DFI G486VPB, User Manual

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PCI/ISA System Board
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Introduction
The G486VPB system board offers several advanced
features integrated into the system board. Its design is
based on the new Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) local bus and Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA) standards.
The G486VPB is an Energy Star compliant system
board that supports the Environmental Protection
Agency's Green PC requirements. It reduces energy
consumption by automatically turning off peripherals
when not in use.
The G486VPB system board supports a 237-pin Zero
Insertion Force (ZIF) CPU socket that allows users to
easily upgrade their CPUs. It also supports an optional
Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades. Flash EPROM
is a memory chip for the storage of BIOS which can be
erased in bulk or modified using a software utility.
The G486VPB is equipped with four PCI slots, four ISA
slots (one shared PCI/ISA slot).
Equipped with one built-in VL-bus IDE connector and
one ISA IDE connector, the G486VPB system board can
control four drives and supports fast Mode 4 hard drives
and hard drives larger than 528MB under DOS. The
system board is also equipped with two serial ports, an
ECP/EPP parallel port, a floppy disk drive controller,
and one optional mini-DIN-6 connector for the PS/2
mouse.
The G486VPB can support 1MB to 128MB of memory
using 256Kx36, 512Kx36, 1Mx36, 2Mx36, 4Mx36,
8Mx36 and 16Mx36 72-pin SIM modules.