Epson 8600 - Manual (Page 6)

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System Memory Map
Video Memory
The computer comes with 1MB of video memory. You can
increase the video memory to 2MB by installing two 512KB,
40-pin, SOJ flat pack video DRAM chips.
* Non-interlaced and interlaced
** Interlaced
Processor Upgrades
You can upgrade your processor with a faster one to improve
system performance. If you upgrade the processor, you may
want to lay the computer on its side to make the process
easier. If you are upgrading to a 100 MHz processor, make
sure you use a standard 3.3 V processor.
Address range Function
FE0000h-FFFFFFh 128KB duplication of ROM BIOS stored at
0E0000h-0FFFFFh
100000h-FDFFFFh System extended memory (128MB maximum)
0E0000h-0FFFFFh 128KB ROM BIOS
0C8000h-0DFFFFh Adapter ROM BIOS
0C0000h-0C7FFFh Video ROM BIOS
0A0000h-0BFFFFh 128KB video memory
000000h-09FFFFh 640KB base memory
Resolution
Memory
require-
ments
Color
Refresh
rates (Hz)
Remarks
640
×
480 1MB 256 60/72/75 8 bits/pixel
1MB 32K/64K 60/72/75 16 bits/pixel
2MB 16.8M
(True
Color) 60/72/75 24 bits/pixel
800
×
600 1MB 256 56/60/72/75 8 bits/pixel
1MB 32K/64K 60/72/75 16 bits/pixel
2MB 16.8M
(True
Color) 60/72/75 24 bits/pixel
1024
×
768 1MB 256 43.5/60/70/75 8 bits/pixel*
2MB 64K 43.5/60/70/75 16 bits/pixel**
1280
×
1024 1MB 16 43.5/60/72/75 4 bit planes*
2MB 256 43.5/60/72/75 8 bits/pixel**
1600
×
1200 2MB 256 43.5 8 bits/pixel**
Hard Disk Drive Types
The computer comes with a hard disk auto-sensing feature.
To use it, select one of the drives you have installed from the
Fixed Disk Setup screen. On the screen that appears for that
drive, press Enter to select the
Autotype Fixed Disk
option. The system detects the type of hard disk drive, fills in
the drive’s parameters, and sets the remaining options on the
screen.
Hard Disk Drive Information
The IDE hard disk drives listed in the tables below are
qualified for use in your computer.
IDE hard disk drive parameters
Parameters
Conner
®
NEC
®
Seagate
®
C
F
S
1
2
75A
CF
S
8
5
0
A
CF
S
6
3
5
A
CF
S
5
4
1
A
D
374
7
D
374
5
S
T
31
640A
S
T
51
270A
S
T
36
30A
Formatted
capacity (MB) 1275 850 635 540 1620 1080 1625 1282 631
Size,width ×
height (in)
4 Ч 1 4 Ч 1 4 Ч 1 4 Ч 1 4 Ч 1 4 Ч 1 4 Ч 1 4 Ч
.75
4 Ч 1
Weight (lb) 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.5 .75 1.3
Cylinders 3640 3640 3640 3924 3678 3678 4708 5414 3164
Disks 3 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 2
Heads 6 4 3 2 6 4 6 4 4
Sectors per
track 77 -
143 78 -
143 78 -
144 90 -
170 76 -
142 66 -
115
Rotational
speed (RPM) 3600 3600 3600 3600 4500 4500 5400 5400 3811
Buffer size
(KB) 64 64 64 64 256 256 256 128 120
Average seek
time (ms) 14 14 14 14 11 11 10.5 10.5 14
Encoding
method RLL
1,7 RLL
1,7 RLL
1,7 RLL
1,7 PRML PRM
L RLL
1,7 RLL
1,7 RLL
1,7
Power
dissipation
(seek) 3.5
W 3.5
W 3.5
W 3.9
W 4.0
W 4.0W 8.41
W 6.4W 5.2
W
Logical parameters
Cylinders 2477 1651 1238 1048 3144 2096 3150 2485 1223
Heads 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Precomp
zone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Landing
zone 2477 1651 1238 1048 3144 2096 4726 5376 3164
Sectors 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63