Epson ACTIONPC 5000 User Manual page 2

NEW EPSON ActionPC 5000, ActionTower 5000
Cache 8KB of internal cache; supports 64KB,
128KB, or 256KB of external cache using
28-pin, 8 x 8 or 32 x 8, 20ns DIP chips; in
486DX/50 or Pentium OverDrive systems,
use a 15ns tag chip.
Math
Math coprocessor built into the
coprocessor
microprocessor for DX, DX2, DX4, and
Pentium OverDrive systems
Clock/ Contained in the 82C491 system controller
calendar
chip along with 64 bytes of CMOS RAM,
backed up by a soldered NiCad
rechargeable battery
Controllers
Video
Cirrus Logic GD5428 high-speed, super
VGA local bus controller with True Color"
support; provides resolutions up to
1280 x 1024 in 256 colors; True Color
support in the 640 x 480 resolution
Controller on main system board supports
Diskette
up to two diskette drives or one diskette
drive and a tape drive
Hard disk Energy Star compliant, high-speed, 32-bit
local bus IDE interface on main system
board supports up to two IDE hard disk
drives with built-in controller; BIOS
provides hard disk auto-sensing function
Interfaces
Monitor Energy Star compliant VGA interface for
fixed or multi-frequency monitor built into
system board; 15-pin, D-shell
Parallel One standard, 8-bit, parallel,
unidirectional or bidirectional interface
built into main system board; 25-pin,
D-shell connector; operation controllable
by SETUP option
Serial
Two RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into main
system board; 9-pin, D-shell connectors
Keyboard
PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built
into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN
connector
Mouse
PS/2 compatible mouse interface built
into main system board; 6-pin mini DIN
connector
Optional game Optional 10-pin game port interface on
system board; can control joy-stick
port
functions with the addition of a port
connector
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Option slots
Speaker
Mass Storage
Diskette drive
types
connector
Hard disk drive
types
Other devices
Keyboard
Mouse
8/94
Action PC:
Connector card with five 16-bit, ISA
compatible expansion slots; three
full-length and two half-length; two of the
full-length slots are also VESA local bus
compatible
ActionTower:
Connector card with five full-length,
16-bit, I/O expansion slots; ISA
compatible; two of the full-length slots are
also VESA local bus compatible
Internal
ActionPC:
Internal mount:
One 3%~inch wide, one-inch high drive
Externally accessible mounts:
One 3 &nch wide, one-inch high drive
and two 5%+inch wide, half-height drives
ActionTower:
Front internal mount:
One 3*h-inch wide, half-height drive
Rear internal mounts:
Two 3%+inch wide, half-height drives or
one 31/1-inch wide, full-height drive
Externally accessible mounts:
Two 31&inch wide, third-height drives
and two 5'/4-inch wide, half-height drives
3.5-inch diskette drive, 720KB or 1.44MB
storage capacity; 5.25-inch diskette drive,
360KB or 1.2MB storage capacity; or
combination 3.5-inch/5.25-inch diskette
drive
drive(s), up to half-height size; maximum
of two drives
Half-height tape drive, CD-ROM drive,
optical drive, or other storage device;
Detachable, two-position height; 101 or
102 sculpted keys; country-dependent
main typewriter keyboard; numeric/
cursor control keypad; four-key cursor
control keypad; 12 function keys
Detachable, two-button, PS/2 compatible