DRIVECACHE DC2030 Hard Disk/Floppy Controller Settings and Configuration

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DRIVECACHE DC2030

Data bus: 16-bit, ISA

Size: Full-length, full-height card

Hard drives supported: Two AT Interface (IDE) drives

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

Maximum heads/cyl.: 16 heads and 2048 cylinders

CONNECTIONS
Function
Location
Memory expansion card connector
J1 & J2
40-pin AT Interface (IDE) control cable connector-hard drive
J3
40-pin AT interface (IDE) control cable connector-from motherboard
J4
34-pin control cable connector-floppy drive
J5
4-pin connector-drive active LED
W1

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS
Function
Location
Setting
»
AT bus interface enabled
W2
closed

AT bus interface disabled*
W2
open
»
Factory configured - do not alter
W3
open
»
Factory configured - do not alter
W4
open
»
Factory configured - do not alter
W5
open
»
Floppy drive enabled
W6
closed

Floppy drive disabled
W6
open
»
Factory configured - do not alter
SW1/switch 4
off
Note:*This option allows for caching of the motherboard's imbedded HD controller via CN4.

BIOS ADDRESS
Address
W7/jumper 1
W7/jumper 2
W7/jumper 3
W7/jumper 4

C000h
closed
closed
closed
closed

C200h
closed
closed
closed
open

C400h
closed
closed
open
closed

C600h
closed
closed
open
open

C800h
closed
open
closed
closed

CA00h
closed
open
closed
open

CC00h
closed
open
open
closed

CE00h
closed
open
open
open

D000h
open
closed
closed
closed

D200h
open
closed
closed
open

D400h
open
closed
open
closed

D600h
open
closed
open
open
»
D800h
open
open
closed
closed

DA00h
open
open
closed
open

DC00h
open
open
open
closed

DE00h
open
open
open
open

ON-BOARD CACHE CONFIGURATION
Size
Bank 0
Bank 1
SW1/switch 2
SW1/switch 3
512KB
(2) 256K x 9
NONE
on
on
1MB
(2) 256K x 9
(2) 256K x 9
on
on
2MB
(2) 1M x 9
NONE
on
off
2.5MB
(2) 1M x 9
(2) 256K x 9
on
off
2.5MB
(2) 256K x 9
(2) 1M x 9
off
off
4MB
(2) 1M x 9
(2) 1M x 9
off
on

MEMORY BOARD CACHE CONFIGURATION - SW1
Size
Bank 2
Bank 3
Bank 4
Bank 5
Bank 6
Bank 7
SW1/1
512KB
(2) 256K
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
on
1MB
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
on
1.5MB
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
NONE
NONE
NONE
on
2MB
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
NONE
NONE
on
2MB
(2) 1M
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
off
2.5MB
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
NONE
on
3MB
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
(2) 256K
on
4MB
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
off
6MB
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
NONE
NONE
NONE
off
8MB
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M x9
NONE
NONE
off
10MB
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
NONE
off
12MB
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
(2) 1M
off

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CONNECTIONS
Function	Location
Memory expansion card connector	J1 & J2
40-pin AT Interface (IDE) control cable connector-hard drive	J3
40-pin AT interface (IDE) control cable connector-from motherboard	J4
34-pin control cable connector-floppy drive	J5
4-pin connector-drive active LED	W1

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS
Function		Location	Setting
»	AT bus interface enabled	W2	closed
	AT bus interface disabled*	W2	open
»	Factory configured - do not alter	W3	open
»	Factory configured - do not alter	W4	open
»	Factory configured - do not alter	W5	open
»	Floppy drive enabled	W6	closed
	Floppy drive disabled	W6	open
»	Factory configured - do not alter	SW1/switch 4	off
Note:*This option allows for caching of the motherboard's imbedded HD controller via CN4.

BIOS ADDRESS
Address		W7/jumper 1	W7/jumper 2	W7/jumper 3	W7/jumper 4
	C000h	closed	closed	closed	closed
	C200h	closed	closed	closed	open
	C400h	closed	closed	open	closed
	C600h	closed	closed	open	open
	C800h	closed	open	closed	closed
	CA00h	closed	open	closed	open
	CC00h	closed	open	open	closed
	CE00h	closed	open	open	open
	D000h	open	closed	closed	closed
	D200h	open	closed	closed	open
	D400h	open	closed	open	closed
	D600h	open	closed	open	open
»	D800h	open	open	closed	closed
	DA00h	open	open	closed	open
	DC00h	open	open	open	closed
	DE00h	open	open	open	open

ON-BOARD CACHE CONFIGURATION
Size	Bank 0	Bank 1	SW1/switch 2	SW1/switch 3
512KB	(2) 256K x 9	NONE	on	on
1MB	(2) 256K x 9	(2) 256K x 9	on	on
2MB	(2) 1M x 9	NONE	on	off
2.5MB	(2) 1M x 9	(2) 256K x 9	on	off
2.5MB	(2) 256K x 9	(2) 1M x 9	off	off
4MB	(2) 1M x 9	(2) 1M x 9	off	on

MEMORY BOARD CACHE CONFIGURATION - SW1
Size	Bank 2	Bank 3	Bank 4	Bank 5	Bank 6	Bank 7	SW1/1
512KB	(2) 256K	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	on
1MB	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	on
1.5MB	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	NONE	NONE	NONE	on
2MB	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	NONE	NONE	on
2MB	(2) 1M	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	off
2.5MB	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	NONE	on
3MB	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	(2) 256K	on
4MB	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	NONE	NONE	NONE	NONE	off
6MB	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	NONE	NONE	NONE	off
8MB	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M x9	NONE	NONE	off
10MB	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	NONE	off
12MB	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	(2) 1M	off