Chapter 1
System Overview
System Overview
System
Components
The DEC 3000 Model 500X AXP system is a high-performance
deskside workstation. The system includes the following
components:
System module
I/O module
Memory subsystem
Power supply
Regulator module
The DEC 3000 Model 500X AXP system provides support for
Up to four SCSI internal disk drives
Two 5.25-inch, half-height, removable SCSI devices
Up to seven external SCSI devices
System Module
The system module includes the following components:
200 MHz DECchip (CPU)
8K byte serial ROM
512K byte backup cache
Main memory controller
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