Hardware Configuration
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Fig 3 Installing a CPU
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CPU INSTALLATION
The mainboard has a socket that can support Pentium CPU. See Fig 1 in Chapter
1 for the socket's location.
Install the CPU as follows:
Caution:
Static electricity can damage the processor.
Plug the CPU into the socket, with the notch corner aligned.
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CONFIGURATION
The special feature of the mainboard is a built-in direct-mapped cache controller
with optional write-back or write-through operation which supports 256KB,
512KB, or 1MB cache memory.
The mainboard has a built-in cache controller. It requires external SRAM as tag
and cache memory. The caching Scheme is direct mapping with selectable write-
back or write-through operation. The mainboard allows 256KB, 512KB, or 1MB
cache configurations. Memory size is selected by the hardware jumpers and the
BIOS setup program.
