EASYCACHE IDE, EASYCACHE PRO IDE Hard Disk/Floppy Controller Settings and Configuration

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EASYCACHE IDE, EASYCACHE PRO IDE

Data bus: 16-bit, ISA

Size: Full-length, full-height card

Hard Drives Suppported: Four AT Interface (IDE) drives

Floppy Drives Supported: Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives

CONNECTIONS
Function
Location
4-pin connector-drive active LED
J1
9-pin serial port
J2
40-pin control cable connector-hard drive 1
J3
40-pin control cable connector-hard drive 2
J4
34-pin control cable connector-floppy drive
J5

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS
Function
Location
Setting
»
Hard drive port address 1F0-1F7h, 3F0-3F1h, 3F7h
SW1/switch 3
off

Hard drive port address 170-177h, 370-371h, 377h
SW1/switch 3
on
»
Floppy drive enabled
SW1/switch 4
off

Floppy drive disabled
SW1/switch 4
on
»
Single-speed floppy supported
SW1/switch 5
off

Dual-speed floppy supported
SW1/switch 5
on
»
Factory configured - do not alter
SW1/switch 10
off
»
hSOS load enabled
SW1/switch 11
off

hSOS load disabled
SW1/switch 11
on
»
Factory configured - do not alter
SW1/switch 12
off

BIOS ADDRESS
Address
SW1/switch 1
SW1/switch 2
»
D800h
on
off

D000h
off
on

C800h
off
off

Disabled
on
on

INTERRUPT REQUEST
IRQ
SW1/switch 6
SW1/switch 7
SW1/switch 8
SW1/switch 9

Disabled
off
off
off
off

IRQ5
on
off
off
off

IRQ12
off
on
off
off
»
IRQ14
off
off
on
off

IRQ15
off
off
off
on

CACHE MEMORY CONFIGURATION
Size
Bank 0
Bank 1
512KB
(2) 256K x 9
NONE
1MB
(2) 256K x 9
(2) 256K x 9
2MB
(2) 1M x 9
NONE
2.5MB
(2) 1M x 9
(2) 256K x 9
4MB
(2) 1M x 9
(2) 1M x 9
8MB*
(2) 4M x 9
NONE
8.5MB*
(2) 4M x 9
(2) 256K x 9
10MB*
(2) 4M x 9
(2) 1M x 9
16MB*
(2) 4M x 9
(2) 4M x 9
Note:* 4MBx9 SIMM's are only supported by the easyCACHE Pro IDE controller

LED INFORMATION
Hard drive read, write, or seek in progress.
Lights solid to indicate dirty cache
D1
Data transfer between cache and host in progress.
D2

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CONNECTIONS
Function	Location
4-pin connector-drive active LED	J1
9-pin serial port	J2
40-pin control cable connector-hard drive 1	J3
40-pin control cable connector-hard drive 2	J4
34-pin control cable connector-floppy drive	J5

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS
Function		Location	Setting
»	Hard drive port address 1F0-1F7h, 3F0-3F1h, 3F7h	SW1/switch 3	off
	Hard drive port address 170-177h, 370-371h, 377h	SW1/switch 3	on
»	Floppy drive enabled	SW1/switch 4	off
	Floppy drive disabled	SW1/switch 4	on
»	Single-speed floppy supported	SW1/switch 5	off
	Dual-speed floppy supported	SW1/switch 5	on
»	Factory configured - do not alter	SW1/switch 10	off
»	hSOS load enabled	SW1/switch 11	off
	hSOS load disabled	SW1/switch 11	on
»	Factory configured - do not alter	SW1/switch 12	off

BIOS ADDRESS
Address		SW1/switch 1	SW1/switch 2
»	D800h	on	off
	D000h	off	on
	C800h	off	off
	Disabled	on	on

INTERRUPT REQUEST
IRQ		SW1/switch 6	SW1/switch 7	SW1/switch 8	SW1/switch 9
	Disabled	off	off	off	off
	IRQ5	on	off	off	off
	IRQ12	off	on	off	off
»	IRQ14	off	off	on	off
	IRQ15	off	off	off	on

CACHE MEMORY CONFIGURATION
Size	Bank 0	Bank 1
512KB	(2) 256K x 9	NONE
1MB	(2) 256K x 9	(2) 256K x 9
2MB	(2) 1M x 9	NONE
2.5MB	(2) 1M x 9	(2) 256K x 9
4MB	(2) 1M x 9	(2) 1M x 9
8MB*	(2) 4M x 9	NONE
8.5MB*	(2) 4M x 9	(2) 256K x 9
10MB*	(2) 4M x 9	(2) 1M x 9
16MB*	(2) 4M x 9	(2) 4M x 9
Note:* 4MBx9 SIMM's are only supported by the easyCACHE Pro IDE controller

LED INFORMATION
Hard drive read, write, or seek in progress. Lights solid to indicate dirty cache	D1
Data transfer between cache and host in progress.	D2