Epson NB-SL-25, NB-SL-20 Product Information Guide

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NB-SL Notebook Computers

Computer Specifications

Main Unit

CPU
System memory
BIOS ROM
Math
coprocmr
clock/calendar

Controllers

Diskette drive
Hard disk
Parallel/external diskette drive
serial
LCD and CRT
Mouse, external numeric keypad, or keyboard
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386SL microprocessor; 20 or 25 MHz and 5 or 6.25 MHz dock speed, selectable through
Setup or software comunand
2MB or
4MB,
expandable to the first
12SKB
be used as extended or EMS memory; selectable through Setup
128KB on a single Bash
system Socket for optional 20 or 25 MHz, 387SX
numeric Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS RAM
for configuration; backed up by 3.6 volt lithium battery
Built-in drives
5*/i-inch); supports
and 360KB Slot for 2lh-inch hard
with embedded controller
Zlpin,
standard &bit drive support, selectable through Setup
&232-C, 9-m
Built-in controller supporting standard VGA color or monochrome; external connector for
9-M mini-DIN connector for optional mouse, external numeric keypad, or external keyboard
Built-in ISA compatible speaker
64OKB
is conventional memory and
is used for shadow RAM, the rest
BIOS
and VGA BIOS)
coproce5sor
controller
(interrd 3’binch
formats
D-sub, female connector with
par&4
programmable, asynchronous,
Dsub male amnector
conmdng
intemal
Internal slot for
*onal
14MB
or
2OMB;
ROM
(includes
for up to two diskette
and external
l&MB, 72OKB, 1.2MB,
disk
drive cartridge
or extemal diskette
15-m
an external monitor
contxoller;
modem
CM
female
NB-SL Computers

Keyboard

Mass Storage

Diskette drives
1/92
84 (International) or 82 (US) keys with four
levels of
Support for up to two drives: one internal,
3 ‘/z-inch 1.44MB diskette drive and one optional, external drive
userdefinable
S’/tir~h (UMB)
functions
diskette
NB-SL-1
NB-SL Notebook Computers
Hard disk drives
Support for up to two drives: one in the NB-SL and one in the Expansion Unit
Removable 40MB, 60MB, or 80MB hard disk drive cartridge designed for low power consumption in the NB-SL; embedded controller; power-saving feature

LCD Display

Monochrome:
Color:
640 x 480, .3 mm, high contrast 2-film; paper- white, backlit by one CCFT (cooled cathode fluorescent tube); continuous brightness and contrast controls; power-saving feature
640 x
480, .3
mm, high contrast, active-matrix,
MIM (metal-insulator-metal)

Power Supply

AC adapter
9V, 3.OA/12V, 1.7A
international voltage input, SO/60 Hz
Battery packs
CAUTION:
Use only the AC adapter and batteries designed for
Two interchangeable, rechargeable, internal
NiCd
battery packs;
use with the NB-SL (AC adapter model number ADO930WA, and battery model numbers
BC7217WA
AC adapter with
6-tell,
and
BH7222WA).
7.2 volt

Physical Dimensions

Height Monochrome: 51 mm (2 in);
Width 297 mm (11.69 in)
Weight (with hard Monochrome: 3.3 kg (7.2 lbs) disk and two battery Color: 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs)
p=W
Color: 61 mm (2.4 in)
235 mm (9.25 in)

Environmental Requirements

Temperature Operating: 5” to 35” C (41” to 95” F)
Humidity
Altitude Ooeratintz -60 to
Non-operating: -20” to 60” C (-4” to
HO0
Operating: 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Non-operating: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
3,OCKl
m (-198 to 9,900 feet)
Nbn-o&ating: a0
(-198 to 39,600
feet)
to
12,tlOO
m
F )
Differences Between
NB-SU2S
Product
CPU
1
CPU clock speed
(High speed mode) CPU board name
Memory Standid
memoiy
Max
‘Board
CPU
: Memory
(Monochrome)
Name
Ctlm
on board
RAM on board
uml no.
dvp
confguratm
NB-SU20
’ NBSUZO
In&II so386 / /
20MHz
I 15432CM /
2ME 14MB
2OOm21w In(SJl
KUW386SLBA-2OSX523 120 MHz1
on
SLQ5
and
SL-20
: NB-SLQS Intel SO336
25MHz
4M0
/ (25 MHz1
SL-25
1791 CM
2OMB’
200673800
Intel
KUBO386SlBA-25SX524

Options

Check with your dealer for availability of the following options: 2MB, 4MB, or 8MB expansion memory modules
40MB, 60MB, or 80MB removeable hard disk drive cartridges External numeric keypad External keyboards
NiCd
battery pack Additional AC adapter Internal modern
387SX math
coprccw
Desktop Expansion Unit carrying case

Main System Board

NlCd
or
Hard disk drive
1592Fl board
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NiMH
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When traveling by airplane, be sure to take your
computer into the passenger compartment as carry-on luggage to
Product Configuration
M0d.l
NESU?O N0BU?S NB-SLQ5C
20
MHz
25 MHz 25
MH.?
8pe.d
LCD
FIB-MOllO FIN-Mot-IO
1
MM-cdor
typr
Slandard
2MB 4MB 4MB
memory
CPU
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NB-SL Computers
NB-SL Notebook Computers

Reserved Memory

Memory between the addresses shown above is
use. Other memory between 384KB and if enabled through setup.
reserved for system
1MB
is available to the

Shadow RAM

System
BIOS
(128KB) is copied to shadow
system boots. System
to
FFFF:F.
The
assigned as a boot block for
BIC5
8KB
in flash memory is addresses from ECU00
of memory in the address range
flash
the flash memory is overwritten
Shadow RAh4
Tywd-
VGA
Others
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Only the VGA BIOS addresses need to be converted.
Addressing
j Actud Addrsts
1 E&W:0 - E7FF:F 1 E84KtO -
FFFF:F

Memory Map Before/After POD

RAh4
by POD when the
memory and is not updated when
Destlnatlon Addmss
cooO:O - C7FF:F E8OO:O - FFFF:F
FEW@FFFF:F
LWX
is

Memory Module Expansion

The following tables show the possible memory configurations for the NB-SL.
2MB 2MB
12MB ,2MB
2MB 4M0
8
MB’
X 2 MB
8
ME’
4MB
‘8MB modules may not be available.
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* For
14h4B
of total memory, do not install an
1 and a 4MB module in slot 2.
2.5
MHZ
system
Sld
Bsss
msmoy
4MB 4MB 2MB
4M0 2MB 4MB 4MB 4MB 8 MB’ 8 MB’
l
SMB
modules
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* For 8MB of total memory, do not
1 (CHIN)
X X X
8 MB’ X
2MB
8
MB’
may not be available
and nothing in slot 2.
! 4MB
/
! 8MB’ ! 2MB
j 8MB
install
2MB
X
BMB
Slot
X
2xMS
2MB
4MB
X 8 MB’
8 MB’
2MB
a
2
(CNVS)
4MB
8MB
8MB
10
12 14
module in slot
Total
memory 4M0 6MB
8 MB”
12MB
14 20 MB
module in slot 1
ME
MB
MB’
MB

Connector Pin Assignments

VGA Video Connector

VGA
mm&or
Pln no.
1 640X6 O..C t
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1 2 3 BLUE 4
11 12
1/92
pin
sloti-
RED GREEN
1
N.C.
1
N.C.
/
N.C.
assignments
m
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Dsscrlptlon
RSdVlt
Green
/ NoConneUii
:
NoConnsdon
/ NoConnedton
vlso
V&o
NB-SL-3
!
1
NB-SL Notebook Computers
VGA connector p’n assignments
1
Pin m.
13
14 15
Stgnatname
1
HSYNC
1
VSYNC
]
NC.
Iwntinucd~
jyo
1
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Parallel/External FDD Connector

Pin 13
Pln 25
Parallel port
Plnno. 1 1
KN3)
connector pin assignments
SIgnalname 1 Vo /
1
STROBE-i 0 / Strobe
Ducriptlon
Data
FD%,Brt
! Dwcrlptlon
Hor~rontal
SW-C
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Vertical
Sync
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No
Connedmn
Pin
1
Pin 14
lor
Printer
Bll3
for Pnnter (Read Data hom FDD)
4
for
Printer
(Disk
Change horn

Mouse/Numeric Keypad/External Keyboard Connector

P,” ,api.
Pin
44
i”\
Pin 2
Mouse
ENS)
connector pin assignments
Pln no.
1 ; OMSDATA l/o Mwse
‘Stgndnamo VO Mouso
Data
&
#
Pin1
Numrdo wpd
Keypad Data
5
Pin 3
E3lomd ‘w-
Keyboard Data

AC Adapter Connector

4
0 0
000
Cl
2 3
5
0
0
000
T-‘4
0
Q
~ 16 117
I a25
INIT­SLCTIN-
GND
Serial Port Connector
5mi2I
port
(034)
connector pin assignments
Pin
1
2 3
--~
14 15
‘6
7
I8
B
Slgndnsme If0
no.
COMADCD CCMARXD COMAlXD
1
COMADTR
t
GND
COMADSR COMAFITS COMACTS
1 COMARI
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0
I 0 I
I(O) I(O)
(CN4)
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0
I
-
I 1
Inrt&zat~on from
Select In
horn Prlnier (Siep
Ground
DescdPtlon
Data
Carrter Deted
Senal
Data Data
to
Send
Recwe Transmwon
Senal
1
DataTerminal
1
Ground
DataSetReady
Request to Send
Uear Rmg lndlcator
Pnnler
(Dtredion for FDD)
Ready
for FDD)
AC adapter (CN6) connector
Pln no.
1
2 3 GND 4
5
6
Sbnslnsms 1
AD
CHARGE
CLON
CHGSEL
GND
System I/O Address map
Addrsss
170-178 lFO- IF8
200 _ 207 278 - 27F
t
2F8 - 2FF
300-31F 360-36F
t 378 - 37F I Parallel
3Bo-38F
3A0 - 3AF
300-308 30C - 3BE
38F - 3DF 3F8 -
3FF
(‘1): If this port is dive, the
(2): Select
/
Assbnsddsvkas
Hard dtsk controller secondary
Hard drsk
mntroller
Gemem
Parallel
prmter mrt
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.
1 Prdotype
card
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crrnter tort
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SDLC, bsynchronous 2
Bsynchronws
VGA
monrtor
Parallel printer alternate VGA
monilor
Ssnal ml 1
one by software.
pin
assignments
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10 / -
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2
1
1
adapter
adapter
Bl@S
will give priority to it.
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Pcwer horn Charge
Ground No Connection
Change
Ground
prlmq
port Cl)
AC Adapter
Select
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YSS
Yes r21
.
-,
I Yes
--
1
I Yes
1’21
--\-I
1
YOS
1
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Addmse
llB6 ttBD
Aeslgned dwkss
Power control
Confrguralron ragrsler

Configuration register

DMA Request Level

LOVOI
DRO
0
(CTRLl)
/ Asslgnecl dsvlcs
/
Not
dasrgnatad
rasgrster
NB-SL Notebook Computers
76
1
Inrlmlize
Keyboard
siruck
174
Math coprocessor last 7A
78
Delermme
7c
Datermma tbppyf%xad
a0
Frxed drsk
84
System key
68
Final system
0C
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Ba
key
LPT
pans avarlabta 7E
lest
loclc
lest 8A
rnrtiakzation
lest
controller
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hardwe rnlerr&
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avadable lnrtlalm BIOS data ares Flopw
disk lest
ExlerneJ
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Expansion Unit Hard Disk Drive Types

IfyouneedtoenterthedrivetypeintheSetupprogramforahard
disk drive you have installed in the Expansion Unit, refer to the table
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below.
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scam
pressed
Power-on Diagnostics (POD) Step
mot ]
jOE
I10
I22 1
DMA page
1
6254 lrmer last
regrster
8254 lrmer rnltrakzalron
12 14
16
6237 DMA
6237
Inittekze
controller
DMA
mrtmkalron
8~5Wbsei
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MC146616 CMOS last
24
start first
26
20
,
2A
j
2C
1
2E
!
30
j Unemed modelesl extl
1
System board memory size
32
i Relode
34
poteded
Memorv srzma
.
Autosze memory Chrp
mlerleave enab!a
First
Droleded
shadow RAM ii
lest
coprocessor
mode lest
lest
­chips
last
modeleslexil
amtigured
IDS
/ 44 j Ventyvrdeo con9guration 1461InrliaJire 1 46jTasl unexpected rnlerrupls
4A
4c
4E
I 5A 1
Keyboard ready lest
EC SE
160 j 62 1
Basememoryaddrasslasl
/
641Shadow memory last
/
66jExtendedmemc4ylesl
68
6A
6C
vrdeo system
SIPJI
second protected
mode
last
Venty LDT mslrudron Verity TR rnslrudron
Delermrna
AT or
Xl
kW QMl
Base memory lest
blended address last
Determine memory
Drsplay
error massage
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129
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drive types
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