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The ROM appears at <tt>CA00:0000</tt> to <tt>CA00:07FF</tt> when J1 is set to primary.
  
 
== Related links ==
 
== Related links ==
  
 
* [http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/roms/ retroarchive.org ROMs] - <tt>acc-105b.rom</tt> (ACC Microelectronics FDC ROM v105B) is a ROM for this card.  The signature at the end of the file states <tt>v1.0b</tt> so it is unclear where the "5" comes from.
 
* [http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/roms/ retroarchive.org ROMs] - <tt>acc-105b.rom</tt> (ACC Microelectronics FDC ROM v105B) is a ROM for this card.  The signature at the end of the file states <tt>v1.0b</tt> so it is unclear where the "5" comes from.

Revision as of 23:48, 26 November 2016

ACC Microelectronics KT-204
ACC Microelectronics KT-204.jpg
Bus type ISA
Bus width 8-bit
Bus speed 8 MHz
Manufacturer ACC Microelectronics
Chipset MCS3201FN
Compatible with PC Floppy
Connectors None
Requires -5VDC? No
Requires -12VDC? Yes
Config method Jumpers
Floppy Controller
Floppy buses 2
Drives per bus 2
Secondary?  ?
"?" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value.
ROM type 28-pin JEDEC
Driver N/A

The KT-204 is an 8-bit floppy controller capable of supporting up to four 1.44MB drives. It includes a boot ROM, allowing the system to boot from a floppy disk even when the BIOS does not support doing so (e.g. booting from 1.44MB disks on an XT.)

Jumpers

Drive/size SW1
Drive 0 1 2
Drive 1 3 4
Drive 2 5 6
Drive 3 7 8
360 K on on
720 K on off
1.2 M off on
1.44 M off off
Address J1
Primary open
Secondary closed

TODO: Is this the address of the controller or the boot ROM, or both?

Internal connectors

CN1
First floppy bus (drives 0 and 1)
CN2
Second floppy bus (drives 2 and 3)


Additional photos

BIOS

During POST, a banner similar to the following is displayed:

ACC Microelectronics
Advanced FDC Firmware v1.0c

The ROM appears at CA00:0000 to CA00:07FF when J1 is set to primary.

Related links

  • retroarchive.org ROMs - acc-105b.rom (ACC Microelectronics FDC ROM v105B) is a ROM for this card. The signature at the end of the file states v1.0b so it is unclear where the "5" comes from.