PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

EIDE2300 PLUS (VER. 2)

Card Type

Hard drive controller card/Multi I/O card

I/O options

Serial ports (2), parallel port, game port

Hard Drives supported

Two EIDE drives, two IDE 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 disabled

JP1

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

LBA enabled

JP1

Pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Factory configured - do not alter

JP7/C

Unidentified

»

Factory configured - do not alter

JP7/D

Unidentified

»

Game port enabled

JP7/G

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Game port disabled

JP7/G

Pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Parallel port ECP mode enabled

JP8

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Parallel port ECP mode disabled

JP8

Pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Factory configured - do not alter

JP9

Pins 1 & 2, 4 & 5 closed

IRQ SELECTION

IRQ

JP5

EIDE 14, IDE 15

Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4 closed

EIDE 15, IDE 14

Pins 1 & 3, 2 & 4 closed

EIDE CHANNEL SELECTION

Channel

JP2/A

JP2/B

»

Primary

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Secondary

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

PI0 IDE SPEED SELECTION

SPEED

JP4/A

JP4/B

 

Mode 0

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

»

Mode 2

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Mode 4

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Mode 6

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

ECP MODE ADDRESS SELECTION

Mode

JP10/A

JP10/B

 

DMA1

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

»

DMA3

Pins 2 & 3 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

 

COM2 (2F8h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 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

 

COM1 (3F8h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

»

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

»

DC00h

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

D8000h

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

D4000h

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

D0000h

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

CC000h

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

C8000h

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Reserved

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

PARALLEL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION

IRQ

JP6/E

JP6/F

JP6/G

IRQ5 (278h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

IRQ7 (278h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

IRQ5 (378h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

IRQ7 (378h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Open

PARALLEL PORT MODE SELECTION

Setting

JP7/A

JP7/B

»

ECP mode

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

EPP mode

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Normal output only

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

FLOPPY CONTROLLER CHANNEL SELECTION

Channel

JP7/E

JP7/F

»

Primary

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Secondary

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed