PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
EIDE2300 PLUS (VER. 2)
Card Type | Hard drive controller card/Multi I/O card |
I/O options | Serial ports (2), parallel port, game port |
Hard Drives supported | Two EIDE drives, two IDE drives |
Floppy drives supported | Two 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB drives |
Data Bus | 32-bit VESA Local Bus |
Card Size | Full-length, half-height card |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Function | Location | Function | Location |
9-pin serial port 1 - external | CN1 | 34-pin cable connector - floppy drive | J3 |
25-pin parallel port - external | CN2 | 16-pin game port | J4 |
40-pin primary EIDE(AT) connector | J1 | 10-pin serial port 2 - internal | J5 |
40-pin secondary IDE(AT) connector | J2 | 4-pin connector - drive active LED | LED1 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
| » | LBA disabled | JP1 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
LBA enabled | JP1 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP7/C | Unidentified |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP7/D | Unidentified |
| » | Game port enabled | JP7/G | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
| Game port disabled | JP7/G | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Parallel port ECP mode enabled | JP8 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
| Parallel port ECP mode disabled | JP8 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP9 | Pins 1 & 2, 4 & 5 closed |
IRQ SELECTION | |
IRQ | JP5 |
EIDE 14, IDE 15 | Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4 closed |
EIDE 15, IDE 14 | Pins 1 & 3, 2 & 4 closed |
EIDE CHANNEL SELECTION | |||
Channel | JP2/A | JP2/B | |
| » | Primary | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Secondary | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PI0 IDE SPEED SELECTION | |||
SPEED | JP4/A | JP4/B | |
Mode 0 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
| » | Mode 2 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Mode 4 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Mode 6 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
ECP MODE ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Mode | JP10/A | JP10/B | |
DMA1 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
| » | DMA3 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Setting | JP6/A | JP6/B | |
| » | COM1 (3F8h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
COM2 (2F8h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
COM3 (3E8h) | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Setting | JP6/C | JP6/D | |
COM1 (3F8h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | COM2 (2F8h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
COM4 (2E8h) | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
BIOS ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||
Address | JP3/A | JP3/B | JP3/C | |
| » | DC00h | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
D8000h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
D4000h | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
D0000h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
CC000h | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
C8000h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Reserved | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PARALLEL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||
IRQ | JP6/E | JP6/F | JP6/G |
IRQ5 (278h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
IRQ7 (278h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
IRQ5 (378h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
IRQ7 (378h) | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Open |
PARALLEL PORT MODE SELECTION | |||
Setting | JP7/A | JP7/B | |
| » | ECP mode | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
EPP mode | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Normal output only | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
FLOPPY CONTROLLER CHANNEL SELECTION | |||
Channel | JP7/E | JP7/F | |
| » | Primary | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Secondary | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |