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# AST RESEARCH, INC.
SIX PACK PLUS CARD
Card Type Multi-I/O card
Chip Set Unidentified
Maximum Onboard Memory 384KB DRAM
I/O Options Game port, parallel port, serial port
Data Bus 8-bit ISA
Floppy drives supported None
IMG IMG 1
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| CONNECTIONS |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Function | Label | Function | Label |
|------------------------+-------+-------------------+-------|
| Serial port interface | J1 | Game adapter port | J3 |
| connector | | | |
|------------------------+-------+-------------------+-------|
| Parallel port | J2 | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Function | Label | Position |
|-------------------------------------+-------+--------------|
| » | Factory configured - do not | SW1/7 | Unidentified |
| | alter | | |
|---+---------------------------------+-------+--------------|
| | Parity enabled | SW1/8 | On |
|---+---------------------------------+-------+--------------|
| | Parity disabled | SW1/8 | Off |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DRAM CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Size | Bank 0 | Bank 1 | Bank 2 | Bank 3 | Bank 4 | Bank |
| | | | | | | 5 |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 64KB | (8) | None | None | None | None | None |
| | 64Kx 1 | | | | | |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 128KB | (8) | (8) | None | None | None | None |
| | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | | | | |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 192KB | (8) | (8) | (8) | None | None | None |
| | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | | | |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 256KB | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) | None | None |
| | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | | |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 320KB | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) | None |
| | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | |
|-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------|
| 384KB | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) |
| | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx 1 | 64Kx |
| | | | | | | 1 |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| STARTING MEMORY ADDRESS JUMPER CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Address | S1 | S2 | S3 |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 64KB | Off | Off | Off |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 128KB | Off | Off | On |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 192KB | Off | On | Off |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 256KB | Off | On | On |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 320KB | On | Off | Off |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 384KB | On | Off | On |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 448KB | On | On | Off |
|---------------+---------------+--------------+-------------|
| 512KB | On | On | On |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MEMORY BANK CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bank | S4 | S5 | S6 |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| None | Off | Off | Off |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| Bank 1 | Off | Off | On |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| Bank 1 & Bank 2 | Off | On | Off |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| Bank 1 - Bank 3 | Off | On | On |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| Bank 1 - Bank 4 | On | Off | Off |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| Bank 1 - Bank 5 | On | Off | On |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------------|
| Bank 1 - Bank 6 | On | On | Off |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| RS-232C INTERFACE MODE CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mode | JP3/A | JP3/B | JP3/C |
|---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
| CTS Normal | Pins 1 & 2 | None | None |
| | closed | | |
|---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
| CTS Forced | Pins 2 & 3 | None | None |
| True | closed | | |
|---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
| DSR Normal | None | Pins 1 & 2 | None |
| | | closed | |
|---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
| DSR Forced | None | Pins 2 & 3 | None |
| True | | closed | |
|---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
| DCD Normal | None | None | Pins 1 & 2 |
| | | | closed |
|---------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
| DCD Forced | None | None | Pins 2 & 3 |
| True | | | closed |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| PORT ADDRESS SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | JP1/A | JP1/B | JP1/C | JP1/D | JP1/E | JP1/F |
|---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------|
|» | COM1 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|--+------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------|
| | COM2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|--+------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------|
| | COM3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
|--+------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------|
| | COM4 | Open | Open | Open |Closed | Open | Open |
|--+------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------|
| | COM5 | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed | Open |
|--+------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------|
| | COM6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| INTERRUPT SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| IRQ | JP2/A | JP2/B | JP2/C | JP2/D | JP2/E | JP2/F |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| | IRQ2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed |
|-+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| | IRQ3 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|-+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
|»| IRQ4 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|-+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| | IRQ4 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
|-+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| | IRQ5 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
|-+------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| | IRQ7 | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed | Open |
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