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COLUMBIA DATA PRODUCTS, INC.

MPC 1600-X

Data Bus

8-bit ISA

Card Size

Full-length, full-height card

Hard Drives supported

Two ST-506(MFM) drives

Floppy drives supported

None

CONNECTIONS

Function

Location

Function

Location

34-pin cable connector - control cable

J1

20-pin data cable connector - drive 1

J3

20-pin data cable connector - drive 0

J2

20-pin cable connector - test only

J4

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Label

Position

»

Host ROM address enabled

PD

Closed

 

Host ROM address disabled

PD

Open

DRIVE JUMPER CONFIGURATION

Type

Heads

Cylinders

Platters

Capacity

JP1/1

JP1/2

JP1/3

JP1/4

0

2

612

1

12MB

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

1

8

375

4

25MB

Open

Closed

Open

Closed

2

6

306

3

15MB

Closed

Open

Closed

Open

3

4

306

2

12MB

Open

Open

Open

Open

Note: The jumpers JP1/1 & JP1/2 are assigned to connector J2 and the jumpers JP1/3 & JP1/4 are assigned to connector J3.

HOST ROM ADDRESS SELECTION

Address

8F-1

8F-2

8F-3

8F-4

»

C8000h

Off

Off

On

On

HOST BASE ADDRESS SELECTION

Setting

8F-5

8F-6

8F-7

8F-8

»

320h

Off

On

On

On

Note: The controller Base Address is set using the upper half of DIP switch 8F. The switch is preset at the factory for base address 320 Hex.