Epson Equity IIe Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 12

PSB No: S-0105 Page 6 of 7 Q18. Will the Equity Ile support 3 floppy disk drives? A. No, not directly. The Epson controller and ROM BIOS supports a maximum of two floppy drives. The internal floppy controller cannot be disabled or removed. RAM MEMORY: Q19. What SIMM chips should be used when adding memory to the Equity Ile? A. Use the Epson 80 ns SIMM module kits, either 1 MByte kit, (256Kb SIMMs) or 2MByte kit, (1Mb SIMMs) to extend the system memory. Should you need to use third party SIMM modules we recommend the following: Toshiba 1 MBit x 9 80 ns CDC Enterprises 1 MBit x 9 80 ns Samsung 1 MBit x 9 80 ns Matshushita 1 MBit x 9 80 ns **NOTE** The following SIMM chips do not work in the Equity Ile: IBM Panasonic Compaq NMBS Q20. How do I increase the memory of the Equity Ile? A. The standard Equity Ile system includes 1 Mb of on - board memory. You can add SlMMs (single in - line memory modules) to increase the amount of on - board memory in the computer. With added SIMMs, the total amount of on - board memory in the computer must be one of the following: 2Mb, 3Mb, or 5Mb. There are four SIMM sockets inside the Equity Ile. Each socket can contain one 256Kb or 1Mb SIMM. The following table shows possible SIMM configurations for the Equity Ile. Total Memory* 1Mb 2Mb 3Mb 5Mb Socket 1 256Kb 1Mb 1Mb Socket 2 256Kb 1Mb 1Mb Socket 3 256Kb 1Mb Socket 4 256Kb 1Mb * Includes the standard 1MB of System memory. Memory can also be expanded through use of third party memory boards.