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Compiled by Mark Whitis (whitis@freelabs.com). DO NOT EMAIL ME WITH REQUESTS FOR ASSITANCE WITH PRODUCTS MENTIONED ON THIS PAGE.

This is a (very incomplete) list of various old hardware which I have or did have and pertinent technical specifications, jumper settings, etc. This is maintained for my own benifit but is posted since some of the technical details may be useful to others.

Monitors

NEC Multisync C500


I am using this one on a Linux machine.

Mitsubishi Color Display Monitor FW6405ATK Diamond Pro 14.


The specs on this unit appear to be 30 to 58 khz horizontal refresh and 640x480 to 1024x768NI at 72Hz. Taken from a page on the autodesk site. Mitsubishi's web site does not have specs on discontinued products. Someone said it worked at 800x600 and 1024x768 under windows and even at 1280x1024 it was "readable but not pretty".

SuperView 1024


According to a page at hercules this monitor has the following specs: horizontal 50kHz max, vertical 100Hz max, Screen size 14" or if it is a "Pinex Superview 1024" its specs are horizontal: 29-40/45-60KHz, vertical 90Hz, 14" screen (same site, only the "P" page).

This monitor is made by TECO Information Systems in Taiwan. They appear to use the Relisys trademark. Their products are distributed exclusively by AIM in the US.

CTX CMS-1461 Multiscan


According a page on the nationalamiga site, the specs are:
Make: CTX
Model: CMS-1461
Size: 14"
Dot Pitch: .28mm
Scan Frequency (Min-Max Range) Horizontal: 30-60kHz
Scan Frequency (Min-Max Range) Vertical: 50-90Hz
Bandwidth: 85MHz
Max Resolution (Non-Interlace): 1024x768
Max Resolution (Interlace): N/A
Digital Presets (Programable Modes): NO
The same specs, in the same form are at this page
another page gives bogus specs.
Someone named C-Carter is apparently using one with Linux.
CTX has a trade-in program for old monitors. They do not have any
a page at monitor-repair.com details some common problems with bad solder joints in the power supply. (Incidently, they also list a common problem with the MAG DX17F).

I have two NEC Multisync II (JC-1402HMA) Monitors

These monitors will apparently do 800x560 but not 800x600. They will sync down to 15 Khz horizontal so they can be used with NTSC scan rate systems like EGA. This monitor predates the VGA standard.
Connector: 9-pin D (EGA or analog).
Horizontal sync: 15.5Kkhz to 35Khz
Veritcal sync: 50Hz to 80 Hz
Bandwidth: 30MHz
Dot Pitch 0.31mm
640x480: 50 to 80Hz 
800x560: 50 to 70Hz 

NEC Multisync 2A (JC-1403HMA) Monitors


This monitor will apparently do 800x600 and perhaps even 1024x768 interlaced.
Chris Harshman ModeLine "640x480" 25.175 640 676 776 812 480 480 485 505 ModeLine "800x600" 36 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 This monitor is broken.

I have an old Hyndai color monitor. I believe it was EGA or

CGA compatible.

AVT America HMM-1210 herc/monochrome

I have a PC's limited VGA monochrome monitor

I have a Taxan KX-12 monochrome/herc monitor.


I have had this monitor for about 12 years and it still works perfectly. I paid about 50% more to buy this monitor (carefully selected at the time) instead of some cheesy monitor; it was worth it.

AVT America HMM-1210 herc/monochrome

Notes

monitor-repair.com apparently accepts dead monitors for recycling.

Motherboards

Asus P/I-P55T2P4 Motherboard(s)


This is my preferred motherboard for running Linux. I have several machines based on this board at my two offices.

486 Motherboard


495SLC REV t.1
Slots: (left to right)
   - 3 ISA16/VLB 
   - 3 ISA16
   - 2 ISA8
Interesting Chips:
   - AMD Am486DX2-66 A80486DX2-66 e6 9426FPA (m) AMD  24361
   - AMIBIOS American Megatrends 486DX ISA BIOS (c) 1993 AB1285944
   - OPTI 82C495SLC OA00-2872 JAPAN 9412EA1
   - KS83C206EQ  423
   - AMIKEY (c) '85 '90 Am. Megatrends Inc.
   - 2 chips (cache tag?) ISSI IS61C64AG-20N  9313
   - 8 chips (cache) W24257AK 9411

NiCd battery.

Most of the Jumper settings and connectors appear to be marked.
Keyboard connector is 5 pin din.  
Had a problem with monitor sync with the generic ET4000 card and
this motherboard.

40-0604-428031-00101111-080893-OP495SLC-F
        ^^^^^^unknown vendor

Biostar MB-1333/40AEA-G board

DO NOT contact me asking for information on Biostar products. I do not have time to do their job for them. I have gotten dozens of requests for information beyond what is posted here because I have more information on this web page on certain biostar products than they do. If the information here helps you, great; if it doesn't, don't expect any more. I am sick and tired of Biostar. Contact biostar tech support for more information about your biostar board. Also, please tell them what LOSERS they are for not posting the info in the first place, even if you found the information you were looking for here. Don't purchase any biostar products (or products that contain biostar components); otherwise, you might have to deal with their technical support.

After 6 emails and 2 months, the losers at Biostar still have failed to provide a manual for this board but they have sent me information I didn't ask for, passed the buck when I had written to the correct address in the first place, asked questions which I had already answered unambiguously, and said they would send information but failed to actually deliver. This information should have been readily availible on their web site in the first place.

Markings:
   MB-1333/40AEA-G PCB VER:2   MADE IN CHINA  E114 139 94V-0  YANG AN YA-1  
   9320  M005    QC-OK  N 14      N9307-57458

Initialization Messages:
   40-0100-001223-00101111-121291-B82C3480-F
             ^^^^ biostar

Interesting chips:
   - Cyrix   Cx486DLC   Cx486DLC-40GP    For OEM use only   BB6315B
   - Cyrix   87DLC   87DLC040QP   AEE322H
   - Bioteq  82C3480  9321  A2
   - Bioteq   82C3490   9315PP001
   - JETkey  V3.00  Fastest Keyboard BIOS
   - (c) 1989, AMI  ALL RIGHJTS RESERVED   386BIOS
   - M5818 AI   9322 TS7   A35089
   - W2465AK-15   9306   (cache tag?)
   - 4 each: Paradigm  PDM41256SA20P   OV270  9321  (cache)
 
This is a 386 motherboard with a Cyrix "would you believe 486" type
chip.

This board, and the bios chip, have a logo that looks like a star inscribed
in a pentagon with an appendage on one side.

NiCd battery.  5 Pin Din keyboard connector.

Currently has 4MB in 4 1MBx8 2 chip 30 pin simms.

Configuration Data for unknown motherboard

DO NOT contact me asking for information on Biostar products. I do not have time to do their job for them. I have gotten dozens of requests for information beyond what is posted here because I have more information on this web page on certain biostar products than they do. If the information here helps you, great; if it doesn't, don't expect any more. I am sick and tired of Biostar. Contact biostar tech support for more information about your biostar board. Also, please tell them what LOSERS they are for not posting the info in the first place, even if you found the information you were looking for here. Don't purchase any biostar products (or products that contain biostar components); otherwise, you might have to deal with their technical support.

Biostar was good enough to send me configuration info. Unfortunately, it is for the wrong board, probably the immediate sucessor to the MB-1333/1340 but not the MB1433/40/50UIV because I also have one of those and it is a VLB board. Since I went to the trouble to type it in, I will leave it here in case it is useful to someone else. I do not have one of these boards in my possesion. Memory: 30Pin SIMMS 80ns, page mode, 256KB/1MB/4MB, each of two banks of 4 SIMM sockets must be populated together.
Memory SizeBank 0(SIMM5-SIMM8)Bank 1(SIMM1-SIMM4
1M 256K ---
2M 256K 256K
4M 1M ---
5M 256K 1M
8M 1M 1M
16M 4M ---
20M 4M 1M
32M 4M 4M

Jumpers.
JP42-3CPU Clock Select (Engineer test pin) Always jumper 2-3
JP51-2CPU Clock selectFor 486DX-50Mhz only
JP52-3CPU Clock selectFor other CPU Clock type
JP61-2Tag RAM Size SelectFor 7 Bit Tag RAM
JP62-3Tag RAM Size SelectFor 8 Bit Tag RAM
JP81External 6.0V Battery ConnectorBattery positive
JP82External 6.0V Battery Connectorn/c
JP83External 6.0V Battery Connectorground
JP84External 6.0V Battery Connectorground
JP10closedCPU Clock selectFor 486DX-50Mhz only
JP10openCPU Clock selectFor other cpu type
JP11closedClock Chip Type SelectFor Battery & RTC 146818
JP11openClock Chip Type SelectFor Dallas 1287
JP13openCPU Type Select486SX
JP132-3closedCPU Type Select486DX/486DX2
JP131-2closedCPU Type Select487SX/486Overdrive
JP141-3Monitor type selectMono
JP142-3Monitor type selectcolor
JP151Speaker ConneectorSpeaker
JP152Speaker Conneectorn/c
JP153Speaker Conneectorground
JP154Speaker Conneector+5VDC
JP155Power LED & Keylock LED+
JP156Power LED & Keylock n/c
JP157Power LED & Keylock ground
JP158Power LED & Keylock keylock
JP159Power LED & Keylock ground
JP1510Turbo LEDLED+
JP1511Turbo LEDLED-
JP1512ResetReset Control In
JP1513ResetGround
JP1514Turbo SwitchTurbo control
JP1515Turbo SwitchGround
JP1516Turbo Switchn/c
JP1517power out+5V
JP1518power outground
JP161-2CMOS dischargeclear
JP162-3CMOS dischargeNormal operation
JP201-2closedCPU Type select486SX
JP202-3closedCPU Type Select486DX/486DX2 or 487SX/486Overdrive

DO NOT contact me asking for information on Biostar products. I do not have time to do their job for them. I have gotten dozens of requests for information beyond what is posted here because I have more information on this web page on certain biostar products than they do. If the information here helps you, great; if it doesn't, don't expect any more. I am sick and tired of Biostar. Contact biostar tech support for more information about your biostar board. Also, please tell them what LOSERS they are for not posting the info in the first place, even if you found the information you were looking for here. Don't purchase any biostar products (or products that contain biostar components); otherwise, you might have to deal with their technical support.

BIOSTAR MB-1433/40/50UIV 486 Motherboard

DO NOT contact me asking for information on Biostar products. I do not have time to do their job for them. I have gotten dozens of requests for information beyond what is posted here because I have more information on this web page on certain biostar products than they do. If the information here helps you, great; if it doesn't, don't expect any more. I am sick and tired of Biostar. Contact biostar tech support for more information about your biostar board. Also, please tell them what LOSERS they are for not posting the info in the first place, even if you found the information you were looking for here. Don't purchase any biostar products (or products that contain biostar components); otherwise, you might have to deal with their technical support.

Note: a reader informed me that the european division of biostar has actually posted jumper settings for this motherboard. I went to check their USA site and tech support had disappeared entirely. This appears to be due to their criminally incompetent use of java; their pages are totally unusable if you have enough sense to disable java and javascript in your browser or if you use a browser, such as one for handheld or disabled use, which does not support java and javascript. This is a violation of US Law (ADA). It turns out that the european site is also similarly unusable.

Biostar Sucks! Don't do business with these losers.



Markings: 
   Logo that looks kinda like a triangle with some swirls inside
   (this is a Biostar Logo)
   TMF  M21 94V-0  9446  MADE IN CHINA
   M025  QC-OK M 30  1433UIV-0326053


Boot messages:
  American Megatrends w/logo
  AMIBIOS (c) 1994 American Megatrends Inc.
  11-10-94
  MB1433/40/50IV
  Energy Star logo
  40-P101-001223-00101111-072594-UMC498-H
            ^^^^ biostar

Interesting Chips:
   - AMD   Am 486(tm)DX2-80  A80486DX2-80NV8T  A 9517CPA (m) AMD
     3 VOLT 6023A HEATSINK REQ'D   25220   MALAYSIA   
     Microsoft(tm) Windows(tm) Compatable
   - UMC  UM83C3498   9501-AS
   - UMC UM8496F 9443-AZA    810860
   - AMIBIOS American Megatrends 486DX ISA BIOS  (c) 1993    AB9116609
   - MX  MX8315PC  HDZC23360  L9448  TAIWAN    (14 Pin DIP)
   - M5818 A1   9445 TS10  A4801    (RTC, 24 pin DIP)

Slots:
  - 3 ISA16/VLB
  - 4 ISA16

Jumper settings:
After many months and about 6 emails I was able to get a manual from the 
folks at Biostar, who are too irresponsible to post this information
on their own website.16  JP38  JP39
3.3-3.6V       1-2    1-2   1-2   1-2   open
4V (cyrix)     1-2    1-2   1-2   2-3   closed
5V             2-3    2-3   2-3   1-2   open
Some old boards (before ver 6) do not have  JP28 and JP39 and may
not support Cyrix 4V cpu.   Voltages other than 5V require a 
voltage regulator be installed on the board (position likely to
be marked "LT1085" but the regulator is likely to be marked
"SHARP PQ30RV21".   

Here is a rather ambiguous table:

PCB Version   JP20   JP23   JP40    Remark
ver 1         no     no     no  
ver 2         no      no    no
ver 3         no      yes   no     support AMD 3V CPU (A80486DX2)
ver 5         2 pin   no    no     support AMD 3v CPU (A80486DX2)
ver 6         2 pin   no    no     support AMD 3V CPU and Cyrix 4V CPU
ver 7         3 pin   no    yes    support AMD 3V/Cyrix 4V/AMD Enhanced
                                   (plus) CPU


JP11, JP12, JP13, JP17, JP18, JP19, JP20,Jp23, JP35 
---------------------------------------------------
All of these jumper should be removed unless noted below.
You still need to set clock frequency and voltage as appropriate.

486SX CPU without green functions:     JP12 2-3 JP13 2-3
486SX &Exxxx (with Green):          JP11 1-2 JP12 2-3 JP13 2-3
                                   JP17 1-2, JP18 5-6, JP19 1-2,3-4
486DX/DX2 (non-green, discontinued version): JP12 2-3,JP13 1-2 3-4,JP17 1-2
486DX/DX2/DX4/DX4 Overdrive (cpu's with &Exxxx can support green)
and Intel P24D, Cyrix 5x86 (M1SC)(CPUs marked with &EWxxxx" can suppport
write back mode for the  CPU's internal cache):
JP11 1-2 4-5, JP12 1-2 4-5 JP13 1-2 3-4 JP17 1-2 JP18 3-4 5-6 JP19 1-2 3-4

Intel P24T (Pentium Overdrive Procesor, 237 pin):
  JP11 1-2, Jp12 1-2 Jp13 1-2 3-4 JP17 2-3, JP18-5-6, Jp19 1-2 3-4
AMD 486DX/DX2/DX4 without green functions:
   JP12 2-3, JP13 1-2 3-4 JP17 1-2 Jp20 1-2 JP20 see note JP23 see note
    For ver 3: (JP23: DX/DX4=open DX2=closed)
    For version 5/6 (JP20: DX/DX4=open, DX2=closed)
    For Version 7 (JP20 DX/DX4 open, DX2=1-2 closed)

AMD 486 DX2/DX4 Enhanced (Plus)
   - write back processor  with green (SMM mode ) functions
   - CPU's marked with A80486xxx-xxxSV8B can support
     write-back mode for the CPU's internal cache
   - The AMD 486DX2/.DX4 enhanced (plus) CPU for PCB Ver. 7 & afterwards
   JP11 1-2 Jp12 1-2 4-5 JP 13 1-2 3-4 JP23 see note JP20 See note
    JP17 1-2 JP40 closed JP18 3-4 5-6 Jp19 1-2 3-4
    notes same as above
Cyrix 486SX (M6)
  Cyrix M6 CPU with Green (SMM mode) functions
  JP11 1-2 3-4 5-6 JP12 1-2 3-4 5-6 JP13 2-3
   JP18 2-3 3-4 JP19 2-3 4-5

Cyrix 486DX/DX2/DX4 (M7)
  - cyrix M7 CPU with Green (SMM mode Functions.
   JP11 1-2 3-4 5-6 JP12 1-2 3-4 5-6 JP13 1-2 3-4
   JP17 1-2 JP18 2-3 3-4 JP19 2-3

UMC 486 (U5S)
   - UMC U5S CPU with Green (SMM mode) Functions
    JP11 2-3  Jp12 2-3   Jp13  2-3
    JP17 3-4   JP18 1-2.


JP15-1  Speaker connector    Speaker
JP15-2  Speaker connector    n/c
JP15-3  Speaker connector    ground
JP15-4  Speaker connector    +5Vdc

JP15-5  Power LED & Keylock    Power LED+
JP15-6  Power LED & Keylock    n/c
JP15-7  Power LED & Keylock    ground
JP15-8  Power LED & Keylock    keylock
JP15-9  Power LED & Keylock    ground

JP15-10  Turbo LED             Turbo LED-
JP15-11  Turbo LED             Turbo LED+

JP15-12   Reset                reset control
JP15-13   Reset                ground

JP15-14  Turbo Switch          turbo control
JP15-15  Turbo Switch          ground
JP15-16  Turbo Switch          n/c

JP15-17  Power/ground          +5Vdc
JP15-18  Power/ground          ground
   
   
Not reproduced: valid memory configuration table
   -  Note that you cannot use double sided (2M/8M/32M) simms in bank 0/2
     if you have 30 pin memory present.
   - Support 72Pin simms  1/2/4/8/16/32M 
     simms can be used individually
   - support 30 pin simms
     must be used in sets of 4.
   - maximum memory configuration is 64M




DO NOT contact me asking for information on Biostar products. I do not have time to do their job for them. I have gotten dozens of requests for information beyond what is posted here because I have more information on this web page on certain biostar products than they do. If the information here helps you, great; if it doesn't, don't expect any more. I am sick and tired of Biostar. Contact biostar tech support for more information about your biostar board. Also, please tell them what LOSERS they are for not posting the info in the first place, even if you found the information you were looking for here. Don't purchase any biostar products (or products that contain biostar components); otherwise, you might have to deal with their technical support.

Kewell KW-524H 2S/1P/Game adapter


Discontinued. Versions of this board exist with and without 16550 compatible serial ports. The KW-524H-1 and KW-524H-2 have 16550. This board does not. There is a very small amount of information at their web site: [Product Info with Picture] [jumper settings]

Chips:
 -  UMC UM82C452AL  9117S  C12620    (2 serial I/O, 16450 compat)
 -  3 each Samsung logo   MC1489 116A
 -  2 each Samsung logo   MC1488   KOREA 119B
 -  Hitachi logo  HD74LS04P
 - NE558N
 - TTL glue: SN74LS244N, SN74LS245N, 74LS133B1, 74LS10, 74LS04P, 74LS32P

Kewell KW-526K Monochrome graphics/printer card


This card appears to be an older version of the KW-526L card. No significant details about either the newer or the older card on their website. Jumper settings are on the card itself. Printer port can be set to: 0x3BC, 0x378, 0x278, disabled, IRQ 5, IRQ 7. Currently jumpered to 3BC, IRQ7.

Chips:

- SYVANTEK   SYC23C01   9106
- HD74LS374P
- Motorola Logo   SN74LS245N  XXCE9111
- 2 chips: Intel Logo  P21464A-08  P048A KOREA   (64K ram total)
- Unknown mountains inside square logo  JAPAN  TD3088A 2   F9XJ 454
- Crystal: PACTEK 16.000
- Connector: D9F  (video out)
- Connector: D25F (printer)

HLC-1771 IDE/Floppy


Unknown Vendor. There are no jumper settings on this board; well actually, there are two jumpers but they require trace cutting. Appears to have been manufactured around 1991.
Board Markings:
M/N: HLC-1771 X0    9113 (LED font)  Made in Taiwan R.O.C.
Sticker: S/N: 1153555  Warranty void if removed
Sticker: H/108 (yellow dot)
Logo: "TN" inside Atom symbol


Chips:

- Connector: 4 pin male single row WW pin header for LED
- Connector: 40 pin male double row WW pin header for IDE
- Connector: 34 pin male double row WW pin header for Floppy
- (c) WDC '89 WD37C65CJM  00-02 9101  0578132993
- Crystal: PRE  16.000  Mhz
- Crystal: Acetech 9.6 Mhz
- TTL: SN74LS125AN, SN74LS367AN, SN74LS11N, SN74LS04N, SN74LS245N,
HD74LS139P, HD74LS30P, DM74LS245N

Generic ET4000 card

Manufactured by Bona Computech Co, Ltd, Taipai, Taiwan, according to the FCC.
Markings:
  FCC ID: IXPET4000
  REV B5
  Warranty void if removed:  TET40102006
  (Logo: H inscribed inside a 2 by 2 matrix of squares)  HL2-VO 9238 (LED font)
  MADE IN TAIWAN 
 
Chips:
  - TSENG LABS  ET4000AX  TC6100AF  JAPAN  9230EAI
  - Winbond W82C476-100  9232
  - ICS ICS2494N  9226 237
  - EEprom:  VGA BIOS (C) COPYRIGHT 1991-1993
  - TTL: (3) 74LS244, 74LS245D
  - Siemans  HYB514256B-70  Germany  9227
  - Crystal: 14.31818  TOG

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I have trouble getting th2is card to sync with some motherboards/monitor combinations.

WD1006V-SR2 ST-506 HD/Floppy controller


An abrieviated product manual is availible from Western Digital's web site. WD puts manuals online for its discontinued products. This controller apparently uses MFM but not RLL. Low level format address g=cc00:5.
Chips:
   WD37C65BJM     - Floppy controller, upto 1.44MB?
   WD42C22A-JU    - Main Hard drive controller
   WD1817-JM      - 
   WD19c22B
   assorted others.

Printers

Laserwriter IInt

According to a web page that lists memory configurations for laser printers, this printer 12 SIMM sockets and can take up to 12 MB. The unit I have appears to have 2MB installed. I believe, MEI microsystems has paper trays for this model. A very brief spec sheet. 2MB, 300x300dpi, 11 scalable fonts (9-96 points), Postscript. 100 Toner Lane has toner cartridges for this printer for $53. toner cartridge disassembly The Printer Works has a search engine for printer parts.

Canon BJC-4000

Canon BJC-70

Canon BJC-200????

HP Deskjet 500plus ????

Scanners

HP ScanJet Plus

Linux drivers do exist for this unit, although I am currently using it on a Windows (the horror) machine. HP's scanjet support page

Other useful links:

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