EPSON ActionPC/ActionTower 7000 series (including ActionTower 8400)
Video
Cirrus Logic GD5430 high-performance
GUI accelerator controller supports
resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in 256 colors
with 1MB of video DRAM; 1280
x
1024
with 2MB of video DRAM
Diskette
Controller on main system board supports
up to two diskette drives or one diskette/
combo diskette and one tape drive
Hard disk
Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible two-channel,
local bus, enhanced IDE interfaces on
main system board support up to four IDE
devices (two on each channel); CD-ROM
drives cannot be connected to the same
channel as hard disk drives; BIOS
provides hard disk auto-sensing and
enhanced IDE functions
Interfaces
Monitor
Energy Star compliant video interface for
fixed or multi-frequency monitor built into
system
board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
Parallel
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
Serial
Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into main
system board; 16C550-compatible; 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
Option slots
Connector card with five I/O expansion
slots; three ISA compatible (8.33 MHz bus
speed), two PCI compatible (33 MHz bus
speed)
Speaker
Internal
Mass Storage
Diskette drive
types
Hard disk drive
types
Other devices
Keyboard
Mouse
SETUP
Program
System security
Virus protection
Slimline
Internal mount:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
Externally accessible mounts:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
and two 5.25-inch wide, half-height drives
Tower
Front internal mount:
One 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drive
Rear internal
mounts:
Two 3.5-inch wide, one-inch high drives or
one 3.5-inch wide, full-height drive
Externally accessible mounts:
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 combination 3.5-inch/5.25-inch or
3.5-inch/PCMCIA 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 drive, CD-ROM drive,
optical drive, PCMCIA card reader, or
other storage device; 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
during boot
User and Supervisor level passwords
available for system boot or diskette access
Write protection feature for the hard disk
drive boot sector
Physical Characteristics
Dimension Slimline
Width
16.8 inches (427 mm)
Depth
15.8 inches (401 mm)
Height
4.4 inches (112 mm)
Weight
18.2 b (8.3 kg) with one
diskette drive, without
keyboard
Tower
7.1 inches (181 mm)
16.2 inches (413 mm)
13.2 inches (337 mm)
20.6 lb (9.3 kg) with one
diskette drive. without
keyboard
2 - ActionPC/ActionTower 7000 series (including ActionTower 8400) 10/30/95
