ALL ABOUT BIOSES
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ALL ABOUT BIOSES
PS180-8XT
The current ROM BIOS on the PS180-8XT hard disk controller
is version XT9-1.05, which supports IRQ and DMA requests. It
has four hard disk cylinder and head configurations in each of
the four available drive tables. If two hard disks are to be
installed in the system, both must be listed in the same drive
table. If they are not in the same table, a custom BIOS is
necessary. See page 16 for further information on these BIOS
configuration tables.
The version XT9-1.05 BIOS will allow you to install two
PS180-8XT controllers in the same system and use low-level format
programs from other software packages. The drive tables of this
version differ from those of the earlier XT9-1.03 BIOS version.
It is a good idea to check the BIOS drive tables of the version
you have for correct jumpering instructions.
For XT compatible systems having 286 accelerator cards, 386
accelerator cards, NEC V-20 chips, or NEC V-30 chips, and the
AT&T 6300 computers, we advise that you use the AT9-1.03 version
of the BIOS with the PS180-8XT Controllers. This will make
operation more efficient and increase data transfer rate.
The AT&T 6300 computer has a resident ROM addressed at
C800:0 which must be disabled to operate with the PS180-8XT
Controller. In addition, the AT&T motherboard has two sets of 8
position dip switches; dip switch 0 and dip switch 1. Position 3
of dip switch 1 (located to the back of the motherboard) must be
in the OFF position for this computer to operate correctly with
the PS180-8XT Controller.
Expansion boxes used with IBM PC compatibles have their own
power supply and bus expansion slots, and they use interface
cards between the main computer and the expansion box. Some of
these systems can be used with the XT9-1.03 or XT9-1.05 BIOS
version on the PS180-8XT card with satisfactory results. Other
such systems must have the XAT9-1.03 BIOS (available from Perstor
Systems, Inc.) to perform data transfers and hard disk formats.
PS180-8AT
The Perstor PS180-8AT controllers work in AT and compatible
systems having up to a 10 MHZ bus speed and up to a 20 MHZ
processor speed. With these 286 systems, the C-MOS must be set
in the system setup configuration to show that no hard disks are
attached prior to installing the PS180-8AT Controller.
The current ROM BIOS on the PS180, version AT9-1.07,
supports programmed I/O transfers. This BIOS has four hard disk
cylinder and head configurations in each of the four available
drive tables. If two hard disks are to be installed in the
system, both must be listed in the same drive table. If they are
not in the same table, a custom BIOS is necessary.
The AT9-1.07 BIOS will allow you to install two PS180-8XT
controllers in the same system and use low-level format programs
from other software packages. The drive tables of this version
differ from those of the earlier AT9-1.03 BIOS version. It is a
good idea to check the BIOS drive tables of the version you have
for correct jumpering instructions.
If you have the AT9-1.03 BIOS, the Award motherboard BIOS
requires that either two drives be attached to the PS180-8AT or
that drive 1 be jumpered radially for the PS180-8AT to work
properly. Using a PS180-8AT with a system having a motherboard
BIOS by AMI or DTK will result in clock problems upon boot-up.
The hour will be correct, but the minutes will always reset to
00. You can eliminate these problems by using the AT9-1.07 BIOS
DRIVE TABLE LISTINGS - AT9-1.03 AND XT9-1.03
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
306/4 OFF OFF OFF OFF
640/4 ON OFF OFF OFF
640/6 OFF ON OFF OFF
1024/3 ON ON OFF OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
306/4 OFF OFF OFF OFF
640/4 ON OFF OFF OFF
640/6 OFF ON OFF OFF
1024/3 ON ON OFF OFF
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
697/5 OFF OFF OFF ON
872/6 ON OFF OFF ON
925/5 OFF ON OFF ON
918/15 ON ON OFF ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
697/5 OFF OFF OFF ON
872/6 ON OFF OFF ON
925/5 OFF ON OFF ON
918/15 ON ON OFF ON
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON ON
733/5 ON OFF ON ON
820/6 OFF ON ON ON
1024/9 ON ON ON ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON ON
733/5 ON OFF ON ON
820/6 OFF ON ON ON
1024/9 ON ON ON ON
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DRIVE TABLE LISINGS - AT9-1.07 OR XT9-1.05 BIOS
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/6 OFF OFF OFF OFF
615/8 ON OFF OFF OFF
733/5 OFF ON OFF OFF
830/10 ON ON OFF OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/6 OFF OFF OFF OFF
615/8 ON OFF OFF OFF
733/5 OFF ON OFF OFF
830/10 ON ON OFF OFF
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
612/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
612/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF OFF ON
977/5 ON OFF OFF ON
820/6 OFF ON OFF ON
1024/9 ON ON OFF ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF OFF ON
977/5 ON OFF OFF ON
820/6 OFF ON OFF ON
1024/9 ON ON OFF ON
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
925/5 OFF OFF ON ON
925/9 ON OFF ON ON
981/5 OFF ON ON ON
918/15 ON ON ON ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
925/5 OFF OFF ON ON
925/9 ON OFF ON ON
981/5 OFF ON ON ON
918/15 ON ON ON ON
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ALL ABOUT BIOSES
PS180-8XT
The current ROM BIOS on the PS180-8XT hard disk controller
is version XT9-1.05, which supports IRQ and DMA requests. It
has four hard disk cylinder and head configurations in each of
the four available drive tables. If two hard disks are to be
installed in the system, both must be listed in the same drive
table. If they are not in the same table, a custom BIOS is
necessary. See page 16 for further information on these BIOS
configuration tables.
The version XT9-1.05 BIOS will allow you to install two
PS180-8XT controllers in the same system and use low-level format
programs from other software packages. The drive tables of this
version differ from those of the earlier XT9-1.03 BIOS version.
It is a good idea to check the BIOS drive tables of the version
you have for correct jumpering instructions.
For XT compatible systems having 286 accelerator cards, 386
accelerator cards, NEC V-20 chips, or NEC V-30 chips, and the
AT&T 6300 computers, we advise that you use the AT9-1.03 version
of the BIOS with the PS180-8XT Controllers. This will make
operation more efficient and increase data transfer rate.
The AT&T 6300 computer has a resident ROM addressed at
C800:0 which must be disabled to operate with the PS180-8XT
Controller. In addition, the AT&T motherboard has two sets of 8
position dip switches; dip switch 0 and dip switch 1. Position 3
of dip switch 1 (located to the back of the motherboard) must be
in the OFF position for this computer to operate correctly with
the PS180-8XT Controller.
Expansion boxes used with IBM PC compatibles have their own
power supply and bus expansion slots, and they use interface
cards between the main computer and the expansion box. Some of
these systems can be used with the XT9-1.03 or XT9-1.05 BIOS
version on the PS180-8XT card with satisfactory results. Other
such systems must have the XAT9-1.03 BIOS (available from Perstor
Systems, Inc.) to perform data transfers and hard disk formats.
PS180-8AT
The Perstor PS180-8AT controllers work in AT and compatible
systems having up to a 10 MHZ bus speed and up to a 20 MHZ
processor speed. With these 286 systems, the C-MOS must be set
in the system setup configuration to show that no hard disks are
attached prior to installing the PS180-8AT Controller.
The current ROM BIOS on the PS180, version AT9-1.07,
supports programmed I/O transfers. This BIOS has four hard disk
cylinder and head configurations in each of the four available
drive tables. If two hard disks are to be installed in the
system, both must be listed in the same drive table. If they are
not in the same table, a custom BIOS is necessary.
The AT9-1.07 BIOS will allow you to install two PS180-8XT
controllers in the same system and use low-level format programs
from other software packages. The drive tables of this version
differ from those of the earlier AT9-1.03 BIOS version. It is a
good idea to check the BIOS drive tables of the version you have
for correct jumpering instructions.
If you have the AT9-1.03 BIOS, the Award motherboard BIOS
requires that either two drives be attached to the PS180-8AT or
that drive 1 be jumpered radially for the PS180-8AT to work
properly. Using a PS180-8AT with a system having a motherboard
BIOS by AMI or DTK will result in clock problems upon boot-up.
The hour will be correct, but the minutes will always reset to
00. You can eliminate these problems by using the AT9-1.07 BIOS
DRIVE TABLE LISTINGS - AT9-1.03 AND XT9-1.03
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
306/4 OFF OFF OFF OFF
640/4 ON OFF OFF OFF
640/6 OFF ON OFF OFF
1024/3 ON ON OFF OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
306/4 OFF OFF OFF OFF
640/4 ON OFF OFF OFF
640/6 OFF ON OFF OFF
1024/3 ON ON OFF OFF
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
697/5 OFF OFF OFF ON
872/6 ON OFF OFF ON
925/5 OFF ON OFF ON
918/15 ON ON OFF ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
697/5 OFF OFF OFF ON
872/6 ON OFF OFF ON
925/5 OFF ON OFF ON
918/15 ON ON OFF ON
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON ON
733/5 ON OFF ON ON
820/6 OFF ON ON ON
1024/9 ON ON ON ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF ON ON
733/5 ON OFF ON ON
820/6 OFF ON ON ON
1024/9 ON ON ON ON
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE TABLE LISINGS - AT9-1.07 OR XT9-1.05 BIOS
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DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/6 OFF OFF OFF OFF
615/8 ON OFF OFF OFF
733/5 OFF ON OFF OFF
830/10 ON ON OFF OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 1)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/6 OFF OFF OFF OFF
615/8 ON OFF OFF OFF
733/5 OFF ON OFF OFF
830/10 ON ON OFF OFF
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
612/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 2)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
612/4 OFF OFF ON OFF
1024/5 ON OFF ON OFF
1024/8 OFF ON ON OFF
1024/15 ON ON ON OFF
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF OFF ON
977/5 ON OFF OFF ON
820/6 OFF ON OFF ON
1024/9 ON ON OFF ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 3)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
615/4 OFF OFF OFF ON
977/5 ON OFF OFF ON
820/6 OFF ON OFF ON
1024/9 ON ON OFF ON
_________________________________________________________________
DRIVE UNIT 0 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 5-6 7-8 13-14 15-16
925/5 OFF OFF ON ON
925/9 ON OFF ON ON
981/5 OFF ON ON ON
918/15 ON ON ON ON
DRIVE UNIT 1 PIN SETS (TABLE 4)
CYLS/HEADS 1-2 3-4 13-14 15-16
925/5 OFF OFF ON ON
925/9 ON OFF ON ON
981/5 OFF ON ON ON
918/15 ON ON ON ON
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