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ATEN RESEARCH, INC.

486DX/486SX CACHE MAINBOARD

Processor

80486SX/80487SX/80486DX/80486DX2

Processor Speed

20/25/33/50(internal)/50/66(internal)MHz

Chip Set

UNI

Max. Onboard DRAM

128MB

Cache

32/64/128/256KB

BIOS

Award

Dimensions

330mm x 218mm

I/O Options

None

NPU Options

None

CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

External battery

JP1

Turbo LED

JP16

Reset switch

JP14

Speaker

JP17

Turbo switch

JP15

Power LED & keylock

JP18

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Jumper

Position

»

CMOS memory normal operation

JP2

pins 1 & 2 closed

 

CMOS memory clear

JP2

pins 2 & 3 closed

»

CPU speed (external) select 16/20/25/33/40MHz

JP3

pins 1 & 2 closed

 

CPU speed (external) select 50MHz

JP3

pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Monitor type select color

JP12

open

 

Monitor type select monochrome

JP12

closed

CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION

Jumper

JP7

JP9

JP13

80486DX2

pins 1 & 2 closed

pins 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 closed

pins 1 & 2 closed

80486DX

pins 1 & 2 closed

pins 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 closed

pins 1 & 2 closed

80487SX

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 closed

pins 1 & 2 closed

80486SX

open

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

DRAM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 0

Bank 1

1MB

(4) 256K x 9

NONE

2MB

(4) 256K x 9

(4) 256K x 9

4MB

(4) 1M x 9

NONE

5MB

(4) 256K x 9

(4) 1M x 9

8MB

(4) 1M x 9

(4) 1M x 9

16MB

(4) 4M x 9

NONE

20MB

(4) 1M x 9

(4) 4M x 9

32MB

(4) 4M x 9

(4) 4M x 9

64MB

(4) 16M x 9

NONE

128MB

(4) 16M x 9

(4) 16M x 9

SRAM JUMPER CONFIGURATION

Jumper

32KB

64KB

128KB

256KB

JP22

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 1 & 2 closed

JP23

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 1 & 2 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

JP25

pins 1 & 2 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

JP26

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 1 & 2 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

pins 2 & 3 closed

JP27

closed

open

open

open

JP28

open

closed

open

open

JP29

open

open

closed

open

JP30

open

open

open

closed

SRAM CONFIGURATION

Size

Cache SRAM

Location

TAG

32KB

(4) 8K x 8

Bank 0

(1) 8K x 8

64KB

(8) 8K x 8

Banks 0 & 1

(1) 8K x 8

128KB

(4) 32K x 8

Bank 0

(1) 32K x 8

256KB

(8) 32K x 8

Banks 0 & 1

(1) 32K x 8