Conventional Memories

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T5100

(No longer manufactured) (5100)

General Information

Model number: T5100 40MB - PA8040U (FCC ID# CJ69XAE349)

T5100 100MB - PA8041U (FCC ID# CJ69XAE573)
Dimensions: 12.2" W x 14.2" D x 3.6"H
Weight: 14.6 lbs.
Voltage: 115VAC , 1.0A/220 - 240VAC, 0.7A auto sensing
Frequency: 50/60Hz auto sensing
CPU: 80386-16 (16/8MHz); 80387-16 coprocessor socket
RAM memory: 2MB standard (640K Conventional; 1.384MB LIM-EMS 3.2 or extended memory) Memory expandable to 4MB when optional 2MB memory card added
Video RAM: 256KB
Number of keys: 82
Keyboard type: Selectable between 84 or 101-key keyboard compatible
Drives: One 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy disk drive

One 40 MB or one 100MB hard disk drive
Operating system included: Toshiba MS-DOS 3.30 or 4.01

Software Compatibility

Compatible with software written for the IBM PC/XT/AT using EGA, CGA, or T3100/AT&T 6300 640 x 400 high resolution graphics mode

Interfaces

RGB Color Video port (EGA or CGA)

RS-232-C serial port

Parallel printer/external diskette or tape drive port

101-key enhanced keyboard port

Toshiba proprietary memory slot

Toshiba proprietary expansion slot - "A" form factor

Orange Gas Plasma Display

Display area: 7.5"W x 5.7"H; 9.5" diagonal
Resolution: 640 x 400
Gray scales: 4
Contrast: 10 : 1

3.5" 40MB Hard Disk Drive

Conner Peripherals HDD: CP-342
Interface: IDE
Average access time: 29 ms
Recording method: 2-7 RLL
TEST3 setup type: 6

or

Conner Peripherals HDD: CP-3044
Interface: IDE
Average access time: 25ms
Recording method: 2-7 RLL
TEST3 setup type: 7

3.5" 100MB Hard Disk Drive

Conner Peripherals HDD: CP-30104
Interface: IDE
Average access time: 25ms
Recording method: 2 - 7 RLL
TEST3 setup type: 9

Soft Switches

1) Change CPU speed

Fn + PgUp 16MHz CPU speed
Fn + PgDn 8MHz CPU speed

2) Character font

Fn + Right arrow Toggles display font

3) Display select

Fn + End External display
Fn + Home Plasma display

4) Extending the display area

Fn + Down arrow Toggles between 350 and 400 rows in EGA mode

5) Keypad overlay

Fn + NumLock Toggles keyboard overlay

6) Fn key

Fn + F1 F11
Fn + F2 F12
Fn + Ctrl Simulate IBM enhanced keyboard Right Ctrl
Fn + Alt Simulate IBM enhanced keyboard Right Alt
Fn + Enter Simulate IBM enhanced keyboard numeric keypad Enter
Fn + power on Force T5100 to CMOS setup screen

Hardware Switches and Controls

1) Power on/off

Located on back of computer

2) A/B/PRT switch

Located on left side of computer

With switch set to "A", external FDD port is accessed as drive A; internal 3.5" FDD as drive B.

With switch set to "B", external FDD port is accessed as drive B; internal 3.5" FDD as drive A.

Switch is set to "PRT" for parallel printer output.

Computer must be re-booted for switch change to take effect.

3) Plasma display brightness and contrast dials

Located on front of display

4) 6 DIP switch bank

Located on back of computer

Factory default settings all off (off=down)

SW1 OFF Expanded or Extended

Memory enabled

 ON Expanded Memory Only

Disables Extended Memory
SW2 OFF 640K Base Memory ON 512K Base Memory
SW3 OFF Enable Internal video controller ON Disable Internal video controller
SW4 OFF PRT Output Only ON PRT Bidirectional
SW5 OFF Normally off ON For use with ISC UNIX
SW6 OFF Serial Port COM 1 ON Serial Port COM 2

T5100 (continued)

Environmental Specifications

1) Operating condition

Ambient temperature: 41 to 95 degrees F. 5 to 35 degrees C.
Relative Humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing

2) Non-Operating condition

Ambient temperature: -4 to 140 degrees F. -20 to 60 degrees C.
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

Options and Extra Accessories

PC7-PA8301U 2MB memory card (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA7225U 5.25" 360KB external FDD with 18VDC adapter
PC-PA7310U Expansion chassis & cable (requires expansion interface card) (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA7313E Expansion interface card (Toshiba expansion slot) (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA7367E Floppy Link to 5.25" desktop diskette drive (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA7438EB 300/1200 bps Hayes compatible modem (no longer manufactured)
PC-T24A 2400 bps Hayes compatible Toshiba expansion slot modem w/serial port (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA722L TD80 external tape drive (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA801L Statpower Prowatt 125 auto adapter
PC-PA5462U Toshiba LAN 8/16 bit Ethernet card & AC power adapter (no longer manufactured)
Contact ASP 100MB hard drive upgrade (Installed by Toshiba Authorized Service Providers)
PC-PA8722E Leather carrying case (no longer manufactued)
PC-PA8721E Fabric carrying case (no longer manufactured)
PC-PA8020U Fabric carrying case (no longer manufactured)
PR-PA2750U ExpressWriter 201 portable printer (no longer manufactured)
PC-SW008 Toshiba MS-DOS 3.30 (includes diskettes and manual) (no longer manufactured)
PC-SW007 Toshiba MS-DOS 4.01 (includes diskettes and manuals) (no longer manufactured)
PC-SW013 Toshiba MS-DOS 5.0 (no longer manufactured)
PC-SW015 Toshiba MS-DOS 5.0 (no longer manufactured)
PC-SW004 Toshiba BASIC 3.30 (no longer manufactured)
PC-SW012 Toshiba MS OS/2 operating system 1.21(no longer manufactured)

System Memory Map

Address range

 Space (Kilobytes)

Used For:
'000000'

'09FFFF'

 640 System working memory
'0A0000'

'0BFFFF'

 128 Video RAM
'0C0000'

'0C7FFF'

 32 AGS ROM
'0C8000'

'0CFFFF'

 32 (Not used)
'0D0000'

'0DFFFF'

 64 EMS window
'0E0000'

'0EFFFF'

 64 (Not used)
'0F0000'

'0FFFFF'

 64 System BIOS ROM
'100000'

'1FFFFF'

 1,024 System working memory
'200000'

'3FFFFF'

 2,048 Optional memory card
'400000'

'FDFFFF'

 12,160 Memory expansion in expansion slot
FE0000'

FEFFFF'

 64 (Not used)
'FF0000'

'FFFFFF'

 64 System BIOS ROM (Duplicated)

Interrupts

Interrupt Level Assigned To:
-- NMI Memory Parity Error, I/O Channel Error
  0 Timer
  1 Keyboard
  2 Interrupt Controller 2 for levels 8 - 15
1 3 Secondary Communications (COM 2)
  4 Primary Communications (COM 1)
  5 Printer 2
  6 Floppy Disk
  7 Printer 1
  8 RTC
  9 Software Redirect to INT '0A'
2 10 (Reserved)
  11 (Reserved)
  12 (Reserved)
  13 Math Coprocessor
  14 Hard Disk
  15 (Reserved)
   

I/O Port Assignment

Port Address

From / To

Device / Function
'000' / '01F' 82C37A : DMA Controller 1
'020' / '03F' 82C59A : Interrupt Controller 1
'040' / '05F' 82C54 : Timer
'060' / '06F' 8742: Keyboard Controller
'070' / '07F' RTC & NMI
'080' / '09F' DMA Page Register
'0A0' / '0BF' 82C59A : PIC 2
'0C0' / '0DF' 82C37A : DMA Controller 2
'0E0' / '1EF' (Not Used)
'1F0' / '1F8' Hard Disk Controller
'200' / '207' Game I/O
'278' / '27F' Parallel Printer Port 2
'2F8' / '2FF' Serial Port 2
'300' / '31F' Prototype card
'360' / '36F' (Not used)
'378' / '37F' Parallel PRT 1
'3A0' / '3AF' SDLC, Bisynchronous 2
'3B0' / '3BF' Bisynchronous 1
'3C0' / '3CF' AGS or Monochrome display/printer
'3D0' / '3DF' AGS
'3F0' / '3F7' AGS or Color Graphics
'3F6' / '3F7' FDC/FDD Interface (with HDC)
'3F8' / '3FF' Serial Port 1
'0208' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 0
'4208' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 0
'8208' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 0
C208' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 0
'0218' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 1
'4218' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 1
'8218' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 1
'C218' LIM-EMS Page Control Register Set 1
'8060' / '806F' Keyboard Controller
'8080' / '808F' System Control Registers

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