ALTA RESEARCH CORPORATION
TOKENCOMBO-16 S/U (ISA)
NIC Type | Token-Ring |
Transfer Rate | 4/16Mbps |
Data Bus | 16-bit ISA |
Topology | Ring |
Wiring Type | Unshielded twisted pair Shielded twisted pair (DB-9 port) |
Boot ROM | Available |

COMPATIBILITY MODE | ||
Setting | JP1 | |
» | Disabled | Closed |
| Enabled | Open |
Note: If the system in which the card is to be installed is an 80286 using an older C & T or VLSI chipset and the card is not loading the network shell properly, compatibility mode should be enabled (JP1 open). On some revisions of this card, JP1 might not be present. | ||
BASE MEMORY ADDRESS | |||||||
Address | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | |
| C0000h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| C2000h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
| C4000h | On | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
| C6000h | On | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
| C8000h | On | Off | Off | On | Off | Off |
| CA000h | On | Off | Off | On | Off | On |
» | CC000h | On | Off | Off | On | On | Off |
| CE000h | On | Off | Off | On | On | On |
| D0000h | On | Off | On | Off | Off | Off |
| DC000h | On | Off | On | Off | Off | On |
Note: If using two cards in the same system, the card set to secondary should use address DC000h as its default. | |||||||
SHARED RAM SIZE | |||
Size | SW1/7 | SW1/8 | |
| 8KB | Off | Off |
» | 16KB | Off | On |
| 32KB | On | Off |
| 64KB | On | On |
INTERRUPT REQUEST | |||
IRQ | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | |
» | 2/9 | Off | Off |
| 3 | Off | On |
| 6 | On | Off |
| 7 | On | On |
NETWORK SEGMENT SPEED | ||
Speed | SW2/3 | |
» | 16Mbps | On |
| 4Mbps | Off |
Note: All cards on the network segment must have this option set identically. | ||
PRIMARY/ALTERNATE MODE | |||
Setting | Address | SW2/4 | |
» | Primary | A20h | Off |
| Alternate | A24h | On |
Note: If two cards are to be used in a single system, one of the cards must be set to primary and the other one must be set to alternate. | |||
DIAGNOSTIC LED(S) | |||
LED | Color | Status | Condition |
LED1 | Red | On | Data is being transmitted or received |
LED1 | Red | Off | Data is not being transmitted or received |
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES |
The card automatically senses which network connector is being used. |