AST RESEARCH, INC.

G-8 SIX PAK PLUS

Card Type          Memory Expansion/Multi-I/O
Chipset Controller Unidentified
I/O Options        Parallel port, Serial port (2)
Maximum Dram       384KB

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                                CONNECTIONS

      Purpose           Location           Purpose           Location

   25-pin serial          CN1          25-pin parallel          CN3
   port external                       port

    9-pin serial          CN2
   port Internal

       PARALLEL PORT INTERRUPT SELECT

       Setting                 JP4

  LPT1 IRQ7 enabled          Closed

  LPT1 IRQ7 disabled          Open

               COM1 SELECT

     COM          JP5/A         JP5/B

     COM1        Closed         Open

     COM2         Open         Closed

  Note: COM settings refer only to CN1.

      PARALLEL PORT SELECT

  Setting    JP5/C      JP5/D

   LPT1      Closed     Open

   LPT2       Open     Closed

    GAME PORT SELECT

  Setting      JP5/E

  Enabled     Closed

  Disabled     Open

      CLOCK SELECT

  Setting      JP5/F

  Enabled     Closed

  Disabled     Open

  FACTORY CONFIGURED SETTING

    Switch         Setting

     SW1/7           N/A

     PARITY SELECT

  Setting      SW1/8

  Enabled       On

  Disabled      Off

                            DRAM CONFIGURATION

     Starting      Board RAM       SW1/1         SW1/2          SW1/3
     Address

      64KB           384KB          Off           Off            Off

      128KB          384KB          Off           Off             On

      192KB          384KB          Off            On            Off

      256KB          384KB          Off            On             On

      320KB          320KB          On            Off            Off

      384KB          256KB          On            Off             On

      448KB          192KB          On             On            Off

      512KB          128KB          On             On             On

                            BANK CONFIGURATION

  Banks Installed   Board RAM       SW1/4         SW1/5         SW1/6

       None            0KB           Off           Off           Off

        1             64KB           Off           Off            On

      1 & 2           128KB          Off           On            Off

    1 & 2 & 3         192KB          Off           On             On

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4       256KB          On            Off           Off

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     320KB          On            Off            On
        5

    All Banks         384KB          On            On            Off

                            DRAM CONFIGURATION

   Size      Bank 1     Bank 2    Bank 3    Bank 4     Bank 5     Bank 6

   64KB      (9) 64K     NONE      NONE      NONE       NONE       NONE
               x 1

   128KB     (9) 64K    (9) 64K    NONE      NONE       NONE       NONE
               x 1       x 1

   192KB     (9) 64K    (9) 64K   (9) 64K    NONE       NONE       NONE
               x 1       x 1        x 1

   256KB     (9) 64K    (9) 64K   (9) 64K   (9) 64K     NONE       NONE
               x 1       x 1        x 1       x 1

   320KB     (9) 64K    (9) 64K   (9) 64K   (9) 64K    (9) 64K     NONE
               x 1       x 1        x 1       x 1       x 1

   384KB     (9) 64K    (9) 64K   (9) 64K   (9) 64K    (9) 64K    (9) 64K
               x 1       x 1        x 1       x 1       x 1        x 1

             INTERRUPT CONFIGURATION

   IRQ      JP6/C     JP6/D    JP6/E     JP6/F

   IRQ4    Closed     Open      Open      Open

   IRQ5     Open     Closed     Open      Open

   IRQ7     Open      Open     Closed     Open

   IRQ2     Open      Open      Open     Closed

       SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION

      Function               JP1

   Force CTS true     Pins 2 & 3 closed

     CTS normal       Pins 1 & 2 closed

       SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION

      Function               JP2

   Force DSR true     Pins 2 & 3 closed

     DSR normal       Pins 1 & 2 closed

       SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION

      Function               JP3

   Force DCD true     Pins 2 & 3 closed

     DCD normal       Pins 1 & 2 closed

  SERIAL PORT 1 IRQ4 SELECT

     IRQ4           JP6/A

    Enabled        Closed

   Disabled         Open

  SERIAL PORT 2 IRQ3 SELECT

     IRQ3           JP6/B

    Enabled        Closed

   Disabled         Open