AMPRO COMPUTERS, INC.
LITTLE BOARD/PC
Processor | 8088 |
Processor Speed | 7MHz |
Chip Set | Unidentified |
Video Chip Set | None |
Maximum Onboard Memory | 640KB |
Maximum Video Memory | None |
Cache | None |
BIOS | Ampro |
Dimensions | 203mm x 146mm |
I/O Options | Floppy drive interface, SCSI connector, parallel port, serial ports (2), PC bus interface |
NPU Options | NEC uPD72191 |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
Serial port (V40) | J2 | Keyboard connector | J5 |
Serial port | J3 | Parallel port | J6 |
Speaker | J4 pins 1 & 2 | SCSI interface | J7 |
Reset switch | J4 pins 3 & 4 | Floppy drive interface | J8 |
Power LED | J4 pins 5 & 6 | PC bus interface | J9 |
Auxiliary power for PC bus connector | J4 pins 7 - 10 | ||
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
» | DMA END (TC) signal disabled | W1 | Open |
DMA END (TC) signal enabled | W1 | Closed | |
» | 5v termination power to pin 26 of SCSI disabled | W4 | Open |
5v termination power to pin 26 of SCSI enabled | W4 | Closed | |
» | PC bus IRQ5 disabled | W6 | Open |
PC bus IRQ5 enabled | W6 | Closed | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W9 | Open |
» | Floppy drive IRQ6 enabled | W10 | Closed |
Floppy drive IRQ6 disabled | W10 | Open | |
» | Parallel port LPT select LPT1 | W11 | Open |
Parallel port LPT select LPT2 | W11 | Closed | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W21 | Unidentified |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W22 | Unidentified |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W26 | Unidentified |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W27 | Unidentified |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W28 | Unidentified |
» | NPU not installed | W30 | Open |
NPU installed | W30 | Closed | |
» | Monitor type select CGA | W31 | Closed |
Monitor type select monochrome | W31 | Open | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | W34 | Unidentified |
» | Write precomp speed select 125ns | W39 | Open |
Write precomp speed select 187ns | W39 | Closed | |
» | Drive speed select single speed | W40 | Open |
Drive speed select dual speed | W40 | Closed | |
DRAM CONFIGURATION | |||
Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 |
256KB | SIMM installed | None | None |
512KB | SIMM installed | SIMM installed | None |
640KB | SIMM installed | SIMM installed | SIMM installed |
Note: The size of the DRAM chips are unidentified. | |||
DRAM JUMPER CONFIGURATION | ||
Size | W19 | W20 |
256KB | Closed | Closed |
512KB | Open | Closed |
640KB | Closed | Open |
PROM SOCKET SELECTION (U26) | ||||||
Type | Address | W35 | W36 | W37 | W38 | |
| » | Empty | N/A | Open | Open | Open | N/A |
2764 | E0000h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
2764 | E4000h | Closed | Closed | Open | Open | |
2764 | E8000h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
2764 | EC000h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
27256 | E0000h | Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | |
27256 | E8000h | Closed | Open | Closed | Closed | |
27512 | E0000h | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | |
MEMORY OPTION SELECTION | ||||||||
Type | W8 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W41 | |
| » | None | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2764 | Closed | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | 2 & 3 | |
27256 | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | Closed | Open | 2 & 3 | |
6264 | Closed | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
62256 | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | Open | Closed | 1 & 2 | |
Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position. | ||||||||
FLOPPY DMA CHANNEL SELECTION | |||
Channel | W5 | W7 | |
1 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
| » | 2 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
SCSI DMA CHANNEL SELECTION | |||
Channel | W2 | W3 | |
1 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | 3 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
SERIAL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||
Setting | Address | IRQ | W17 | W18 | W29 | |
| » | COM1 (3F8h) | 3F8h - 3FF | IRQ4 | Closed | Open | Open |
COM2 (2F8h) | 2F8h - 2FF | IRQ3 | Open | Closed | Closed | |
FLOPPY DRIVE SELECTION | ||
Drives installed | W32 | W33 |
1 | Closed | Closed |
2 | Closed | Open |
3 (not supported) | Open | Closed |
4 (not supported) | Open | Open |
SCSI BUS ID SELECTION | ||||
ID | W23 | W24 | W25 | |
0 | Closed | Closed | Closed | |
1 | Open | Closed | Closed | |
2 | Closed | Open | Closed | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | |
4 | Closed | Closed | Open | |
5 | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Closed | Open | Open | |
| » | 7 | Open | Open | Open |
The hotkey needed to enter the built-in Setup is Alt-SysReq
Low serial number and high number boards have different jumper placement and quantity. The high number boards have as many as 49 jumpers whereas the low number only 41.