ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS
Z-159
Processor | 8088 |
Processor Speed | 4.77/8MHz |
Chip Set | Unidentified |
Video Chip Set | None |
Maximum Onboard Memory | 1.2MB |
Maximum Video Memory | None |
Cache | None |
BIOS | Unidentified |
Dimensions | Unidentified |
I/O Options | External memory card, CPU slot |
NPU Options | 8087 |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
Video slot | SL1 | Floppy drive slot | SL4 |
Hard drive slot | SL2 | Memory slot | SL5 |
CPU slot | SL3 | ||

CONNECTIONS | |
Purpose | Location |
Clock speed switch | CN1 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
Floppy drives enabled | SW101/0 | Off | |
Floppy drives disabled | SW101/0 | On | |
NPU not installed | SW101/1 | On | |
NPU installed | SW101/1 | Off | |
Memory wait state select 3 wait states | SW101/2 | Off | |
Memory wait state select 0 wait state | SW101/2 | On | |
Monitor ROM RAM protected | SW101/3 | Off | |
Monitor ROM RAM unprotected | SW101/3 | On | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | SW102/0 | On |
Video refresh rate select 50Hz | SW102/7 | Off | |
Video refresh rate select 60Hz | SW102/7 | On | |
DRAM CONFIGURATION |
Note: The size of the memory chips is unidentified. |
DRAM JUMPER CONFIGURATION | ||||
Size | SW102/1 | SW102/2 | SW102/3 | SW102/4 |
256KB | Off | Off | On | On |
320KB | On | On | Off | On |
384KB | Off | On | Off | On |
448KB | On | Off | Off | On |
512KB | Off | Off | Off | On |
576KB | On | On | On | Off |
640KB | Off | On | On | Off |
SYSTEM AUTO BOOT CONFIGURATION | ||
Setting | SW102/5 | SW102/6 |
Monitor | On | On |
Floppy drive | Off | On |
Hard drive | On | Off |
FLOPPY DRIVE SELECTION | ||
Drives installed | SW101/6 | SW101/7 |
1 | On | On |
2 | Off | On |
3 | On | Off |
4 | Off | Off |
MONITOR SELECTION | ||
Drives installed | SW101/4 | SW101/5 |
EGA | On | On |
Color (40 x 25) | Off | On |
Color (80 x 25) | On | Off |
Monochrome | Off | Off |

CONNECTIONS | |
Purpose | Location |
Parallel port | CN1 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
» | EMS RAM has system RAM | SW401/1 | Off |
EMS RAM only | SW401/1 | On | |
» | Memory size select 640KB | SW401/2 | Off |
Memory size select 512KB | SW401/2 | On | |
» | EMS RAM disabled | SW401/3 | On |
EMS RAM enabled | SW401/3 | Off | |
» | EMS frame address select D0000 – DFFFF | SW401/4 | Off |
EMS frame address select E0000 – EFFFF | SW401/4 | On | |
» | Parallel port IRQ7 enabled | SW401/7 | On |
Parallel port IRQ7 disabled | SW401/7 | Off | |
» | EMS upgrade not installed | SW401/10 | Off |
EMS upgrade installed | SW401/10 | On | |
EMC CARD SELECTION | ||
Card | SW401/5 | SW401/6 |
1 | On | On |
2 | On | Off |
3 | Off | On |
4 | Off | Off |
PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | ||
Setting | SW401/8 | SW401/9 |
LPT1 (378 - 37A) | Off | On |
LPT2 (3BC – 3BE) | On | Off |
278 – 27A | On | On |
Disabled | Off | Off |