Epson Progression Product information

Brand: Epson

Model: Progression

Category: PC/workstation barebones

Type: Product information

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diskette

release

button

latch

power

button

power light

hard disk

access light

TURBO light

System speed

Memory

optional drive bay

RESET

button

ROM

power inlet

option card slots

cove

lock

serial port

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Computer Specifications

CPU and Memory

CPU (on card) 486SX/25 card: Intel 486SX, 25 MHz

microprocessor soldered on CPU card;

additional socket for optional Intel

ODP486SX/25 OverDrive module to

double internal clock speed (50 MHz);

OverDrive module cannot be installed if

487SX/25 microprocessor chip is installed

in shared socket

486DX/33 card: Intel 486DX, 33 MHz

microprocessor socketed on CPU card;

additional socket for optional Intel

ODP486DX/33 OverDrive module to

double internal clock speed (66 MHz)

486DX2/66 card: Intel 486DX2,66 MHz

microprocessor socketed on CPU card;

additional socket for optional (future)

Intel OverDrive module

Video RAM

Shadow RAM

Cache

VirtualCache

Math

coprocessor

Clock/calendar

High, low, and automatic speeds available;

high speed is CPU dependent, low speed

is simulated 8 MHz speed, automatic

speed switches from high to low only for

diskette drive access; speed selection

through SETUP, keyboard command, or

ESPEED program; 0 wait state memory

access at high speed

4MB RAM standard soldered on main

system board; expandable using 1MB,

4MB, 16MB, or 64MB SIMMs to 128MB

(maximum); SIMMs must be 36-bit,

fast-page mode type with 70 ns (or faster)

access speed

128KB system BIOS ROM and SETUP code

located in FLASH memory device on CPU

card; 64KB boot ROM contained in

EPROM on main system board

1MB VRAM on main system board;

additional 1MB VRAM on optional

enhanced video daughterboard (2MB

VRAM maximum)

Automatic shadowing of system and VGA

BIOS ROM into RAM; shadow RAM

address control selectable through SETUP

8KB of internal cache (built into the

microprocessor); cache testing and address

control selectable through SETUP

Epson proprietary VirtualCache feature

automatically creates a “virtual cache”

buffer the size of maximum system

memory

486SX/25 card: socket for optional Intel

487SX, 25 MHz microprocessor chip with

built-in math coprocessor; microprocessor

chip cannot be installed if OverDrive

module is installed in shared socket

486DX/33 card: math coprocessor built

into the 486DX microprocessor; additional

socket for optional Weitek 4167, 33 MHz

math coprocessor

486DX2/66 card: math coprocessor built

into the 486DX2 microprocessor;

additional socket for optional Weitek 4167,

33 MHz math coprocessor

Real-time clock, calendar, and CMOS

RAM socketed on main system board;

separate battery backup

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OverDrive

Module

Controllers

Video

Diskette

Hard disk

Interfaces

Monitor

Parallel

Serial

Keyboard

Mouse

Option slots

486SX/25 card: socket for optional Intel

ODP486SX/25 OverDrive module to

double internal clock speed (50 MHz);

module cannot be installed if 487SX/25

microprocessor chip is installed in shared

socket

486DX/33 card: socket for optional Intel

ODP486DX/33 OverDrive module to

double internal clock speed (66 MHz)

486DX2/66 card: socket for optional

(future) Intel OverDrive module

Chips and Technologies 64200 Wingine

VGA controller on main system board;

Brook&e@ RAMDAC on video

daughterboard provides resolutions up to

1024 x 768; optional enhanced video

daughterboard provides resolutions up to

1280 x 1024 and 24-bit true color display

Controller on main system board supports

up to two diskette drives and one tape

drive

Interface on main system board supports

up to two IDE hard disk drives with

built-in controllers

VGA interface built into video daughter-

board for analog or multifrequency VGA

monitor; 15-pin, D-shell connector

One standard 8-bit parallel, mono- or bi-

directional interface built into main system

board; port assignment and I/O address

selectable through SETUP; 25-pin, D-shell

connector

One RS-232C, programmable,

asynchronous interface built into main

system

board; port assignment and I/O

address selectable through SETUP; 9-pin,

D-shell connector

PS/2 compatible keyboard interface built

into main system board; keyboard speed,

delay, and num lock settings selectable

through SETUP; 6-pin, mini DIN connector

PS/2 compatible mouse interface built into

main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN

connector

Six standard 16-bit I/O expansion slots;

ISA compatible; 8 MHz bus speed

Speaker

Alternate VGA

Mass Storage

Keyboard

Power Supply

Type

Input ranges

Maximum

outputs

Frequency

(Europe only)

Cables

Internal; operation controllable through

SETUP and volume selectable by software

IBM compatible VGA pass-through

interface built into main system board;

26-pin connector

Up to five drives maximum; one

full-height or two half-height internal

drives; one third-height and two

half-height, or one third-height and one

full-height, externally-accessible drives

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

200 Watt, fan-cooled, automatic input

voltage sensing, thermally protected

98 to 132 VAC and 195 to 264 VAC

+5 VDC at 22 Amps, +12 VDC at 6.8

Amps, -5 VDC at

0.5 Amps,

-12

VDC

0.5 Amps

47 to 63 Hz

Three to main system board; five to mass

storage devices

Option Slot Power Limits

Maximum current

Volts

+12 Volts

-5

Volts and -12 Volts

For each slot

7Amps

1.5Amps

0.5Amps

For all six slots

16Amps 3Amps 0.5Amps

Environmental Requirements

Condition

Operating range

Nonoperating

Storage range

Temperature

41’

95O

(5O

35k)

Humidity

20% to 80%

range

4’to

140’ F

(-20’

6O’C)

10% to 90%

-4

to 140’ F

(GO0

6O’C)

10% to 95%

(non-

I I

condensing)

Altitude

-3ooto9.9oofl

-3Ooto11,88Oft

-3OOto39,6Ooft

(-lOOto3,OOOm)

(-lOOto3,6OOm)

(-lOOb12.OOOm)

Maximum

68O

104O

134’F

wet bulb

(20°C)

(40°C)

157O(C)

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Physical Characteristics

Width 17 inches (432 mm)

Depth

16 inches (406 mm)

Height 6 inches (153 mm)

Weight Single diskette drive model (without

keyboard): 26 lb (11.8 kg)

Extended VGA Modes

Mode

Mode’

Slxe Type Color DotCLK MemCLK type

132 x 25

Text

40 MHz

56MHz NI

(8x16)

132 x 50

Text

40 MHz

56MHz

(8x8)

132x43

Text

40 MHz

56MHz

(8 x 8)

80x43

Text

25 MHz

56MHz

(8 x 8)

80x50

Text

25 MHz

56MHz

These modes require 512KB of video memory (mapped into VGA

awry).

NI = Non-interlaced

I = Interlaced

Wingine Modes

Mode

Mode’

Size

Type

Color DotCLK MemCLK

typa

640 x480 Pa&Pixel 256

25 MHz

56MHz NI

These modes require 1 MB of video memory (mapped into extended

memory), except modes 3A and 50, which require 2MB of

video

memory.

NI = Non-interlaced

I = Interlaced

Main System Board Map

SIMM

VGA

sockets

monitor

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keyboard port

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r.-..+

-11,

-*sl

port

r;ouse

port

JPl,

JP2

video

daughterboard

connectors

CPU c&d

connector

drive

connector

diikette

drive

connector

Connector Pin Assignments

Parallel Port Connector (CN4)

Pin 13

Pin 1

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Pin 25

Pin 14

Parallel Port Connector Pin Assignments

Active Low Logic

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Serial Port Connector (CN3)

Serial Port

Connector

Pin Assignments

Pin Signal

Data Carder Detect

Receive Data

Transmit Data

Data Terminal Ready

Pin Signal

Data Set

Flea&y

Request To Send

Clear To Send

Ring

Indicabr

Not used

Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN2 and CN1)

Pin 6

Pin 5

Pin 2

Pin 1

Although the keyboard and mouse connectors are physically

identical, they cannot be used interchangeably.

Keyboard Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal

Signal

Keyboard

Data

4 +5 VDC

Rt~e~ed

5 Keyboard Clock

Ground 6

RBEIN&

Mouse Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal

Mouse Data

RWN~

Ground

Signal

+5 VDC (fused)

5 Mousa Clock

6 Reserved

VGA Port Connector (CN1)

The VGA port connector (CN1) on either the standard or

enhanced daughterboard is a 15pin, D-shell, female

receptacle, accessible from the rear of the computer.

VGA Port Connector Pin Assignments

Signal

1 IRed

Ground

III

IRESNMI

Green

Blue

Green

5 Reserved

7 Ground

RNN~

Ground

Horizontal Sync

Vertical Sync

Ground

VGA Daughterboard Connectors

(CN23, CN24, CN25, CN26)

There are four VGA daughterboard connectors. The

connectors (36-pin headers) provide the video interface

between the board and the video controller. They are

physically identical, but the pinouts for each are different.

Pin 36

Pin 19

Pin 18

Pin 1

VGA Daughterboard Connector Pin Assignments

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DMA Channels

Hardware Interrupts

CTRL1

IRQO

IRQl

CTRL2

Function

Timer Output 0

Keyboard

IRQl5

Reserved

I/O Port Addresses

Address

000-OlF

MO-021

Assigned device

DMA controller 1

Interrupt controller 1

40-05F

060

06F

070

07F

Timer/counter

Keyboard controller (8042)

RTC.

mask resister

080

09F

OAO - OBF

OCO - ODF

OF0

OF1

OF8 - OFF

170

178

lBO-lB5’

BF’

DMA page registers, MFG port

interrupt controller 2 (8259A compatible)

DMA controller 2 (8237A-5 compatible)

Clear math coprocessor busy

Reset math coprocessor

Math ca~rocessor

Hard disk controller secondary

Configuration registers

Configuration register unlock port 1

I/O Port

Addresses (continued)

3F0

Floppy disk drive controller primary

3F8

3FF

~Berialportl

*These I/O address ports are configuration registers.

Jumper Settings

See the Main System Board Map on page 3 for the location of

the jumpers on the main system board.

Main System Board

Jumper Settings

Jumper

number

JPl-

JP2”

JP3

JP4

JP5

JP6

JP7

JP9

R~SIINMI

Jumper

setting

A’

Function

Diskless mode disabled

A’

Diskless mode enabled

Diikl~

mode disabled

A’

Diskless mode enabled

Enables the built-in mouse port

Disables the built-in mouse port so you can

use an external mouse port on an option

B’

Enables an external mouse port on an

option card

A’

disables an external mouse port

Color monitor is installed

B’

A’

Monochrome monitor is installed

Diiies the password function

Enables the password function

Enables the built-in VGA display adapter

Disables the built-in VGA display adapter so

you can use a display adapter on an option

card

Factory setting

JP1 and JP2 must be set together.

CPU Card Jumpers

Three CPU cards are available for the Progression: 486SX/25,

486DX/33, and 486DX2/66. The jumper on the 486SX/25

card should always be set to position B. The 486DX2/66 card

has no jumpers. Set the jumpers on the 486DX/33 card

according to the table below.

486DX/33 CPU Card Jumpers

CPU card configuration

Card only; no OverDrive module

ODP486DX/33 module installed

Jumper setting

W1 W2 W3

A A

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OverDrive Modules

Hard Disk Drive Types

If you have the 486SX/25 or 486DX/33 CPU card, you can

The following table lists the types of hard disk drives you can

install an Intel OverDrive module on the card to effectively

use in the computer. Check this table and the documentation

double the internal clock speed of the computer’s

supplied with your hard disk to find the correct number for

microprocessor. Although there is an OverDrive socket on

the type of hard disk drive(s) installed in your computer. You

the 486DX2/66 card, there is no OverDrive module available

need to enter this number when you set the hard disk drive

for it at this time.

configuration in the SETUP program.

Available OverDrive Modules

Hard Disk Drive Types

[Type]

Cylhders

Heads

Precomp

Landing

/Sectors ISIze*

CPU card

OverDrive module

486SX’25

ODP486SXf25

486DXl33

ODP486DXI33

If you install this module, you cannot also install a 4875X/25

microprocessor chip because both options require the same socket

SIMM Installation

There are two SIMM sockets on the main system board, next

to the option slots. You can install 36-bit, fast-page mode

SIMMs that operate at an access speed of 70ns or faster, with

a capacity of lMB, 4MB, 16MB, or 64MB.

The following table shows the possible SIMM configurations;

do not install memory in any other configuration. Make sure

that both SIMMs operate at the same speed. There is 4MB of

memory soldered onto the main system board.

SIMM Configurations

Standard soldered memory

Check with your dealer to see if this SIMM is available

With this memory configuration, the 4MB of soldered memory is disabled.

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Installation/Support Tips

Power

This computer has an automatic input voltage sensing power

supply (between 115V, for USA and Canadian use, and 230V,

for use in other countries). There is no manual switch.

Mouse and Keyboard

When connecting the mouse and keyboard, be careful to

plug them into the proper ports. Although they are

physically identical, they are not interchangeable, and

damage may occur to the ports or the main board.

Installing Diskette Drives

When installing a third-party diskette drive as drive B,

you may need to set the drive select jumper to the second

position and attach the pass-through connector on the

floppy drive controller cable to the drive, not to the end

connector.

If the drive does not function normally, make sure that the

drive type has been correctly selected in SETUP. Also

check that any necessary drivers have been installed

correctly.

Installing Hard Disk Drives

It is recommended that a 16-bit, AT-type hard disk

controller be used if you are installing a drive that cannot

use the embedded IDE interface. Installing a 16-bit

interface will override the embedded IDE port and disable

it, freeing the standard base I/O address and IRQ(s).

SETUP

When installing a hard disk drive, be sure to consult the

drive type table for the drive type parameters (geometry)

which fit the drive you are installing. You can also select a

type with parameters having lesser values, as long as they

do not exceed the maximum capacity (in MB) of your

drive. If there is no match for your drive, enter the exect

parameters using the User Defined option.

Software Problems

When installing a copy-protected software package, first

try the installation at high speed. If this does not work

properly, try switching to low speed for theinstallation. If

you are still unable to load the program at high speed, try

loading at low speed and then switching to high speed.

Processor speed varies depending on the CPU card

installed. For the 486SX/25, high speed is 25 MHz; for the

486DX/33, high speed is 33 MHz; and for the 486DX2/66

card, high speed is 66 MHz. All systems simulate 8 MHz

at low speed.

When using a software package that uses a key disk as its

copy-protection method, try loading it at high speed. If

this does not work, enable Auto Speed in SETUP.

Power-on Password

Make sure that you do not forget the Power-on password

you set up. If you do, it will be necessary to disable it by

moving jumper JP6 on the main circuit board to position A.

Information Reference List

Engineering Change Notices

None.

Technical Information Bulletins

None.

Product Support Bulletins

None.

Epson Progression Product information

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Model: Progression

Category: PC/workstation barebones

Type: Product information

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