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       # AST RESEARCH, INC.
       
          PREMMIA 486
       
          (202514-000,202557-000,101,202613-X0X)
       
          Processor    80486SX/80487SX/ODP486SX/80486DX/80486DX2/Pentium 
                       Overdrive/Pentium                                 
          Processor    25/33/50(internal)/60/66(internal)MHz             
          Speed        
          Chip Set     Unidentified                                      
          Max. Onboard 128MB                                             
          DRAM         
          Cache        128/256/512KB                                     
          BIOS         Unidentified                                      
          Dimensions   355mm x 305mm                                     
          I/O Options  Floppy drive interface, IDE interfaces (2),       
                       parallel port, PS/2 mouse port, serial ports (2), 
                       VGA port, CPU/cache slot, LAN connectors (3)      
          NPU Options  None                                              
       
 (IMG) IMG 1
          
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Purpose           | Location | Purpose          | Location |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Serial port       |   CN1    | Floppy drive     |   J25    |
          |                   |          | interface 2      |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Parallel port     |   CN2    | External battery |   J26    |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | PS/2 mouse port   |   CN3    | Speaker          |   J27    |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Serial port       |   CN4    | Chassis fan      |   J28    |
          |                   |          | power            |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | VGA port          |   CN5    | Front panel      |   J29    |
          |                   |          | connector        |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | LAN module        |   J15    | Test connector   |   J30    |
          | connector         |          |                  |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | LAN module        |   J16    | IDE interface    |   J35    |
          | connector         |          | LED              |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | IDE interface     |   J22    | LAN module       |   J46    |
          |                   |          | connector        |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Test connector    |   J23    | CPU/cache slot   |   SL1    |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Floppy drive      |   J24    |                  |          |
          | interface 1       |          |                  |          |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |           Function            | Jumper/Switch |  Position  |
          |-------------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |      CN6      |    N/A     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |      E2       |    Open    |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Parity enabled            |      E3       |   Closed   |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Parity disabled           |      E3       |    Open    |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |      E5       | pins 2 & 3 |
          |   | not alter                 |               |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | On board video enabled    |     SW1/1     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | On board video disabled   |     SW1/1     |    Off     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/2     |    Off     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | CMOS memory normal        |     SW1/3     |    Off     |
          |   | operation                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | CMOS memory clear         |     SW1/3     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Flash BIOS normal         |     SW1/4     |    Off     |
          |   | operation                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Flash BIOS force update   |     SW1/4     |     On     |
          |   | at boot                   |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Password enabled          |     SW1/5     |    Off     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Password disabled         |     SW1/5     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/6     |    Off     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/7     |    Off     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/8     |    Off     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | I/O address select 398h   |     SW1/9     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | I/O address select 26Eh   |     SW1/9     |    Off     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Monitor type select color |    SW1/10     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Monitor type select       |    SW1/10     |    Off     |
          |   | monochrome                |               |            |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: E5 may not be present on all revisions.              |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                     DRAM CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Size  |   Bank 0    |   Bank 1   |   Bank 2   |   Bank 3   |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          |  2MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |       |     36      |     36     |            |            |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          |  4MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x | (1) 256K x | (1) 256K x |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          |  4MB  | (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |       |     36      |     36     |            |            |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          |  6MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x | (1) 512K x | (1) 512K x |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          |  8MB  | (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x | (1) 512K x | (1) 512K x |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          |  8MB  | (1) 1M x 36 |  (1) 1M x  |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |       |             |     36     |            |            |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 10MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 12MB  | (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 16MB  | (1) 1M x 36 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 16MB  | (1) 2M x 36 |  (1) 2M x  |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |       |             |     36     |            |            |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 18MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 20MB  | (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 24MB  | (1) 1M x 36 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 32MB  | (1) 2M x 36 |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 32MB  | (1) 4M x 36 |  (1) 4M x  |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |       |             |     36     |            |            |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 34MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 36MB  | (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 40MB  | (1) 1M x 36 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 48MB  | (1) 2M x 36 |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 64MB  | (1) 4M x 36 |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 64MB  | (1) 8M x 36 |  (1) 8M x  |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |       |             |     36     |            |            |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 66MB  | (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 68MB  | (1) 512K x  | (1) 512K x |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |     36      |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 72MB  | (1) 1M x 36 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 80MB  | (1) 2M x 36 |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 96MB  | (1) 4M x 36 |  (1) 4M x  |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          |-------+-------------+------------+------------+------------|
          | 128MB | (1) 8M x 36 |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |             |     36     |     36     |     36     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                    CACHE CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |           Size            |              SL1               |
          |---------------------------+--------------------------------|
          |           128KB           |           Installed            |
          |---------------------------+--------------------------------|
          |           256KB           |           Installed            |
          |---------------------------+--------------------------------|
          |           512KB           |           Installed            |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: Only one size can be installed at any one time. If   |
          | CPU card is installed, cache cannot be installed.          |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                   CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |    Type    |    E1     |    E4     |    E6     |    E7     |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  80486SX   | pins 2 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          |   (PQFP)   | 3 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  80486SX   | pins 1 &  |   Open    | pins 2 &  | pins 2 &  |
          |   (PGA)    | 2 closed  |           | 3 closed  | 3 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  80487SX   | pins 2 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          |            | 3 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  odp486sx  | pins 2 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          |            | 3 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  80486DX   | pins 1 &  | pins 2 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          |            | 2 closed  | 3 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  80486DX2  | pins 1 &  | pins 2 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          |            | 2 closed  | 3 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  Pentium   | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          | Overdrive  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------|
          |  Pentium   | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  | pins 1 &  |
          |            | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  | 2 closed  |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: If PQFP is used, E1 is open.                         |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 VIDEO MEMORY CONFIGURATION                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |      Size      |      Bank 0      |         Bank 1         |
          |----------------+------------------+------------------------|
          |      1MB       |       1MB        |          NONE          |
          |----------------+------------------+------------------------|
          |      2MB       |       1MB        |     (2) 256K x 16      |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: Bank 0 is factory installed and is not configurable. |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTE                |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: The location of pin 1 is unidentified.               |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+