
NORTHGATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.

ELEGANCE 386 (REV. 2)

Processor          80386DX
Processor Speed    20/25/33MHz
Chip Set           VLSI
Max. Onboard DRAM  8MB
Cache              64/256KB
BIOS               AMI
Dimensions         330 x 220
I/O Options        32-bit external memory card, parallel port, serial
                   ports (2)
NPU Options        80387DX

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                                CONNECTIONS

  Purpose                 Location     Purpose                  Location

  Turbo LED                  J3        Serial port (COM2)         J10

  Power LED & keylock        J4        32-bit external             S1
                                       memory card

  Speaker                    J5        32-bit system memory        S4
                                       card

  Reset switch               J6        Hard Reset                  W5

  Parallel port              J8        Turbo switch                W6

  Serial port (COM1)         J9

                        USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

              Function                  Jumper/Switch         Position

     Factory configured - do not            W1                 Open
      alter

     Factory configured - do not            W4              pins 2 & 3
      alter                                                    closed

     Monitor type select color              W7              pins 2 & 3
                                                               closed

      Monitor type select                    W7              pins 1 & 2
      monochrome                                               closed

                            DRAM CONFIGURATION

   Size      Bank 0     Bank 1     Bank 2    Bank 3      W8         W9

   1MB      (4) 256K     NONE       NONE      NONE      pins 2   pins 2 &
              x 9                                        & 3        3

   2MB      (4) 256K   (4) 256K     NONE      NONE      pins 2   pins 2 &
              x 9        x 9                             & 3        3

   4MB      (4) 1M x     NONE       NONE      NONE      pins 1   pins 1 &
               9                                         & 2        2

   8MB      (4) 1M x   (4) 1M x     NONE      NONE      pins 1   pins 1 &
               9          9                              & 2        2

   12MB     (4) 1M x   (4) 1M x    (4) 1M     NONE      pins 1   pins 1 &
               9          9         x 9                  & 2        2

   16MB     (4) 1M x   (4) 1M x    (4) 1M    (4) 1M     pins 1   pins 1 &
               9          9         x 9       x 9        & 2        2

  Note:Banks 2 & 3 may be found on the external memory card.

  Pins designated should be in the closed position.

                         DRAM JUMPER CONFIGURATION

     System        External      SW1/1       SW1/2      SW1/3      SW1/4
    memory         memory

      1MB            0MB         Closed     Closed      Closed    Closed

      2MB            0MB          Open       Open        Open      Open

      4MB            0MB         Closed     Closed      Closed    Closed

      8MB            0MB         Closed      Open        Open      Open

      8MB            4MB          Open      Closed       Open      Open

      8MB            8MB          Open       Open        Open      Open

                    CACHE CONFIGURATION

     Size          Cache         Location         TAG

     64KB       (8) 64K x 1    Banks 0 & 1    (2) 64K x 1

     256KB      (8) 64K x 4    Banks 0 & 1    (2) 64K x 4

                  CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION

        Size                  W2                   W3

        64KB           pins 1 & 2 closed   pins 1 & 2 closed

        256KB          pins 2 & 3 closed   pins 2 & 3 closed

                        PARALLEL PORT CONFIGURATION

       LPT           IRQ      SW2/3       SW2/4       SW3/3       SW3/4

          1          5        Open       Open       Closed       Open

           2          7        Open      Closed       Open       Closed

          1          7        Open       Open        Open       Closed

           2          5        Open      Closed      Closed       Open

       Disabled      N/A      Closed       N/A         N/A         N/A

                         SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION

   Port 1 (J9)        Port 2      SW2/1      SW2/2     SW3/1      SW3/2
                      (J10)

     COM1/IRQ4     COM2/IRQ3     Open       Open      Closed     Closed

      COM1/IRQ4     Disabled      Open      Closed     Closed      Open

       Disabled     COM2/IRQ3    Closed      Open       Open      Closed

       Disabled     Disabled     Closed     Closed      Open       Open

