ALWAYS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

AL-7048

 Data bus:                   32-bit, VL-bus

 Size:                       Full-length, full-height card

 Hard drive supported:       Up to seven SCSI devices, and two IDE (AT)
                             interface drives

 Floppy drives supported:    Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB or 1.44MB drives

[Image]

                                CONNECTIONS

                     Function                              Location

  4-pin connector - drive active LED                         CN1

  50-pin SCSI-2 connector - internal                         CN2

  40-pin IDE (AT) interface connector - port 1               CN3

  34-pin control cabled connector - floppy drive 1           CN4

  34-pin control cabled connector - floppy drive 2           CN5

  10-pin serial port 2 - internal                            CN6

  26-pin parallel port connector                             CN7

  9-pin serial port 1 - external                             CN8

  50-pin SCSI-2 connector - external                         CN9

                        USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

                Function
                                            Location
                                                              Setting

  »
      Factory configured - do not
      alter
                                              SW1/9
                                                                N/A

  »
      Multiple drive support enabled
                                             SW1/10
                                                                on


      Multiple drive support disabled
                                             SW1/10
                                                                off

  »
      Factory configured - do not
      alter
                                              SW3/1
                                                                N/A

  »
      Standard parallel port mode
      enabled
                                              SW3/2
                                                                On


      Enhanced parallel port mode
      enabled
                                              SW3/2
                                                                off

  »
      Enhanced parallel port DMA1
      enabled
                                              SW3/3
                                                                on


      Enhanced parallel port DMA3
      enabled
                                              SW3/3
                                                                off

  »
      SCSI synchronous negotiation
      enabled
                                              SW3/4
                                                                on


      SCSI synchronous negotiation
      disabled
                                              SW3/4
                                                                off

  »
      Factory configured - do not
      alter
                                              SW3/5
                                                                N/A

  »
      Factory configured - do not
      alter
                                              SW3/6
                                                                N/A

                        USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

                Function                     Location         Setting

  »   16 transfers/BUS Grant enabled          SW3/7             on

      2 transfers/BUS Grant enabled           SW3/7             off

  »   32-bit VESA mode enabled                SW3/8             on

      16-bit VESA mode enabled                SW3/8             off

  »   Boot ROM enabled                        SW3/9             on

      Boot ROM disabled                       SW3/9             off

  »   Active termination enabled              SW3/10            on

      Active termination disabled             SW3/10            off

                               BIOS ADDRESS

         Address
                              SW1/1
                                               SW1/2
                                                                SW1/3

  »
            C800h
                                on
                                                 on
                                                                 on


            CC00h
                               off
                                                 on
                                                                 on


            D000h
                                on
                                                off
                                                                 on


            D400h
                               off
                                                off
                                                                 on


            D800h
                                on
                                                 on
                                                                 off


            DC00h
                               off
                                                 on
                                                                 off


          Disabled
                                on
                                                off
                                                                 off


          Disabled
                               off
                                                off
                                                                 off

                                I/O ADDRESS

     ISA Address         VESA Address          SW1/4            SW1/5

  »        110h             E800h               on               on

           200h             D800h               off              on

           220h             C800h               on               off

           100h             F800h               off              off

                  IRQ SELECT

    IRQ
               SW1/6
                           SW1/7
                                      SW1/8

    IRQ9
                off
                            on
                                       off

   IRQ10
                on
                            on
                                       off

   IRQ11
                off
                            off
                                        on

   IRQ12
                on
                            off
                                        on

   IRQ14
                off
                            on
                                        on

   IRQ15
                on
                            on
                                        on

  Disabled
                on
                            off
                                       off

  Disabled
                off
                            off
                                       off

                        SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION

          COM/Address                   SW2/1                SW2/2

  »          COM1/3F8h                   off                  off

             COM2/2F8h                   on                   off

             COM3/3E8h                   off                   on

              Disabled                   on                    on

                        SERIAL PORT 2 CONFIGURATION

          COM/Address
                                        SW2/3
                                                             SW2/4

  »
             COM2/2F8h
                                         off
                                                              off


             COM1/3F8h
                                         on
                                                              off


             COM4/2E8h
                                         off
                                                               on


              Disabled
                                         on
                                                               on

                        PARALLEL PORT CONFIGURATION

          LPT/Address                   SW2/5                SW2/6

  »          LPT1/378h                   on                   off

             LPT2/278h                   off                  off

              Disabled                   on                    on

                                 IDE PORT

             Setting
                                         SW2/7
                                                              SW2/8

  »
          Primary controller
               enabled
                                          off
                                                               on


         Secondary controller
               enabled
                                          off
                                                               off


              Disabled
                                          on
                                                               on

                               FLOPPY DRIVE

            Setting                     SW2/9                SW2/10

  »      Primary floppy drive            off                   on
               enabled

        Secondary floppy drive           off                  off
               enabled

              Disabled                   on                    on

              Disabled                   on                   off