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IBM 5162  -  Some IBM Expansion Cards and Options

IBM Serial/Parallel Adapter
IBM Enhanced Memory Expansion Adapter
IBM Fixed Disk and Diskette Drive Adapter   (second generation)
IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter (MDA)
IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA)
IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
IBM Professional Graphics Controller (PGC)
IBM IBM PS/2 Display Adapter (IBM Display Adapter)
IBM PC Music Feature



IBM Serial/Parallel Adapter

Combined serial port (of type RS232) and parallel port on one card.
Up to two of these cards (configured appropriately) may be fitted in the 5162.

Click here to see IBM's technical document for the card.
There is an error in that documentation in regard to the setting of jumper J2 - parallel port address/interrupt.
That error is on document page 20, where "Port 1" has been labelled as "Port 2", and vice-versa.
Accordingly, the first one of these cards in your 5162 should be jumpered per the photo below (Serial port 1 / Parallel port 1).

A serial port configuration of 'Port 1' corresponds to: I/O base address (port) of 3F8, and interrupt 4.
A serial port configuration of 'Port 2' corresponds to: I/O base address (port) of 2F8, and interrupt 3.

A parallel port configuration of 'Port 1' corresponds to: I/O base address (port) of 378, and interrupt 7.
A parallel port configuration of 'Port 2' corresponds to: I/O base address (port) of 278, and interrupt 5.


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IBM Enhanced Memory Expansion Adapter

Released about September 1987.

For the IBM 5170 and IBM 5162  ("for IBM Personal computer AT and the IBM Personal computer XT Model 286")

This card may be the earlier released 'Memory Expansion Adapter' (see here) that has been modified for 1 MB sized SIMMs.

Provides up to 12 MB, via twelve 1 MB sized SIMMs, of extended memory.  Optionally, 256 KB and 512 KB SIMMs can be used instead, but per IBM's documentation, there are specific requirements/restrictions.

Some of the RAM fitted to the card can be used to 'top up' conventional memory.
Includes a parallel port and a serial port.

Click here to see IBM's 'Guide to Operations' document for the card.  Included within is switch and jumper settings information.
Click here to see IBM's 'Technical Reference' document for the card.
Click here to see IBM's specification sheet for the card.
Click here to see IBM's presentation guide for the card.
Click here to see IBM's presentation foils for the card.

A magazine article describing the card is at here.

Some photos from an eBay item are at here, showing what was supplied with the card.


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IBM Fixed Disk and Diskette Drive Adapter   (second generation)

Combined controller for hard drives (fixed disks) and floppy drives.  In some places, IBM informally refers to this card as the 'combo card'.

This is the second generation of the controller.  The first was supplied in early model 5170s.  This second generation was supplied in later models of the 5170, and in the 5162.

Made for IBM by Western Digital.

Click here to see IBM's technical document for the card.
Note that that document covers both the first and second generation controllers (2 sets of circuit diagrams).

Click here for cabling information.
Click here for jumper information.
Click here for information about low-level formatting.


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IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter (MDA)

This card is designed to connect to IBM's 5151 monitor (MDA).

Connecting this card to a monitor that is not designed to accept MDA video/sync signals may damage the monitor.
The IBM 5153 monitor (CGA) and IBM 5154 monitor (EGA) are in that category (not designed for MDA signals).

The included printer port is hardwired to I/O base address 3BC, and interrupt 7.

Click here to see IBM's technical document for the card.
Click here to see an early version of the card.
John Elliott's information is at here.

When this card is newly fitted to a 5162 (as the only video card), two things need to be changed:
  1.  Motherboard switch SW1 set to the rear position.
  2.  SETUP modified to reflect the monochrome video card.


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IBM Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA)

This card is designed to connect to IBM's 5153 monitor (CGA), via the 9-pin D connector..
Alternatively, a composite monitor (of type NTSC) can be connected to this card via the RCA jack.

Connecting this card to a monitor that is not designed to accept CGA video/sync signals may damage the monitor.
The IBM 5151 monitor (MDA) is in that category (not designed for CGA signals).

The IBM 5154 monitor (CGA and EGA) will accept the CGA video/sync signals from this card.

Click here to see IBM's technical document for the card.
Click here to see an early version of the card.
John Elliott's information is at here.

When this card is newly fitted to a 5162 (as the only video card), two things need to be changed:
  1.  Motherboard switch SW1 set to the front position.
  2.  SETUP modified to reflect the CGA video card.

If this card stops your computer from powering on, then suspect capacitor C8  (there being some history of it going short-circuit, overloading the power supply).


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IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)

This card is primarily designed to connect to IBM's 5154 monitor (CGA and EGA).

If reconfigured via the red switch block, the card is capable of use (at reduced functionality) with the IBM 5151 monitor (MDA) or the IBM 5153 monitor (CGA).

Unlike on the IBM CGA card, the RCA connectors, J1 and J2, do not contain video for a composite monitor.  Instead, J1 and J2 are part of the card's feature connector functionality (J4).

In the photo below, the optional Graphics Memory Expansion Card (plugs into J5) that provides additional video RAM, is not shown.  Without that add-on memory board, the EGA card has only 64 KB of video RAM, and that may result in some programs not displaying as intended (detailed here).  And CheckIt software has a problem with that as well (detailed here).

In the photo below, the switch positions shown on the red switch block suit an EGA monitor.

During the computer's Power-On Self Test (POST), the IBM EGA card will perform its own self test (a crude/basic one).  If the card finds a problem with itself (including video RAM), the card will cause the speaker to beep one of two possible error patterns: 1 long beep followed by 2 short beeps, or 1 long beep followed by 3 short beeps.

Click here to see IBM's technical document for the card.


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IBM Professional Graphics Controller (PGC)

From the IBM Systems Journal: "The IBM Professional Graphics Controller and Display were developed to meet the needs of engineers and scientists for an improved graphics capability in the Personal Computer environment. These units provide graphics systems with improved function, resolution, and color range, and at the same time they allow existing productivity software to be executed in an emulation mode."

This card is designed to connect to IBM's 5175 monitor.

IBM's announcement letter for this card is here.  That indicates suitability for the IBM 5155, IBM 5160, IBM 5161, and IBM 5170.  The IBM 5162 postdates this card, and may be suitable.

The card has two modes of operation, controlled by jumper W1:
* If the card is set for CGA emulation mode, the card behaves as a CGA card, and therefore, the 5162's motherboard display/video switch SW1 set to the front position (and SETUP adjusted).
* If the card is set for native mode, the card is a secondary video card (the second video card on the motherboard).

John Elliott's information is at here.

Click here to see IBM's technical document for the card.

Some additional information is at here.


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IBM PS/2 Display Adapter  (IBM Display Adapter)

"Functional equivalence with the Video Graphics Array (VGA) in IBM PS/2 Models 50, 60 and 80."

IBM's announcement letter for this card is here.

CheckIt diagnostic software may report false errors during its 'video RAM' test of this card.  See here.


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IBM PC Music Feature

Compatibility  
Installation Instructions  
Technical Reference (source: jens.hafner at the VCFF)
   
Additional information - 1 (source: jens.hafner at the VCFF)
Additional information - 2  


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