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The back panel – Epson Equity II User Manual

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Slots for optional disk drives. You can add another floppy disk drive
(1.44MB, 1.2MB, 720KB, or 360KB) and/or hard disk drive in these

slots. All Equity II+ units come with at least one 1.2MB floppy disk
drive.

Hard disk drive light. A green light indicates that the drive is being

accessed. To avoid losing data, do not turn off the computer’s power

when this light is on.

Power light. When the light is on, the power is on. The light is orange if

the CPU (central processing unit) speed is 8 MHz and green for 12 MHz.

RESET

button. Press this button to reset the computer. When an operat-

ing system is running and the computer is unlocked, you can press the

RESET

button to reboot the system.

CPU SPEED

switch. Use this switch to select the CPU’s execution speed:

slide it to the left to run at 8 MHz and slide it to the right to run at 12
MHz.

MONITOR SELECT

switch. Slide this switch to the left if you are using a

monochrome monitor or to the right if you are using a color monitor.

Keyboard cable socket. Plug in the keyboard cable here.

1-3 shows where you connect your peripherals.

Voltage switch

The back panel

Now look at the back panel to identify the input/output ports. Figure

6 5'

Parallel

port

Serial

port

Option card

access

slots

Figure 1-3. Back panel

User’s Guide

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