PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
EIDE 2300 PLUS
Data bus: | 32-bit VESA |
Size: | Full-length, half-height card |
Hard drive supported: | Two IDE (AT) Interface drives |
Floppy drives supported: | Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB drives |

CONNECTIONS | |
Function | Location |
25-pin connector - parallel port | CN1 |
4-pin connector - drive activity LED | LED |
40-pin connector - VL/IDE drive interface | J1 |
40-pin connector - ISA/IDE drive interface | J2 |
34-pin connector - Floppy drive interface | J3 |
16-pin connector - Game port | J4 |
10-pin connector - Serial port 2 | J5 |
10-pin connector - Serial port 1 | J6 |
DISK DATA TRANSFER RATES - JP4 | |||
Speed | Jumper A | Jumper B | |
| » | 2 | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
0 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
4 | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
6 | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
VL-BUS IDE ADDRESS SETTING - JP2 | |||
Address | Jumper A | Jumper 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 | |
ISA-BUS IDE ADDRESS SETTING - JP7 | |||
Address | Jumper C | Jumper D | |
| » | Secondary | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
Primary | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
IDE IRQ SETTING | |||
VL-Bus IDE port | ISA-Bus IDE port | JP5 | |
| » | VL-IRQ14 | ISA-IRQ15 | pins 1 & 3, 2 & 4 closed |
VL-IRQ15 | ISA-IRQ14 | pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4 closed | |
EXTERNAL BIOS ROM ADDRESS - JP3 | ||||
Address | Jumper A | Jumper B | Jumper C | |
| » | DC000h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
CC000h | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
C8000h | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
D0000h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
D4000h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
D8000h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Reserved | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS - JP6 | |||
Address | Jumper A | Jumper B | |
| » | 3F8h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
2F8h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
3E8h | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS - JP6 | |||
Address | Jumper C | Jumper D | |
| » | 2F8h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
3F8h | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
2E8h | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS - JP6 | ||||
Address | Jumper E | Jumper F | Jumper G | |
| » | 278h, IRQ7 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
278h, IRQ5 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
378h, IRQ5 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
378h, IRQ7 | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Disabled | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | Open | |
Reserved | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Reserved | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PARALLEL PORT MODE - JP7 | |||
Mode | Jumper A | Jumper B | |
| » | ECP mode | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed |
EPP mode | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Output only | pins 2 & 3 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Reserved | pins 1 & 2 closed | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
FLOPPY DRIVE ADDRESS - JP7 | |||
Address | Jumper E | Jumper 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 | |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Location | Setting | |
| » | IDE drive greater than 528 MB enabled | JP1 | pins 2 & 3 closed |
IDE drive less than 528 MB enabled | JP1 | pins 1 & 2 closed | |
| » | Game port enabled | JP7/jumper G | pins 1 & 2 closed |
| Game port disabled | JP7/jumper G | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | ECP mode enabled | JP8 | pins 1 & 2 closed |
ECP mode disabled | JP8 | pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP9/jumpers A & B | pins 1 & 2 closed |
| » | ECP mode DMA 1 enabled | JP10/jumpers A & B | pins 1 & 2 closed |
ECP mode DMA 3 enabled | JP10/jumpers A & B | pins 2 & 3 closed | |