Epson ActionNote 660C Product Information Guide

EPSON ActionNote 660

Memory

ROM

Video RAM

Shadow RAM

Clock/
calendar

Controllers

Video

Diskette drive

Hard disk

4MB or 8MB RAM standard on the system
board; expandable to 8MB, 12MB, or 20MB

using a 4MB, 8MB, or 16MB memory
module

128KB Flash ROM device containing the
system and VGA BIOS and System

Configuration utility (SCU) code
512KB DRAM supports resolutions up to

640 x 480 in 256 colors on the color LCD
and up to 1024 x 768 in 16 or 800 x 600 in
256 colors on an external monitor

Supports shadowing of 128KB of system

and video BIOS ROM into RAM

Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS
RAM; backed up by internal battery

Chips and Technology® 32-bit local bus
interface to the microprocessor; supports
enhanced video modes on an external

monitor; supports resolutions up to

640 x 480 in 256 colors on the color LCD

and up to 1024 x 768 in 16 or 800 x 600 in
256 colors on an external monitor; display

mode selectable using the SCU,

Fn F12

utility

Built-in super I/O controller for one

internal 3.5-inch diskette drive; supports

720KB and 1.44MB formats

Built-in super I/O controller for standard

IDE HDD; drive compartment

accommodates a standard 2.5-inch wide
hard disk drive up to 19 mm high

command, or Windows ChipsCPL

Notebook Specifications

CPU and Memory

CPU

System speed

Cyrix SL-enhanced Cx486DX2-66
microprocessor; includes built-in math
coprocessor, 8KB of internal cache, and
power management features; cache can be
enabled or disabled using the SCU

Maximum speed and low speed (12 MHz)
available; speed selection through
keyboard commands

PCMCIA

Interfaces

External VGA

Parallel

Serial

4/95

Built-in controller for PCMCIA version

2.1,

Type I, Il,

two stacked Type I and Type II cards or

one Type III card; JEIDA 4.1 compatible;

supports standby and suspend modes;

supports hot insertion (including ExCA

standards)

15-pin, D-sub, female connector for analog

monitor

Centronics® compatible; 25-pin, D-sub,

female connector; supports normal (8-bit

AT compatible, unidirectional) and
bidirectional (16-bit PS/2 compatible)

modes

RS-232C, programmable, asynchronous,

B-pin, D-sub male connector

or IIl cards; supports up to

AN660-1

EPSON ActionNote 660

External
keyboard /
mouse

Keyboard

Auto-sensing, 6-pin, mini-DIN connector
for a PS/2-type external keyboard,
keypad, mouse, or other pointing device

85/86 keys; 101/102-key keyboard
compatible; embedded keypad; support
for hot key commands

Trackball

Built-in 16 mm, serial trackball with

two

buttons

Mass Storage

Hard disk drive One internal 2.5 inch long, 12.5 mm to

19 mm high IDE hard disk drive; SCU
automatically detects standard IDE drive
types; parameters for the Toshiba
MK1824FCV drive

Capacity

Heads
cylinders

352MB
16
682

Diskette drive One internal, 3.5-inch, low power

consumption, diskette drive; 720KB or

1.44MB format

are

as

follows:

Sectors

WP Com
Landing Zone 682

63
0

LCD Indicator

Panel

The ActionNote 660 has the indicators
shown in the table below

System

Configuration
Utility

Software

LCD Screen

Stored in ROM; accessible by pressing

Ctrl Alt at system startup or at MS-DOS

prompt; includes power management
features

Latest versions of MS-DOS® and Microsoft
Windows”; Borland® SideKick® for
Windows; ClarisWorks® for Windows;
trial versions of CompuServe® WinCIM®,
America Online®, Prodigy®, and OAG
FlightDisk®; SystemSoft®

CardWizard”

and

CardSoft,m

CardLite”

drivers and
utilities for PCMCIA card slots; on-line
Windows and other manuals; power
management utilities; all installed on the
hard disk drive; refer to Software Support
Card for EPSON’s support policy

Active matrix colon 9.5-inch diagonal,
640 x 480 x 256 colors

Dual-scan twisted nematic (DSTN) color:

10.3-inch diagonal, 640 x 480 x 256 colors,

backlit

Power Sources

AC adapter
I Size

Rechargeable, 12 Volt, 2.6Ah NiMH
battery; current regulation and automatic
charge stop by thermistor

AN660-2

4/95