PS/2 Reference Manuals

PS/2 Reference Manuals

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Hardware Interface Technical Reference
-Architecture-
Preface ............................................... 6 Pages ( 118 KB) Micro Channel Architecture .......................... 166 Pages (3.882 KB) Micro Channel Adapter Design ......................... 32 Pages ( 533 KB) Setup ................................................ 58 Pages (1.439 KB) Connector Definition (cutout) ......................... 9 Pages ( 139 KB)

Hardware Interface Technical Reference
-Common Technical-
Release: October 1990, partially updated
Preface ............................................... 6 Pages ( 111 KB) Microprocessor and Instruction Set .................. 106 Pages (1.766 KB) Direct Memory Access Controller Type 1 ............... 15 Pages ( 366 KB) DMA Controller Architecture (July 1992) ............. 98 Pages (1.946 KB) [NEW 04. Mar. 2007] Extended and detailled section about the Type 1 and 2 Controllers with their features and programming. The original 1990-section covers only the base (type 1) DMA controller. (Thanks to Louis F. Ohland !) Interrupt Controller ................................. 18 Pages ( 384 KB) System Timers Type 1 ................................. 20 Pages ( 418 KB) Diskette Drive Controller ............................ 46 Pages ( 821 KB) Keyboard and Auxiliary Device Controller ............. 20 Pages ( 473 KB) [NEW 28. Sep. 2004] Revised version with correct page count and order but with genuine IBM spelling-error ... (Thanks Daniel for giving me a push !) Serial Port Controller ............................... 48 Pages (1.321 KB) Parallel Port Controller ............................. 26 Pages ( 540 KB) Video Subsystem ..................................... 126 Pages (2.698 KB) Keyboard 101- and 102-Key ............................ 54 Pages (1.125 KB) Characters and Keystrokes ............................ 12 Pages ( 201 KB) Compatibility ........................................ 32 Pages (1.016 KB)

Hardware Interface Technical Reference
-System Specific Informations-
Release: various dates - partially updated
8550 (Model 50), 3rd Edition (October 1990) .......... 66 Pages (1.300 KB) 8555 (Model 55), 2nd Edition (October 1990) .......... 64 Pages (1.421 KB) 8560 (Model 60), 2nd Edition (October 1990) .......... 60 Pages (1.216 KB) 8565 (Model 65), 2nd Edition (October 1990) .......... 66 Pages (1.422 KB) 8570 (Model 70), 4th Edition (October 1990) .......... 96 Pages (2.032 KB) 8580 (Model 80), 3rd Edition (October 1990) .......... 96 Pages (2.221 KB) 8590 (Model 90), 1st Edition (October 1990) .......... 96 Pages (2.117 KB) 8595 (Model 95), 1st Edition (October 1990) .......... 92 Pages (2.027 KB)
BIOS Interface Technical Reference
Preface ............................................... 6 Pages ( 129 KB) Sections 1 & 2 (Pages 1-1 to 2-IN70-2) .............. 188 Pages (4.106 KB) Sections 3 to 7 (Pages 3-1 to 7-14) .................. 68 Pages (1.539 KB) ABIOS Sections 1 to 6 (Pages 3 to 6-ID04-10) ........ 144 Pages (3.694 KB) ABIOS Section 6 cont. (Pages 6-ID05-1 to 6-ID18-12) . 150 Pages (3.684 KB)
VGA / XGA / XGA-2 Technical Reference Manual
Content / Preface .................................... 18 Pages ( 36 KB) VGA Function (Pages 2-1 to 2-111) ................... 112 Pages ( 644 KB) XGA Function (Pages 3-1 to 3-190) ................... 191 Pages ( 691 KB) XGA Function (Pages 3-191 to 3-280) .................. 90 Pages ( 295 KB) Display Connector (Page 4-1 to 4-12) ................. 14 Pages ( 36 KB)
Adapter Specific Technical Reference Manual
Dual Asynchronous Adapter /A ......................... 30 Pages ( 603 KB) Multi Protocol Adapter /A ............................ 94 Pages (2.393 KB) SCSI Adapter with Cache /A ........................... 96 Pages (2.075 KB) ESDI Harddisk Adapter ................................ 60 Pages (1.266 KB)
Hardware Maintenance Manual
2614 (Model N45) Hardware Maintenance Reference ...... 77 Pages (1.300 KB) IBM PS/2 Server Hardware Maintenance Manual ......... 557 Pages (6.181 KB)
Technical Reference Manual
IBM 3363 Optical Disk Drive (WORM) TRM .............. 130 Pages (3.027 KB) IBM PS/2 3.5 Inch Floppy Disk Drives TR ............. 24 Pages ( 431 KB)
Other IBM Publications
PS/2 P75 Quick Reference ............................ 130 Pages (3.401 KB) PS/2 Installation Planning ... and Beyond ........... 106 Pages (3.559 KB) First Edition (February 1992)

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