PROMISE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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   DC2000 (VER. 1)

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   | Data bus:         | 32-bit, VL bus                         |
   |-------------------+----------------------------------------|
   | Size:             | Three/quarter-length, half-height card |
   |-------------------+----------------------------------------|
   | Hard drive        | Two IDE (AT) Interface drives          |
   | supported:        |                                        |
   |-------------------+----------------------------------------|
   | Floppy drives     | Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB     |
   | supported:        | drives                                 |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

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   |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                    Function                    | Location  |
   |------------------------------------------------+-----------|
   | 25-pin parallel port (LPT1/2/3) - external     |    CN1    |
   |------------------------------------------------+-----------|
   | 34-pin control cable connector - floppy drive  |    J1     |
   |------------------------------------------------+-----------|
   | 40-pin IDE(AT) Interface connector             |    J2     |
   |------------------------------------------------+-----------|
   | 10-pin serial port (COM1/3) - internal         |    JP1    |
   |------------------------------------------------+-----------|
   | 10-pin serial port (COM2/4) - internal         |    JP4    |
   |------------------------------------------------+-----------|
   | 4-pin connector - Drive active LED             |    JP7    |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |              Function              | Location |  Setting   |
   |------------------------------------+----------+------------|
   |>> | Parallel port is               |   JP2    |    open    |
   |   | uni-directional                |          |            |
   |---+--------------------------------+----------+------------|
   |   | Parallel port is               |   JP2    |   closed   |
   |   | bi-directional                 |          |            |
   |---+--------------------------------+----------+------------|
   |>> | Floppy drive enabled           |   JP3G   | pins 1 & 2 |
   |   |                                |          |   closed   |
   |---+--------------------------------+----------+------------|
   |   | Floppy drive disabled          |   JP3G   | pins 2 & 3 |
   |   |                                |          |   closed   |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                 SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION                  |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |   Port 1 (JP1)   |        JP3A         |       JP3B        |
   |------------------+---------------------+-------------------|
   |>> |     COM1     |  Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
   |---+--------------+---------------------+-------------------|
   |   |     COM3     |  Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
   |---+--------------+---------------------+-------------------|
   |   |   Disabled   |  Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                 SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION                  |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |   Port 2 (JP2)   |        JP3C         |       JP3D        |
   |------------------+---------------------+-------------------|
   |>> |     COM2     |  Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
   |---+--------------+---------------------+-------------------|
   |   |     COM4     |  Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
   |---+--------------+---------------------+-------------------|
   |   |   Disabled   |  Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                PARALLEL PORT (CN1) SETTINGS                |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |       LPT       |         JP3E         |       JP3F        |
   |-----------------+----------------------+-------------------|
   |>> |      1      |  Pins 2 & 3 closed   | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
   |---+-------------+----------------------+-------------------|
   |   |      2      |  Pins 1 & 2 closed   | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
   |---+-------------+----------------------+-------------------|
   |   |      3      |  Pins 1 & 2 closed   | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
   |---+-------------+----------------------+-------------------|
   |   |  Disabled   |  Pins 2 & 3 closed   | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |           PARALLEL PORT (CN1) INTERRUPT REQUEST            |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |              IRQ               |           JP3H            |
   |--------------------------------+---------------------------|
   |>>     |           7            |     Pins 2 & 3 closed     |
   |-------+------------------------+---------------------------|
   |       |           5            |     Pins 1 & 2 closed     |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                 IDE DATA TRANSFER RATE JP6                 |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |  Main Board  |  >> Speed 0    |   Speed 1    |   Speed 2    |
   |    Speed     |               |              |              |
   |--------------+---------------+--------------+--------------|
   |   | GBP 33MHz  | JP6A - pins 1 | JP6A - pins  | JP6A - pins  |
   |   |          |  & 2 closed   | 2 & 3 closed | 2 & 3 closed |
   |   |          |               |              |              |
   |   |          | JP6B - pins 1 | JP6B - pins  | JP6B - pins  |
   |   |          |  & 2 closed   | 1 & 2 closed | 2 & 3 closed |
   |---+----------+---------------+--------------+--------------|
   |   | 3 33MHz  | JP6A - pins 1 | JP6A - pins  | JP6A - pins  |
   |   |          |  & 2 closed   | 2 & 3 closed | 2 & 3 closed |
   |   |          |               |              |              |
   |   |          | JP6B - pins 1 | JP6B - pins  | JP6B - pins  |
   |   |          |  & 2 closed   | 1 & 2 closed | 2 & 3 closed |
   |------------------------------------------------------------|
   |   Note:The CPU speed identifier jumper on the mainboard    |
   |   must be in the closed position for 3 GBP                   |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+