SEANIX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
ASI ROCKET-VL
Data Bus |
32-bit VESA Local Bus |
Card Size |
Full length, Full-height card |
Hard Drives supported |
Two IDE (AT) drives |
Floppy drives supported |
Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives |
CONNECTIONS | |||
Function |
Location |
Function |
Location |
34-pin cable connector - floppy drive |
J1 |
9-pin serial port 1 - external |
J6 |
VESA feature connector |
J2 |
25-pin parallel port - external |
J7 |
40-pin IDE(AT) connector |
J3 |
4-pin connector - drive active LED |
J9 |
16-pin game port |
J4 |
15-pin video connector |
J10 |
9-pin serial port 2 - external |
J5 |
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Note: A 25-pin serial port cable connects to connector J5. |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function |
Label |
Position | |
» |
Factory configured - do not alter (RAMDAC selection) |
JP4 |
Open |
» |
Local video bus scan rate in text modes is 60 Hz |
JP5/pins 1 & 2 |
Closed |
|
Local video bus scan rate in text modes is 72 Hz |
JP5/pins 1 & 2 |
Open |
» |
Local video bus zero wait state select |
JP5/pins 3 & 4 |
Closed |
|
Local video bus one wait state select |
JP5/pins 3 & 4 |
Open |
» |
Local video bus clock < = |
JP5/pins 5 & 6 |
Open |
|
Local video bus clock > 33 Mhz |
JP5/pins 5 & 6 |
Closed |
» |
Game port enabled |
JP6 |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
|
Game port disabled |
JP6 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
» |
Floppy drive interface I/O address is 3F0h |
JP7/1 |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
|
Floppy drive interface I/O address is 370h |
JP7/1 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
» |
Floppy drive interface enabled |
JP7/2 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
|
Floppy drive interface disabled |
JP7/2 |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
» |
Parallel port is bi-directional |
JP10 |
Open |
|
Parallel port is uni-directional |
JP10 |
Closed |
» |
Local bus IDE zero wait state select |
JP11 |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
|
Local bus IDE one wait state select |
JP11 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
» |
Factory configured - do not alter |
JP12 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS (CONTINUED) | |||
Function |
Label |
Position | |
» |
Factory configured - do not alter |
JP13/1 |
Open |
» |
Factory configured - do not alter |
JP13/2 |
Open |
» |
Factory configured - do not alter |
JP13/3 |
Open |
» |
IDE drive primary address select (1F0h) |
JP13/6 |
Open |
|
IDE drive secondary address select (170h) |
JP13/6 |
Closed |
» |
Local IDE bus speed = 33 Mhz |
JP13/7 |
Closed |
|
Local IDE bus speed > 33 Mhz |
JP13/7 |
Open |
» |
Factory configured - do not alter |
JP14 |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
» |
System is 486 |
JP15 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
|
System is 386 |
JP15 |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
» |
Monitor retrace timing is standard IBM fonts |
SW1/5 |
Open |
|
Monitor retrace timing is TUV fonts (German standard) |
SW1/5 |
Closed |
PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Setting |
JP8/5 |
JP8/6 | |
» |
378h |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
|
278h |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
|
3BCh |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
|
Disabled |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Setting |
JP8/1 |
JP8/2 | |
|
2E8h |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
|
3E8h |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
» |
3F8h |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
|
Disabled |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Setting |
JP8/3 |
JP8/4 | |
|
2E8h |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
» |
2F8h |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
|
3E8h |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
|
Disabled |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
IDE MODE SELECTION | |||
Mode |
JP13/4 |
JP13/5 | |
» |
0 |
Closed |
Closed |
|
1 |
Closed |
Open |
|
2 |
Open |
Closed |
|
3 |
Open |
Open |
SERIAL PORT 1 INTERRUPT SELECTION | ||||
IRQ |
J11/1 |
J11/2 |
J11/3 | |
|
IRQ3 |
Open |
Closed |
Open |
» |
IRQ4 |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
|
IRQ5 |
Open |
Open |
Closed |
SERIAL PORT 2 INTERRUPT SELECTION | ||||
IRQ |
J11/4 |
J11/5 |
J11/6 | |
» |
IRQ3 |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
|
IRQ4 |
Open |
Closed |
Open |
|
IRQ5 |
Open |
Open |
Closed |
PARALLEL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION (BI-DIRECTIONAL ONLY) | |||
IRQ |
J11/7 |
J11/8 | |
|
IRQ5 |
Open |
Closed |
» |
IRQ7 |
Closed |
Open |
VGA CLOCK FREQUENCY SELECTION | |||
Speed |
JP1 |
JP2 |
JP3 |
40MHz |
Open |
Closed |
Closed |
45MHz |
Open |
Open |
Open |
50MHz |
Closed |
Open |
Closed |
60MHz |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
SUPER VGA SCAN RATE SELECTION | |||||
Screen Resolution |
Rate |
SW1/1 |
SW1/2 |
SW1/3 |
SW1/4 |
800x600 |
56Hz |
Off |
Off |
N/A |
N/A |
800x600 |
60Hz |
Off |
On |
N/A |
N/A |
800x600 |
72Hz |
On |
Off |
N/A |
N/A |
1024x768 |
60Hz |
N/A |
N/A |
Off |
On |
1024x768 |
70Hz |
N/A |
N/A |
On |
Off |
1024x768 |
72Hz |
N/A |
N/A |
On |
On |
1024x768 |
86Hz |
N/A |
N/A |
Off |
Off |
DRAM CONFIGURATION | ||
Size |
Bank 0 |
Bank 1 |
1MB |
(8) 48128 |
None |
2MB |
(8) 48128 |
(8) 48128 |
MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTES |
Within both table and diagram, jumper positions "1 & 2" are HIGH positions. Jumper positions "2 & 3 are LOW positions. |