Epson Apex, User Manual

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Chapter 4
Installing Option Cards
You can use your Apex in many additional ways by adding
option cards to its present configuration. Option cards are
accessories that provide extra capabilities to your Apex. For
example, you may want to install an internal modem so you can
communicate with another computer over the telephone, or a
video card that allows you to use an EGA monitor.
You can install up to five option cards in the Apex at one time,
but keep in mind that one position is always occupied by the
video card that operates your monitor. If you are using an
Apex Plus 20, a second position is occupied by a hard disk
controller card.
Option cards are available from Epson as well as other vendors.
In addition, multifunction boards (available from various
vendors) allow you to add multiple features using only a single
slot.
Before you install an option card in your computer, you need to
remove the cover from your computer. Remember that static
electricity can damage the computer’s circuitry. Therefore, be
careful when you remove the cover and install the option card.
This chapter describes how to remove and replace the
computer’s cover and install and remove an option card.
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