LASER AT MULTI-I/O CARD Hard Disk/Floppy Controller Settings and Configuration
VTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
LASER AT MULTI-I/O CARD
I/O Options | Floppy drive interface, IDE interface, game port, parallel port, serial ports (2) |
Data Bus | 16-bit ISA |
Card Size | Full height, half length |
Hard Drives Supported | Two IDE-AT devices |
Floppy Drives Supported | Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives |
CONNECTIONS | |||
Function | Label | Function | Label |
16-pin game port | J1 | 4-pin drive active LED | J10 |
34-pin cable connector - floppy drive | J2 | 40-pin primary IDE(AT) connector | J11 |
10-pin serial port 2 - internal | J8 | 25-pin parallel port - external | J12 |
9-pin serial port 1 - external | J9 | ||
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Setting | Label | Position | |
| » | IDE(AT) interface enabled | J3 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
IDE(AT) interface disabled | J3 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Game port enabled | J13 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Game port disabled | J13 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | J16 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
| » | Floppy interface enabled | J17 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Floppy interface disabled | J17 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | ||
Setting | J4 | |
278h | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | 378h | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Disabled | Open | |
SERIAL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||
Port 1 | Port 2 | J15 | J14 | J6 | J7 |
3F8h (COM1:) | 2F8h (COM2:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
3F8h (COM1:) | 3E8h (COM3:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 |
3F8h (COM1:) | 2E8h (COM4:) | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 |
2F8h (COM2:) | 3F8h (COM1:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 |
2F8h (COM2:) | 3E8h (COM3:) | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
2F8h (COM2:) | 2E8h (COM4:) | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 |
3E8h (COM3:) | 3F8h (COM1:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 |
3E8h (COM3:) | 2F8h (COM2:) | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 |
3E8h (COM3:) | 2E8h (COM4:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
2E8h (COM4:) | 3F8h (COM1:) | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
2E8h (COM4:) | 2F8h (COM2:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 |
2E8h (COM4:) | 3E8h (COM3:) | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 |
Disabled | Disabled | N/A | N/A | Open | Open |
SERIAL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||
Port 1 | Port 2 | J18 | |
| » | IRQ4 | IRQ3 | Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4 closed |
IRQ3 | IRQ4 | Pins 1 & 3, 2 & 4 closed | |
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