KOUWELL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

KW-559AG

Data bus:

32-bit VL-bus

Size:

Three-quarter length, half-height card

Hard drive supported:

Two IDE(AT) drives

Floppy drives supported:

Two 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, or 1.44MB drives

CONNECTIONS

Function

Location

9-pin serial port 1 - external, 10-pin serial port 1 internal

J1

10-pin serial port 2 - internal

J2

16-pin game port

J3

34-pin cable connector - floppy drive

J4

40-pin primary IDE(AT) connector

J5

25-pin parallel port - external

J7

4-pin connector - drive active LED

JP7

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Location

Setting

»

Parallel port is bi-directional

JP3

Open

 

Parallel port is unidirectional

JP3

Closed

»

Floppy drive interface enabled

JP4/7

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Floppy drive interface disabled

JP4/7

Pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Parallel port IRQ 7 select

JP4/8

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Parallel port IRQ 5 select

JP4/8

Pins 1 & 2 closed

»

CPU speed is <=33MHz

JP6

Open

 

CPU speed is >33MHz

JP6

Closed

 

DRIVE SPEED CONFIGURATION

Speed

JP5/1

JP5/2

»

0

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

1

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

2

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

SERIAL PORT 1 INTERRUPT SELECTION

IRQ

JP1/1

pins 1 & 2

JP1/2

pins 1 & 2

JP1/3

pins 1 & 2

JP1/4

pins 1 & 2

JP1/5

pins 1 & 2

»

IRQ4

Open

Closed

Open

Open

Open

 

IRQ3

Closed

Open

Open

Open

Open

 

IRQ5

Open

Open

Closed

Open

Open

 

IRQ9

Open

Open

Open

Closed

Open

 

IRQ12

Open

Open

Open

Open

Closed

SERIAL PORT 2 INTERRUPT SELECTION

IRQ

JP1/1

pins 2 & 3

JP1/2

pins 2 & 3

JP1/3

pins 2 & 3

JP1/4

pins 2 & 3

JP1/5

pins 2 & 3

»

IRQ3

Closed

Open

Open

Open

Open

 

IRQ4

Open

Closed

Open

Open

Open

 

IRQ5

Open

Open

Closed

Open

Open

 

IRQ9

Open

Open

Open

Closed

Open

 

IRQ12

Open

Open

Open

Open

Closed

PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION

LPT

JP4/5

JP4/6

»

378h

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

278h

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

3BCh

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS SELECTION

COM

JP4/1

JP4/2

»

COM1 (3F8h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

COM3 (3E8h)

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

COM4 (2E8h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS SELECTION

COM

JP4/3

JP4/4

»

COM2 (2F8h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

COM3 (3E8h)

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

COM4 (2E8h)

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Disabled

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

GAME PORT CONFIGURATION

Mode

JP2/1

JP2/2

»

Enabled

Closed

Closed

 

Disabled

Open

Open