Description

supported: 8GB Jumper Setting . JP1 IDE drive LED Indicator.

The Master 290, a PCI Enhanced IDE (IDE-2 or ATA-2) Bus-Mastering ontroller, is designed to interface the Enhanced IDE drives directly onto he PCI Local bus. It supports the most advanced PCI Bus Master transfer or up to 132MB/sec and IDE-2 specification for Multi-word DMA Direct Memory Access) transfer. It also provides write posting and read re-fetches allowing the CPU to run concurrently with IDE cycles. It upports fast ATA devices using modes 1, 2, 3 and 4 through PIO or DMA ccess. It also supports dual IDE channels for up to 4 devices.

To support ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) CD-ROM, it equips Audio Jacks and also handy Windows utility for Audio+Photo application oftware.

A full suite of software drivers included with this controller are fully ested under the following operating system environments: DOS 5.0-6.x Windows 3.1 (WFWG 3.11) Windows NT 3.1 & 3.5 OS/2 2.x Novell NetWare 3.1x, 4.x SCO UNIX 3.x (optional)

Key Features Fully compatible with PCI specifications rev 2.0 (April, 1993) Support dual mode operations (Compatible & Native modes) Interfaces the 32 bits PCI local bus to IDE drives Support PCI Bus Mastering -- transfer rate up to 132MB/sec Support Scatter/Gather with an enhanced IDE-2 Mail Box structure Support IDE PIO timing mode 0, 1, 2 of ANSI ATA spec Support Mode 3 (11MB/s) & Mode 4 (16.6MB/s) timing proposal on enhanced IDE (IDE-2 or ATA-2) specifications Support Multi-word DMA timing proposal on IDE-2 spec Two IDE-2 channels supported with 2 devices for each channel (primary IDE: 1Fxh; secondary IDE:17xh) Each IDE channel consists of 36-byte FIFO (First In First Out) for posted-Write or Read-Ahead buffers Programmable command and recovery timing for reads and writes per channel Supports Track-Remapping feature to overcome 528 MB constraint under DOS, Windows, Windows NT & OS/2. Max. HDD capacity
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. JP3 AUDIO IN. Use the supplied cable to connect to internal ATAPI CD-ROMs AUDIO OUT. L: Left channel of audio signal, R: Righ channel & G: Ground. . J1 AUDIO JACKS. One for Left channel and the other for Right channel of the audio signal. . CN1 PRIMARY IDE PORT (1Fxh). This port supports 2 IDE drives, such as ATAPI CD-ROM or HDD. . CN2 SECONDARY IDE PORT (17xh). This port supports 2 IDE drives, such as ATAPI CD-ROM or HDD. . CN3 LEGACY HEADER. Must connect to another 5x2 header on the paddleboard with supplied cable. . Paddleboard It is specified by PCI Special Interest Group (SIG) to re-route IRQ-14/15 to (E)ISA bus slot for properly working with IDE card. . Jumper Array - JP2 (can also find the description on the back side of your card)
Jumper Definition A, B Operating Mode

C, D Note:

Jumper PositionDescription Open, Open * => Compatible Mode (Legacy Header used) Short, Open => Native Mode (only Primary port has devices) Short, Short => Native Mode (both ports have devices) Operating Mode Open, Open * => Compatible mode Short, Short => Native Mode 1. * is for default value 2. Since some of the device drivers and CD-ROM devices still have potentia problem working with Native mode, it's strongly recommended to use Compatible mode to achieve best compatibility among assorted CD-ROMs and device drivers.

Installation

The Master 290 is implemented as Jumper-Less design, if Legacy Heade is used. After cabling IDE devices, LED and audio, youll be able to
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omplete the desired installation by going through the following guidenes:

. Install the paddleboard onto an (E)ISA bus slot with provided cable to connect CN3/Master 290 to legacy header on the paddleboard.

PCI Enhanced IDE

Bus-Mastering
(IDE-2 or ATA-2)

*: For an EISA slot => beware the paddleboard should be all the way towards the FRONT of the system, with no space between it and the very front of the slot, to prevent loosely contact.

. Power on the machine, select a correct Drive_Type or parameter for the HDD in CMOS setup, and insert the driver diskette to run easy Installation Utility by keying INSTALL. This utility would display drive information, such as PIO mode, model #, parameter & capacity, and also allow you set the multiple sector # per interrupt, Track Remapping, Drive Speed and some others. Check the on-screen help menu and README file in the driver diskette for details.

Master 290

USERs MANUAL
Rev 2.1

Device Driver Installation

lease refer to README file, which are stored in the driver diskette, for etailed installation guides about each operating system. nstall ATAPI CD-ROM (Photo+Audio Utility suported)

ATAPI CD-ROM would require device driver from its supplier. Also refer o README file for detailed instructions on utility usage. upport Dual Channels to handle up to 4 drives

Need driver support. Please refer to README file for detailed instrucons. upport Track-Remapping to handle >528MB HDD

Accessory: 1. Two 40-pin data/control cables for IDE HDD or ATAPI CD-ROM (for full 2. One paddleboard with cable for conpackage necting to PCI Legacy Header version) 3. One floppy diskette for Drivers & Utility software (UNIX driver diskette: optional)

Need driver support, except NetWare. Refer to README file for details.

README file in the driver diskette

(BOARD REV. 2.0)

t covers most of the detailed description about Master 290's functionality nd some other latest updated information, such as software utility or river support. - 3 -

FCC ID: KHADC290