Epson 8600 - Manual (Page 2)

EPSON ActionPC and ActionTower 8600
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Interfaces
Video S3 ™ Trio64V+ ™ PCI VGA controller with
integrated 24-bit RAMDAC, 64-bit DRAM
interface; includes power-saving and
multimedia features; supports resolutions up
to 1280 × 1024 in 16 colors with 1MB of video
RAM, increasing to 256 colors with 2MB of
video RAM; True Color ™ support at 640 × 480
resolution and Hi-Color support at 800 × 600
resolution
Diskette Controller on system board supports up to
two diskette drives, or one diskette/combo
diskette and one tape drive
Hard disk and
other IDE
devices
Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible, bus-mastered
IDE interfaces on system board support up to
four IDE devices (two on each interface); IDE
CD-ROM drives cannot be connected to the
primary IDE interface or to the same interface
as IDE hard disk drives; BIOS provides hard
disk auto-sensing and enhanced IDE functions
Monitor Energy Star compliant video interface for
fixed or multifrequency monitor built into
system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
Parallel One standard, multimode parallel interface
built into system board; supports 8-bit
unidirectional, 16-bit bidirectional EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended
Capability Port) modes; 25-pin, D-shell
connector; operation controllable by SETUP
program and jumpers
Serial Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into system
board; 16C550 compatible; 9-pin, D-shell
connectors; operation controllable through
SETUP
Keyboard PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built into
system board; 6-pin, mini DIN connector
Mouse PS/2 compatible mouse interface built into
system board; 6-pin, mini DIN connector
Option slots Connector card with five I/O expansion slots;
three ISA compatible (8.33 MHz bus speed)
and two PCI bus-mastering slots (33 MHz bus
speed)
Speaker Internal
Mass
Storage
Slimline
Internal bay:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
Externally accessible bays:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive and
two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives
Tower
Front internal bay:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
Rear internal bracket:
Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives or
one 3.5-inch wide, full-height drive
Externally accessible bays:
Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives and
two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives
Diskette drive
types
3.5-inch diskette drive, 720KB or 1.44MB
storage capacity; 5.25-inch diskette drive,
360KB or 1.2MB storage capacity; or a
combination 3.5-inch/5.25-inch diskette drive
Hard disk
drive types
5.25-inch or 3.5-inch form factor hard disk
drive(s), up to half-height size; maximum of
four drives
Other devices Half-height tape drives, CD-ROM drives,
optical drives, PCMCIA card readers, or other
devices; 5.25-inch, or 3.5-inch with mounting
frames
Keyboard Detachable, two-position height; 104 or 105
sculpted keys; country-dependent main
typewriter keyboard; numeric/cursor control
keypad; four-key cursor control keypad;
12 function keys; 3 Windows 95 keys
Mouse Detachable, two-button, PS/2 compatible
SETUP
Program
Stored in ROM; accessible by pressing Del
during boot
System
security
User and Supervisor level passwords
available for system boot or diskette access
Virus
protection
Write protection feature for the hard disk
drive boot sector