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NEWCOM, INC.

MODEL 1853, MODEL 1855, MODEL 1859

Card Type

Sound card

Chipset

ESS Technologies, Inc. 1868

I/O Options

CD-ROM interface, game/MIDI port, audio line in, modem speakerphone audio connector, microphone in, speaker out, CD-ROM audio in (3), wavetable header

Data Bus

16-bit ISA

Card Size

Full height, half length

CONNECTIONS

Function

Label

Function

Label

Audio line in

CN1

ATAPI CD-ROM interface

J6

Microphone in

CN2

Modem speakerphone audio in/out

J11

Speaker out

CN3

Panasonic CD-ROM audio in

J12

Game/MIDI port

CN4

Sony/ATAPI CD-ROM audio in

J13

Mitsumi CD-ROM audio in

J4

Front panel control

JP16

Wavetable header

J5

   

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Setting

Label

Position

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CD-ROM interface supports interrupts 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12

JP5

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

CD-ROM interface supports interrupts 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 15

JP5

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Note:Interrupt selection is performed by software. The flash RAM for the ESS chip must be updated if the setting of JP5 is changed.