Epson ActionTower 2000 Operation & User’s Manual

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• Gently press the chip halfway into the socket (to make sure it is correctly aligned). If the chip does not go in smoothly, remove it and try again. When the chip is properly positioned, push down firmly on both ends of the chip to make sure it is well-seated. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to install the remaining chips. Replace any option cards you removed. See page 3

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• Epson ActionTower 2000, Connecting the Power Cord Follow these steps to connect the power cord: 1. Plug the power cord into the power inlet on the back panel of the computer. WARNING To avoid an electric shock, be sure to plug the cord into the computer before plugging it into the wall outlet. 2. Plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate grounded electrical outlet. Turning On the Computer Before you turn on your computer, be sure to read the Important Safety Instructions at the beginning of this manual. Follow these steps to turn on your system : 1. If there is a protective card in the diskette drive, remove it now. 2.

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• Epson ActionTower 2000, Contents Introduction VGA Drivers ............................... 2 Optional Equipment ........................... 3 Memory.. ............................. 3 Video Memory ........................... 3 Microprocessor ........................... 3 Drives ................................ 3 Math Coprocessor ......................... 4 How to Use This Manual ........................ 4 Where to Get Help ............................ 5 CompuServe On-line Support .................. 6 Chapter I Setting Up Your-System Unpacking Your Com

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Replacing the Cover When you are ready to replace the computer’s cover, follow these steps: 1. Make sure all the internal components are installed properly. 2. Check all ribbon cable connections, especially those that might have been loosened during your work. 3. Make sure all ribbon cables are out of the way so they do not catch on the cover. 4. Slide the cover forward until the flange at the front of the cover slides between the front bezel and the chassis of the computer. (See the illustrati

• Epson ActionTower 2000, 3. Slide the drive into the front of the bay and secure it to the bay using the four screws (two on each side) that came with the drive 4. Connect the appropriate drive ribbon cable to the drive. If you are installing an IDE hard disk drive, see page 4-5 for instructions on connecting the ribbon cable to the main system board (if necessary) and the drive. If you are installing a diskette or tape drive, use the appropriate connector on the diskette drive ribbon cable. If your drive has a header connector, be su

• Epson ActionTower 2000, The 486SLC microprocessor in this computer is i486SX instruction set compatible. It features a 32-bit internal/ 16-bit external data path. The shadow RAM feature speeds up processing by moving the system and video BIOS into the RAM area of memory. Using the built-in interfaces, you can connect most of your peripheral devices directly to the computer so you do not have to install option cards. You can use the option slots to enhance your system with extra functions such as a modem card, a network controller card, or additional interface ports. The local bus video interface provides data transfer at the full speed of the processor, rather than at the

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Chapter 1 Setting Up Your System This chapter briefly describes how to set up your computer. It includes the following information: Unpacking your computer Setting the voltage selector switch Connecting the computer components Turning the computer on and off Running the SETUP program Post-SETUP procedures. Unpacking Your Computer When you unpack your system components, make sure you have these items: Setting Up Your System 1-1

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Installing a Drive in the Front Internal Drive Bay Your computer may have a hard disk drive already installed in the front internal drive bay. If not, you can install a half-height, 3.5-inch hard disk drive in this bay. Note You need to know the drive parameters if the hard disk drive auto-sensing feature in SETUP is unable to correctly identify your drive. See the documentation that came with your drive for this information. Follow these steps to install the drive in your computer: 1. Position the drive so its drive and power connectors face the back of the computer and its circuit board is on the bottom. 2.

• Epson ActionTower 2000, 10. You see the Button Properties dialog box. FocalPoint Setup automatically fills in the Working Directory box and selects the Lenny’s MusicToons icon. Select OK. 11. Repeat steps 4 through 10 to create the Sound Test button substituting the following information: In the Title field, type Sound Test. In the File Name box, select lensnoop. exe. 12. Repeat steps 4 through 6 again to create the Read Me button substituting Lenny’s Read Me in the Title field. 13. In the Drives box. select drive C : 14. In the Directories box, s

• 5. Replace the bracket inside the computer as shown below and secure it to the back panel with the four screws you removed earlier. 6. If there is another drive installed in the rear internal drive bay, follow the instructions on page 4-16 to reconnect the drive and power cables to the drive. 7. When you are finished installing or removing drives, replace the

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Removing the Cover You need to remove the computer’s cover to install any of the options described in this chapter or to install or remove a disk drive (as described in Chapter 4). Follow these steps: 1. Turn off the computer and then any peripheral devices (including the monitor and printer). 2. Disconnect the computer’s power cable from the electrical outlet and from the back panel. Also disconnect any other cables that are connected to the computer, including the keyboard cable. 3. Turn the computer around so

• Epson ActionTower 2000, The illustration below shows the main system board inside your computer. Use this illustration to locate jumpers, SIMM sockets, video memory chip sockets, and the CPU socket. 3-6 Installing and Removing Options

• Epson ActionTower 2000, If you need help with any software application program you are using, see the documentation that came with that program for technical support information. CompuServe On-line Support The fastest way to access helpful tips, specifications, drivers, application notes, tables for DIP switch or jumper settings, and bulletins for EPSON products is through the Epson America Forum on CompuServe. If you are not currently a member of CompuServe, you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product. This membership entitles you to: An introductory $15 credit on CompuServe Your own user ID and password A complimentary subs

• Epson ActionTower 2000, 4. Then select Browse. 5. In the Drives dialog box, select drive D: to specify your CD-ROM drive. 6. In the Directories box, select the MPCCHESS directory. 7. In the File Name box, select setup. exe. Then select OK. 8. You see the Battle Chess installation screen. Follow the instructions on the screen to accept the suggested directory and select Continue. 9. The installation program copies the files from the CD to your hard disk drive and creates the Battle Chess group and program icon in Windows. When the installation is complete, you see a confirmation message. Select OK to continue. 10. Your computer automatically starts Battle

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Once you have installed your operating system, install any software you plan to use. See your application program manuals for instructions. You may also want to install the optional extended video drivers and utilities. (If your computer was configured for you, these drivers are already installed.) For more information on installing video drivers and utilities, use a text editor to open the README files included on your Drivers diskettes. Make sure Windows is installed before you install video drivers for Windows applications. To read the README files, insert the Drivers diskette, type the following, and pr

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Operating system compatibility, A-6 diskette, 1-7, 2-4 installing, 1-17 MS-DOS, 1-9, 3-8 performance, 3-1 reloading, 2-4 version number, 5-2 Optical drive, Intro-3,4-1, 4-10 Option cards 16-bit, Intro-1 connector board, 3-5 DIP switches, 5-11 guidelines for using, 3-15 installing, Intro-2-4, 3-15-17 jumpers, 3-15, 5-11 problems, 5-11 removing, 3-8, 3-18 video, 1-14 Option slots, Intro-1, 3-15-18, A-3 Optional equipment, Intro-2-4, 3-1, A-7 OS/2 memory requirements, 5-10 Outlet, electrical, 5-3 P Parallel port connector pin assignments, A-16 controller, A-2 jumper settings, 3-7 u

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Follow these steps to install video memory: 1. Locate the video memory chip sockets on the main system board, shown on page 3-6. 2. If there is an option card in your way, remove it. See page 3-18 for instructions. Caution To avoid generating static electricity and damaging the memory chips, ground yourself by touching the metal surface on the inside of the computer’s back panel. Then remain as stationary as possible while you install them. 3. Remove the memory chips from their package and inspect each one. The pins should point inward at slightly less than a 90º angle. If any pins are

• Epson ActionTower 2000, If resetting the computer does not correct the problem, you probably need to turn it off and on again. Remove any diskette(s) from the diskette drive(s). Turn off the computer and wait 20 seconds. If you do not have a hard disk, insert the system diskette in drive A. Then turn on the computer. Changing the Processor Speed Your computer’s processor can operate at two speeds: fast or slow (8 MHz). The slow speed is available to provide compatibility with older application programs. When your computer is operating at fast speed, the SPEED light on the front panel is on. When the computer is operating at slow spe

• Epson ActionTower 2000, 3. Slide the drive out the back of the bay. 4. If you removed your only IDE hard disk drive, remove the hard disk drive ribbon cable from its connector on the main system board. 5. If you have finished installing or removing drives, replace the computer’s cover (described in Chapter 3) and see page 4-19 for post-installation instructions. lnstalling a Drive in a n Edema I Drive Bay Follow these steps to install a drive in an externally accessible drive bay: 1. Remove the slot cover from the drive bay you are going to use. Reach through the back of the bay and push the slot cover out the front of the bay 2. Position the drive so its d

• Epson ActionTower 2000, The cursor keys on the numeric keypad do not work properly. If the Num Lock light in the upper right corner of the keyboard is lit, press NumLock to turn off the function. If you want to change the initial settings of the num lock function, see “Setting Keyboard 0ptions” in Chapter 1. Mouse Problems Your mouse isn’t working properly or you see an auxiliary device error message. Make sure the mouse cable is securely connected to the MOUSE port and not the K/Bport. Also make sure you installed the mouse driver correctly (if necessary). See the documentation that came with your mouse and Chapter 1 for instructions. (The Windows in

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Controller Problems You see a controller error for the drive controllers, the video controller, or the I/O port controllers when you start your system. The indicated controller on your system board may be faulty. If you have an option card with a controller that will work with your device, you can install it and change the jumper settings on the system board to disable the built-in controller. You can then continue to use your system until it is convenient for you to have it serviced. If the error message refers to your diskette drive or hard disk drive controllers,

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Displaying System lnformation SETUP provides a system information screen which lists the following: Processor type Coprocessor type (if one is installed) Reserved memory BIOS version number Addresses for video mode, serial ports, and printer ports. To see this information, press F2 from either of the SETUP screens. Press any key to return to the SETUP screen. Setting the Date and Time The real-time clock in your computer continuously tracks the date and time-even when the computer is turned off. Once you set the date and time using SETUP, you should not need to change them, unless you adjust the time for daylight savings or a different time zone. (The computer automatically ch

• `Defining your own drive type If the parameters for your hard disk do not match the parameters detected by the auto-sensing feature, or if you want to use your drive with parameters other than the defaults, follow these steps to define your own type: 1. Move the cursor to Hard Disk 1 or 2 and press + or -until you see User Def 1 or User Def 2. 2. Press to move the curso

• Note that a physical format is different from the action of commands such as MS-DOS FORMAT. You have been using your hard disk drive successfully for some time but notice a reduction in performance. The data on the disk may have become fragmented. Back up all your data and use a disk compaction utility to reorganize the files on your disk. If you cannot access data on your hard disk or you are

• Epson ActionTower 2000, L Local bus video, Intro-1-2, A-2 Low-level format, 5-8 M Main system board, 3-5, 3-7, 3-10, 4-5 Mass storage, Intro-1, Intro-3,4-1, A-3-4 Master drive, 4-3, A-11 Math coprocessor, Intro-4, 1-12, 3-20-21, A-1 MDA (monochrome display adapter), 1-15 Memory addresses, 1-12, 1-16, A-13 banks (SIMMs), 3-10 checking system, 1-14 clearing, 2-4 CMOS RAM, 1-10,3-8, A-2 configuration, 3-10 count, 1-8 extended, 1-16, A-13 installing (SIMMs), 3-10-12 insufficient, 5-9-10 map, A-13 NetWare requirements, 5-10 OS/ 2 requirements, 5-10 problems, 5-11 RAM, Intro-1-2, I-14, 1-16,3-10, A-1 relocate option, 1-16 removing (SIMMs), 3-13, 3-15 reser

• Epson ActionTower 2000, Chapter3 lnstaIling and Removing Options You can enhance the performance of your computer by adding optional equipment such as system or video memory modules, or option cards. This chapter first describes how to remove your computer’s cover to install options and how to replace the cover when you are finished. It then describes the following: Locating the internal components Changing the jumper settings Installing and removing SIMMs (single in line memory modules) Installing and removing option cards Adding video memo

• Cyrix Cache Option The 486SLC-33 or 486SLC2-50 microprocessor includes a 1KB internal cache. Leave this option set to Enabled. Setting Chip Set Feature Control Options The second screen of SETUP contains options which control certain chip functions on your system board. Press PgUp or PgDn to display this screen Relocating memory The Relocate Memory option relocates the memory betwee

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