Specifications
EPSON ActionPC 8000, ActionTower 8000
Controllers
PCI chipset
Video
Diskette
Hard disk and
other
IDE
devices
Interfaces
Monitor
Parallel
Serial
Keyboard
Mouse
Provides PCI caching, memory, and
control for the PCI bus and the two-
channel 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
S3™ Trio64™ PCI VGA controller with
integrated 24-bit RAMDAC, 64-bit DRAM
interface; includes power-saving and
multimedia features; supports resolutions
up to 1280 x 1024 in 16 colors with 1MB of
video RAM, increasing to 256 colors with
2MB
of video RAM; True Color support in
the 640 x 480 resolution with 2MB of video
Controller on main system board supports
up to two diskette drives, or one
diskette/combo diskette and one tape
drive
Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible, IDE
interfaces on main 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
Energy Star compliant video interface for
fixed or multi-frequency monitor built into
system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
One standard, multimode parallel
interface built into main system board;
supports 8-bit unidirectional, 16-bit
bidirectional, and ECP (Extended
Capability Port) modes; 25-pin, D-shell
connector; operation controllable by
SETUP program and jumpers
Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into main
system board; 16C550 compatible; 9-pin,
D-shell connectors; operation controllable
through SETUP
PS/2™ compatible keyboard interface built
into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN
connector
PS/2 compatible mouse interface built
into main system board; 6-pin mini DIN
connector
Option slots
Speaker
Mass Storage
Diskette drive
types
Hard disk drive
types
Other devices
Keyboard
Mouse
SETUP
Program
System security
Virus protection
Connector card with five I/O expansion
slots; three ISA compatible (8.33 MHz bus
speed) and two PCI compatible (33 MHz
bus speed); PCI slots support up to two
PCI bus masters
Internal
Slimline computer
Internal bays:
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 computer
Front internal bay:
One 3.5-inch
wide, half-height drive
Rear internal bracket:
Two
3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives
or one 35-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
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
5.25-inch or 3.5-inch form factor hard disk
drive(s), up to half-height size; maximum
of four drives
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
Detachable, two-position height; 101, 102,
or 104 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
Stored in ROM accessible by pressing Del
duringboot
User and Supervisor level passwords
available for system boot or diskette access
Write protection feature for the hard disk
drive boot sector
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