PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
EIDE2300 PLUS (VER. 3)
Card Type | Hard drive controller card/Multi I/O card |
I/O options | Serial ports (2), parallel port, game port |
Hard Drives supported | Two IDE drives, Two EIDE 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 enabled | JP1 | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
| LBA disabled | JP1 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5 | Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4 closed |
| » | Parallel port address 278h | JP6/E | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Parallel port address 378h | JP6/E | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Game port enabled | JP7/G | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
| Game port disabled | JP7/G | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
IDE ENABLE SELECTION | |||
Setting | JP2/A | JP2/B | |
| » | Enable | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Disable | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
IDE PRIMARY/SECONDARY SELECTION | ||
Setting | JP7/C | JP7/D |
Primary | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Secondary | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
FLOPPY ENABLE SELECTION | ||
Setting | JP7/E | JP7/F |
Enabled | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
IDE SPEED SELECTION | ||
SPEED | JP4/A | JP4/B |
0 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
2 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
3 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
4 | Pins 1 & 2 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 |
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 |
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 |
CC000h | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
C8000h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
D0000h | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
D4000h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
D8000h | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
DC000h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Disabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
PARALLEL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION | |
IRQ | JP6/F |
5 | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
7 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Disabled | Open |
PARALLEL PORT DMA SELECTION | ||
DMA | JP8/A | JP8/B |
1 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
3 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
PARALLEL PORT MODE SELECTION | ||
Setting | JP7/A | JP7/B |
ECP | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
EPP | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Unidirectional | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |