SOTA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
SOTA386SI
Card Type | Processor upgrade |
Processor | 8088/8086/80386SX |
Processor Speed | 16MHz |
Chipset | N/A |
Maximum Onboard Memory | None |
Data Bus | 8-bit ISA |
Cache | 16/64KB |
BIOS | N/A |
Dimensions | 170 x 110mm |
I/O Options | None |
NPU Options | 80387SX |

CONNECTIONS | |
Function | Label |
Ribbon cable to mainboard 808x socket | CN1 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5/A | Closed |
» | NPU not installed | JP5/B | Open |
NPU installed | JP5/B | Closed | |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5/C | Open |
» | Factory configured - do not alter | JP5/D | Open |
» | Use 80386SX processor | SW1 | Off |
Fall back to 808x processor | SW1 | On | |
CACHE CONFIGURATION | ||
Setting | Bank 0 | TAG |
16KB | (2) 8K x 8 | Unidentified |
64KB | (2) 32K x 8 | (1) 32K x 8 |
CACHE JUMPER CONFIGURATION | ||
Setting | JP2/E | |
| » | 16KB | Open |
64KB | Closed | |
MAINBOARD PROCESSOR TYPE | |||||
Setting | JP2/C | JP2/D | U17 | U18 | |
| » | 8088 | Open | Open | 74LS646 | Not installed |
Standard 8086 | Closed | Closed | Not installed | 74LS646 | |
AT&T 6300, Olivetti 8086 | Open | Open | Not installed | 74LS646 | |
CACHE ENABLE CONFIGURATION | |||
Setting | JP2/A | JP2/B | |
| » | Cache enabled by software only | Open | Closed |
Cache enabled 5 seconds after power-up | Closed | Open | |
Cache enabled 50 seconds after power-up | Open | Open | |
MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTE |
The mainboard’s 808x chip should be installed in the card’s 808x-type socket. A ribbon cable from CN1 then is installed in the mainboard’s 808x socket. |