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       # NORTHGATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
       
          ELEGANCE PENTIUM 90
       
          Processor    Pentium                                           
          Processor    60/66/75/90/100MHz                                
          Speed        
          Chip Set     OPTI                                              
          Max. Onboard 128MB                                             
          DRAM         
          Cache        256/1024KB                                        
          BIOS         AMI/Phoenix                                       
          Dimensions   330mm x 218mm                                     
          I/O Options  32-bit VESA local bus slots (2), 32-bit PCI bus   
                       slots (3), floppy drive interface, IDE interfaces 
                       (2), parallel port, PS/2 mouse port, serial ports 
                       (2)                                               
          NPU Options  None                                              
       
 (IMG) IMG 1
          
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Purpose          | Location | Purpose          | Location  |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | Speaker          |    J5    | IDE interface    |    J26    |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | Power LED &      |    J6    | Serial port 2    |    J27    |
          | keylock          |          |                  |           |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | Keyboard         |    J8    | Turbo LED        |   JP33    |
          | connector        |          |                  | (pins 1 - |
          |                  |          |                  |    2)     |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | PS/2 mouse port  |    J9    | IDE interface    |   JP33    |
          |                  |          | LED              | (pins 3 - |
          |                  |          |                  |    4)     |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | IDE interface    |   J22    | 32-bit PCI bus   | PC1 - PC3 |
          |                  |          | slots            |           |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | Serial port 1    |   J23    | Reset switch     |    S1     |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | Parallel port    |   J24    | 32-bit VESA      | SL1 & SL2 |
          |                  |          | local bus slots  |           |
          |------------------+----------+------------------+-----------|
          | Floppy drive     |   J25    |                  |           |
          | interface        |          |                  |           |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |              Function               | Jumper  |  Position  |
          |-------------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |   JP1   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |   JP2   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |   JP3   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |   JP4   | pins 2 & 3 |
          |   | alter                           |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |   JP6   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |   JP8   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP10   | pins 2 & 3 |
          |   | alter                           |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP13   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | CMOS memory normal operation    |  JP14   | pins 1 & 2 |
          |   |                                 |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | CMOS memory clear               |  JP14   | pins 2 & 3 |
          |   |                                 |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Monitor type select color       |  JP15   |   Closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | Monitor type select monochrome  |  JP15   |    Open    |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP16   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | I/O recovery delay delay        |  JP19   |   Closed   |
          |   | enabled                         |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | I/O recovery delay delay        |  JP19   |    Open    |
          |   | disabled                        |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | LDEV# timing select end of      |  JP20   |    Open    |
          |   | first T2                        |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | LDEV# timing select end of      |  JP20   |   Closed   |
          |   | second T2                       |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP21   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP22   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Main board select SQ545         |  JP23   |   Closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | Main board select SQ503         |  JP23   |    Open    |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP26   |   Closed   |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP28   |    Open    |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP29   | pins 1 & 2 |
          |   | alter                           |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not     |  JP30   |   Closed   |
          |   | alter                           |         |            |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Port 3F7 mode select VESA       |  JP31   | pins 8 & 9 |
          |   |                                 |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | Port 3F7 mode select ISA        |  JP31   | pins 7 & 8 |
          |   |                                 |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | IDE port address select primary |  JP31   | pins 10 &  |
          |   |                                 |         | 11 closed  |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | IDE port address select         |  JP31   | pins 11 &  |
          |   | secondary                       |         | 12 closed  |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | VESA IDE enabled                |  JP31   | pins 19 &  |
          |   |                                 |         | 20 closed  |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | VESA IDE disabled               |  JP31   | pins 20 &  |
          |   |                                 |         | 21 closed  |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Parallel port IRQ select IRQ7   |  JP32   | pins 1 & 2 |
          |   |                                 |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | Parallel port IRQ select IRQ5   |  JP32   | pins 2 & 3 |
          |   |                                 |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          | » | Flash EPROM select normal       |   W1    | pins 1 & 2 |
          |   | operation                       |         |   closed   |
          |---+---------------------------------+---------+------------|
          |   | Flash EPROM select flash        |   W1    | pins 2 & 3 |
          |   | programming                     |         |   closed   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | Note: The location of the following jumpers are            |
          | unidentified: JP1, JP2, JP3, JP28, JP29, & JP30.           |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                     DRAM CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       Size       |       Bank 0       |       Bank 1       |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       2MB        |   (2) 256K x 36    |        NONE        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       4MB        |   (2) 256K x 36    |   (2) 256K x 36    |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       4MB        |   (2) 512K x 36    |        NONE        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       6MB        |   (2) 256K x 36    |   (2) 512K x 36    |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       8MB        |   (2) 512K x 36    |   (2) 512K x 36    |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       10MB       |    (2) 1M x 36     |   (2) 256K x 36    |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       12MB       |    (2) 1M x 36     |   (2) 512K x 36    |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       16MB       |    (2) 1M x 36     |    (2) 1M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       16MB       |    (2) 2M x 36     |        NONE        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       18MB       |   (2) 256K x 36    |    (2) 2M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       20MB       |   (2) 512K x 36    |    (2) 2M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       24MB       |    (2) 1M x 36     |    (2) 2M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       32MB       |    (2) 2M x 36     |    (2) 2M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       32MB       |    (2) 4M x 36     |        NONE        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       34MB       |   (2) 256K x 36    |    (2) 4M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       36MB       |   (2) 512K x 36    |    (2) 4M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       40MB       |    (2) 1M x 36     |    (2) 4M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       48MB       |    (2) 2M x 36     |    (2) 4M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       64MB       |    (2) 4M x 36     |    (2) 4M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       64MB       |    (2) 8M x 36     |        NONE        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       66MB       |   (2) 256K x 36    |    (2) 8M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       68MB       |   (2) 512K x 36    |    (2) 8M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       72MB       |    (2) 1M x 36     |    (2) 8M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       80MB       |    (2) 2M x 36     |    (2) 8M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       96MB       |    (2) 4M x 36     |    (2) 8M x 36     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |      128MB       |    (2) 8M x 36     |    (2) 8M x 36     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                    CACHE CONFIGURATION                     |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       Size       |       Bank 0       |        TAG         |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |      256KB       |    (8) 32K x 8     |    (1) 32K x 8     |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       1MB        |    (8) 128K x 8    |    (1) 32K x 8     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       Size        |        JP37        |       JP38        |
          |-------------------+--------------------+-------------------|
          |       256KB       |        Open        |       Open        |
          |-------------------+--------------------+-------------------|
          |        1MB        |       Closed       |      Closed       |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                  CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |     Speed     |     JP9      |     JP11     |     JP12     |
          |---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
          |     50MHz     |     Open     |    Closed    |    Closed    |
          |---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
          |     60MHz     |    Closed    |     Open     |    Closed    |
          |---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
          |     66MHz     |     Open     |    Closed    |     Open     |
          |---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
          |     75MHz     |     Open     |    Closed    |    Closed    |
          |---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
          |     90MHz     |    Closed    |     Open     |    Closed    |
          |---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
          |    100MHz     |     Open     |    Closed    |     Open     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |               VESA CLOCK SPEED CONFIGURATION               |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |           Speed            |             JP31              |
          |----------------------------+-------------------------------|
          | » |         33MHz          |   pins 2 & 3, 4 & 5 closed    |
          |---+------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |   |         25MHz          |   pins 1 & 2, 4 & 5 closed    |
          |---+------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |   |         40MHz          |   pins 1 & 2, 5 & 6 closed    |
          |---+------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |   |         50MHz          |   pins 2 & 3, 5 & 6 closed    |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |               VESA CYCLE TIME CONFIGURATION                |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |         Cycle time         |             JP31              |
          |----------------------------+-------------------------------|
          | » |       > = 480ns        | pins 14 & 15, 17 & 18 closed  |
          |---+------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |   |       > = 200ns        | pins 13 & 14, 16 & 17 closed  |
          |---+------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |   |       > = 240ns        | pins 14 & 15, 16 & 17 closed  |
          |---+------------------------+-------------------------------|
          |   |       > = 383ns        | pins 13 & 14, 17 & 18 closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                  BUS SPEED CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |           CPU speed           |            JP25            |
          |-------------------------------+----------------------------|
          |           <= 33MHz            |            Open            |
          |-------------------------------+----------------------------|
          |            > 33MHz            |           Closed           |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                  BUS SPEED CONFIGURATION                   |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       Setting        |       JP17       |       JP18       |
          |----------------------+------------------+------------------|
          | » |      LCLK/4      |       Open       |      Closed      |
          |---+------------------+------------------+------------------|
          |   |      LCLK/2      |       Open       |       Open       |
          |---+------------------+------------------+------------------|
          |   |      LCLK/3      |      Closed      |       Open       |
          |---+------------------+------------------+------------------|
          |   |      LCLK/5      |      Closed      |      Closed      |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+