PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
EIDE 4030 PLUS
Data bus: | 32-bit VESA local bus |
Size: | Three/quarter-length, full-height card |
Hard drive supported: | Four IDE (AT) Interface drives |
Floppy drives supported: | Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB drives |

CONNECTIONS | |
Function | Location |
40-pin primary VESA IDE(AT) interface connector | J1 |
40-pin secondary VESA IDE(AT) interface connector | J2 |
40-pin ISA ATAPI IDE(AT) interface connector | J3 |
34-pin connector - floppy drive interface | J4 |
16-pin connector - game port (external) | J5 |
9-pin connector - serial port 1 (external) | J6 |
10-pin connector - serial port 2 (internal) | J7 |
25-pin parallel port (external) | J8 |
4-pin connector - drive active LED | JP2 |
Note: Connector J3 is used for IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI) and tape drives. | |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Location | Setting | |
| » | VESA IDE is primary channel | JP1 | pins 1 & 2 closed |
VESA IDE is secondary channel | JP1 | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
VESA IDE channel is disabled | JP1 | all open | |
| » | ISA IDE(AT) interrupt IRQ15 select | JP3 | pins 1 & 2 closed |
ISA IDE(AT) interrupt IRQ14 select | JP3 | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Game port enabled | JP4/A | pins 1 & 2 closed |
Game port disabled | JP4/A | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP4/B | pins 1 & 2 closed |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS (CONTINUED) | |||
Function | Location | Setting | |
| » | Floppy drive interface enabled | JP4/C | pins 1 & 2 closed |
Floppy drive interface disabled | JP4/C | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Parallel port interrupt select IRQ7 | JP5/A | pins 1 & 2 closed |
Parallel port interrupt select IRQ5 | JP5/A | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Address | JP5/B | JP5/C | |
| » | 378h | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
278h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
3BCh | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PRIMARY SERIAL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Address | JP5/F | JP5/G | |
| » | 3F8h (COM1) | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
2F8h (COM2) | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
3E8h (COM3) | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
SECONDARY SERIAL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Address | JP5/D | JP5/E | |
| » | 2F8h (COM2) | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
| 3F8h (COM1) | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
2E8h (COM3) | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
ISA IDE CONFIGURATION | |||
Setting | JP4/D | JP4/E | |
| » | ISA IDE(AT) interface is secondary interface | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
ISA IDE(AT) interface is primary interface | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
ISA IDE(AT) interface is disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
DMA CHANNEL CONFIGURATION | |||
DMA | JP6/A | JP6/B | |
| » | 3 | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed |
1 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
DRAM 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 |
4MB | (2) 1M x 9 | (2) 1M x 9 |
8MB | (2) 4M x 9 | NONE |
16MB | (2) 4M x 9 | (2) 4M x 9 |
Note: The EIDE 4030 PLUS must have at least 512KB installed in order to function. Optimum operation is achieved using 4 identical SIMM modules. | ||