed selectable in Setup
Memory
8MB RAM soldered on the system
board; expandable up to 24MB using a 4,
8, or 16MB memory expansion module.
1MB DRAM supports resolutions up to
640 X 480 in 256 colors on LCD and up to
1024 X 768 in 256 colors or 800 x 600 in
64K colors on external monitor
16KB internal write-back cache;
256KB external; both can be enabled/
disabled in Setup
Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS
RAM; backed up by internal battery
Chips and Technology® 65545 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 LCD and up to 1024 X
768 in 256 colors on an external monitor;
automatic external monitor detection;
simultaneous display with LCD screen
using Fn F10 command or software
Built-in super I/O controller for one
internal 3.5-inch diskette drive; supports
720KB and 1.44MB formats
Built-in super I/O 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 or
EIDE interface
Built-in Vadem® VG-468 controller for
two stacked slots; supports two Type I
or II cards, or one Type III; PCMCIA
version 2.01 and JEIDA 4.1 compatible;
supports low power and suspend
modes; supports hot insertion (including
ExCA® standards); register compatible
with Intel® 82365SL
ROM 128KB Flash ROM device containing the
system and video BIOS and Setup
program code. The BIOS is shadowed in
DRAM for faster access
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Interfaces
External VGA
Parallel
Serial
External
keyboard/mouse
Infrared
Speaker Internal; automatically disabled when
line-out is used
Audio input and
Connectors for stereo line-in and line-
output out and for monaural microphone
Port replicator
Connector for optional ActionPort™
Replicator
Security
Keyboard
ActionPoint
Touchpad
Volume
Control
Auto-sensing, 15-pin, D-sub, female
connector for analog monitor; supports
simultaneous display with LCD using
Fn F10 hot-key sequence or software
command
Centronics® compatible; 25-pin,
D-sub, female connector; bidirectional
8-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, 16C550C-
compatible
Auto-sensing, 6-pin, mini-DIN
connector for a PS/2type external
keyboard, keypad, or pointing device
IrDA-compliant interface; up to
115.2 kbits/second to a distance of 3.3
feet (1 meter) within a 30° viewing angle;
can use COM1(3F8h) or COM2 (2F8h)
Connector for optional Kensington®
security device
85 keys; optional 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 in Setup
Knob adjusts sound volume of internal
speaker and audio output
Mass Storage
Hard disk drive
Diskette drive
Setup Program
Software
LCD Screen
One removable internal IDE hard disk
drive, 2.5-inch form factor; maximum
height 19 mm; BIOS automatically
recognizes and configures drives that
support IDE or EIDE interface;
parameters for the supported drives are
as follows:
Internal 3.5-inch diskette drive;
720KB or 1.44MB format
Stored in ROM; accessible by pressing
F8 at system startup; includes power
management utilities and password
protection
One-time choice of MS-DOS and
Microsoft Windows™ or Window® 95;
Also pre-installed: Lotus® Smart Suite,®
NetCom™ NetCruiser,™ trial versions of
CompuServe,® PRODIGY,® America
Online,® and OAG® FlightDisk®; as well
as ARK Workspace®, Puma TranXit
infrared utility; SystemSoft drivers and
utilities for PC card slots; utilities for
video system, sound card, infrared port,
and touchpad. Online version of User’s
Guide and other manuals also installed
on the hard disk drive; refer to About
Your Software card for details on
EPSON’s support policy
Screen type
Resolutions
and colors
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Backlit
Passive color
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640 x 480,
256 colors
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Diagonal
measurement,
active area
10.4 inches
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Infrared Specifications
Power Sources
Specification
Compatibility
COM
Operating
IrDA
TM
-compliant
COM1
COM2 (default)
AC Power Adapters
Operating Range
Operating Distance
Speed
30° radius
3.3 ft
(1m)
Up to 115.2 Kbps
LED Panel
con
Name Meaning
\ ’ ,
Power
Green-Computer is on
9:
Flashing green-Very low battery; system is
about lo power down
c!J
Suspend Green-Standby mode; press any key to
return to full power
Flashing green-Suspend mode; press
Suspend/Resume button to return to full power
0
Charge Orange-battery is
charging normally
Green-battery is fully charged
Flashing orange-battery is not installed
correctly or is damaged
rl
Diskette Computer is accessing the diskette drive
drive
=
El
Hard disk Computer is accessing the hard disk drive
drive
A
cl
PCMCIA PC card is inserted
v
1
Num Lock Num Lock is on, which activates the
embedded numeric keypad
A
Caps Caps Lock is on
Lock
Scroll
Lock Scroll Lock is on
Battery
Rechargeable 12 Volt NiMH battery;
current regulation by thermistor; battery
life with power savings, 4-6 hours.
Caution
Use only the adapters and replacement batteries designed for
use with the ActionNote 900 series (lightweight AC adapter
A882051, international AC adapter A882101, auto adapter
A882241. and battery A882291).
Environmental Requirements
Non-operating
-4° to 140° F
(-20° to 60° C)
5% to 95%
Altitude
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-200 to 12,000 ft
(-67 to 4,000 m)
-200 to 30,000 ft
(-67 to 9,000 m)
Acoustical noise
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35 dB at 1 meter
(maximum)
N/A
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Caution
When traveling by airplane, take the computer into the
passenger compartment to prevent it from being stored in an
unpressurized storage compartment. Avoid exposing the
computer to extreme changes in temperature.
Physical Dimensions
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Major Subassemblies
Optional Equipment
I 4 MB, 8MB or 16MB snap-in memory expansion module
I 1.2 GB user-removable hard disk drive
I Additional NiMH batteries
I Extra AC adapter or international AC adapter
I Adapter for an automobile cigarette lighter
I External battery charger
I External keyboard
I External numeric keypad
I PCMCIA Type I, II, and III cards including flash RAM,
SRAM, modem, fax/modem, LAN, and hard drive cards
I ActionPort Replicator
I Portable CD-ROM player
I Kensington MicroSaver Security Lock
I Carrying cases
System Board Components
memory module
LED panel audio/LED
card under panel
L2 cache board
IrDA transc&er
interface board
Memory Module Installation
The computer comes with 8MB of memory soldered on the
system board. It includes a single memory module socket in
which you can install an additional 4, 8 or 16MB memory
module. Run the Setup program to check the amount of
memory installed.
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J9 I
PCMCIA SLOT
U4
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FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
C
J8
C
J4
C
J14
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
System board components Serial port connector (J2)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Carder Detect 4Data Terminal 7
Request to Send
Ready
2
Receive Data 5Signal Ground 8 Clear to Send
3 Transmit Data 6
Data Set Ready 9 Ring indicator
VGA connectorfor an external monitor (J3)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Red 6
Ground 11 NC
2 Green
7 Ground 12 NC
3 Blue
4 NC
8 Ground 13
9NC 14
Horizontal Sync
Vertical Sync
5 Ground 10 Ground 15 NC
Power converter board connector (22-pin male) (J17’)
Connector Pin Assignments
Parallel port connector (J1)
Pin No.
Signal Name
Pin No. Signal Name
1
NC 14 AUTO FEED XT
2Do 15
ERROR A
constant voltage from AC adapter
3 D1 16 INIT
4D2
17 SLCT IN
Power converter board connector (14-pin male) (J16)
I I
5
D3
I 18 GND
Pin No.
Signal Name Description
1 to 4
VA Constant voltage from AC adapter
5 CHGLED Output pin to drive the orange LED
6
SWITCH
To power on DC/DC converter
6 D4 19
GND
7 D5
20 GND
8 D6 21
GND
9 D7
22 GND I
7
PWRON Reserved
8
NC
No connection
10 ACK
23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
9NC No connection
10 PWROFF
To power off DC/DC converter
11 to 14 GND Ground
12
PE
13
SLCT
25 PRT SEL
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
External keyboard/mouse connector (J7)
HDD IDE connector (J23)
Pin No. Signal Name
1 RESET DRV
2GND
Pin No.
Signal Name
21 GND
22 IOWR
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AUX-DATA
3 GND 5 AUX-CLK
2 NC 4
+5 v
6NC
Microphone connector (J8) 3
IDE D7 23 GND
4GND 24 IORD
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AGND 3 BMIC 5MICIN 5SD8 25 GND
6 SD6 26 IOCHRDY
2MICIN 4BMIC
+
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lrDA connector (J15)
7SD9 27 IRQ14
8SD5 28 IOCS16
Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal
1
TRIS
12 GND
2GND 13 DSR2
3
PTS2 14 VCC5
4
VCC5 15
SPK
5DCD2 16
MIC
6SOUT2 17
SPK
7DTR2 18 GND 17
SD14
37 VCC5
18 SD0 38 VCC5
19 SD15
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39
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GND
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20 GND 40 VCC5
Memory module connector (J10)
Speaker connector (J18)
Pin
Signal Pin
Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1
GND 19 MA10 37 MD16 55 NC
Pin
1
Signal
1 GND
Pin
I2
Signal
1 SPK
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FDD connector (J22)
1 Pin No.
I Signal Name
I Pin No.
I Signal Name
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1
VCC5
11
GND
2
INDEX 12 WDATA
3VCC5
13 GND
4DR0
14
WGATE
5VCC5
15
GND
6DSKCHG
16
TRK0
7
8
9
10
MEDIA0
MTR0
DIR
STEP
17 GND
18 WRTPRT
19 RDATA
20 HDSEL
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Main board connector to power converter (J17)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 7DOCKON 13 VCC5 19
ADPR
2 GND
3 GND
8 SUSHDD 14 VCC5 20
DOCK PR
9 CLKOFF 15 VCC3 21
DOCK PR
4GND 10 DOCKPLG 16 12V 22
DCCK PR
5 SWON 11 ADPTR 17 VCC3
6GND 12 VCC5 18 CHAR ID
Touchpad connector (J19)
Pin Signal
Pin Signal Pin Signal
Pin Signal
1
TBDIS 5MCLK 9TBDIS 13
MCLK
2 Z8PO0 6 NC 10 Z8PO0 14 NC
3 Z8PO1 7 GND 11 Z8PO1 15
GND
4VCC5 8MDATA 12 VCC5 18
MDATA
Internal keyboard connector (J20)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 P37 4 P34 7 Z8PO1 10 P31
2 P36 5P33 8GND 11
P30
3 P35 6 Z8PO0 9
P32
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Internal keyboard connector (J21)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 SPDSEL0 4 NC 7 SPDSEL2 10
TKA3B
2 DAC2 5 TURBO 8 MA10 11
RESVGA
Daughterboard connector (JP2)
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 MA2 6MA7 10 DTYWE 14 KRMWEA
2MA3 7 MA8 11 KTOE 15
KRMWEB
3 MA4 8MA9 12 KRMOEA 16
CLKOFF
4 MA5 9DIRTY 13 KRMOEB 17
TKA3A
5MA6
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Port Replicator connector (J6) (continued)
Hardware Interrupts
CPU Configuration Information
Switch
S1 CPU Type
Cyrix 5x86 QFP
daughterboard
Cyrix 5x86 PGA
S2 Speed
(Motherboard speed)
DC board voltage
(on DC board)
1, ON
2, OFF
3, OFF
4, ON
1, ON
2, ON
3, OFF
4, ON
left
center
right
left
center
right
Description
settings for 5x86
QFP
settings for 5x86
PGA
40MHz
33MHz
25MHz
4V
3.45V
3.3V
System Memory Map
00000H
0A0000H
0C0000H
0D0000H
0E0000H
0EA000H
0F0000H
100000H
FFE000H
FFFFFFH
640KB base memory
128KB reserved for graphics display area
Reserved
Reserved
48KB for VGA BIOS
Power Management Utility
64KB for system BIOS
Extended memory
Duplicated code assignment at address 0F0000
1
DMA Assignments
Channel Device
DMA0 Available
DMA1
DMA2
Sound Card
Diskette Controller
DMA3 ECP
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DMA4
Cascade for DMA CTRL #1
DMA5
DMA6
DMA7
Available
Available
Available
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
System I/O Address Map Installation/Support Tips
Hexadecimal Address
000-01F
Device
DMA Controller 1
020-03F interrupt Controller
040-05F
060-06F
070-07F
Timer/Counter
Keyboard Controller
RTC NMI
080-09F
DMA Page Register
Interrupt Controller 2
DMA Controller 2
Clear Math Coprocessor Busy
Reset Math Coprocessor
Math Coprocessor
Available
Hard Disk Drive
0A0-0BF
0C0-0DF
0F0
0F1
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0F8-0FF
100-1EF
1F0-1F8
200-207 Game Port
208-277 Sound Card
278-27F Parallel Port 2
2F6-2FF
300-31 F
360-36F
378-37F
Serial Port 2
Prototype Card
Reserved
Parallel Port 1
380-38F SDLC Bisynohronous 2
3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 1
3B0-3BF Mono Display Printer Adapter
3C0-3CF Reserved
3D0-3DF Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter
3E0-3EF PCMCIA Controller
3F0-3F7 Diskette Drive Controller
Serial Port 1
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3F8-3FF
2F8-2FF IrDA Port
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Using Low Battery Save to HDD and Instant On
The ActionNote 900 series hard disk drive is partitioned at
the factory so that these options can be used. A 26MB area
is set aside for the saved data; this ensures that there is
enough space for all memory configurations.
To prepare the hard disk drive, run the PHDISK utility,
located in the C:\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 ActionNote
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. Resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in 256 colors
supported.
Using the ActionPoint Touchpad
If you use an external pointing device connected to the mouse
port, the touchpad is automatically disabled. If you want to
use the touchpad, turn the computer off and then on, and
touch the ActionPoint first
Using a Serial Mouse
If you connect a serial mouse, you must use the Setup
program to disable the built-in touchpad.
Using the IrDA Port
When communicating with another IrDA-equipped device,
such as a printer or computer, ensure that the IrDA ports are
within 3 feet, with no more than a 30-degree angle in a direct
line of sight with no obstructions. See the User’s Guide for
details.
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EPSON ActionNote 900 Series
Information Reference List
Engineering Change Notices
None
Technical Information Bulletins
None
Product Support Bulletins
None
Related Documentation
400521900
EPSON ActionNote 900 Series User’s Guide
400526900 About Your Software
400527000
Choosing Your Operating System
PL-AN900S EPSON ActionNote 900 Series Parts Price List
TM-AN900T EPSON ActionNote 900 Series Service Manual
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