IBM XT 5160 Dip Switch Settings

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The following chart list the configuration dip switch settings for an IBM XT 5160 Personal Computer.

NOTE... XT motherboards have a single bank of 8 dip switches. The IBM PC boards had two banks of 8 switches and the settings were somewhat different. The IBM PC dip switch settings can be found here...

SW 1	SW 2	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	Function
OFF								Always OFF on an XT
	ON							Co-processor NOT Installed
	OFF							Co-processor Installed
		ON	ON					64K Ram
		OFF	ON					128K Ram
		ON	OFF					192K Ram
		OFF	OFF					256K or more Ram
				ON	ON			No Video
				OFF	ON			CGA 40 Column
				ON	OFF			CGA 80 Column
				OFF	OFF			Monochrome
						ON	ON	No Floppy Drives
						ON	ON	One Floppy Drive
						OFF	ON	Two Floppy Drives
						ON	OFF	Three Floppy Drives
						OFF	OFF	Four Floppy Drives

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