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    ║  UltraStor Corporation                                       12F      ║
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    ║                                                                       ║
    ║                        J6   J3    J4      J5        J1                ║
    ║                      ┌────────────────────────────────────┐╔═══       ║
    ║  J1: Floppy (34 pin) │││││ 1::: 1::: 1:::::::: 1::::::::: │║          ║
    ║  J5: HD Ctl (34 pin) │                     JP.. :: :::: : │║          ║
    ║  J4: HD0 Data (20p)  │         JP3.. ┌EPROM┐ 17 10  11  12│║          ║
    ║  J3: HD1 Data (20p)  │               └─────┘              │║          ║
    ║                      │ ┌EPROM┐:JP4    :::                 │║          ║
    ║  J6: HD LED (4 pin)  │ └─────┘      JP567                 │║          ║
    ║                      │         ...JP20                    │║          ║
    ║                      └───────────┐       ┌┐            ┌──┘║          ║
    ║                                  └───────┘└────────────┘   ║          ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  INTERFACE:  ISA(AT)->ESDI                                            ║
    ║  CONTROLS:   2 Floppy Drives (360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB)            ║
    ║              2 ESDI Hard Drives                                       ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP3: Factory use only:  *Jumpered                                    ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP4: 1,2: Reserved (no pins)                                         ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║       3,4: Cache control: Disable (jumper 3-4)                        ║
    ║                          *Enable (no jumper)                          ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP5: 1,2: Factory config'd: 32KB data buffer                         ║
    ║  JP6: 1,2: Factory config'd: 8K/32K data buffer                       ║
    ║  JP7: 1,2: Facory use only.                                           ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP10: BIOS Address: Disable *C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DC00 Disable   ║
    ║                 1-2:   --      --   --   --   ON   ON   ON    ON      ║
    ║                 3-4:   --      --   ON   ON   --   --   ON    ON      ║
    ║                 5-6:   --      ON   --   ON   --   ON   --    ON      ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP11: Floppy Controller:                                             ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║        1,2: 3rd Floppy:   ON: Single-twist cable, set drive as #4     ║
    ║                         *OFF: Double-twist cable, set drive as #2     ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║        3,4: 2nd Floppy:   ON: PS/2 type floppy (3.5" only)            ║
    ║                         *OFF: AT type floppy (3.5" or 5.25")          ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║        5,6: 1st Floppy:   ON: PS/2 type floppy (3.5" only)            ║
    ║                         *OFF: AT type floppy (3.5" or 5.25")          ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║        7,8: Floppy Address:   ON: Secondary address (370-377)         ║
    ║                             *OFF: Primary address (3F0-3F7)           ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║        9,10: Speed:   ON: Dual speeds (300, 360 RPM)                  ║
    ║                     *OFF: Single speed (300 RPM)                      ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║                                                                       ║
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    ║  12F                                                          Page 2  ║
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    ║        11,12: Precomp:   ON: Fixed at 125ns for all data rates.       ║
    ║                        *OFF: Varies with data rate... 250KHz:250ns,   ║
    ║                              300KHz:208ns, 500KHz:125ns.              ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP12: HD I/O address:   ON: Secondary address (170-177)              ║
    ║                        *OFF: Primary address (1F0-1F7)                ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP17: Floppy Controller:  *ON: Enable Floppy support                 ║
    ║                            OFF: Disable Floppy support                ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  JP20: HD IRQ:  1-2: IRQ15                                            ║
    ║                 2-3: IRQ14                                            ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ╟───────────────────────┐ Setup Information ┌───────────────────────────╢
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  The 12F has a BIOS setup menu that is accessed using DEBUG at the    ║
    ║  controller's address, with an offset of 5.  Thus, if you set the     ║
    ║  address to C800, you'd type DEBUG, then -g=c800:5 to get to the      ║
    ║  setup menu.  The latest BIOS as of this writing is #9.00, and this   ║
    ║  guide reflects that.                                                 ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ╟──────────────────────┐ Setup & Mapping Options ┌──────────────────────╢
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  Drive Choices:   1:  <1024 cyls, <63 sects, <528MB capacity          ║
    ║                   2:  >1024 cyls, <63 sects, <528MB capacity          ║
    ║                   3:  >1024 cyls, <63 sects, >528MB & </=1.2GB cap.   ║
    ║                   4:  >1024 cyls, >63 sects, >528MB & </=1.2GB cap.   ║
    ║                   5:  >1024 cyls, >63 sects, >1.2GB capacity          ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║  Operating Systems:  DOS 3.3 on, and OS/2 1.1 on:                     ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║                             -1-  -2-  -3-      -4-      -5-           ║
    ║                1 spare/tk:   NO   NO   NO       NO       NO           ║
    ║                sector map:   NO   63   NO       63       63           ║
    ║                 track map:   NO   NO   <1.2GB   <1.2GB   >1.2GB       ║
    ║                  1024 map:   NO   NO   NO       NO       NO           ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║      NOTE:  As of the revision 9 BIOS, the rev.7 manual that I have   ║
    ║             is out of date, so UNIX setup info is up to you. (sorry)  ║
    ║                                                                       ║
    ╟──────────────────────────┐ Additional Info ┌──────────────────────────╢
    ║                                                                       ║
    ║    When using a tape drive in the "3rd floppy" position, the tape     ║
    ║  software should normally work fine.  However, if an actual floppy    ║
    ║  drive is used in that position, additional software will be needed   ║
    ║  to allow DOS to access the device.  This software, EXFDRV.SYS, is    ║
    ║  available from UltraStor or your UltraStor Dealer.                   ║
    ║    Each drive should be Prep'd with the utility accessed through the  ║
    ║  DOS Debug command.  Normally, the User will initiate a Low Level     ║
    ║  Format with the AUTOFORMAT field set to BRIEF.  Choosing EXTENDED    ║
    ║  adds considerable time to the format, which is fully automatic.      ║
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