AST RESEARCH, INC.
PREMIUM/286
MODELS 202143-003, -004 & -006
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 Processor  | 
 80286  | 
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 Processor Speed  | 
 10MHz  | 
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 Chip Set  | 
 AST  | 
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 Max. Onboard DRAM  | 
 None (2/4 or 8/16MB on external memory card(s))  | 
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 Cache  | 
 None  | 
| 
 BIOS  | 
 AST  | 
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 Dimensions  | 
 330mm x 218mm  | 
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 I/O Options  | 
 32-bit external memory/CPU card slot (2) Floppy drive interface Parallel port Serial port  | 
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 NPU Options  | 
 80287  | 
| 
 CONNECTIONS  | |||
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 Purpose  | 
 Location  | 
 Purpose  | 
 Location  | 
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 32-bit external memory/CPU card  | 
 CN1  | 
 Front panel switches & LEDs  | 
 J23  | 
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 32-bit external memory/CPU card  | 
 CN2  | 
 Speaker  | 
 J24  | 
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 Floppy drive interface (A: and B:)  | 
 J19  | 
 Optional ROM (odd)  | 
 U11  | 
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 Third floppy drive interface  | 
 J20  | 
 Optional ROM (even)  | 
 U13  | 
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 External battery  | 
 J22  | ||
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 CONNECTIONS  | |||
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 Purpose  | 
 Location  | 
 Purpose  | 
 Location  | 
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 Serial port 1  | 
 COM1  | 
 Keyboard  | 
 KYBD  | 
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 Parallel port  | 
 LPT1  | ||
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 SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION  | |||
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 Serial Port (COM1)  | 
 Jumper E22-E23  | 
 Jumper E28  | 
 Jumper E29  | 
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 COM1: using IRQ4  | 
 pins 1 & 2 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 COM2: using IRQ3  | 
 pins 2 & 3 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 PARALLEL PORT CONFIGURATION  | ||||
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 Parallel Port (LPT)  | 
 Jumper E24  | 
 Jumper E25  | 
 Jumper E26  | 
 Jumper E27  | 
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 LPT1: using IRQ7  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 LPT2: using IRQ7  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 BIOS TYPE CONFIGURATION  | |||
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 BIOS Type  | 
 Jumper E3  | 
 Jumper E4  | 
 Jumper E5  | 
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 27128  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 27256  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 OPTIONAL ROM TYPE CONFIGURATION  | |||||
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 ROM Type  | 
 Address  | 
 Jumper E9  | 
 Jumper E10  | 
 Jumper E11  | 
 Jumper E12  | 
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 27128  | 
 F000-F7FFh  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 27128  | 
 E800-EFFFh  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 27256  | 
 E000-EFFFh  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
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 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS  | |||
| 
 Function  | 
 Jumper  | 
 Position  | |
| 
 
 NPU speed select 8MHz  | 
 E1 & E16 E15  | 
 open closed  | |
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 NPU speed select 5MHz  | 
 E1 & E16 E15  | 
 closed open  | |
| » | 
 BIOS wait state select one  | 
 E2  | 
 open  | 
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 BIOS wait states select zero  | 
 E2  | 
 closed  | |
| » | 
 Latched PROM BIOS disabled  | 
 E6  | 
 open  | 
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 Latched PROM BIOS enabled  | 
 E6  | 
 closed  | |
| » | 
 Latched PROM BIOS (for optional ROMs) disabled  | 
 E7 and E14  | 
 E7 open, E14 closed  | 
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 Latched PROM BIOS (for optional ROMs) enabled  | 
 E7 and E14  | 
 E7 closed, E14 closed  | |
| » | 
 Optional ROM wait state select one  | 
 E8  | 
 open  | 
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 Optional ROM wait states select zero  | 
 E8  | 
 closed  | |
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter  | 
 E13  | 
 open  | 
| » | 
 I/O bus wait states select two (at 10MHz operation)  | 
 E17  | 
 closed  | 
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 I/O bus wait state select one (at 10MHz operation)  | 
 E17  | 
 open  | |
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter  | 
 E18  | 
 open  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter  | 
 E19-E20  | 
 closed  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter  | 
 E21  | 
 closed  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter  | 
 E31-E32  | 
 pins 1 & 2 closed  | 
| » | 
 Floppy drive interface enabled  | 
 E33  | 
 open  | 
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 Floppy drive interface disabled  | 
 E33  | 
 closed  | |
| » | 
 Early Address Latch Enabled (#EALE) signal  | 
 E40  | 
 closed  | 
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 Buffered Address Latch Enable (#BALE) signal  | 
 E40  | 
 open  | |
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 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS FOR FASTRAM MEMORY BOARD  | |||
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 Function  | 
 Jumper/Switch  | 
 Position  | |
| » | 
 Parity check enabled  | 
 E1  | 
 closed  | 
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 Parity check disabled  | 
 E1  | 
 open  | |
| » | 
 Wait states select zero  | 
 E2  | 
 closed  | 
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 Wait state select one  | 
 E2  | 
 open  | |
| » | 
 Page mode disabled  | 
 SW1/switch 5  | 
 closed  | 
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 Page mode enabled  | 
 SW1/switch 5  | 
 open  | |
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 Board installed select first FASTram board installed  | 
 SW1/switch 6  | 
 closed  | 
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 Board installed select second FASTram board installed  | 
 SW1/switch 6  | 
 open  | |
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 DRAM CONFIGURATION FOR FASTRAM MEMORY BOARD  | ||||
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 Size  | 
 Bank 0  | 
 Bank 1  | 
 Bank 2  | 
 Bank 3  | 
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 512KB  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 1MB  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 1.5MB  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 2MB  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
 (18) 41256  | 
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 DRAM SWITCH CONFIGURATION FOR FASTRAM MEMORY BOARD  | ||||
| 
 Recognized by System  | 
 SW1/switch 1  | 
 SW1/switch 2  | 
 SW1/switch 3  | 
 SW1/switch 4  | 
| 
 128KB  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 256KB  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 384KB  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 512KB  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 640KB  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 768KB  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 896KB  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 1024KB  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 1152KB  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 1280KB  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
| 
 1408KB  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 1536KB  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 1664KB  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
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 1792KB  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
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 1920KB  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
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 2048KB  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
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 BASE I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION FOR FASTRAM MEMORY BOARD  | ||||
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 Base I/O Address  | 
 SW1/switch 7  | 
 SW1/switch 8  | 
 SW1/switch 9  | 
 SW1/switch 10  | 
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 0208h  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
| 
 0218h 1 | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
 closed  | 
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 0258h 2 | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 0268h  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
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 02A8h  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 02B8h  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
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 02E8h  | 
 closed  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
 open  | 
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 Note 1 :This setting is recommended when this is the first FASTram Memory Board installed.Note 2 :This setting is recommended when this is the second FASTram Memory Board installed. | ||||
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 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS FOR ADVANCED FASTRAM MEMORY BOARD  | |||
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 Function  | 
 Jumper  | 
 Position  | |
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 Factory configured - do not alter  | 
 E0-E1  | 
 pins 2 & 3 closed  | 
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 Board installed select first FASTram board installed  | 
 E2 E4  | 
 open closed  | 
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 Board installed select second FASTram board installed  | 
 E2 E4  | 
 closed open  | |
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 Memory installed select as expanded  | 
 E3  | 
 closed  | 
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 Memory installed select as paged  | 
 E3  | 
 open  | |
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 Note:Parity, wait states, size, and base I/O address are set using the software configuration utility.  | |||
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 DRAM CONFIGURATION FOR ADVANCED FASTRAM MEMORY BOARD  | ||||
| 
 Size  | 
 Bank 0  | 
 Bank 1  | 
 Bank 2  | 
 Bank 3  | 
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 512KB  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 1MB  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 1.5MB  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
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 2MB  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
| 
 2MB  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 3MB  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
| 
 4MB  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
 NONE  | 
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 5MB  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 256K x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
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 6MB  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 NONE  | 
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 8MB  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  | 
 (2) 1M x 9  |