Mylex MPE-PNTM, User Manual

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Overview
General Description: The MPE--PNTM is a
full sized AT form factor PCI--EISA system
board based on the Intel Pentium microproc-
essor. The highly integrated ASIC design pro-
vides high performance coupled with a list of
features including: three PCI master slots,
seven bus master EISA slots, Pentium proc-
essor, optional 256K/512K of secondary
write--back cache, up to 192MB of DRAM, in-
tegrated I/O for serial, parallel, IDE and high--
speed floppy drive control and FLASH PROM
BIOS.
EISA BUS Architecture: EISA has emerged
as the defacto standard for a 32--bit PC BUS.
Backward compatible with the original AT
BUS, as well as providing the highest per-
formance available from a PC standard bus --
33 MB/sec -- , EISA is the architecture of
choice. All slots on the MPE--PNTM are “Bus
Master” and “Burst Mode” compatible ensur-
ing EISA adapter compatibility.
PCI Bus Architecture: PCI is an emerging
de--facto standard local bus for high--end PC
systems. PCI supports data burst transfer
rates of 132MB/sec. at 33MHz. High speed
peripherals and graphics cards can use the
PCI bus to transfer data at high speed. The
MPE--PNTM supports 3 PCI expansion slots.
The board also has a built--in SCSI--II control-
ler residing on the PCI bus.
192MB of DRAM Memory: While most sys-
tem boards only support 32 or 64MB, the
MPE--PNTM quadruples that memory capac-
ity up to 192MB. This is a must for network file
servers and multi--user, time--sharing sys-
tems. The MPE--PNTM supports the new 72
pin standard single as well as double sided
modules of 256Kx36, 512Kx36, 1Mx36,
2Mx36, 4Mx36, 8Mx36.
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Introduction MPE-PNTM System Board
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