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       # KOUWELL ELECTRONIC CORPORATION
       
          KW-557A
       
          Card Type            Hard drive controller card                
          Hard Drives          Two IDE (AT) drives                       
          supported            
          Floppy drives        Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives 
          supported            
          Data Bus             16-bit ISA                                
          Card Size            Half-length, full-height card             
       
   IMG IMG 1
          
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                        CONNECTIONS                         |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |     Function      | Location |     Function     | Location |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | 34-pin cable      |    J1    | 10-pin serial    |    J5    |
          | connector -       |          | port 2 -         |          |
          | floppy drive      |          | internal         |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | 40-pin primary    |    J2    | 25-pin parallel  |    J6    |
          | IDE(AT) connector |          | port - external  |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | 16-pin game port  |    J3    | 2-pin connector  |   LED1   |
          |                   |          | - drive active   |          |
          |                   |          | LED              |          |
          |-------------------+----------+------------------+----------|
          | 10-pin serial     |    J4    |                  |          |
          | port 1 - internal |          |                  |          |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS                 |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |                Function                | Label | Position  |
          |----------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          | » | IDE(AT) interface enabled          | JP1/A | Pins 1 &  |
          |   |                                    |       | 2 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          |   | IDE(AT) interface disabled         | JP1/A | Pins 2 &  |
          |   |                                    |       | 3 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          | » | Factory configured - do not alter  | JP1/B | Reserved  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          | » | Floppy drive interface enabled     | JP1/C | Pins 1 &  |
          |   |                                    |       | 2 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          |   | Floppy drive interface disabled    | JP1/C | Pins 2 &  |
          |   |                                    |       | 3 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          | » | Floppy drive order is normal (A:,  | JP1/D | Pins 1 &  |
          |   | B:)                                |       | 2 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          |   | Floppy drive order is reversed     | JP1/D | Pins 2 &  |
          |   | (B:, A:)                           |       | 3 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          | » | Floppy drive primary               | JP1/E | Pins 1 &  |
          |   |                                    |       | 2 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          |   | Floppy drive secondary             | JP1/E | Pins 2 &  |
          |   |                                    |       | 3 closed  |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          | » | Game port enabled                  |  JP4  |  Closed   |
          |---+------------------------------------+-------+-----------|
          |   | Game port disabled                 |  JP4  |   Open    |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                       DACK SELECTION                       |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |    DACK    |     W1/F      |     W1/G      |     W1/H      |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |     1      |  Pins 1 & 2   |     Open      |     Open      |
          | (printer)  |    closed     |               |               |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |     3      |     Open      |  Pins 1 & 2   |     Open      |
          | (printer)  |               |    closed     |               |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |  3 (FDC)   |     Open      |  Pins 2 & 3   |     Open      |
          |            |               |    closed     |               |
          |------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
          |  2 (FDC)   |     Open      |     Open      |  Pins 2 & 3   |
          |            |               |               |    closed     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                   DMA CHANNEL SELECTION                    |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |  Channel  |     JP2/G      |     JP2/H     |     JP2/I     |
          |-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------|
          |     1     |   Pins 1 & 2   |     Open      |     Open      |
          | (printer) |     closed     |               |               |
          |-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------|
          |     3     |      Open      |  Pins 1 & 2   |     Open      |
          | (printer) |                |    closed     |               |
          |-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------|
          |  3 (FDC)  |      Open      |  Pins 2 & 3   |     Open      |
          |           |                |    closed     |               |
          |-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------|
          |  2 (FDC)  |      Open      |     Open      |  Pins 2 & 3   |
          |           |                |               |    closed     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |              PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION               |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |     Setting      |       JP2/E        |       JP2/F        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   LPT1 (378h)    | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   LPT2 (278h)    | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   LPT3 (3BCh)    | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |     Disabled     | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |              SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS SELECTION               |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |     Setting      |       JP2/A        |       JP2/B        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   COM1 (3F8h)    | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   COM3 (3E8h)    | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   COM4 (2E8h)    | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |     Disabled     | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |              SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS SELECTION               |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |     Setting      |       JP2/C        |       JP2/D        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   COM2 (2F8h)    | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   COM3 (3E8h)    | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |   COM4 (2E8h)    | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |     Disabled     | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |             SERIAL PORT 1 INTERRUPT SELECTION              |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | IRQ |JP3/A |JP3/B|JP3/C|JP3/D|JP3/E|JP3/F|JP3/G|JP3/H|JP3/I|
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ3 |1 & 2 |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ4 | Open |1 & 2|Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ5 | Open |Open |1 & 2|Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ7 | Open |Open |Open |1 & 2|Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ9 | Open |Open |Open |Open |1 & 2|Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ10| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |1 & 2|Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ11| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |1 & 2|Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ12| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |1 & 2|Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ15| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |1 & 2|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position.     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |             SERIAL PORT 2 INTERRUPT SELECTION              |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          | IRQ |JP3/A |JP3/B|JP3/C|JP3/D|JP3/E|JP3/F|JP3/G|JP3/H|JP3/I|
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ3 |2 & 3 |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ4 | Open |2 & 3|Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ5 | Open |Open |2 & 3|Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ7 | Open |Open |Open |2 & 3|Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ9 | Open |Open |Open |Open |2 & 3|Open |Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ10| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |2 & 3|Open |Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ11| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |2 & 3|Open |Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ12| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |2 & 3|Open |
          |-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
          |IRQ15| Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |Open |2 & 3|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position.     |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |             PARALLEL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION              |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |       IRQ        |       JP3/J        |       JP3/K        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       IRQ5       | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |        Open        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       IRQ7       | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |        Open        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |      IRQ12       |        Open        | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |      IRQ15       |        Open        | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
       
          +------------------------------------------------------------+
          |                PARALLEL PORT MODE SELECTION                |
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |     Setting      |       JP3/L        |       JP3/M        |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |     Standard     | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       ECP        | Pins 1 & 2 closed  | Pins 2 & 3 closed  |
          |------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |       EPP        | Pins 2 & 3 closed  | Pins 1 & 2 closed  |
          +------------------------------------------------------------+