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          ADVANTAGE! 8000 SERIES 486 (COBRA)
       
          (202695-1X1)
       
          Processor    80486SX/486                                       
                       Overdrive/80486DX/80486DX2/80486DX4/Pentium       
                       Overdrive                                         
          Processor    25/33/50(internal)/66(internal)/100(internal)MHz  
          Speed        
          Chip Set     Unidentified                                      
          Max. Onboard 128MB                                             
          DRAM         
          Cache        64/256KB                                          
          BIOS         Unidentified                                      
          Dimensions   330mm x 218mm                                     
          I/O Options  Floppy drive interface, IDE interface, parallel   
                       port, PS/2 mouse port, serial ports (2), 8514     
                       video pass through, VGA port, riser slot          
          NPU Options  None                                              
       
 (IMG) IMG 1
          
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Purpose           | Location | Purpose          | Location |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | PS/2 mouse port   |   CN2    | External battery |   J26    |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Serial port       |   CN3    | Speaker          |   J27    |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Serial port       |   CN4    | Chassis fan      |   J28    |
          |                   |          | power            |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Parallel port     |   CN5    | Front console    |   J29    |
          |                   |          | LED              |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | VGA port          |   CN6    | Chassis fan      |   J32    |
          |                   |          | power            |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | 8514 video pass   |   J19    | IDE interface    |   J40    |
          | through connector |          | LED              |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | IDE interface     |   J22    | Riser slot       |   SL1    |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | Floppy drive      |   J24    |                  |          |
          | interface         |          |                  |          |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |           Function            | Jumper/Switch |  Position  |
          |-------------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |      E6       | pins 1 & 2 |
          |   | not alter                 |               |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | CMOS memory normal        |      E8       |    Open    |
          |   | operation                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | CMOS memory clear         |      E8       |   Closed   |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Video memory enabled      |     E800      |   Closed   |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Flash BIOS normal         |     SW1/1     |    Off     |
          |   | operation                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Flash BIOS force update   |     SW1/1     |     On     |
          |   | at boot                   |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Password enabled          |     SW1/2     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Password disabled         |     SW1/2     |    Off     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Monitor type select color |     SW1/3     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Monitor type select       |     SW1/3     |    Off     |
          |   | monochrome                |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Setup access enabled      |     SW1/4     |    Off     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | Setup access disabled     |     SW1/4     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | On board video enabled    |     SW1/5     |     On     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          |   | On board video disabled   |     SW1/5     |    Off     |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/6     |     On     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/7     |     On     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          |---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do   |     SW1/8     |     On     |
          |   | not alter                 |               |            |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                     DRAM CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Size |   Bank 0    |   Bank 1    |   Bank 2   |   Bank 3   |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 4MB  | (1) 1M x 32 |    NONE     |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 8MB  | (1) 2M x 32 |    NONE     |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 8MB  | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 1M x 32 |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 9MB  | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 256K x |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 10MB | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 256K x | (1) 256K x |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 12MB | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 1M x 32 |  (1) 1M x  |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 16MB | (1) 1M x 32 | (1) 1M x 32 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 16MB | (1) 4M x 32 |    NONE     |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 17MB | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 256K x |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 18MB | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 256K x | (1) 256K x |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 20MB | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 2M x 32 |  (1) 1M x  |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 24MB | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 2M x 32 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 24MB | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 2M x 32 |  (1) 2M x  |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 32MB | (1) 2M x 32 | (1) 2M x 32 |  (1) 2M x  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 32MB | (1) 8M x 32 |    NONE     |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 32MB | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x 32 |    NONE    |    NONE    |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 33MB | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 256K x |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 34MB | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 256K x | (1) 256K x |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 36MB | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x 32 |  (1) 1M x  |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 40MB | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x 32 |  (1) 1M x  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |      |             |             |     32     |     32     |
          |------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------|
          | 40MB | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x 32 |  (1) 2M x  |    NONE    |
          |      |             |             |     32     |            |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 DRAM CONFIGURATION (CON’T)                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Size  |   Bank 0    |  Bank 1  |    Bank 2    |   Bank 3   |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 48MB  | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x | (1) 2M x 32  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |       |             |    32    |              |     32     |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 48MB  | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x | (1) 4M x 32  |    NONE    |
          |       |             |    32    |              |            |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 64MB  | (1) 4M x 32 | (1) 4M x | (1) 4M x 32  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |             |    32    |              |     32     |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 64MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x |     NONE     |    NONE    |
          |       |             |    32    |              |            |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 66MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x |  (1) 256K x  | (1) 256K x |
          |       |             |    32    |      32      |     32     |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 68MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 1M x 32  |    NONE    |
          |       |             |    32    |              |            |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 72MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 1M x 32  |  (1) 1M x  |
          |       |             |    32    |              |     32     |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 72MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 2M x 32  |    NONE    |
          |       |             |    32    |              |            |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 80MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 2M x 32  |  (1) 2M x  |
          |       |             |    32    |              |     32     |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 80MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 4M x 32  |    NONE    |
          |       |             |    32    |              |            |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 96MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 4M x 32  |  (1) 4M x  |
          |       |             |    32    |              |     32     |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 96MB  | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 8M x 32  |    NONE    |
          |       |             |    32    |              |            |
          |-------+-------------+----------+--------------+------------|
          | 128MB | (1) 8M x 32 | (1) 8M x | (1) 8M x 32  |  (1) 8M x  |
          |       |             |    32    |              |     32     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                    CACHE CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: The location and chips sizes of 64/256KB cache is    |
          | unidentified.                                              |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |            Size             |              E5              |
          |-----------------------------+------------------------------|
          |            64KB             |             Open             |
          |-----------------------------+------------------------------|
          |            256KB            |            Closed            |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                   CPU TYPE CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       Type       |  E1  |     E2     |     E3     |  E10   |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |  80486SX (PQFP)  | Open | pins 2 & 3 | pins 1 & 2 | Closed |
          |                  |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |     ODP486SX     | Open | pins 2 & 3 | pins 1 & 2 | Closed |
          |                  |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |     80486DX      | Open | pins 1 & 2 | pins 1 & 2 | Closed |
          |                  |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |     80486DX2     | Open | pins 1 & 2 | pins 1 & 2 | Closed |
          |                  |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |  80486DX2 (WB)   | Open | pins 1 & 2 | pins 2 & 3 |  Open  |
          |                  |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |     80486DX4     | Open | pins 1 & 2 | pins 1 & 2 | Closed |
          |                  |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------+------+------------+------------+--------|
          |     Pentium      | Open | pins 2 & 3 | pins 2 & 3 |  Open  |
          |    Overdrive     |      |   closed   |   closed   |        |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: E10 is not on all boards.                            |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                  CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       Speed        |         E7         |        E9        |
          |--------------------+--------------------+------------------|
          |       25MHz        | pins 1 & 2 closed  |      Closed      |
          |--------------------+--------------------+------------------|
          |       33MHz        | pins 2 & 3 closed  |       Open       |
          |--------------------+--------------------+------------------|
          |       50iMHz       | pins 1 & 2 closed  |      Closed      |
          |--------------------+--------------------+------------------|
          |       66iMHz       | pins 2 & 3 closed  |       Open       |
          |--------------------+--------------------+------------------|
          |      100iMHz       | pins 1 & 2 closed  |      Closed      |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |          CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION (80486DX4 ONLY)           |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |          Voltage           |              E4               |
          |----------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |             2x             |       pins 2 & 3 closed       |
          |----------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |            2.5x            |       pins 1 & 2 closed       |
          |----------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |             3x             |             Open              |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 CPU VOLTAGE CONFIGURATION                  |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Voltage |  E11   |  E12  |  E13  |  E14  |  E15   |  E16   |
          |---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+--------|
          |   3v    | 2 & 3  | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 |  Open  | 1 & 2  |
          |  Cyrix  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
          |---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+--------|
          |   3v    | 1 & 2  | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | Closed | 2 & 3  |
          |  Intel  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
          |---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+--------|
          |   5v    | 2 & 3  | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 | 2 & 3 |  Open  |  Open  |
          |  Cyrix  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
          |---------+--------+-------+-------+-------+--------+--------|
          |   5v    | 1 & 2  | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | Closed |  Open  |
          |  Intel  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position.    |
          | The location of E12 is unidentified.                       |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 VIDEO MEMORY CONFIGURATION                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | 1024KB is factory installed and is not configurable.       |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+