CSS LABORATORIES, INC.
PREFERRED 486 GA/VL ESP
Processor | 80486SX/80487SX/80486DX/80486DX2/Pentium Overdrive |
Processor Speed | 25/33/50(internal)50/66(internal)/66MHz |
Chip Set | OPTI |
Max. Onboard DRAM | 32/64MB |
Cache | 64/256/512KB |
BIOS | AMI |
Dimensions | 330mm x 218mm |
I/O Options | 32-bit VESA local bus slots (2) |
NPU Options | None |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
Front panel connector | J39 | Power LED & keylock | JP55 |
IDE interface LED | J40 | Turbo switch | JP101 |
Turbo LED/reset switch | J41 | Video to green connector | P1 |
Speaker | JP1 | 32-bit VESA Local bus slots | SL1 & SL2 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Jumper/Switch | Position | |
» | Green PC password enabled | J57 | Open |
Green PC password disabled | J57 | Closed | |
» | VESA bus clock select CPU speed & 1 clock | JP7 | Closed |
VESA bus clock select CPU speed | JP7 | Open | |
» | Cache burst mode select 2-1-1-1 | JP9 | Open |
Cache burst mode select 3-2-2-2 | JP9 | Closed | |
» | CPU type select DX/DX2/Overdrive | JP11 | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
CPU type select Overdrive | JP11 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
» | CPU type select non SX CPU | JP14 | Open |
CPU type select SX CPU | JP14 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
» | Video card address select C000h-C7FFh disabled | JP47 | Open |
Video card address select C000h-C7FFh enabled | JP47 | Closed | |
» | Flash BIOS enabled | JP52 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Flash BIOS disabled | JP52 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
» | Monitor type select color | JP56 | Closed |
Monitor type select monochrome | JP56 | Open | |
» | Keyboard synchronous with CPU | JP70 | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Engineer test setting | JP70 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter. | SW1/7 | Off |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | SW1/8 | Off |
DRAM CONFIGURATION (30PIN) | ||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 |
4MB | (4) 1M x 9 | NONE |
8MB | (4) 1M x 9 | (4) 1M x 9 |
16MB | (4) 4M x 9 | NONE |
20MB | (4) 1M x 9 | (4) 4M x 9 |
32MB | (4) 4M x 9 | (4) 4M x 9 |
Note: This board was manufactured with either 8 banks of 30 pin SIMM sockets or 4 banks of 72 pin SIMM sockets. Mainboard drawing depicts 72 pin SIMM sockets. If mainboard has 30 pin SIMM sockets, use the above table. | ||
DRAM CONFIGURATION (72 PIN) | ||||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 | Bank 3 |
2MB | (1) 512K x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
4MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 512K x 36 | NONE | NONE |
4MB | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
6MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
8MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
8MB | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
10MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
12MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
12MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE |
14MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE |
16MB | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
16MB | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
16MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE |
18MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE |
20MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 |
20MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE |
22MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 |
24MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 |
24MB | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | NONE |
24MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE |
26MB | (1) 512K x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 |
28MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 |
32MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE | NONE |
32MB | (1) 8M x 36 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
32MB | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 |
32MB | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE |
40MB | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 1M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 |
48MB | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 2M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 |
48MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | NONE |
64MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 |
64MB | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 4M x 36 | (1) 8M x 36 | NONE |
Note: This board was manufactured with either 8 banks of 30 pin SIMM sockets or 4 banks of 72 pin SIMM sockets. Mainboard drawing depicts 72 pin SIMM sockets. If mainboard has 72 pin SIMM sockets, use the above table. | ||||
CACHE CONFIGURATION | |||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | TAG |
64KB | (4) 8K x 8 | (4) 8K x 8 | (1) 8K x 8 |
256KB | (4) 32K x 8 | (4) 32K x 8 | (1) 32K x 8 |
512KB | (4) 128K x 8 | NONE | (1) 32K x 8 |
CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION | |||||||||
Size | JP20 | JP21 | JP27 | JP28 | JP29 | JP35 | JP36 | JP38 | JP40 |
64KB | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 1 & 2 | 2 & 3 |
256KB | 1 & 2 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 1 & 2 | 2 & 3 |
512KB | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 2 & 3 | 1 & 2 |
Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position. | |||||||||
CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION | |||
Type | JP15 | JP16 | JP17 |
80486SX | Open | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Open |
80486DX | Closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Closed |
OVERDRIVE/80486SX CONFIGURATION | ||
Type | JP12 | |
| » | Both sockets enabled | Open |
80486SX disabled | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Overdrive disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION | |||
Speed | JP8 | JP19 | JP50 |
25MHz | Closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | N/A |
33MHz | Closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | N/A |
50iMHz | Open | Pins 2 & 3 closed | N/A |
50MHz | N/A | N/A | Closed |
66iMHz | Open | Pins 2 & 3 closed | N/A |
66MHz | N/A | N/A | Open |
VESA SYSTEM SPEED CONFIGURATION | |
CPU speed | JP4 |
< 33MHz | Open |
>= 33MHz | Closed |
VESA WAIT STATE | |||
Setting | JP5 | JP6 | JP10 |
0 wait states | Open | Open | Open |
1 wait state | Closed | Closed | Closed |
GREEN PC IRQ DETECTION | ||||||
IRQ | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 |
IRQ3 | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off |
IRQ4 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
IRQ6 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
IRQ10 | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
IRQ11 | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
IRQ14 | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off |
IRQ CONFIGURATION | |||
IRQ | SJ1 | SJ2 | |
| » | IRQ5 & IRQ7 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
IRQ12 & IRQ15 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
EXTENDED READY SIGNAL CONFIGURATION | ||
CPU Speed | JP3 | JP45 |
> 33mhz (RDY1) | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Closed |
< 25mhz (RDY2) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Open |
FRONT PANEL PIN OUT CONFIGURATION | |
Pin | Assignment |
1 | Ground |
2 | Power LED |
3 | Hard drive LED |
4 | Not used |
5 | Power |
6 | Ground |
7 | Turbo LED |
8 | Keyboard inhibit |
9 | Power |
10 | Reset switch |