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EPSON Endeavor VL

Controllers

power (speed) light

I

hard disk access light

Video

External VESA local bus video cam supports high resolution
displays (preinstailed on systems sold in the United States);
see the video card manual for more information
Controller on main system board supports up to two diskette
drives or one diskette drive and one tape drive or other
storage device
Local bus IDE interface on main system board supports up to

two IDE hard disk drives with built-in controllers.

Diskette

power

 button

Hard disk

Interfaces

AC inlet for

monitor 

monitor
cable

video

slots are

2 and 3)

AC outlet 

parallel

port

AC

keyboard

Serial

Mass Storage

voltage
switch

inlet 

Computer Specifications

CPU and Memory

32-bit 

CPU

I

Intel 486SX, DX, or DX2 processor

Ail systems can be upgraded with a faster

microprocessor, including SX2, DX4, and Pentium
OverDrive processor when available; DX4 processors
require an adapter board to regulate voltage
High and low speeds available; high speed is the speed
of the microprocesso r, low speed is simulated 8 MHz;
speed selection through keyboard command or SETUP;
0 watt state memory access at high speed

4MB RAM standard soldered on the system board;

expandable to 40MB (maximum) using 4MB or 16MB
SIMMs; SIMMs must be 32- or 36-bit, 72-pin fast-page
mode type with 70ns (or faster) access speed

128KB system BIOS, video BIOS, and SETUP code

located in EPROM on main system board
Supports shadowing of system and video BIOS ROM into
RAM

System speed

Keyboard

Design

Detachable; two-position height; NumLock and speed settings
adjustable through SETUP

Layout

101 or 102 sculpted keys; country-dependent main typewriter

keyboard; numeric/cursor control keypad; four-key cursor
control keypad; 12 function keys

Interface

PS/2-compatibie

Connector

6-pin, mini-DIN, male

Cable length 51 inches (1300 mm); coiled
Weight

3 lb (1.36kg)

Dimensions

17.5 inches (446 mm) wide

6.9 inches (175 mm) deep

1.5 inches (37.6 mm) high, without legs

2 inches (51 mm) high, with legs

Memory

ROM

Shadow RAM

Cache

Math

8KB of internal cache (built into the microprocessor);
sockets for 64,128, or 256KB of SRAM external cache
(optional)
On DX and DX2 systems, math coprocessor built into the

coprocessor            microprocessor

Clock/ calendar

  Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS RAM socketed on

main system board with built-in battery backup

3/94

EPSON Endeavor VL-1

Summary of Contents for Endeavor VL

Page 1: ... through keyboard command or SETUP 0 watt state memory access at high speed 4MB RAM standard soldered on the system board expandable to 40MB maximum using 4MB or 16MB SIMMs SIMMs must be 32 or 36 bit 72 pin fast page mode type with 70ns or faster access speed 128KB system BIOS video BIOS and SETUP code located in EPROM on main system board Supports shadowing of system and video BIOS ROM into RAM S...

Page 2: ...mits Maximum current 5 Volts 12 volts 5 Volts and 12 Volts For each slot 7 Amps 1 5 Amps 0 3 Amp For all tour slots 16 Amps 3 Amps 0 3 Amp Environmental Requirements I I 1 Non operating Power Source Requirements 120 Volt power source requirements 240 Volt power source requirements EPSON Endeavor VL 2 3 94 ...

Page 3: ...EPSON Endeavor VL Major Subassemblies SIMM sockets I I option card connector board I DIP switches 3 94 EPSON Endeavor VL 3 ...

Page 4: ...EPSON Endeavor VL System Board Layout CPU F W EPSON Endeavor VL 4 3 94 ...

Page 5: ...ry in your computer up to 40MB Each of the three SIMM sockets on the main system board can contain one 4MB or 16MB memory module The following table shows the possible SIMM configurations do not install memory in any other configuration SIMM configurations SIMM 1 SIMM 2 0 0 4MB 0 4MB 4MB SIMM 3 Total 0 4MB 0 8MB 0 12MB 4MB 4MB 4MB 16MB 16MB 0 0 20MB 4MB 16MB 0 I24MB I 16MB 16MB 0 36MB 4MB 16MB 16M...

Page 6: ...2Kx8 128KB 32Kx8 I32Kx8 I32Kx8 256KB Microprocessor Upgrades The computer s processor can be upgraded by replacing the existing microprocessor with a faster one You can either purchase an upgrade kit from EPSON or buy the individual components separately as listed in the following table Microprocessor upgrade components l For the DX 33 DX2 50 DX2 66 DX4 and Pentium OverDrive processor You may also...

Page 7: ...disk drive jumper settings l CS cable selection can be jumpered for any configuration When CS is used the drive is a master if pin 26 is grounded or a slave if pin 26 k not grounded Diskette and magneto optical drive options System Memory Map FFFF F000 E000 D000 C800 Extendedmemory system ROM 64KB unused 64KB unused 32KB unused Video ROM VGA text 32KB unused VGA graphics Base memory 40MB 1MB 640KB...

Page 8: ...tem l O Address Map EPSON Endeavor VL 8 3 94 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Mouse data 4 5 VDC 2 Reserved 5 Mouse clock 3 Ground 6 Reserved Keyboard connector pin assignments CN5 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Keyboard data 4 5 VDC 2 Resewed 5 Keyboard data 3 Ground 6 Resewed Serial port connector pin assignments CN9 CN10 Parallel port connector pin assignments CN11 ...

Page 9: ...onnector pin assignments CN13 Active low logic Option card riser board connector pin assignments CN16 Hard disk drive LED connector pin assignments CN14 1 VCC 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 VCC Speed indicator LED connector pin assignments CN6 Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 TURBO 3 Ground Speaker connector pin assignments CN15 Pin Signal 1 VCC 3 I Ground 4 ISPKD 3 94 EPSON Endeavor VL 9 ...

Page 10: ... Board The option card riser board contains four ISA option card slots and two VL bus slots VL bus slot connector pin assignments The A side of the connector is the component side of the option card the B side is the solder side of the option card EPSON Endeavor VL 10 3 94 ...

Page 11: ... then switching to high speed if possible Cl When using a software package that uses a key disk as its copy protection method try loading it at high speed If this does not work load it at low speed Booting Sequence If you cannot boot the computer from the hard disk make sure the booting sequence in SETUP is set to A then C Then boot the computer from a system diskette in drive A Password Make sure...

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