ACER, INC.
MFB-A
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Card Type |
Multi I/O card |
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Chipset/Controller |
Unidentified |
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I/O Options |
Memory, game port, parallel port, serial port (2). |
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Maximum DRAM |
3MB |
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CONNECTIONS | |||
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Purpose
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Location
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Purpose
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Location
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Game port |
J2 |
Parallel port |
J5 |
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Serial port 2 - internal |
J3 |
MME-A connector |
N/A |
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Serial port 1 - external |
J4 | ||
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Note: The MME-A connector is not identified on manufacturer’s documentation | |||
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GAME PORT CONFIGURATION | ||
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Setting |
SW3/6 | |
| » |
Enabled |
On |
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Disabled |
Off | |
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PARALLEL PORT CONFIGURATION | ||||
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LPT/Address/IRQ |
SW3/4 |
SW3/5 |
JP2 | |
| » |
LPT1/378h/IRQ7 |
On |
Off |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
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LPT1/378h/IRQ5 |
On |
Off |
Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
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LPT2/278h/IRQ7 |
Off |
On |
Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
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LPT2/278h/IRQ5 |
Off |
On |
Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
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Disabled |
Off |
Off |
N/A | |
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SERIAL PORT 1 & 2 CONFIGURATION | |||||
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Port 1 |
Port 2 |
SW3/1 |
SW3/2 |
SW3/3 | |
| » |
COM1/3F8h |
COM2/2F8h |
On |
Off |
On |
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COM2/2F8h |
Disabled |
Off |
On |
Off | |
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Disabled |
Disabled |
Off |
Off |
Off | |
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SERIAL PORT 1 & 2 INTERRUPT SELECT | ||||
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Port 1 |
Port 2 |
JP5 |
JP6 | |
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IRQ4 |
IRQ3 |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
Closed |
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IRQ3 |
Disabled |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Open | |
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Disabled |
Disabled |
Open |
Open | |
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SERIAL PORT 1 TEST | ||||
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Port 1 |
JP3 |
JP4 |
JP10 | |
| » |
DCD signal high |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
N/A |
N/A |
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DCD signal ground |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
N/A |
N/A | |
| » |
DSR signal high |
N/A |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
N/A |
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DSR signal ground |
N/A |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
N/A | |
| » |
CTS signal high |
N/A |
N/A |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
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CTS signal ground |
N/A |
N/A |
Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
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SERIAL PORT 2 TEST | ||||
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Port 2 |
JP7 |
JP8 |
JP9 | |
| » |
DCD signal high |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
N/A |
N/A |
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DCD signal ground |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
N/A |
N/A | |
| » |
DSR signal high |
N/A |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
N/A |
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DSR signal ground |
N/A |
Pins 2 & 3 closed |
N/A | |
| » |
CTS signal high |
N/A |
N/A |
Pins 1 & 2 closed |
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CTS signal ground |
N/A |
N/A |
Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
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PARITY CHECK | ||
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Setting |
JP1 | |
| » |
Enabled |
Closed |
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Disabled |
Open | |
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STARTING MEMORY ADDRESS | ||||||
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Memory/Address |
SW1/1 |
SW1/2 |
SW1/3 |
SW1/4 |
SW1/5 |
SW1/6 |
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256KB/040000h |
On |
On |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
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512KB/080000h |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
On |
On |
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1MB/100000h |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
On |
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1.5MB/180000h |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
On |
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2MB/200000h |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
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2.5MB/280000h |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
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3MB/300000h |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
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3.5MB/380000h |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
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4MB/400000h |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
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4.5MB/480000h |
Off |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
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5MB/500000h |
On |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
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5.5MB/580000h |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
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STARTING MEMORY ADDRESS | ||||||
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Memory/Address |
SW1/1 |
SW1/2 |
SW1/3 |
SW1/4 |
SW1/5 |
SW1/6 |
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6MB/600000h |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
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6.5MB/680000h |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
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7MB/700000h |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
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7.5MB/780000h |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
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8MB/800000h |
On |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
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8.5MB/880000h |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
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9MB/900000h |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
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9.5MB/980000h |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
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10MB/A00000h |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
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10.5MB/A80000h |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
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11MB/B00000h |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
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11.5MB/B80000h |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
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12MB/C00000h |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
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12.5MB/C80000h |
Off |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
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13MB/D00000h |
On |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
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13.5.5MB/D80000h |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
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14MB/E00000h |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
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14.5MB/E80000h |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
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15MB/F00000h |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
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15.5MB/F80000h |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
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MEMORY CONFIGURATION | |||||||||
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Bank 0 |
Bank 1 |
Bank 2 |
Bank 3 |
Bank 4 |
Bank 5 |
SW2/1 |
SW2/2 |
SW2/3 |
SW2/4 |
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128KB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
On |
On |
On |
Off |
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512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
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128KB |
512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Off |
On |
On |
Off |
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512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
On |
Off |
On |
On |
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128KB |
512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
On |
Off |
On |
Off |
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512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
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128KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
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128KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
N/A |
On |
On |
Off |
On |
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128KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
On |
On |
Off |
Off |
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512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
N/A |
Off |
On |
Off |
On |
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128KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
Off |
On |
Off |
Off |
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512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
512KB |
On |
Off |
Off |
On |
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Notes:(1) Banks 3, 4 & 5 are located on supplemental card MME-A. | |||||||||
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(2) 4164-type chips are only used in Bank 0 and fill system base RAM from 512KB to 640KB. | |||||||||
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(3) 41256/120ns-chips are used in all banks. | |||||||||