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# DASH COMPUTER, INC.
DC 386 WB WRITE BACK-CACHE
Processor 80386DX
Processor Speed 25/33/40MHz
Chip Set OPTI
Max. Onboard DRAM 32MB
Cache 32/64/128/256KB
BIOS AMI
Dimensions 330mm x 218mm
I/O Options 32-bit external memory card slot
NPU Options 80387
(IMG) IMG 1
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| CONNECTIONS |
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| Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
|-----------------------+----------+--------------+----------|
| Power LED & keylock | J23 | Reset switch | SW1 |
|-----------------------+----------+--------------+----------|
| Speaker | J24 | Turbo switch | SW2 |
|-----------------------+----------+--------------+----------|
| 32-bit external | S1 | Turbo LED | SW3 |
| memeory card | | | |
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| USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS |
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| Function | Jumper | Position |
|------------------------------------+--------+--------------|
| » | Monitor type select monochrome | JP1 | open |
|---+--------------------------------+--------+--------------|
| | Monitor type select color | JP1 | closed |
|---+--------------------------------+--------+--------------|
| » | CMOS memory normal operation | JP2 | pins 2 & 3 |
| | | | closed |
|---+--------------------------------+--------+--------------|
| | CMOS memory clear | JP2 | pins 1 & 2 |
| | | | closed |
|---+--------------------------------+--------+--------------|
| » | Bus speed select ATCLK/6 | JP3 | pins 1 & 2 |
| | | | closed |
|---+--------------------------------+--------+--------------|
| | Bus speed select ATCLK/8 | JP3 | open |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:Pins 3 and 4 on JP3 are not used |
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| DRAM CONFIGURATION |
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| 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 |
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| CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Size | JP5 | JP6 | JP7 | JP8 | JP9 | JP10 |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 32KB | pins 1 | pins 1 | pins 1 | open | pins 2 | pins |
| | & 2 | & 2 | & 2 | | & 3 | 2 & 3 |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 64KB | pins 2 | pins 1 | pins 1 | open | pins 2 | pins |
| | & 3 | & 2 | & 2 | | & 3 | 1 & 2 |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 128KB | pins 2 | pins 1 | pins 2 | closed | pins 2 | pins |
| | & 3 | & 2 | & 3 | | & 3 | 1 & 2 |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 256KB | pins 2 | pins 2 | pins 2 | closed | pins 1 | pins |
| | & 3 | & 3 | & 3 | | & 2 | 1 & 2 |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:Pins designated should be in the closed position |
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| CACHE CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Size | Cache SRAM | Location | TAG (U32 & | Dirty Bit |
| | | | U33) | (U42) |
|-------+-------------+-----------+-------------+------------|
| 32KB | (4) 8K x 8 | Bank 0 | (2) 4K x 4 | (1) 4K x 4 |
|-------+-------------+-----------+-------------+------------|
| 64KB | (8) 8K x 8 | Banks 0 & | (2) 4K x 4 | (1) 4K x 4 |
| | | 1 | | |
|-------+-------------+-----------+-------------+------------|
| 128KB | (4) 32K x 8 | Bank 0 | (2) 16K x 4 | (1) 16K x |
| | | | | 1 |
|-------+-------------+-----------+-------------+------------|
| 256KB | (8) 32K x 8 | Banks 0 & | (2) 16K x 4 | (1) 16K x |
| | | 1 | | 1 |
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