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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series
Front View
Memory 8MB standard, configured with 4 or 8MB
RAM soldered on the system board;
systems with 4MB on system board,
include an additional 4MB memory
module; expandable up to 24MB using a
4, 8, or 16MB memory expansion module
(can install a 20MB module on systems
with 4MB on the system board)
128KB Flash ROM device containing the
ROM
system and video BIOS and Setup
program code
Video RAM 512KB DRAM supports resolutions up
to 640 X 480 in 256 colors on the colo
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Interfaces Mass Storage Auto-sensing, 15-pin, D-sub, female Hard disk drive One removable internal IDE hard disk External VGA drive, 2.5-inch form factor; maximum connector for analog monitor; supports height 19 mm; Setup automatically simultaneous display with LCD using Fn F10 hot-key sequence or software recognizes and configures drives that command support the IDE interface; parameters for the supported drives are as follows: Parallel Centronics® compatible; 25-pin
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Fax/modem Specifications Power Sources AC power adapters Characteristic Fax Modem Compatibility Group 3, CCITT Bell 103, 212A, G3 V.2.1, V.27ter. CCITT V.22. V.22 V.29 (send only) bis speeds 14.4, 9600, 7200, 14.4, 9600, 2400, 4800, 2400, 300 1200, 300 baud baud Command set Class 1 Enhanced AT Data correction MNP 2 to 4, V.42 Data compression MNP 5, V.42 bis I Dialing type Touchtone or pulse I LED Panel con Name Meanlng Power Green-Computer is on \ ’ Flashing green-v
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Optional Equipment Major Subassemblies I 4MB, 8MB, or 16MB memory expansion module LED panel (LED card or audio/LED card under panel) I User-removable 540MB, 810MB, or 1.2GB hard disk drive memory module I I 14.4Kbps baud internal data fax/modem I 115.2 kbits/second IrDA-compliant infrared device I 16-bit, SoundBlaste®l6-compatible stereo audio card I Additional NiMH batteries I Extra AC adapter or international AC adapter I Adapter for an automobile cigarette lighter
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series System board components Serial port connector (J2) VGA connector for an external monitor (J3) Power converter board connector (22-pin male) Connector Pin Assignments Power converter board connector (14-pin male) Pin No. Signal Name Description 1 to 4 VA Constant voltage from AC adapter 5 CHGLED Output pin to drive the orange LED 6 SWITCH To power on DC/DC converter 7 PWRON Reserved 8 NC No connection 9 NC No connection 10 PWROFF To power off DC/DC converter I 11
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series External keyboard/mouse connector (J7) HDD IDE connector (J23) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUX-DATA 3 GND 5 AUX-CLK 2 NC 4 +5 V 6 NC Microphone connector (J88) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AGND 3 BMlC 5 MICIN 2 MICIN 4 BMIC Fax/modem connector (J15) Speaker connector (J18) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SPK FDD connector (J22) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name 1 VCC5 11 GND 2 INDEX 12 WDATA 3 VCC5 13 GND 4 DR0 14 WGATE 5 VCC5 15 GND 6 DSKCHG 16 TR
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series PCMCIA connector (P1 and P2) Audio-Out connector (J24) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 3 5 1 AGND SPK LOUT0 2 LOUT1 4 SPK LCD connector (J11, 10-pin) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 4 BPLD2 7 BPLD8 9 BPLD12 2 LCD ON 5 BPLD4 8 BPLD10 10 BPLD14 3 BPLD0 6 BPLD6 LCD connector (J12, 15-pin) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 5 BPLD1 9 BPLD9 13 BSCP 1 GND 2 BPLD7 6 BPLD15 10 BLP 14 FPVCC Processor switch (S1) Speed selection switch (S2) CPU selec
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Main board connector to power converter (J17) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Touchpad connector (J19) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TBDIS 5 MCLK 9 TBDIS 13 MCLK 2 Z8PO0 6 NC 10 Z8PO0 14 NC 3 Z8PO1 7 GND 11 Z8PO1 15 GND 4 VCC5 8 MDATA 12 VCC5 16 MDATA Internal keyboard connector (J20) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 P37 4 P34 7 Z8PO1 10 P31 2 P36 5 P33 8 GND 11 P30 Internal keyboard connector (J21) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Si
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series System Memory Map 000000H 640KB base memory 0A0000H 128KB reserved for graphics display area 0C0000H Reserved 0E0000H 40KB for VGA BIOS 0EA000H Power Management Utility 0F0000H 64KB for system BIOS 100000H Extended memory FFE000H Duplicated code assignment at address 0E0000 FFFFFFH DMA Assignments Hardware Interrupts Channel Device DMA0 Available I Interrupt Function DMA1 Optional Sound Card Timer IRQ0 DMA2 Diskette Controller I IRQ1 Keyboard DMA3 ECP IRQ2 Cascad
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series System l/O Address Map Installation/Support Tips Using Low Battery Save to HDD and Instant On Hexadecimal Address Device 000-01F DMA Controller 1 I The ActionNote 890 series hard disk drive is partitioned at the factory so that these options can be used. A 25MB area 020-03F lnterrupt Controller is set aside for the saved data; this ensures that there is 040-05F Timer/Counter I enough space for all memory configurations. 060-06F Keyboard Controller I To prepare the ha
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EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None Technical Information Bulletins None Product Support Bulletins None Related Documentation 400521800 EPSON ActionNote 890 Series User’s Guide 400526800 About Your Software 400527000 Choosing Your Operating System PL-AN890S EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Parts Price List TM-AN800T EPSON ActionNote 890 Series Service Manual AN890-11 8/25/95
