Epson ActionPC 8600 Product Information Guide
EPSON ActionPC and ActionTower 8600
Slimline
comput e r
Tower
computer
SPEED
light
keyboard
POWER
button
RESET
button
POWER
light
mouse
hard disk
access light
(HDD)
diskette drive POWER
1
serial 2serial 1
2
drive bay s
printer
(parallel
port)
RESET
button
button
VGA
monitor
POWER light
SPEED light
hard disk
access light
(HDD)
drive bays
Computer Specifications
CPU and Memory
64-bit CPU 586-class process or
Green PC
energy saver
Memory 64-bit DRAM interface supporting 8MB RAM
ROM 128KB Phoenix
Video RAM 1MB video DRAM on system board;
Shadow RAM Supports shadowing of system and video
Cache 16KB of internal cache in the processor;
Math
coprocessor
Energy Star compliant, low-power, doze,
standby, and suspend modes for the CPU,
hard disk drive, and VGA display; select time-
out periods, power-saving rates, and other
options in SETUP
standard on two 4MB SIMMs; expandable to
128MB using 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, and 32MB
SIMMs; SIMMs must be tin-plated, 72-pin,
32-bit or 36-bit, fast-page mode or EDO mode,
parity or no-parity type with access spe ed of
70ns or faster
®
system BIOS, video BIOS,
and SETUP code in a flash memory device on
system board
expandable to 2MB using two 512KB, 40-pin,
SOJ flat pack video DRAM chips
BIOS ROM into RAM; video and option ROM
shadowing selectable in SETUP
256KB of external cache installed on system
board with two pipelined burst SRAM chips;
internal and external cache controllable
through SETUP
Math coprocessor built into the 586-class
processor
option
slots
power inlet
VGA monitor
printer
(par all el port )
serial 2
serial 1
mouse
keyboard
power outlet
voltage selector
switch
Clock/
calendar
Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS RAM
socketed on system board with integrated
backup battery
Controllers
PCI chipset Provides PCI caching, memory, and control
for the PCI bus and the two-channel, bus-
mastered, PCI IDE interface (described under
Hard disk and other IDE devices below);
integrated PCI bridge translates CPU bus
cycles to PCI bus cycles and CPU-to-PCI
memory write cycles to PCI burst cycles
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Video S3 Trio64V+ PCI VGA controller with
integrated 24-bit RAMDAC, 64-bit DRAM
interface; includes power-saving and
multimedia features; supports resolutions up
to 1280 × 1024 in 16 colors with 1MB of video
RAM, increasing to 256 colors with 2MB of
video RAM; True Color support at 640 × 480
resolution and Hi-Color support at 800 × 600
resolution
Diskette Controller on system board supports up to
two diskette drives, or one diskette/combo
diskette and one tape drive
Hard disk and
other IDE
devices
Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible, bus-mas tered
IDE interfaces on system board support up to
four IDE devices (two on each interface); IDE
CD-ROM drives cannot be connected to the
primary IDE interface or to the same interface
as IDE hard disk drives; BIOS provides hard
disk auto-sensing and enhanced IDE functions
Interfaces
Monitor Energy Star compliant video interface for
fixed or multifrequency monitor built into
system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
Parallel One standard, multimode parallel interface
built into system board; supports 8-bit
unidirectional, 16-bit bidirectional EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended
Capability Port) modes; 25-pin, D-shell
connector; operation controllable by SETUP
program and jumpers
Serial Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into system
board; 16C550 compatible; 9-pin, D-shell
connectors; operation controllable through
SETUP
Keyboard PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built into
system board; 6-pin, mini DIN connector
Mouse PS/2 compatible mouse interface built into
system board; 6-pin, mini DIN connector
Mass
Storage
Slimline
Internal bay:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
Externally accessible bays:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive and
two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives
Tower
Front internal bay:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
Rear internal bracket:
Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives or
one 3.5-inch wide, full-height drive
Externally accessible bays:
Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives and
two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives
Diskette drive
types
3.5-inch diskette drive, 720KB or 1.44MB
storage capacity; 5.25 -inch diskette drive,
360KB or 1.2MB storage capacity; or a
combination 3.5-inch/5.25-inch diskette drive
Hard disk
drive types
5.25-inch or 3.5-inch form factor hard disk
drive(s), up to half-height size; maximum of
four drives
Other devices Half-height tape drives, CD-ROM drives,
optical drives, PCMCIA card readers, or other
devices; 5.25-inch, or 3.5-inch with mounting
frames
Keyboard
Detachable, two-pos ition height; 104 or 105
sculpted keys ; country-depe ndent main
typewriter keyboard; numeric/cursor control
keypad; four-key cursor control keypad;
12 function keys; 3 Windows 95 keys
Mouse
SETUP
Program
System
security
Virus
protection
Detachable, two-butt on, PS/2 compatible
Stored in ROM; accessible by pressing
Del
during boot
User and Supervisor level passwords
available for system boot or diskette access
Write protection feature for the hard disk
drive boot sector
Option slots Connector card with five I/O expansion slots;
three ISA compatible (8.33 MHz bus speed)
and two PCI bus-mastering slots (33 MHz bus
speed)
Speaker Internal
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Power Supply
Type 200 Watt, UL/TUV/CSA listed, fan-cooled
Input ranges 98132 VAC or 196264 VAC; switch-
selectable
Maximum
output
+5 VDC at 20 Amps, 5 VDC at 0.5 Amp
+12 VDC at 8 Amps, 12 VDC at 0.5 Amp
Frequency 48 to 63 Hz
Cables Two to system board, five to mass storage
devices; for more than five devices, Y cables
can be installed on the existing cables
Option Slot Power Limits
Output voltage
(VDC) +5 Volts –5 Volts +12 Volts –12 Volts
For all slots 12 Amps 0.4 Amp 4.0 Amps 0.4 Amp
Physical Characteristics
Dimension Slimline Tower
Width 16.8 inches (427 mm) 7.125 inches (181 mm)
Depth 15.8 inches (401 m m) 16.25 inches (413 mm)
Height 4.4 inches (112 mm) 13.25 inches (337 mm)
Weight 18.2 lb (8.3 kg) with one
diskette drive, but without
keyboard
20.6 lb (9.3 kg) with one
diskette drive, but without
keyboard
Environmental Requirements
Condition Operating range Storage range
Temperature 41° to 90° F
(5° to 32° C)
Humidity (non-condensing) 20% to 90% 10% to 90%
Altitude –330 to 9,900 ft
(–100 to 3,000 m)
–4° to 140° F
(–20° to 60° C)
–330 to 39,600 ft
(–100 to 12,000 m)
Jumper S et t ings
CPU clock jumper settings
CPU type *
Cyrix 6x86-P120+ (100 MHz) 50 MHz Open 1-2 Open
Cyrix 6x86-P150+ (120 MHz) 60 MHz 3-4 1-2 Open
Cyrix 6x86-P166+ (133 MHz) 66 MHz 1-2, 3-4 1-2 Open
Pentium 75 MHz 50 MHz Open Open Open
Pentium 90 MHz 60 MHz 3-4 Open Open
Pentium 100 MHz 66 MHz 1-2, 3-4 Open Open
Pentium 120 MHz 60 MHz 3-4 1-2 Open
Pentium 133 MHz 66 MHz 1-2, 3-4 1-2 Open
Pentium 150 MHz 60 MHz 3-4 1-2 1-2
Pentium 166 MHz 66 MHz 1-2, 3-4 1-2 1-2
* Default setting depends on speed of CPU
Parallel port ECP mode DMA channel (DRQ) settings
DMA channel JP23 JP24
DRQ1 1-2 * 1-2 *
DRQ3 2-3 2-3
* Default setting
VGA DRAM jumper settings
Timing mode JP3 J P2 0
Fast page mode 1-2 * 1-2 *
EDO mode 2-3 2-3
* Default setting
Miscellaneous jumper settings
Jumper
number
JP1 1-2
JP4 2-3 *
JP6 2-3 *
JP16 1-2
JP18 5- 6 *
JP21 1- 2 *
JP22 1- 2 *
J20 5- 6, 7-8 *
* Default setting
Jumper
setting Function
Open *
1-2
1-2
Open *
3-4
1-2
2-3
2-3
Ope n
External
clock speed JP12 JP17 JP29
Clear th e CMOS SETUP values
Normal CMOS op erati on
1MB video DRAM
2MB video DRAM
System clock PCICLK/4
System clock PCICLK/3
Write-b ac k cac he
Write-through cache
+3.3 V CPU voltage
+3.358 V – 3.36 V (VR) CPU voltage
+3.525 V – 3.528 V (VRE) CPU voltage
Enable VGA controller
Disable VGA controller
Enable serial ports and diskette drive
controller
Disable serial ports and diskette drive
controller
Use serial port for infrared (IR) device
Use IR module connector for IR device
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