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Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000 Reference Guide
Writer: Jean Schuck Project: Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000 Reference Guide Comments: 270217-002
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
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128-MB, EDO buffered, 128-bit system memory expandable to 3-GB
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Supports 60-ns or faster EDO non-parity 16-, 32-, 64-, 128-, or 256-MB,
4-K refreshed DIMMs added in pairs.
Expansion Slots
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Six full-length expansion slots: two dedicated PCI slots and four shared
PCI/ISA slots
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The PCI bus provides peripheral transactions at a system clock speed of
either 30 or 33 MHz.
Drive Controller
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Integrated Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller on PCI local bus. Controller
provides high-performance options for up to seven SCSI devices (in
addition to the controller) without using an expansion slot for an
additional controller. This controller uses a 16-bit data path and
performs at a maximum data transfer rate of 40 megabytes per second
(MB/s).
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Optional controller boards are available for expanding storage capacity
beyond seven devices.
Network Controller
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Integrated Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP Controller supports
32-bit data streaming at speeds up to 33 MHz. Incorporates Texas
Instruments ThunderLAN chip set.
Mass Storage
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Maximum of 10 drive bays (four bays in removable media area and six
standard hard drive bays in drive cage)
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One Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 hard drive installed, either 2.1-GB or
4.3-GB
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One third-height dedicated removable media drive bay occupied by
1.44-MB diskette drive
